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- 2015
- TV-14
- FOX
- 2015
- TV-14
- FOX
Summary Originally developed for CBS, the Hart Hanson comedic crime drama based on the book series by Leif G. W. Persson focuses on Portland detective Everett Backstrom (Rainn Wilson) and the Serious Crimes Unit.
Created By: Hart Hanson
- 2015
- TV-14
- FOX
- 2015
- TV-14
- FOX
Backstrom
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 22, 2015
51
7.7
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Summary Originally developed for CBS, the Hart Hanson comedic crime drama based on the book series by Leif G. W. Persson focuses on Portland detective Everett Backstrom (Rainn Wilson) and the Serious Crimes Unit.
Created By: Hart Hanson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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19% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
68% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
51
19% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
68% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
What you’ll see is the best broadcast TV cop drama of the season, with a dirty-to-the-touch sleuth played to the hilt by an actor who’s very much up for this.
Viewers may be attracted to Backstrom because of its charming supporting players as much as its abrasive hero. The whole thing grew on me in the course of three episodes provided for preview.
The climax is predictable, but the epilogue is not anything you’d find on a CBS procedural and suggests how good this show and Wilson could be.
Shepherded along by “Bones’” Hart Hanson, this is the sort of meat-and-potatoes drama that doesn’t feel distinctive enough to do much more than tread water on Fox, even with “American Idol’s” kick-start.
Backstrom isn't edgy; he's a formulaic anti-hero with too much emphasis on the anti- and very little evidence of the hero.
Wilson plays the disenchanted slob well. But it’s not long before the politically incorrect insults and Backstrom’s general misanthropy start to lose their impact, and the cop stuff feels formulaic enough that there seems little reason to hop aboard his train.
This is one of those shows where one starts to feel bad for the ensemble, as they trudge through bad scripts, doing all they can to elevate it but sinking into the generic quicksand as Wilson over-acts his way into cancellation.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 96 User Ratings
7.7
73% Positive
70 Ratings
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16% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 96 User Ratings
7.7
73% Positive
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
16% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
11% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
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Production Company:
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Far Field Productions
- SoulPancake Productions
- Unsupervised
Initial Release Date: Jan 22, 2015
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Leo Awards
• 1 Nomination
