#1
Posted: 5/30/16 at 8:39am
Maybe they should get new critics to pick.
All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
#2
Posted: 5/30/16 at 8:42am
I think it's just that almost every musical they reviewed this season was a critics pick and obviously some will close.
Also it's not like critically acclaimed and commercially successful always go hand in hand.
Updated On: 5/30/16 at 08:42 AM
#3
Posted: 5/30/16 at 8:46am
"Maybe they should get new critics to pick."
Good idea. Problem is, the new ones might be even worse. In fact, I'd say that's more than likely.
#4
Posted: 5/30/16 at 9:15am
PThespian said: "I nominate After Eight for the job. That will solve the "too many Critic's Pick" problem. "
But if it actually has to see the shows before commenting, it might actually like some of them. Posturing trollism is difficult to sustain when it is tethered to the real world
#5
Posted: 5/30/16 at 9:48am
How does a show become a "Critic's Pick" anyway? Do Ben Brentley and Charles Isherwood themselves name it that? Or does an editor read the review and if they think it's a rave it tag is "Critic's Pick".
And what does it even mean? It is just a short cut to saying "this review is a rave"?
#6
Posted: 5/30/16 at 10:28am
It's not a critic's job to lavish praise on something that is going to be popular.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#7
Posted: 5/30/16 at 10:29am
With a few exceptions, "critic's pick" has been the kiss of death these days.
Behind the fake tinsel of Broadway is real tinsel.
#8
Posted: 5/30/16 at 10:30am
They have seemed a bit fast and loose with giving out the critics picks recently....
#9
Posted: 5/30/16 at 10:39am
I equate a critic's pick to a Siskel/Ebert 3 or more star review. It might not be citizen Kane but it's a "thumbs up". But not every thumbs up movie makes money and some are pure flops. I also don't think that people pay as much attention to critics of any medium anymore.
#10
Posted: 5/30/16 at 11:06am
Opinions related to the quality of a work have never historically led to an abundance of box office. The latest superhero movie can get slammed and still be the #1 movie at the box office, but the one with a 96% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes is barely scraping by...
I'm not sure what the advantage would be of critics who would only view potential box office success as a sign of artistic merit.
#11
Posted: 5/30/16 at 12:00pm
^^^
Exactly, they are just giving it a thumbs up.
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