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{{quote|''"Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar... If the public likes you, you're good."''|'''Mickey Spillane'''}} |
{{quote|''"Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar... If the public likes you, you're good."''|'''Mickey Spillane'''}} |
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Sometimes, a movie, book, game, or song is released and the critics hate it. They just hate it. Entire forests are destroyed printing scathing reviews that dissect such media down to the bone, showing in every possible way that the general public should stay away in droves. But, no matter how bad they are... no matter how many bad reviews they receive, the public loves it. The movie becomes a blockbuster. The book sits atop the New York Times best-seller list. The game flies off the shelves and becomes a must-have. The song is |
Sometimes, a movie, book, game, or song is released and the critics hate it. They just hate it. Entire forests are destroyed printing scathing reviews that dissect such media down to the bone, showing in every possible way that the general public should stay away in droves. But, no matter how bad they are... no matter how many bad reviews they receive, the public loves it. The movie becomes a blockbuster. The book sits atop the New York Times best-seller list. The game flies off the shelves and becomes a must-have. The song is in everyone's ''[[Technology Marches On|<s>record shelf</s> <s>cassette player</s> <s>Discman</s> <s>MP3 collection</s> <s>iPod</s> <s>smartphone</s>]] <s>[[Popularity Polynomial|record shelf]]</s>'' Spotify playlist... |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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