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Sep 24, 2012
88
What you end up with may not have the makings of a great drama at the Homeland/Breaking Bad level--but it could produce an extremely entertaining, refreshingly hackney-free weekly procedural, with the crimes playing out against a background of interesting characters and flashy time-travel sets.
Sep 21, 2012
83
There's plenty to enjoy in this period drama. [28 Sep 2012, p.64]
Sep 20, 2012
80
CBS has managed to create a period piece without relying solely on that factor as the cool conceit.
Sep 25, 2012
80
The new CBS cop drama Vegas--a cross between Gunsmoke, The Untouchables and a Sheriff Joe Arpaio reality show--is wildly entertaining.
Sep 20, 2012
75
It has the makings of a damned fine weekly hour of good vs. evil, with Quaid against Chiklis as the crowd-pleasing main event.
Sep 24, 2012
75
Whether you see the seams or not, though, what matters is that it all works, and we'll keep watching, if only to see Quaid and Chiklis square off against each other week after week.
Sep 24, 2012
75
What Vegas lacks in the whodunit department it makes up for with the bigger narrative about a town up for grabs and the two men vying to get their hands on it.
Sep 25, 2012
75
Quaid and Chiklis will keep me watching for a while, but in the long run I'd like to see a more ambitious approach to the material.
Sep 21, 2012
70
The stage is thus set for an epic showdown between the dogged Lamb and Vincent, under whose calm facade lies a vicious shark of a man.
