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State of Affairs (TV Series)

State of Affairs

2014

Alexi Hawley (Creator), Joe Carnahan ...

Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, James Remar, Adam Kaufman ...

5.1

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TV Series. Thriller TV Series (2014). 13 Episodes. A CIA officer plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job. Each day the president is faced with dozens of life-and-death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"The Claire Danes/Carrie Mathison comparisons are inevitable (...), but 'State of Affairs' feels like an honest NBC upgrade."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"You’ve seen it all before, done better at times, worse at others, and the presence of Heigl isn’t enough to make 'State of Affairs' anything more than just another second-rate wannabe."	NEG
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"While she [Heigl] is perfectly adequate in the role (...), that doesn’t feel like enough compensation, even with the conspiratorial hints in the mysterious text messages popping up onscreen."	NEU
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"A pilot that is, at best, flawed, and, at worst, messy-bad."	NEG
United States	Verne Gay Newsday	"After this overheated effort to make Charlie interesting, or at least different, she's basically just another Carrie Mathison without the pills."	NEU

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