--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Time will tell. It is possible that the critics who have > > trashed this series will be proven right, and if this > > happens I will feel most chagrined by that. > > Just in case, I record here for posterity some of the media > outlets that chose to piss on this series from on high. Should > they be proven wrong in the eyes of the viewing public, we > should remember their names, shown as links below:
Note the implication: TV critics who don't like a series that becomes popular "in the eyes of the viewing public" should be held up to scorn and contempt. We all believe that, right? (Two words: "Jersey Shore.") Presumably, then, critics who *like* a TV series that does *not* become popular "in the eyes of the viewing public" have similarly disgraced themselves, right? (Examples too numerous to mention.) Bottom line: According to Barry, the quality of a TV series is proved by how many people watch it, not by how well done it is in the eyes of those who are competent to evaluate its artistic merit.
