All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#1All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
Posted: 5/30/16 at 8:39am
Maybe they should get new critics to pick.
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#2All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#3All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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.
#5All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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
#6All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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"?
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#7All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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
leefowler
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/04
#8All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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.
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#9All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
Posted: 5/30/16 at 10:30am
They have seemed a bit fast and loose with giving out the critics picks recently....
#10All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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.
#11All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
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.
#12All these ny times critics picks seem to be closing at an alarming rate
Posted: 5/30/16 at 12:00pm
^^^
Exactly, they are just giving it a thumbs up.
