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Thief
SERIES: FX, Tuesday 10:00p (60 minutes)


9.2

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Starring Andre Braugher, Malik Yoba, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr., Mae Whitman, Will Yun Lee, and Linda Hamilton

This six-episode series takes an in-depth look at the personal and professional life of a criminal (Homicide's Andre Braugher), who pulls off a seemingly successful bank robbery, only to watch things go downhill from there.

GENRE(S):	Crime, Drama
CREATED BY:	Norman Morrill
FIRST AIR DATE:	March 28, 2006

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100

New York Post Linda Stasi

So what is there to like about this show? The same thing there was to like about "The Sopranos" and "The Shield" - great writing, insanely good acting, deeply troubled and deeply layered characters and a plot that will keep you glued to your seat.

The New York Times Alessandra Stanley

"Thief" pays homage to all the conventions of a traditional thriller and weaves into it complicated issues of guilt, race and family. It's a little like some of the better dramas on HBO, but finds its own unorthodox way.

Washington Post Tom Shales

A stand-up, standout piece of work, one that works wonders on a seemingly tired genre.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

Creator-writer Norman Morrill's drama is so taut and his approach to the genre so sharp that the only significant complaint is that the first "season" is only six episodes.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

"Thief" brims with strong, potent performances.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

Braugher [has] never been better... rarely has a character hopped onto the screen feeling so completely real. [31 Mar 2006, p.51]

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

The storytelling and performances are peerless in their intensity.... At the same time, there may be too much going on here for six episodes to do this show justice.

Baltimore Sun David Zurawik

Braugher's performance as Atwater is intense, scary, seductive and astonishing in its range of emotions. It leaves little doubt that he is still among the best actors ever to grace the medium.

Variety Phil Gallo

Like plots on "Hustle," "24" and "The Shield," there's a bit of incredulousness that comes with each caper. But with persuasive writing, sharp visuals and editing, as well as a steady directorial hand, "Thief" is always convincing.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

Thief is in a different league, simultaneously intense and flamboyant, propelled by Braugher, who's even better here than in Homicide: Life on the Street.

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

"Thief" doesn't levitate with genre-busting genius, but it is very FX, which means it's very real and well executed, a series that doesn't pander.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

The minute "Thief" begins running tonight on cable's FX, television reclaims its best actor.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

[A] smart, hard-edged new crime drama.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

"Thief" is a worthy addition to [FX's] schedule.

Village Voice Joy Press

Hopefully this overkill of plot twists is just series finale syndrome in reverse--an opening-episode gambit to snag viewers--and the show will settle down to work on its more subtle elements.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

It benefits immensely from the presence of Braugher, at long last in a role that, like that of Det. Frank Pembleton on "Homicide: Life on the Street," suits his particular intensity.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

"Thief" offers strong moments aplenty, but what it lacks are strong connections, both between those moments and among some of its characters.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

This is all well done, and it's a great-looking production, but the weight of the drama keeps tugging toward a side plot about Braugher's 14-year-old stepdaughter. [10 Apr 2006, p.35]

Slate Troy Patterson

The show would probably be too ponderous to enjoy if Braugher weren't an actor of tremendous restraint.

Salon Heather Havrilesky

As a character study of one man, "Thief" works, but it's going to take a lot more than that to pull us into this very dark, very unforgiving story.

Wall Street Journal Dorothy Rabinowitz

It requires a certain patience to stay with "Thief."

Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

Watching Braugher, who won an Emmy for Homicide, proves highly satisfying. But there's a big hitch: the maddening show around him.

New York Magazine John Leonard

We don’t yet know if Thief will go anywhere surprising.

TV Guide Matt Roush

Bores by being relentlessly glum.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

It walks the walk of Important Series Television, but no matter how hard it tries to be gutsy and existential, it rings hollow.

The average user rating for this tv show is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 65 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

pat h gave it a10:
This was a GREAT show, to bad it had to end.

Akeisha W gave it a10:
I like this show! It had me sitting and thinking about what would be next and it was so REAL!!!! I felt that everything that was going on was really happening at that moment. Good Stuff....

Anna gave it a9:
I think this was a pretty good show, I watched every episode some were better than others and I was looking foward to a 2nd season!

Kyle N gave it a10:
Typical, the best show of the year only gets 6 episodes and probably will not be back. I guess it has something to do with the fact that it requires a brain to understand it. NOTHING but crap on the TV today. I have not enjoyed a show this much since Boomtown "the police series done from different points of view" In any case Andre Braugher is incredible. I'll be looking for his work to come.

Travis K gave it a10:
I can't believe they cancelled this show! Amazing acting, good writing. I don't see how a show like this gets cancelled and yet we can watch @##$in' wrestling or some stupid game show every day of the week. Says something about the current human condition huh? It's more than a little depressing.

jaime c gave it a10:
i=I absolutely love this show! Me and my cousins call each other every week after it goes off. I cant wait til it comes back on!

Shawn G gave it a10:
Please do a second season! One of the best tv shows out. Me and my girlfriend had a hard time waiting for the next episode.

Thief SERIES: FX, Tuesday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Thief
SERIES: FX, Tuesday 10:00p (60 minutes)