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Vinyl (TV Series)

HBO Classics

Vinyl

2016

Terence Winter (Creator), Martin Scorsese (Creator) ...

Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Juno Temple ...

7.5

4,742

TV Series. Drama A ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business IN 1970s New York, at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop. The show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path.

	Author	Review
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"HBO’s flashy and often astonishing new drama 'Vinyl' feels like the HBO-iest show the network has ever made. (...) 'Vinyl's' premiere, which is plenty movie-like, could arguably stand alone as Scorsese’s most satisfying film since 'The Departed'"	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"Big, noisy and crazy brilliant HBO series (...) The performances are masterful on every level (...) Cannavale vaults to the top of the list of Emmy candidates."	POS
United States	Rob Sheffield Rolling Stone	"Welcome to New York, 1973: The spirit of rock & roll is a cesspool of money, drugs and bodily fluids. It's the same unholy trinity that fuels Vinyl, the excellent new HBO tale of the Seventies music business"	POS
United Kingdom	Brian Moylan The Guardian	"The two-hour premiere is absolutely stunning. You get all of the Scorsese trademarks (...) But after the magic of that first episode, it becomes obvious that there is nothing new about Vinyl. (...) Sounds pretty 'Mad Men' to me."	NEU
United States	Don Kaplan New York Daily News	"This is a gritty, bloody knuckled rock ‘n' roll fairy tale as told by the best in the business. There’s little chance that 'Vinyl' will either burn out or fade away. (...) Rating: ★★★★ ½ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"The pilot for the musical drama 'Vinyl' is one of Martin Scorsese’s best films (...) the next four episodes are almost as good, and on the basis of the first half-season, it already feels like the first new must-see series of 2016."	POS
United States	Mark Perigard Boston Herald	"Jagger-Scorsese music drama not destined to top the charts. (...) Of course the show is about the music (...) There’s so much here, “Vinyl” runs the risk of turning into 'Treme', which seemed to be a music show with a touch of plot."	NEU
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"Who knows if 'Vinyl' will be a hit for HBO. But creatively it's a thing of real beauty, attempting to tell stories of people absolutely enamored with music on a life-altering level."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"'Vinyl' comes outfitted with such a gaudy band and intoxicating setting (...) [It's] is a big, messy affair, sometimes mesmerizing, occasionally aggravating, providing a taste of what’s to come while feeling too caught up in stylistic flourishes."	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"It would be nice to report that 'Vinyl' sustains the momentum Mr. Scorsese establishes in the pilot, but (...) the show quickly begins giving less time to the music and more to duller, formulaic plot lines (...) You might want to keep 'Vinyl' spinning, though, if only for Bobby Cannavale’s smart, sardonic portrayal of Richie Finestra."	NEU
United States	Robert Bianco USA Today	"A sometimes humorous, sometimes nostalgic, sometimes bumpy ride through the era. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS

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