Eastwick

VarietyBrian Lowry

The pilot represents a polished product that neatly introduces an array of characters and establishes Eastwick as a project with no small measure of potential. As for how well that's realized, as they say, the devil is in the details.

Entertainment WeeklyTim Stack

Eastwick is not much more than fanciful fluff, but the chemistry between the likable trio and Gross proves bewitching.

Slant MagazineKatherine Stevens

For those who miss the romantic entanglements of Lipstick Jungle or long for an adult fairy tale free of vampires, Eastwick is the place to be.

Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss

Over the course of the premiere episode, [Paul] Gross grew on me, as did the show itself.

Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser

The actors are good, the writing's fine, and it's pleasant enough to watch. It's just that it all adds up to a series of pale imitations.

Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara

It is something less than magical, but it's pleasant and pretty and easy to watch.

Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn

A breezy, bright trip to the dark side in which star Rebecca Romijn's hair magically stays well-coiffed and Paul Gross has a devil of a time making his smoky tones not recall Jack Nicholson's in the movie.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Overly precious and indifferently cast, this latest attempt to adapt John Updike's novel feels recycled and flat on every level.

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

If not for the impish, unpredictable charm of Paul Gross, who plays the mysterious Darryl Van Horne, the pretty, superficial Eastwick might have fallen completely flat.

Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray

Gross, who couldn't look (or act) less like Jack Nicholson and is the No. 1 reason you should run out right now and rent the Canadian series "Slings & Arrows," is a happy bit of casting that could add a little zing to this warmed-over dish.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

Our gals will turn out to be witches, and while they are innocuously enjoyable (as well as hot), it's hard to imagine them generating enough magic to keep this show around very long.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

A slightly older version of "Charmed"? Um, yes. Into all of this potential mediocrity (fully realized, by the way), comes the masterstroke of casting the phenomenal Paul Gross as the devil.

NewsdayVerne Gay

This is a shame and a waste of three gorgeous actresses, a wonderful actor (Gross) and an idea that--with a little more wit, smarter writing and less soap--could have yielded a winner.

Washington PostTom Shales

They carry on like mischievous scamps, and while they are fun to watch up to a point, the point is reached well before the shenanigans peter out.

The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

There isn’t enough Jack Nicholson in Eastwick, and that is one of the main reasons to avoid this ABC adaptation of the 1987 movie “The Witches of Eastwick."

TV GuideMatt Roush

An odd tonal mix with uneven casting that never quite produces the intended magic, it feels like a misfire to me.

SlateTroy Patterson

I don't exactly know what to say to [a quote from the Updike book], nor did the 1987 film adaptation starring Jack Nicholson, nor does the predictably bland and totally adequate Eastwick.

Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall

The show (which is shot on the old Stars Hollow set from "Gilmore Girls") seems like a WB show circa 2002--not one of the good ones, but a copy of a copy of a copy of one of the good ones.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

The Eastwick characters are fairly generic types who are too bland and predictable to be involving.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

After a few minutes in front of ABC's bewildering sorcery drama Eastwick, you may wish that Bewitched's Samantha would twitch her nose and make the whole thing disappear.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

The writing is uneven, so is the tone, and all put together, it's just not very engaging.