> If you consider this a mugging, I'd hate to see what you think of a really > savage review. The guy went to the concert, didn't like it or the genre, > and reported that. Perhaps it would have made more sense to send someone > who was a little more inclined to like it, but jeez, I personally find that > "fiddle and banjo crap" (© Martin Mull) excruciating to listen to, and > would have been far less forgiving.
I put the blame on the editor who assigned a writer who didn't want to be there. I'll even give the writer a bit of credit for trying to describe the show rather than just moan about how it wasn't whatever genre he'd have preferred to see. If I wondered about whether or not I've had liked the show, though, I've have known no more after reading this review than I did beforehand. Once on Costas' Later (RIP), Stewart Copeland of the Police was the guest, and Costas asked him about reviews. Copeland pointed out that while audience members buy tickets because they expect to like a show, reviewers show up because it's an event they're supposed to cover, and so it's not a surprise when the critics don't like it as much as the audience. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
