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New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Impact marks neither the first nor the last time TV tackles the potential destruction of the world, and summer seems to be prime time for that kind of good solid escapism.

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VarietyBrian Lowry

Director Michael J. Rohl and his cast--including Steven Culp as a U.S. president dealt an even worse hand than Obama--tackle the increasingly preposterous gobbledygook with admirable conviction.

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The New York TimesGinia Bellafante

I didn’t mind Impact’s well-paced goofiness, despite really wanting to mind it.

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Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

You’ll be subjected to awkward plot exposition about the disaster via urgent news reports on TV, sputtering experts, and oh-so-shocked politicians--the kind of stiff exposition that gives scripted TV a bad name.

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Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray

Once presented, however cheesily, as major events, shows like ABC's two-part Impact, are now treated as the summer afterthoughts they seem to be: barely scripted programming built for an international audience and employing actors who generally deserve better.

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SalonHeather Havrilesky

There are a few random action sequences, but the mounting catastrophes feel like a lukewarm side dish to the big, bland entree of Impact, a stunningly slow, arduous journey through flat dialogue and idiotic astronomy.

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Washington PostLeslie Yazel

We like the sexy people in Impact. We just miss the sexy plot.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 4.1 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jack H gave it a1:
Poor, very poor, terrible script, unrealistic stereo typing of the Army, President, the whole of Britain, Germany, scientists, Scooby Doo without the fun.

M S gave it a0:
Insulting, vapid, insipid, dull, dim.... Yes, the perfect script for JAG goes to the moon.

Mike D gave it a2:
Really!? This is being broadcast on network TV? I watched 10-minute sections of it with my jaw open at just how bad this thing is. Was there no one anywhere who was willing to say, "Just say no.?"

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