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Nightmares And Dreamscapes
MINISERIES: TNT, begins Wednesday 7/12 at 9:00p


8.2

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Starring William Hurt, William H. Macy, Ron Livingston, Claire Forlani, Eion Bailey, Steven Weber, Kim Delaney, and Kyra Sedgwick

This eight-episode, four-week anthology series is based on short stories by Stephen King.

GENRE(S):	Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
FIRST AIR DATE:	July 12, 2006
LAST AIR DATE:	August 2, 2006

Two hour-long episodes air each Wednesday starting at 9:00p.

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...

Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale

If summer reality shows just aren't, well, creepy enough for you, TNT is the place to turn.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

[The series] starts off with a must-see performance by Oscar-winner William Hurt. [17 Jul 2006, p.35]

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

"Nightmares & Dreamscapes" manages to be refreshingly old fashioned and sleekly contemporary -- echoing the suspenseful and sometimes surreal tales of such classic anthology series "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" while never feeling like a musty piece of nostalgia.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

Well-plotted tales of weirdness and irony.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

More than creepy, scary or shocking, the stories in TV's latest King collection are clever, witty, sometimes even laugh-out-loud funny as he mocks human foibles and fears.

The New York Times Virginia Heffernan

The series is an excellent reminder that what makes Mr. King’s visions so fascinating is not their uniqueness or their artistry, but exactly how much they’re like ordinary nightmares. Which are plenty scary.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Mark Dawidziak

Bounc[es] between bloody good and bloody brilliant.

Newsday Diane Werts

Rarely does a TV series premiere as pitch-perfect as "Nightmares & Dreamscapes." But often does a second installment deflate as disappointingly as the subsequent second hour.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

It's a lavish production that TNT hopes will enable it to assume full ownership of the horror crowd this summer. The fewer people who sleep well on Wednesday nights, the happier TNT will be. It's a goal partially realized.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

Where the series comes up short is in its own aspirations.

TV Guide Matt Roush

As always in this genre, the results are uneven, but King's spooky hooks are as simple and effective as the production is impressively elaborate.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

The show can suffer wild mood swings not just week to week but hour to hour. Tonight's debut episode is a perfect example.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

Like so many efforts to refashion "The Twilight Zone"... it's a mixed bag that never quite moves beyond non sequitur creeps and special effects.

Variety Brian Lowry

Despite some highlights, this foray into "The Twilight Zone" territory mostly lacks the requisite punch Showtime's "Masters of Horror" delivered, primarily owing to episodes with inadequate payoffs.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

nicky b gave it a9:
Basically a good "Masters of Horror."

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
I've seen the first four episodes. Battleground with William Hurt was brilliant. The english honeymooners thing had its moments but was generally the same usual thing just with bad acting. The one with the dectective was smart but at times annoying. It was great when the author and character were interacting though. The one with the documenteer was unique, well acted, and smart. So i give the first and last episodes 10s, the honeymooner one a 6, and the dectective one a 7.5 it averages out somewhere between 8 and 9. I round up because of its potential as a modern twighlight zone. Thats it.

S Morris gave it a9:
You keep watching to see what will happen. It's different and entertaining.

Greg M gave it a5:
The first episode was entertaining and well-acted by William Hurt, though the lack of dialogue bordered on gimicky. The second hour was easily the worst hour of television I've watched in the past year, with horrid acting and a ridiculous earnestness only matched by MSN's latest movie, and Steven King should turn HIMSELF into a cat for letting it air.

Bob F gave it a10:
Tonight's second episode was incredible.

Dianne gave it a7:
"Battleground" wasn't a new concept, but William Hurt was so impressive I could not turn away. I'm looking forward to the William H. Macy episode. The honeymooners in London was a dud.

michael a gave it a10:
awesome show

Nightmares And Dreamscapes MINISERIES: TNT, begins Wednesday 7/12 at 9:00p

Nightmares And Dreamscapes
MINISERIES: TNT, begins Wednesday 7/12 at 9:00p