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  • SyFy
  • Mar 28, 2003
  • SyFy
  • Mar 28, 2003
Tremors

Summary This spinoff of the Tremor movies chronicles the town of Perfection, Nevada, which has a little problem with great big worms. The Graboids, and their offspring the Shriekers and Ass-Blasters, have overrun the valley but are on the government's protected species list. The locals are (barely) allowed to live there rather then leave their h...

  • SyFy
  • Mar 28, 2003
  • SyFy
  • Mar 28, 2003
Tremors
Season 1
Season Premiere: Mar 28, 2003
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
48
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Summary This spinoff of the Tremor movies chronicles the town of Perfection, Nevada, which has a little problem with great big worms. The Graboids, and their offspring the Shriekers and Ass-Blasters, have overrun the valley but are on the government's protected species list. The locals are (barely) allowed to live there rather then leave their h...

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Episode 1 • Mar 28, 2003 • 44 m
Feeding Frenzy
Burt and the others struggle to find out what is wrong with El Blanco, who is behaving unusually aggressive. Meanwhile, a guy named Tyler Reed moves into town, taking over Desert Jack's Graboid Adventures.
Episode 2 • Mar 28, 2003 • 43 m
Ghost Dance
After three people are sucked dry by a strange ghost-like creature in Perfection's abandoned silver mine, Rosalita thinks something paranormal is on the loose. When two government agents arrive in town, Burt realizes it is something else.
Episode 3 • Apr 4, 2003 • 44 m
Night of the Shriekers
Episode 4 • Apr 11, 2003 • 42 m
Blast from the Past
Episode 5 • Apr 18, 2003 • 43 m
Flora or Fauna
After two scientists are burned by acid, Burt and the others discover a bizarre animal/plant hybrid growing in the valley and hurry to destroy it before it spreads seeds.
Episode 6 • Apr 25, 2003 • 43 m
Hit and Run
Two Vegas mobsters arrive in Perfection, wanting to see El Blanco. After El Blanco eats one of them, swallowing an important key in the process, a hit is put on him, and Burt and the others must save him.
Episode 7 • Jun 20, 2003 • 41 m
A Little Paranoia Among Friends
Burt and Tyler travel to Toluca, New Mexico to investigate a possible Graboid problem. However, the townsfolk believe extra-terrestrials are to blame.
Episode 8 • Jun 27, 2003 • 43 m
Project 4-12
Tyler tells Larry Norvel the story of Dr. Cletus Poffenberger when he first arrived in Perfection Valley with his dangerous pet, 4-12.
Episode 9 • Jul 11, 2003 • 43 m
Graboid Rights
Protesters swarm Perfection, demanding the inhabitants to leave because their presence is supposedly harming El Blanco. El Blanco is behaving very erratically indeed. One of the protesters turns out to be Nancy's daughter, Mindy.
Episode 10 • Jul 18, 2003 • 42 m
The Sounds of Silence
With Burt out of town, Tyler and a visiting scientist must save Perfection from swarms of flesh-eating insects which produce deafeningly loud sounds, courtesy of MixMaster.
Episode 11 • Jul 25, 2003 • 44 m
The Key
Vegas mobsters target El Blanco once again in an attempt to retrieve the precious key he swallowed.
Episode 12 • Aug 1, 2003 • 44 m
Water Hazard
Following several mysterious deaths at an artificial lagoon Melvin is making in Bixby, it is discovered that a giant brine shrimp, created by MixMaster, is on the loose.
Episode 13 • Aug 8, 2003 • 38 m
Shriek and Destroy
Burt and Tyler travel to Juniper, Arizona to deal with a Shrieker infestation, and encounter some difficulties in fighting them.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
48
33% Positive
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44% Mixed
4 Reviews
22% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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44% Mixed
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22% Negative
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75
May 25, 2014
Tremors: The Series may surprise you. It's silly, but some of these scares do make you jump. And when the smart shines through, it's fun. [23 Mar 2003, p.03]
By Ann Hodges FULL REVIEW
70
May 25, 2014
A good-humored, good-natured adventure in monsteriana. [28 Mar 2003, p.E-5]
By Robert P. Laurence FULL REVIEW
50
May 25, 2014
It's greasy, it's cheesy, it's a big heapin' platter of B-movie hokum. Now if only Tremors: The Series were as much clever fun as "Tremors," the witty, wild 'n' woolly 1990 monster flick it was inspired by. But it's not. Not even close. [28 Mar 2003, p.6D]
By Mike Duffy FULL REVIEW
50
May 25, 2014
The herky-jerky camera work whenever it appears to shake barns or gobble up an off-road vehicle only calls attention to the fact that this is a cheaper production. And the human cast gathered around Gross is sorely lacking in the quirkiness that made the original ensemble so much fun. The new gang wouldn't be out of place in a Gap commercial. And yet ... there is something about the kitschy graboid and the hydra-like cluster of smaller worms that erupt from its mouth that's both laughably ludicrous and primordially unnerving. [27 Mar 2003, p.B35]
By Noel Holston FULL REVIEW
50
May 25, 2014
With "Tremors," the special effects have always been cheap and the appeal, such as it is, came from the campy humor, particularly concerning the Burt Gummer character. But the TV series, from the same creators and writers as the movies, mostly plays it straight. There's some humor, but suspense is the primary vibe in the first two episodes. [Mar 28, 2003, p.37]
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
30
May 25, 2014
Gone are the wit, the entertaining twists on sci-fi films and actors (outside of Gross) who knew they were doing a sendup of the genre. And the special effects are so cheesy that it looks as if the series cost about $1.95 to make...It's hard to believe that Sci Fi canceled the fine "Farscape" to put this series on the air. [28 Mar 2003, p.TV]
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
10
May 25, 2014
Terrible...Tremors isn't funny, scary or suspenseful. It isn't even one of those shows that's so bad it's fun. It's just bad. [27 Mar 2003, p.C04]
By Scott D. Pierce FULL REVIEW

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