Three Media Critics I love to read.
The first is Oliver Sava. He reviews television shows, comic books and movies for the A.V. Club on the Onion. I think he reads my mind. He reviews some of my favorite favorite cartoons, I love his comic reviews, and he recently co-wrote an article speaking on the new Arrested Development. I think I like his review styles so much because I'm a fan of these media just as much as he is. I like his brutal honesty and his knowledge of particular fandoms. I can read his reviews and find insightful opinions as well as stand at his level. Way to go Oliver.
http://www.avclub.com/authors/oliver-sava,34583/
My second choice isn't really a person but more of a conglomerative website that features articles from real-life girls and three-website co-owners that dive in a delve up juicy material all over the web and the cable wires.
www.hellogiggles.com is one of my favorite websites and the entertainment tab is by far the place to grab the best girly insights to favorite television shows. The site is ran by Zooey Deschanel and her two high school girlfriends. I like to read the reviews and throw back to a simpler time when being a girl was easy and pretened like being a girl in media isn't so damn hard.
Here is an example from Karen Belz a lover of all things Parks and Rec. and giver of information of what's continuing and what shows have been cancelled.
http://hellogiggles.com/parks-recreation-avoids-cancellation-other-shows-not-so-lucky
And finally my third media critic is Willa Paskin. She is head staff writer for Salon.com. Her awesome name precedes her awesome tone.
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/the_offices_sugar_coated_finale/
In this article covering the finale of The Office, (spoliers if you haven't watched!), she passionately recounts the shows final moments and gives insights into the who's, whats, whens, and whys of the characters and their final decisions. I love her opinions and insights and reading her material always justifies show concepts and gives a new look on things that I may not have caught the first time through. Great stuff from a great gal.
I agree your point about Oliver Sava that critics who are fans of the shows they reviews may be brutal honesty. The reason that critics like him may realize more details about the shows. There are many critics review shows and movies, and the point that Sava reviews cartoons sound interesting. I think cartoons are also very important to review. Also, the website hellogiggles.com is very interesting.Thanks for your share. I think I'll start to read reviews on it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about liking critics who are actually fans of the content they review. It means that they will review it honestly, and in my opinion, it makes them more credible. If someone is a true fan of something they will give it the justice it deserves (or doesn't). I have never been to avclub.com before today, but I saw a couple people that posted links to it in their blogs. After exploring it I have found that I like it a lot because of all the content that is offered in interesting ways. I got sucked into reading too many Arrested Development posts on av club and hello giggles. Only a couple more days!
ReplyDeleteIt does help if critics are fans of the shows they review it shows they really care about the show, and the're not just writing reviews for a paycheck. Salon's Office review was a shocker. I'd never seen the original UK Office, but I know it had been changed for the American adaption. It never really occured to me how it went from Dilbert like scathing commentary on workplace life to a greater sentimental focus that maybe although it was unrealistic showed a testemant to the writers and actors' skills for making us fall in love with these characters, which is something the critic herself admits
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