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- 2009
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- SHOWTIME
- 2009
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
Summary Comedy meets drama in this quirky Showtime offering which spotlights the versatility of actress Edie Falco. Set in a New York City hospital, this half-hour single camera comedy is about a strong-willed woman balancing a hectic work life with a complex personal life, all the while fighting the health care system along the way.
- 2009
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
- 2009
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
Nurse Jackie
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 8, 2009
75
7.7
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Summary Comedy meets drama in this quirky Showtime offering which spotlights the versatility of actress Edie Falco. Set in a New York City hospital, this half-hour single camera comedy is about a strong-willed woman balancing a hectic work life with a complex personal life, all the while fighting the health care system along the way.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 70 Critic Reviews
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84% Positive
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16% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 70 Critic Reviews
75
84% Positive
59 Reviews
59 Reviews
16% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Falco's performance never loses a weary, trudging toughness and, at the core two hard kernels of anger and sorrow. [16 Apr 2012, p.50]
With Falco front and center, you don't really care if Nurse Jackie gets silly, as with the patient whose cat attacked his scrotum.
What has been ramped up in this season are Jackie’s unexpected kindnesses and cruelties. And this is what makes the show so great. She constantly sidesteps all expectations and usually for the worse.
The fantastical creation of Jackie Peyton, perhaps surprisingly, has shades of gray that make her very real indeed. Both show and character are something wonderful to behold -- and worth taking multiple doses of.
At times, there's a dangerous undercurrent of anti-sentimentality, a risk of sentimentalizing curmudgeonliness itself. But for all these flaws, I still found the series excitingly ambitious--funny, sexy, strange.
The series too often relies on oddly placed broad humor, which entirely deflates the weightier moments.
At one time, it was possible to enjoy Nurse Jackie even for viewers who were over Jackie's drama because the supporting cast was so much fun. There's something less entertaining about them these days, too. Their plots sometimes feel like a stretch, as if the writers are grasping for stories for them.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 187 User Ratings
7.7
82% Positive
153 Ratings
153 Ratings
10% Mixed
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9% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 187 User Ratings
7.7
82% Positive
153 Ratings
153 Ratings
10% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
9% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Showtime Networks
- Jackson Group Entertainment
- Madison Grain Elevator
- De Long Lumber
- Caryn Mandabach Productions
Initial Release Date: Jun 8, 2009
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 5 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 5 Wins & 24 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Wins & 15 Nominations
