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K-Ville
SERIES: Fox, Monday 9:00p (60 minutes)


6.5

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Starring Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress, and John Carroll Lynch

Post-Katrina, the Big Easy and its people find it's not so easy to return.

GENRE(S):	Drama
CREATED BY:	Jonathan Lisco
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 17, 2007

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Wall Street Journal Nancy DeWolf Smith

As the denizens of K-Ville move among the ruins of the city, the real and the fake merge until you forget that this is mere entertainment. It's a new experience, and an invigorating one.

Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale

This new cop series is filmed in New Orleans, giving it at times too much topicality for its own good.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

K-Ville's" heavy tone and sober acting capture enough of that essence to make it interesting.

LA Weekly Robert Abele

There are intriguing elements here that promise to explore the aches, pains and joys of those committed to rebuilding something wrenched from them.

The New York Times Virginia Heffernan

This first episode doesn’t offer enough payoff for those first scenes: far too much Hauser and running, and too little Boulet and talking. But the opening scenes give proof of intelligence, and the series might yet display that intelligence more effectively, and give Mr. Anderson room to play.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

K-Ville is a solidly crafted drama with admirable focus and energy.

Entertainment Weekly Clark Collis

K-Ville plays like a tired retooling of the pre-"Homicide" cop-show formula.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

So what we have here is "Miami Vice" minus the palm trees and sports cars, and plus a sliver of an earnest message.

New York Magazine John Leonard

K-Ville’s co–executive producers are both cop-show veterans--Jonathan Lisco of NYPD Blue and The District, Craig Silverstein of Bones and Standoff--who know how to yank our chains with close-ups, jump cuts, booster shots of adrenaline, and low-rent noir.

San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman

Right now, outside of Anderson struggling to make something from the limited ingredients he's been given, New Orleans itself is the only interesting element.

New York Daily News David Bianculli

Fox and K-Ville creator Jonathan Lisco get credit for setting their new police drama in post-Katrina New Orleans--but future episodes will have to settle down and get serious if the show is to do justice to its setting and potential.

New York Post Linda Stasi

After a few minutes, it becomes clear that this is yet another formulaic cop drama off the "Lethal Weapon" template.

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray

K-Ville's Lisco seems to want to have it both ways, presenting very complex cases and then wrapping them up neatly within the hour.

Variety Brian Lowry

The intent seems to be baiting a drama with a tantalizing marketing hook, but the resulting gumbo--despite a few promising ingredients--is all gristle, no beef.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

The more K-ville captures this aura of gloom, the more depressing it is to watch.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

The show squanders any high-mindedness with ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes reminiscent of any cop show circa 1979.

Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara

Lost in all the plot and character contrivance is any sense of the city--a few gumbo and bourbon references are most certainly not enough.

Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall

All the gunplay, pedal-to-the-metal action and cartoon villains cheapen any serious talk of what's going on in the city.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

Filmed in New Orleans, the show does have an authentic look, but as a cop drama, it's so hackneyed and ham-handed, it's not even funny.

USA Today Robert Bianco

A badly acted, clumsily constructed "Starsky & Hutch"/"Miami Vice" revival that imposes fictional clichés on top of harsh realities.

The average user rating for this tv show is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jane K. gave it a6:
Why is it so hard for the media to properly capture New Orleans on film? As a resident, I think I am not alone in saying me and my neighbors are not watching this. We may have all tuned in with high expectations for the Pilot, but that was enough. Horrible cliches, bad writing, emotional angles that are meant to be deep but come off pathetic... The South is a gold mine of odd balls and unique characters and unexpected situations, but this show falls flat on its face when trying to depict it. What a shame, because New Orleans (pre and post Katrina) is still an ideal city for a great show... like Sex and the City did for New York, or The Sopranos did for New Jersey - this city could easily be a major reoccurring character. But Nooooo.... they screwed us in the media once again.

Janet S. gave it an8:
Kville is by far my favorite new show of the year. The characters have appealing individual personalities, the writing is excellent, the plots are fresh and interesting, and I like the fact that it may keep at least some of our attention focused on New Orleans where it is still so very much needed. I hope the show comes back strong after the writer's strike ends. I look forward to this one every week.

McLean B. gave it an8:
Love the show -- my only issue is that it comes on in the middle of DWTS.

Cardize G gave it a10:
I love this show. It helps to keep America's mind on New Orleans and it also lets people across America know that we are rebuilding our city!!!! We are open for business.

S P. gave it a9:
The show has shown great character development over the past few weeks. I have come to respect the partnership of Boulet & Cobb and appreciate their differences. Chief Embry has stern compassion, showing more of a human side of any tv police chief to date. The storylines are becoming stronger and has less of the "shoot 'em up" mentality and are showing FOX does, in deed, know what they are doing. Showing the devastation of NOLA while showing some of it's heart and cultural soul at the same time as it shows NOLA is all her glory...both the GOOD and the BAD is a challenge the writers/directors/etc have taken on and won well. I think it EVERYONE (viewers and critics alike) will remember that this is a crime drama set in post-Katrina New Orleans, and NOT a documentary ABOUT post-Katrina New Orleans...we all would sit back and enjoy this refreshing new crime drama series!

Danny W. gave it a10:
The show has amazing potential. Like all new shows it will develop.

B J gave it a0:
kill it quick - the show is BAD - new orleans doesn't need any more bad publicity - the accents are the worst - but really the whole show is a train wreck

K-Ville SERIES: Fox, Monday 9:00p (60 minutes)

K-Ville
SERIES: Fox, Monday 9:00p (60 minutes)