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- 2014
- TV-14
- ABC
- 2014
- TV-14
- ABC
Summary Former con man Ross (Christian Slater) and his ex-professor brother Clark Edwards (Steve Zahn) are partners in Edwards and Associates, where they help people through the use of psychological manipulation.
Created By: Kyle Killen
- 2014
- TV-14
- ABC
- 2014
- TV-14
- ABC
Mind Games (2014)
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 25, 2014
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7.5
Summary Former con man Ross (Christian Slater) and his ex-professor brother Clark Edwards (Steve Zahn) are partners in Edwards and Associates, where they help people through the use of psychological manipulation.
Created By: Kyle Killen
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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16% Positive
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37% Negative
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Watch this one just for Zahn’s performance.
Mind Games is less complicated than Killen's other shows--which raises its chances until you factor in the dreadful time slot it will inhabit. Yet even though Zahn is a lot to take while having his bi-polar rants and motor-mouthed moments of anxiety, plus Slater's dubious end-of-the-pilot twist, there are elements in play with Mind Games that make it intriguing.
The disconnect between what Mind Games wants to be and the show bubbling just under the surface makes it a bit of a puzzling viewing experience.
[Slater's] new show also needs to find its voice. Still, if there is something in its premise that recalls the straining-for-effect, too-clever-to-start setups of series like USA's "Psych" and "Suits," the first of those managed to run eight seasons in the end, and the latter has already been renewed for a fourth.
The show proceeds at gale force, demolishing logic, plot, meaning and (most of all) pleasure in its path.
Mind Games just doesn’t work on any level.
NBC's "Ironside" was probably the worst new show of the 2013-14 season but this is a very close second. And it's particularly loathsome because one has to watch talented actors like Steve Zahn and Christian Slater suffer through this manipulative nonsense.
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Production Company:
- Letter Eleven
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date: Feb 25, 2014
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
