The Forgotten

USA TodayRobert Bianco

You have good actors working for a proven producer in a proven format. That may not guarantee you a great show, but it could bring you a sturdy piece of weekly entertainment.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

If you’re not a fan of procedurals, The Forgotten won’t change your mind. But there’s plenty here to satisfy those of us who definitely are.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

The Forgotten is strictly old-school, with the investigators pounding the streets in a search for witnesses, putting the case together one painstaking fact at a time. And with a likable cast that includes Michelle Borth and Bob Stephenson, you may find yourself getting interested, one painstaking scene at a time.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

The Forgotten is just another run-of-the-mill crime procedural. Nothing more, nothing less.

Entertainment WeeklyJennifer Armstrong

The concept's as decent as any crime show's, but if the series doesn't get stronger mysteries and better dialogue, it's going to live up to its name pretty fast.

The New York TimesMike Hale

The Forgotten, created by Mark Friedman (writer of the film “Home of the Brave”), is in every way a generic Bruckheimer procedural.

VarietyBrian Lowry

While the pilot is a polished enough product, the term "product" clearly applies. In that respect, The Forgotten might hang around for awhile--but the show proves utterly forgettable.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

It's another procedural from Jerry Bruckheimer, so it's not the worst thing you ever saw, except that with its overdone music and underdone lighting, it's a little tough to see (and hear) in the first place.

NewsdayVerne Gay

This has to be the silliest show Jerry Bruckheimer has ever put his name on. It all feels like something scrawled on a cocktail napkin.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

Slater has TV charisma, and the rest of the cast is energetic and earnest. But even if you put the reasoning part of your brain on autopilot, you still can't avoid the sloppy melodrama that washes over this show like an oil spill on a coastline.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

It's an intriguing, almost theological premise for an investigation series. The problem lies in the way it's presented--with a sledgehammer.

Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall

Slater's hamstrung by corny dialogue, as well as a hoaky device that has each episode narrated, in non-specific fashion, by the murder victim in question. Also, the pilot disappoints by giving Slater’s team a chance to solve the case.

Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser

Such excellent intentions--and such insipid viewing.

Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara

In between a regrettable "The Lovely Bones"-like voice-over from the victim, dialogue that is laughably self-important and ghostly glimpses of the dead, an only barely believable murder mystery emerges.

PopMattersCynthia Fuchs

The show’s slick look doesn’t exactly make up for its dearth of originality.

TV GuideMatt Roush

This grim, underpowered whodunit, narrated from beyond the mortal coil by the unidentified victim-of-the-week, is also something of a “who-is-it.”

Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray

A little bit "Cold Case," a little bit "Ghost Hunters," The Forgotten pilot has the usual Bruckheimer touches--including music some viewers will complain drowns out the voices--and is narrated by the victim, à la "The Lovely Bones." Frankly, it's creepy. And not in a good way.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

The Forgotten goes well beyond familiar as it takes obvious to new levels and hammers home every missing-person and investigative trope you can think up.