Star-Crossed (TV series)
Star-Crossed is an American science fiction romantic teen drama television series created by Meredith Averill.[1][2][3] The series premiered on The CW on February 17, 2014,[4] and concluded on May 12, 2014, with a total of 13 episodes.
Star-Crossed
- Aimee Teegarden
- Matt Lanter
- Grey Damon
- Malese Jow
- Titus Makin Jr.
- Natalie Hall
- Chelsea Gilligan
- Greg Finley
- Brina Palencia
United States
English
1
13
- Andre Nemec
- Bryan Furst
- Daniel Gutman
- Josh Appelbaum
- Meredith Averill
- Richard Shepard
- Scott Rosenberg
- Sean Furst
- Joseph Zolfo
42 minutes
- Space Floor Television
- Olé Productions
- Warner Bros. Television
- CBS Television Studios
February 17 –
May 12, 2014
On May 8, 2014, The CW cancelled Star-Crossed after one season due to low ratings.[5]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
The pilot episode debuted on The CW on February 17, 2014, drawing an audience of 1.28 million viewers.[12] The second episode "These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends" debuted on February 24, 2014, drawing an audience of 1.14 million viewers.[13] The pilot episode is the most watched episode, drawing an audience of 1.28 million viewers, and the least watched episode, "Some Consequence Yet Hanging in the Stars" aired on April 14, 2014, drawing an audience of 0.76 million viewers.[12][17]
Critical response[edit]
David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the series 4 out of 5 stars, saying "add forbidden love, which can never escape the shadow of potential doom, and Star-Crossed could become both provocative and entertaining."[33] Diana Werts of Newsday gave the series 3 out of 4 stars, saying "Plenty of potential, if Star-Crossed stops talking down to us".[34] Carrie Raisler of The A.V. Club gave the series a positive review.[35] Jeanne Jakle of the San Antonio Express-News gave a positive review, particularly of Aimee Teegarden's performance, saying "Just as she was so heartbreakingly natural as young Julie Taylor, she also comes across refreshingly unpretentious in Star-Crossed — which, actually, may be the best reason of all to watch the CW drama."[36]
Gail Pennington of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave the series 2 of 4 stars signaling mixed reviews, saying "Star-Crossed doesn't aim as high as those, Lanter does get a few witty lines ("One of my hearts stopped beating for a few minutes. Luckily I had a backup)" but the tone is mostly dreary and the plot with few exceptions goes precisely where you expect. Only if the romance proves genuinely heart-stopping to young fans (maybe, the same ones who have embraced Reign) will this one be a hit."[37] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times gave the series a mixed review, saying "It's the usual dance of insiders and outsiders, mean kids and weirdos, of Sharks and Jets, Montagues and Capulets biting their thumbs at one another in the school corridor while one special guy and girl fall in love. There are the good ones and the bad ones, and the bad good ones, and the good bad ones. Adults, as always in these things, are no help at all."[38]
David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle gave it a negative review, writing: "The title is Star-Crossed because it's about an alien boy who falls in love with a human girl, a repurposed 'Romeo and Juliet', without the poetry. Or drama. Or credibility."[39] Robert Bianco, of USA Today, saying "As vapid as it is unoriginal, Star-Crossed is sadly typical of a network that continually underestimates its audience. Teenagers may not be smarter than they were when the WB was at its peak, but it's unlikely they're dumber. So why does CW treat them as if they are?"[40] Matt Roush of TV Guide gave a negative review, saying "Star-Crossed lacks humor, suspense or even heat."[41]
Broadcast[edit]
The series aired in Australia, eight and a half hours behind the East Coast of the United States on Fox8 from Tuesday, February 18, 2014,[42] at 8:30 p.m. In the United Kingdom, the show aired on Sky 1 on Friday, April 4, 2014, at 8 p.m.[43]