Eli Stone: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | Season Premiere Date: January 31, 2008

Starring: Loretta Devine, Victor Garber, Matt Letscher

Summary: A San Francisco lawyer begins seeing things including George Michael.

Creator: Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Soul Free
Air Date: April 17, 2008
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S1:E12. Waiting for That Day
Air Date: April 13, 2008
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S1:E11. Patience
Air Date: April 10, 2008

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Rob Owen

Eli Stone offers a well-stirred mix of character comedy, relationship drama, legal cases and musical numbers. Read full review

Ginia Bellafante

There’s a cynicism balancing the upbeat goofiness of Eli Stone. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Adorably quirky and emotionally surprising, Eli Stone is a legal drama the same way Pushing Daisies (how I miss it) is a mere whodunit. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Eli Stone is not quite there yet; the characters are pretty thinly drawn in the first few episodes, and the law cases seem heavily tilted toward the "little guy" side. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Though Berlanti doesn't always get the balance right and there's no telling whether people will glom onto Eli the way they did Ally, having seen three episodes and been entertained through most of them is saying something, at least. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

Sadly, no matter how spunky and weird Eli Stone might be at times, at its heart it's Slick Yuppie Lawyer Makes Good, for the millionth time over. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

The main deadly force in Eli Stone is its scripts, which are ever so spritely in tone, ever so dumb in essence. Read full review

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bob516

Oct 10, 2018

I am fan of the absurd. That a prophet could be getting messages through musical numbers I thought was very creative. I am not a fan of musicals, but the singing, dancing, and choreography taking place in a lawyers office was wonderfully absurd. Too bad that idea did not last through theI am fan of the absurd. That a prophet could be getting messages through musical numbers I thought was very creative. I am not a fan of musicals, but the singing, dancing, and choreography taking place in a lawyers office was wonderfully absurd. Too bad that idea did not last through the first season. I am giving this show a 10, not for the full season, but because I was taken with the creativity of the concept.… Expand

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SThomas

Apr 7, 2008

Jonny Lee Miller is brilliant! This is a wonderfully unique show and should definitely stay on the air!