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  • 1992
  • CBS
  • 1992
  • CBS
Picket Fences

Summary From award winning producer David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice" and "Boston Legal") comes Picket Fences, a story of a small town sherrif trying to maintain the town & his family.Sherrif James Brock (Tom Skerrit) is trying to maintain the small town of Rome, Wisconin. His wife Jill (Kathy Baker) is the doctor of the town, daugh...

Created By: David E. Kelley

  • 1992
  • CBS
  • 1992
  • CBS

Picket Fences

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 18, 1992
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
60
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary From award winning producer David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice" and "Boston Legal") comes Picket Fences, a story of a small town sherrif trying to maintain the town & his family.Sherrif James Brock (Tom Skerrit) is trying to maintain the small town of Rome, Wisconin. His wife Jill (Kathy Baker) is the doctor of the town, daugh...

Created By: David E. Kelley

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
60
41% Positive
7 Reviews
53% Mixed
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
60
41% Positive
7 Reviews
53% Mixed
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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100
Jul 12, 2013
With the mix of bizarre cases and believably goofy characters, I found already I never wanted the show to end. It's great stuff working on three levels at once. [17 Sep 1992]
By Marvin Kitman FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 19, 2013
The tone can be darkly comic, even nasty, also sweetly sentimental, even corny. Picket Fences is idiosyncratic, unpredictable and fun fun fun to watch. Our Town gone ga-ga. Put it this way: When in Rome ... sit back and enjoy. [18 Sept 1992, p.1D]
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 18, 2013
I'll cautiously recommend the series because I have faith in the talents of Kelley, Skerritt and Baker. [18 Sept 1992, p.63]
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50
Jun 19, 2013
Often engaging, inventive, well acted and wickedly funny, Picket Fences keeps shooting itself in the foot with tastelessness disguised as daring. Irritating as it may frequently be, however, Picket Fences also seems the new fall drama most likely to become habit-forming. You may love it, you may hate it, but you're liable to be hooked. [18 Sept 1992, p.D1]
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 18, 2013
Picket Fences seems to have no reason for existence other than for a very smart writer to test just how smart he is. In this case, too smart by half. Unfortunately, "Picket Fences" may be just smart enough to divert people from the better dramatic series at 10, "I'll Fly Away." [18 Sept 1992, p.58]
By Ed Siegel FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 10, 2013
Picket Fences clearly aims to be a kinder, gentler [Twin] Peaks, but the goosey, paradoxical mood for which it strives — heartwarming creepiness — is, at this point, more of a turnoff than a turn-on.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 19, 2013
This is the most loathsome, repugnantly ugly piece of television I've seen in a long time - cynical, cheap, tawdry, pretentious and manipulative. [18 Sept 1992, p.E1]
By Greg Dawson FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 User Ratings
8.5
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9% Negative
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Production Company:
  • 20th Century Fox Television
  • CBS
  • David E. Kelley Productions
  • Nina Saxon Film Design
Initial Release Date: Sep 18, 1992
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 14 Wins & 27 Nominations
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
• 7 Wins & 22 Nominations

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