An excellent (even moreso than usual) column by the Chron's Tim Goodman (aka The Best TV Writer Anywhere) in today's paper, railing against the icons the paper uses for its reviews.
I always liked The Little Man -- he's certainly more clever than stars -- but now I question whether I've dismissed reviews by simply looking at his reaction to something; exactly what Goodman fears.
Among the veritable treasure trove of great lines from this (seriously, go read it):
(W)hen I reviewed "Welcome to the Captain," a new sitcom on CBS. I gave it the deadly LM3 [pictured above]. The Little Man just sitting there, giving no tangible clues. Two funny things happened. I received no e-mails about the show. None. That has happened precisely never in more than a decade.
Then, about a reader who disagreed with Goodman's take on the HBO show "In Treatment," (which he called "profoundly boring"):
(T)his person said I should read the New York Times, whose critic loved the show. Never mind the insinuation and insult there. I love the Times myself but consider its television criticism to be haughty, wrong and often ridiculous - akin to reviewing a rap concert in Latin. The caller suggested, in calm tones, that I just didn't get it nor had I the capability to get it.
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Also: Thai police want to make sure those pesky teenagers don't go having the sex come Valentine's Day!
