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The reasons for this phenomenon are myriad and diverse. Critics are often not fans of the source material being adapted, so they look upon things from a layman perspective. Some dislike the style and humor, preferring more "sophisticated" works. Sometimes the fans are so hardcore that they'd accept ''anything'' from the source, and sometimes, it's made to be ''fun''. In fact, many who see/buy the work may not even think the best of it either, but it's familiar enough that it manages to stand out and market itself. Sometimes it's simply become popular through being [[So Bad It's Good]].

When no critic in the world can affect a work's popularity, it is [[Critic Proof]].

When no critic in the world can affect a work's popularity, it is '''Critic Proof'''.

Compare [[Love It or Hate It]], [[Critical Backlash]] and [[Critical Dissonance]]. Contrast with [[Confirmation Bias]], [[Reviews Are the Gospel]] and [[Guilty Pleasure]]. Not to be confused with [[Protection From Editors]].

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== [[Literature]] ==

* The ''[[Left Behind]]'' series. The books are really badly written, and there have been many articles written that give specific examples of just how stupid the characters act. Even the theology behind it is ~~suspect--even~~ from the perspective of Evangelical Protestant Christianity. But the target audience strongly believes in the books' message and don't really care how much bad dialog, [[Plot Hole|plot holes]], and unrealistic action get in the way of what's important to them.

* The ''[[Left Behind]]'' series. The books are really badly written, and there have been many articles written that give specific examples of just how stupid the characters act. Even the theology behind it is suspect—even from the perspective of Evangelical Protestant Christianity. But the target audience strongly believes in the books' message and don't really care how much bad dialog, [[Plot Hole|plot holes]], and unrealistic action get in the way of what's important to them.

* [[Dan Brown]]'s bibliography has ascended to this.

* The various books in the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' saga. The publishers must ''love'' [[Stephenie Meyer]] because no matter ''how'' much people hate the books... they still continue to sell.

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* In music, just about any re-united band. A band that broke up 20 years ago and are now making a new album? It'll sell huge. Reunion tour? Sold out. No matter how poorly the members have aged, no matter how different their new music is, it'll all make a ton of money.

** Case in point: the [[Spice Girls]]' [[wikipedia:Return of the Spice Girls|brief reunion]]. Even if it was only for a couple of months, it made ''seventy million'' dollars.

* [[Rascal Flatts]] (formerly on Disney's now-defunct Lyric Street Records). Their albums ''Me and My Gang'', ''Still Feels Good'' and ''Unstoppable'' have all been called mediocre to horrible by music critics. The main points of derision are the slick, bombastic production, often weightless lyrics<ref> (prime example: "There's a place I've been looking for / That took me in and out of buildings, behind windows, walls and doors")</ref> and ear-splittingly whiny oversinging. It gets even worse when one realizes that there actually are some decent songs on each of these albums <ref> (for instance, "Ellsworth," "I Feel Bad," "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" and "Backwards" from ''Me and My Gang'' were generally loved by critics)</ref>, but outside "Why" (which bombed spectacularly), none of what fans consider the "better" songs were released to radio.

* [[Rascal Flatts]] (formerly on Disney's now-defunct Lyric Street Records). Their albums ''Me and My Gang'', ''Still Feels Good'' and ''Unstoppable'' have all been called mediocre to horrible by music critics. The main points of derision are the slick, bombastic production, often weightless lyrics<ref>(prime example: "There's a place I've been looking for / That took me in and out of buildings, behind windows, walls and doors")</ref> and ear-splittingly whiny oversinging. It gets even worse when one realizes that there actually are some decent songs on each of these albums,<ref>(for instance, "Ellsworth," "I Feel Bad," "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" and "Backwards" from ''Me and My Gang'' were generally loved by critics)</ref> but outside "Why" (which bombed spectacularly), none of what fans consider the "better" songs were released to radio.

** This is finally being averted with their first album for Big Machine Records, which is a lot more substantial and far less bombastic.

* Both [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Black Sabbath]] were dismissed by critics in their early years, which didn't stop them from becoming very popular anyway. Nowadays [[Vindicated by History|the critics are usually more appreciative]], however.

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== [[Theatre]] ==

* The Jewish/Irish ethnic comedy play ''Abie's Irish Rose'' opened on Broadway in 1922, and quickly became a laughingstock of theatre critics. It closed five years later, having run longer than any previous Broadway show.

* [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s [[The Eighties|Eighties]] musicals ''[[Cats]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' ~~were -- and~~ are to this ~~day -- heavily~~ criticized as empty [[Spectacle]], but were phenomenally successful with audiences anyway.

* [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s [[The Eighties|Eighties]] musicals ''[[Cats]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' were—and are to this day—heavily criticized as empty [[Spectacle]], but were phenomenally successful with audiences anyway.

* The [[Les Misérables]] musical was panned by critics after the first performance in the 1980s. The cast expected empty seats at the next performance, yet [[word Of Mouth]] by theatregoers who absolutely loved it ensured that now, even 25 years later, it's a box office hit.

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** 2006: ''[[Jaws Unleashed]]''

* [[The Problem with Licensed Games|Licensed games in general]]. Just look at the above "Worst Game Everyone Played" winners.

* Post-''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games. For all of the bitching from the [[Unpleasable Fanbase]] and [[Caustic Critic~~|Caustic Critics~~]] about how the series gets [[Ruined FOREVER]] more and more every year, the games are consistent million sellers. Finally averted with the one-two punch of [[Sonic Colors]] and [[Sonic Generations]], which garnered a lot more praise from critics than the other recent entries.

* Post-''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games. For all of the bitching from the [[Unpleasable Fanbase]] and [[Caustic Critic]]s about how the series gets [[Ruined FOREVER]] more and more every year, the games are consistent million sellers. Finally averted with the one-two punch of [[Sonic Colors]] and [[Sonic Generations]], which garnered a lot more praise from critics than the other recent entries.

== [[Web Comics]] ==