rachelavonlea wrote:
Then there was the girl who called my honest review "extremely unfair", and that it was "cynicism gone overboard, perhaps", and, in the (same!) post said to me "gotta love how easy it is to be negative".
Glad you saw my comments. And it's KING shasta, by the way, so that'd be a guy (unless the "girl" comment was meant as a jab, which I can take.)
OK, bottom line: I stand by comments, cos the review did seem unfair. But I definitely didn't mean to make anyone "feel an inch tall" or anything... as you say, it's a free country. We can disagree here and not take it too personal, right?
Check out Shadowpaw's extensive review for a counterpoint:
http://www.aiosf.com He criticizes at times, but does so while respecting all the work that went into it.
Because your review was so early in the "Conclusion" thread, other fans followed suit and thought "Maybe it wasn't so good...."
You can bet the AIO writers spent time on the 3-parter (didn't someone say it went through 30+ drafts?) and labored over directing, editing, et. al. It could've been better. But it's still worth praising, not bashing.
> 1. my review had to be honest. I am not going to lie and say
> it was great when it was not
Fair enough.
> 2. I wanted to see if others felt the same
That's why the boards are here, makes sense.
> 3. it was written to those who take AIO seriously enough to listen
> to arguments calling a episode poorly made
I respond to this below.
> 4. I live in a free country where it is OK to disagree
Yep, absolutely. And by posting it in an open forum, you allow it to be scrutinized.
So.... with the request that you please read
http://www.aiosf.com 's review before going on, here are the excerpts in question...
I cannot believe their weak writing, and all the times they wasted gem moments while drawing out nonsensical ones. The pathetic writing, and consequent lacking storyline especially floored me...
This is where "Extremely unfair" comes in.
In a world-class mix-up, a confused AIO illiterate flunky mailed the wrong script to the voices of Eugene, et all.
This "world-class mix-up" thing seems insulting to the hard-working AIO team.
> 3. it was written to those who take AIO seriously enough
> to listen to arguments calling a episode poorly made
I agree that there are times to call an episode "poorly made" -- I didn't like "Think on These Things" myself. But the tone in this review went a little extreme...
...I feel an inner gag even thinking about listening to part 2 again...
...Completely predictable, and a stale storyline...
...Which shows the unusually poor effort they put into the last two episodes...
...Mr. Writer, you knew this material sucked. Why did you write the whole script on a scrap of paper while waiting for your wife to be done shopping? Haven’t we been good fans to you?...
...Come on, please. We are not all elementary aged out here!...
...Which raises another illogical point...
...It is plastic and unbelievable...
...No, it’s just that the writers didn’t take the time...
... here is another eye roller...
...I don’t have a lot of trust in whitend.org promotions anymore. They promised, and they didn’t deliver.
The material speaks for itself.
Certainly the reviews of 2F&T and "Intriguing Question" (which I did read) were well-thought, well-written, etc. But this one was still overboard, and I object mainly because it had a negative impact on others' opinions.
Have a pleasant day!
Sincerely yours,
-shasta