|
Newly-Reviewed Programs
TV on DVD
All Shows: A-Z Index
Advanced Search
2008 Summer Season
2007-08 Midseason
2007 Fall Season
2007 Summer Season
2006-07 Midseason
2006 Fall Season
2006 Summer Season
2005-06 Midseason
2005 Fall Season
Best Of 2007
Best Of 2006
Best Of 2005
How Metascores Are Calculated
Discuss TV In Our Forums
|
The Riches
Season Two
SERIES: FX, Tuesday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Starring
Eddie Izzard,
Minnie Driver,
Noel Fisher,
Shannon Marie Woodward,
Aidan Mitchell,
Todd Stashwick,
and
Gregg Henry
The Molloys' find their identies as the Rich's threatened not only by cousin Dale but by Dahlia's urge to leave their scheme.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy,
Drama
|
| CREATED BY: |
Dmitry Lipkin
|
| FIRST AIR DATE: |
March 18, 2008 |
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...
83
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
The drama's strange coincidences and unlikely twists are boundless. But The Riches is like a skillful shell game: Even when you know you're being played, the dizzying machinations are irresistible.
80
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tony Norman
Fans of The Riches can expect even more double-crossing, shady business deals, intimidation and moral compromise in the gated community of Eden Falls. It's the same game, only more of it.
80
Orlando Sentinel Staff (Not Credited)
Stellar acting bolsters perceptive writing.
75
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
The Riches is gloriously inventive, daring and provocative, with excellent performances.
70
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
The Riches is not a perfect show (the story's twists stretch the rules of plausibility every week), but it has something to say about such concepts as freedom and what constitutes a normal life. In addition, you won't find any better lead performances on television than those offered by Driver and Izzard.
70
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Season 2 features an expanded role--probably too greatly expanded--for Dale (Todd Stashwick), the dull-witted, violent villain and nemesis from Traveller days. Even so, Izzard and Driver remain a joy to watch in this odd but fascinating series that is derivative of nothing on TV.
70
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Though the show can demonstrate narrative drive within particular episodes--the second episode of Season 2, for example, is moderately suspenseful--over the long haul.
50
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Even though the performances, the writing, directing, etc., are uniformly strong, The Riches is just too unpleasant to make a weekly commitment to.
30
TV Guide Matt Roush
I find The Riches emotionally flat, borderline pretentious and (metaphor acknowledged) dramatically phony.
 The average user rating for this tv show is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Discuss this tv show in our forums
|
|
GameSpot | GameFAQs | SportsGamer | Metacritic | MP3.com | TV.com
