EPISODE
SEASON
Picket Fences - Season 2
An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.
31 October 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
6 December 1950, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 July 1951, Pasadena, California, USA
8 July 1984, California, USA
7 November 1963, South Bend, Indiana, USA
19 March 1926, Chicago, Illinois, USA
31 March 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 October 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 May 1984, San Dimas, California, USA
June 14, 2019
Despite its Emmy as best drama series, Picket Fences continues to be uneven, its serious and farcical personalities not always artfully meshing.
June 14, 2019
Picket Fences really found itself in its second season. More important, the audience found Picket Fences. If you haven't, find it tonight.
June 14, 2019
In its writing, acting and direction, recent Emmy-winning drama series Picket Fences is more subdued than it was last season, actually making it more powerful.
June 14, 2019
Guest stars Roy Dotrice and Denis Arndt are especially good, and Kathy Baker and Tom Skerritt, even at moments without dialogue, display their superb acting talents.
June 13, 2019
It is a show that's always Tackling Major Themes whenever it's not trying to achieve the sort of sweet whimsy meant to disguise the fact that this is one of the most profoundly humorless series ever made.
June 14, 2019
The bottom line is that Picket Fences, as one of TV's few serious drama hours, and as a lonely beacon of thoughtfulness on the silly network landscape, deserves to live long and to prosper.
