As an audience member, I don't want to JUST read the good stuff. I want a balanced and honest opinion. While I get into the city often, and get to see quite a lot, I still want to spend my theater dollars wisely.
The REASONS why people do and don't like things are what helps me make those choices...not just that a show has fans. Rock of Ages has gads of fans....but it is so NOT a show I would enjoy. WHAT people had to say, good and bad, helped me realize that, personally, I would be MISERABLE in the audience.
And I'd put a cute little emoticon here too -- if I could ever figure out how to do it!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.