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… after all, the show is doing well in the ratings!

The Associated Press- Derrik Lang
Controversial CBS series ‘Swingtown’ continues to rattle America’s suburbs
“(…) So far, the sex – and interpersonal drama – seems to be selling. Critical reception for “Swingtown” has been toasty. The premiere episode was watched by a respectable 8.6 million viewers and [...]

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Swingtown has aired, and as expected, there’s fall-out. The critics’ opinion can be summed up with “meh”. I’m still sitting on the fence about the show; before my final verdict, I want to see two more episodes and how the story unfolds. Right now, it’s Jack Davenport’s presence which makes me keep on watching this [...]

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Here’s a selection of reviews; links will be updated as they come. Please also see the post with links to previews.
In the interest of everybody’s sanity, I don’t link to reviews written by people who start their articles with “I’m really not a prude, but…” or pompous upholders of moral values who spend their time [...]

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Isse 31 May, 2008, that is. Click the picture for more, registered users can read the article online.

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Here’s a selection of (p)reviews; links will be updated as they come.
In the interest of everybody’s sanity, I don’t link to (p)reviews written by people who start their articles with “I’m really not a prude, but…” or pompous upholders of moral values who spend their time bashing people who don’t share their own narrow-minded views, [...]

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TIME Magazine – James Poniewozik
“Coming attraction: Swingtown”
“(…) What was more impressive is that the show is subtle in a way that you wouldn’t expect a show like this on network TV to be: it’s about much more than sex, and except for a few overly on-the-nose period details, it doesn’t let the premise overwhelm the [...]

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