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Meadowlands
SERIES: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)


8.5

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Starring David Morrissey, Lucy Cohu, Felicity Jones, Harry Treadaway, Ralph Brown, Nina Sosanya, Melanie Hill, and Ella Smith

This eight-episode British drama import focuses on the inhabitants of a planned community in the suburbs--residents who all happen to be part of a witness-protection program.

GENRE(S):	Drama, Mystery & Thriller
CREATED BY:	Matthew Alridge Robert Murphy
FIRST AIR DATE:	June 17, 2007

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Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale

Edgy and dark, this is the shadow version of "The Waltons."

New York Daily News David Hinckley

If you relish the devious darkness of "Dexter" and the wonderful wackiness of "Weeds," you'll love the macabre moodiness of "Meadowlands."

Newsday Diane Werts

Fans of "The Sopranos" looking for a new Sunday-night must-see may find it here - though perhaps not fans driven to fits by that HBO hit's ambiguous conclusion.

Newark Star-Ledger

Whether this is all weirdness for weirdness' sake or something more complex isn't clear, not even after the first four episodes.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

Relentlessly odd as "Meadowlands" can be, don't be surprised if it seduces you.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

Whether or not they add up to much, the scenes play well, and there are enough heavy-breathing soap-operatics, random acts of violence and unanswered questions to keep one idly watching.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

Murphy is adept at creating clever mind games between his characters, but moments of true suspense or fright are few and far between.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

An intermittently interesting summer potboiler with a creepy "Twin Peaks"-meets-"American Beauty" vibe, with a little of "The Riches" thrown in for good measure.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

Invitingly bizarre... [but] despite all the promise of its premise about the changeability of self, "Meadowlands" never quite rises to excellence.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

[Meadowlands] adds so many bizarro details that it starts to feel quite unoriginal in its weirdness.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

"Meadowlands" demands too much of a slog for too little in return.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

The show's tone of enigmatic menace is overcooked. [25 Jun 2007, p.41]

The New York Times Ginia Bellafante

Nothing seems to bring it to life — not its obsession with voyeurism, its forays into cross-dressing, its objectification of the obese.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kat M. gave it a10:
Superb, finally a TV show that creates a mood that lingers after the episode is watched....and my friends and I can't stop watching. Actors are magnificent. The Brogans feel like a real family, as do the Oglives and the rest. Can't wait to see Ninth episode....make it soon!

Karen M. gave it a10:
Love the show. A never been done fresh idea for a series. Hurray for you. Please don't take it away.

Stephanie E. gave it a10:
The show was great I just started watching the show on demand this saturday I watch all 8 episodes. Now I want to know when is the next show going to air.

sherrill s gave it a10:
Great concept. I am hoping that it will be coming back after the last episode coming up.

Greg F. gave it a9:
I like the concept of this witness protection program community. The actors are doing a great job at portraying their characters, the sets are decent, and the shows leave me wanting to see more. Kudos to the production staff and the actors!

rob w. gave it a7:
The inhabitants are either dead in a metaphoric cemetery, or they are in the Christian Hell.

miriam h. gave it an8:
Darker that the Riches, and definitely interesting on its own. One to watch.

Meadowlands SERIES: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Meadowlands
SERIES: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)