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  • NBC
  • Dec 18, 2006
  • NBC
  • Dec 18, 2006

Summary Join Penn Jillette of the legendary magician/comedian pair Penn & Teller as he hosts this exciting new competition. Contestants must match up the 12 correct identities to 12 total strangers, but they must be careful not to judge a book by its cover because looks can be deceiving! Each correctly identified identity results in an increas...

  • NBC
  • Dec 18, 2006
  • NBC
  • Dec 18, 2006
Identity
Season 1
Season Premiere: Dec 18, 2006
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 59 User Ratings
9.7
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Summary Join Penn Jillette of the legendary magician/comedian pair Penn & Teller as he hosts this exciting new competition. Contestants must match up the 12 correct identities to 12 total strangers, but they must be careful not to judge a book by its cover because looks can be deceiving! Each correctly identified identity results in an increas...

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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88% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
22
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13% Mixed
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88% Negative
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Penn Jillette can't pull off the illusion that he's as likable as Howie Mandel. [22 Dec 2006, p.75]
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30
“Identity” is to game shows what a gastric bypass is to dieting: a choice that defies convention and social niceties.
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
30
Considering how hard people on shows like "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" work for their prizes, there's something almost unseemly about giving people prizes for not much more than showing up.
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
10
A degraded update of What's My Line?
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW
10
Now, you may be saying, "There he goes again, that elitist toad." But believe me, even Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Bill O'Reilly would think this show was stupid.
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW
10
Problem is, the show is more comfortable with cliché than subtlety.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
0
One's first impression of "Identity" is likely to be that it is a miserably tedious mess, a reaction that probably will grow stronger the further one slogs into the Big Muddy that is the show.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 59 User Ratings
9.7
97% Positive
57 Ratings
2% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 59 User Ratings
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97% Positive
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2% Mixed
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