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Reunion
SERIES: Fox, Thursday 9:00p (60 minutes)


8.9

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Starring Will Estes, Sean Faris, Dave Annable, Alexa Davalos, Amanda Righetti, Chyler Leigh, and Mathew St. Patrick

Reunion follows six close friends from their high school graduation in 1986 to their twentieth high school reunion in 2006, with one member of the group being murdered somewhere along the way. Each episode will cover a year in their lives.

GENRE(S):	Drama, Soap Opera
CREATED BY:	Jon Harmon Feldman
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 8, 2005
LAST AIR DATE:	December 15, 2005

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...

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New York Post Linda Stasi

A show so unusual in its format and plot that it will rival both "Lost" and "24" in creativity and "The O.C." in its character development.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Mark Dawidziak

Although "Reunion" has its labored and lackluster moments, it is an admirable attempt to try something a little different with traditional prime-time formats. Give this one major innovation points.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

Sharply written and acted.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

Both fun and unexpected.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

Although it will be hard to match "The O.C.'s" ratings, particularly against the blockbuster competition of the time period ("The Apprentice" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"), the "Reunion" pilot offers a more intriguing and creative form of entertainment.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Evoking the era is one thing "Reunion" does very well. Involving you in the plot and characters, as well as the gimmick, isn't.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

The show could be compelling, especially if the cast pulls off two decades' worth of aging. [12 Sep 2005, p.46]

Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

Most of the time, Reunion traffics in pained glances, portentous dialogue and life-altering lies. That approach can be addictive, if done with flair. Reunion comes through on that score only sporadically.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

Even as you laugh at the clunky dialogue, cringe at the large hair, get annoyed by wardrobe stylists who think that the "Miami Vice" look was still hip in 1986, you will get sucked in to "Reunion's" murder mystery.

The New York Times Alessandra Stanley

The actors are appealing and well cast, but their characters are quite basic, borrowed shamelessly from Brat Pack movies of the mid-80's.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

This clever idea mostly bombs. [7 Oct 2005, p.61]

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

"Reunion" has more dishonest heartstring tugs than a John Hughes movie sliced up on AMC and filled with Hallmark ads. And the emotional heavy lifting makes people forget that the actual writing -- in this case, an overdose of voice-over narration -- is sleight, cloying and transparent.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

All this foolishness is encased in an intriguing concept.

USA Today Robert Bianco

It's an intriguing concept, but people don't watch concepts. They watch shows. And as a show, Reunion doesn't amount to nearly enough.

Wall Street Journal Amy Finnerty

An escapist, absurdist universe of barely credible plots, stellar GPAs and flawless faces.

The Onion A.V. Club

Solving the mystery may not be worth suffering through stiff acting, howler dialogue, and corny era-specific references that clutter up each installment.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

There's nothing particularly fresh about the visual approach, the writing is only serviceable and the plotlines -- a pregnancy, a drunken-driving accident, love found and lost -- are straight out of TV Writing 101.

Slate Dana Stevens

Reunion doesn't seem to get how important character is to carrying a show.

Los Angeles Times Paul Brownfield

Graft a "Big Chill"-like premise onto a stiff yet sudsy soap opera and you still have a stiff yet sudsy soap opera.

New York Magazine John Leonard

For anybody to care, college will have to make these crybaby characters a lot more interesting than they are now.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

The script is laden with corny dialogue, and the plot is predicated upon ridiculous strains in credulity -- to say nothing of the acting.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

The problem with "Reunion" is that beyond the show's gimmick, there's not much to draw viewers in. The characters lack depth and personality and the situations are -- yawn -- overly familiar.

Variety Brian Lowry

None of it is particularly convincing.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

The idea is inventive and almost makes me want to keep watching, except I already did and I couldn't handle the awkward bad choices characters made.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

[It] isn't very good at all, even for a frothy nighttime serial.

Washington Post Tom Shales

It's hard to imagine that viewers will be dying to learn which graduate kicks the bucket on "Reunion," mainly because none of them gives the appearance of being, or ever having been, alive.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 35 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Amanda S gave it a10:
I loved this show and was very upset that it was canceled. I'm still curious as to who was the killer.

Amanda F gave it a10:
One of the best, shows I've seen...the concept of having each episode a different year in their character's lives is a great twist! Please let us find out the conclusion of the show...the fans who did watch it are dying to see who killed Sam!

J Spasuk gave it a9:
Creatively written to carefully develop characters and plot in every episode. Write up there with Murder One - more original than 24. Please allow those of us who did like it to see the rest of the story unravel!

Katie B gave it a10:
Best show ever!

Aimee S gave it a10:
It was getting very interesting and to take it off the air without any warning was messed up. If the ratings weren't great put it on at a different time instead of removing it completely. That's just messed up. Bring Reunion back so the people who did enjoy it can finish it.

Amber A gave it a10:
I hope they bring it back too i read somewhere that reunion is on ntv7 do you get that channel if so can you tell me if it play the holl secson alrealy and is rachel the kill and if so why and why is craig in a wheelchair and why did henry hit marjoro

Adri L gave it a10:
It was amazing. The concept & story line kept me coming back. Fvck what critics have to say, the people who watch it and don't get paid for their opinions are the ones that matter. I'm tired of shows like "LOST" and "PRISON BREAK", and not to mention "reality shows". I have had enough, and would love to see the rest of Season One of Reunion!

Reunion SERIES: Fox, Thursday 9:00p (60 minutes)

Reunion
SERIES: Fox, Thursday 9:00p (60 minutes)