Re: Wednesdays with Cranky

Ironically (in light of my post last night), today in the Stranger, Brendan Kiley took local theater critics to task.

Tuesdays with Morrie is pap and the critics know it... But instead of indicting the play, the critics indict themselves. Why is this play tying them into knots?

I'm no reviewer or critic, and certainly not one of the ones he's talking about, but I couldn't help laugh when I read that. I did exactly what he said.

Although, my point ended up being more about the elitism of many critics, his is really about the nature of the play and why it incites such responses.

Still, it's a good point to make--I think I tempered my harshness because of my interest in not being an asshole critic, but strove instead to let people be who they are and make their own choices in what to like and what not to. That said, I should really just get with it and remember that my opinion will likely mean little to anybody, and those that might be insulted by it will: 1) not likely read this blog, and 2) it's goddamned egotistical of me to assume that I'm influencing anybody.

In the end, though, I guess I strive to at least be entertaining in my wrath--succeed or not. I'll name my next review The Punches Less Pulled. Oh, and just for the record: we were season ticket holders. Morrie was the last show of the season.