Wonderland

2000

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  • 1

7.5| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

Wonderland is a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC television drama directed by Peter Berg. It depicted daily life in a mental institution, from the perspectives of both the doctors and patients. Only two episodes aired on ABC during its original run in 2000. DirecTV aired all eight episodes on its channel The 101 Network starting January 14, 2009. The show had many controversial positions on the mental health crisis and its treatment. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

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Dorathen Better Late Then Never
Lancoor A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action
Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.
mockturtle In the pilot episode of "Wonderland" an unborn baby is stabbed in the head by a violent psychotic that has just shot 5 people on a street corner yet is inexplicably being treated right next to them (and sharp objects) instead of being isolated. The viewer is treated to people repeating things louder and louder and over and over without anyone doing anything to contain their acting out. It's all very dark and intense, but it feels sensationalistic and pretty hollow. They assembled a great cast and it has tempted many to say it was too brilliant to last, but it didn't seem very brilliant and I don't feel compelled to watch more of it.
BelanaTorres Hmm..... I still don´t know why they stopped Wonderland. I mean, isn´t the series about the fact, that we are all mentally ill in some way or another, that the line to mentally illness is very thin? Sure, it´s not a boring series, there are still jokes in it, but I don´t think they are meant to hurt mentally ill persons. Wonderland is really the best series I EVER saw on TV. I saw the first 8 episodes and I hope they begin to think about there decision to kick it off television. Well, that´s just my thougts I had after the last episode.
Wylie_Times I live in Sweden and Wonderland was bought by a cable network called Canal +. So far they've showed eight episodes and I started wondering why I haven't heard more abouth this great show.So I head to imdb and what do I find? It's been cancelled after only two episodes in the US!Just typical America, as soon as something good comes along there's hundreds of protest groups immidiately calling it offensive. It's so stupid! The double standards just keep oozing.A shame that Peter Berg didn't go to a cable network instead of ABC.
Notraxxs I'm not sure how long this series was on abc...but it was brief. The problem? This series was way to intense for prime time. The writing was top-notch, and the characters were involving, but I don't think America was ready for something like this. I almost broke into a sweat just watching it. Its in-your-face style constantly assaulted the viewer, and its gritty images and dark themes challenged mainstream television. People would rather not break the happy little bubble that is network television. And that really is a shame, because this show had a lot of potential.