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New Amsterdam
SERIES: Fox, Monday 9:00p (60 minutes)
Starring
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,
Zuleikha Robinson,
Alexie Gilmore,
and
Stephen Henderson
A New York detective seeks his true love to break the curse of immortality.
| GENRE(S): |
Crime,
Drama,
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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| CREATED BY: |
Allan Loeb
Christian Taylor
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
March 4, 2008 |
After airing Tuesday, 4 Mar and Thursday, 6 Mar, it moves to its regular day/timeslot, Monday, 10 Mar.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
This tale of a lonely cop left behind by everyone--partners, friends, lovers, even the criminals he pursues--has a piercing melancholy that elevates it way above its fantasy trappings.
80
Wall Street Journal Nancy DeWolf Smith
The underlying theme here, once the fantastic elements are stripped away, is loneliness. That (plus the interesting face of its star) gives New Amsterdam a true and very tender heart.
80
New York Magazine John Leonard
The resulting series features trick photography, murder, romance, and--much like the Fox "Terminator" series--more clever ideas and witty jokes, not to mention cool jazz, than the audience expects or deserves.
75
USA Today Robert Bianco
This relatively entertaining fantasy has one obvious viewership advantage over many of its strike-bound scripted competitors: new episodes, and not bad ones at that.
75
Chicago Sun-Times Misha Davenport
New Amsterdam is smart and far more original than most of the new series this season, which warrants it becoming a Monday habit.
75
New York Post Linda Stasi
Eight episodes or not, don't count this show dead before it's born.
70
Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond
The premiere teleplay from Christian Taylor does a capable, if slightly workmanlike, job of setting the stage for what's to follow, while Coster-Waldau paints a beguiling portrait of a brooding, conflicted, undeniably charismatic soul.
70
Washington Post John Maynard
This new drama has bad dialogue to spare, too, which mars an otherwise distinctive, better-than-average police show.
70
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
Coster-Waldau makes John so alien and distant as to be annoyingly inscrutable. But in Thursday's episode, we begin to learn more particulars about John's history, and how he maintains his secret. And that's when Coster-Waldau becomes more vivid and the show begins to rise above its silly murder-of-the-week plots
70
The New York Times Ginia Bellafante
The filmmaker Lasse Hallstrom has directed the pilot with cool, almost metallic tones, as if trying to conceal the show’s distorted bedrock sentimentality. He can’t.
70
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
New Amsterdam is worth keeping an eye on as it develops. It could become consistently engaging television.
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