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Pepper Dennis
SERIES: WB, Tuesday 9:00p (60 minutes)


9.1

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Starring Rebecca Romijn, Josh Hopkins, Alexandra Barreto, Brooke Burns, Lindsay Price, Rider Strong, and Regina Taufen

Rebecca Romijn stars in an hourlong romantic comedy about the life of a television news reporter.

GENRE(S):	Comedy
CREATED BY:	Gretchen J. Berg Aaron Harberts
FIRST AIR DATE:	April 4, 2006

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...

USA Today Robert Bianco

As a whole, the show is as cute and easy to like as its star, and that's saying something.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

It's slicker, more ambitious and has more chuckles than expected.

TV Guide Matt Roush

Think "Ally McCouric" in a bubbly slapstick trifle that plays like David E. Kelley lite: less offensive, also less original.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

The romantic comedy comes off as a rather charming, likable hour, thanks in large measure to a cast that gives it more than a bit of zip.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

Romijn can't be blamed for the misfire... No, one must blame the rush this unimaginative series is in. [7 Apr 2006, p.52]

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

For someone named Pepper, this character is awfully bland.

Los Angeles Times Paul Brownfield

Romijn is quite fetching here, both in looks and performance.

Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

The plots take such silly turns that Pepper Dennis makes The Mary Tyler Moore Show look hard-hitting.

Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz

The word the network would probably be happy to hear used to describe the show is "cute." And it is, a little. But a much more accurate description would be "disposable."

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

The show is just as bad as several other recent WB shows (Modern Men, The Bedford Diaries), neither cartoonish enough nor realistic enough to register as anything more than a conceptual shell with a handful of dried peas rattling inside. [24 Apr 2006, p.39]

New York Daily News David Hinckley

The cast is pleasant enough, and Romijn certainly tackles her character with the abandon and conviction necessary to anchor a comedy-drama series. Were the show better written, these actors probably could deliver the goods with no problem.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

Romijin... [is] too cold and aloof to play the lead.

Variety Brian Lowry

[It] isn't terrible but doesn't pack much of a comedic wallop.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

Next week's episode comes across a lot like the part of the porn script that begs for the fast-forward button. Seriously, it's all there -- beautiful women in tight outfits, thick innuendo, weak setups and thin plot progression.

The New York Times Alessandra Stanley

Ms. Romijn's hourlong show tries to combine the arch satire of "Desperate Housewives" with the chick-lit romance of "Grey's Anatomy," and falls short of both.

Washington Post Tom Shales

One view of the skyline against Lake Michigan is breathtaking. It's kind of a bad sign when you wish there were more scenery in a show and fewer scenes with characters and dialogue and stuff like that.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

While there's nothing cringingly awful about this new WB series -- see Fox's ''Unan1mous" for that -- it nonetheless succumbs to one of the great TV sins: mediocrity.

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

"Pepper Dennis" is so poorly written that the hokey dialogue not only besmirches journalism, but television journalism, which really takes some serious hackery to accomplish.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

The show is a particularly awkward attempt at a "dramedy": It tries to make you care about Dennis' quest to become a news anchor and meet the right guy, yet it makes light of the fact that Dennis is shrill, superficial and a bit promiscuous.

Newsday Verne Gay

A slight, cartoonish, and terribly, terribly obvious dramedy.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

The WB is lying when it boasts that Pepper Dennis signifies a new television life form, the one-hour comedy. Boring, yes; witless, definitely; trashy, oh my God yes. Comedy? Dream on, guys.

The average user rating for this tv show is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 101 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Daniele C. gave it a10:
I have seen in my country (i'm italian) this commedy and i'm enthusiast. Why do you have stop this series? A big sin!!! (sorry for my english)

Mary A gave it a10:
This was the best show! Whoever canceled it should hate themselves for life!

Rosanne V gave it an8:
Its a really nice and entertaining show... whoever the fellow who canceled the show should be sacked!!! i mean this is really a nice ahow.. i really want to noe wat happens to the couple.... duh???

Makayla gave it a10:
This was the best show i have ever seen!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!! and i should just die if i cant ever watch it again. i had high hopes that there would be a new season. and i hope there will be a new season. i wanted to believe it was coming out on July 16th but if you guys cancel it. Then people will be heartbroken everywhere. and as i have been saying for the past year. I WANT MY PEPPER DENNIS BACK!!!!

Cynthia R gave it a10:
I loved this show. The cast chemistry was amazing - a lot like Ugly Betty in that way, so I guess it's fitting that Rebecca Romijn has joined that cast. I didn't miss a single episode of PD and was very upset when it was cancelled. I am continually looking for it on DVD, so that I can share it with my friends and family who missed it.

grace r gave it a10:
I come from london, england i think the show's good but the other waste men are kind of crap my fav person is rebecca romijn because she's the only person i look up to from unfortunately what i have left . You may think oh dont listen to her because shes a londoner but im american dutch Indian and african and im a drama and fashion freak. overall the show's fantastic love from grace a b romijn age:11 from london

lisa m gave it a9:
I really enjoyed this light comedy and would lik eto see more of it

Pepper Dennis SERIES: WB, Tuesday 9:00p (60 minutes)

Pepper Dennis
SERIES: WB, Tuesday 9:00p (60 minutes)