tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092943291949853541.post4640352642370360965..comments2024-03-28T05:31:38.525-07:00Comments on The Vile Blog: HULK SMASHAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731978565369620342noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092943291949853541.post-61741394765708934042016-05-11T03:13:45.316-07:002016-05-11T03:13:45.316-07:00I love this post. For me you've totally hit th...I love this post. For me you've totally hit the nail on the head. I do feel that Ms Tarento's comments were reported slightly unfairly by The Stage, especially as the talk must've lasted an hour or so and yet the write-up is just a few paragraphs long. <br /><br />The thing is, I love The Stage. I think it's critics are very insightful and the reviews and features are usually brilliant. In fact, I've been a subscriber for several years now, and often refer to it when I'm trying to decide what shows to see. <br /><br />But that's the problem... I'm a subscriber to The Stage... a theatre fanatic 'blogger' who WANTS to hear these insightful opinions. My mom, however, would much rather that I tell her what is good, based on what I've seen and loved. The same goes for my friends and peers. They want to know what people like them think about shows! So if you're a teenager or young adult, perhaps not one who goes to the theatre often or is particularly stagey, but still enjoys a show now and then, you'll want to know what other young people honestly have to say, and at the end of the day, if a show is worth spending money on. <br /><br />Of course, it's not just young people who blog, and it's not just young people who read blogs, but at a time when shows are struggling to get new young theatre fans through the door I think that this particular demographic's wants, needs and desires should not be ignored. <br /><br />Furthermore, some critics etc. seem to have a vendetta against bloggers because more and more are gaining respect and notoriety while print criticism is disappearing. I totally get where those critics are coming from, because no one wants to lose their job! But I wish that upcoming critics would be treated more like upcoming actors, directors etc. and seen as the next generation, not quashed out of spite. <br /><br />I hate the way 'blogger' is seen as a dirty word, and though to some extent I do understand skepticism against bloggers, I've yet to see a reason for this constant attack which stands up to scrutiny. <br /><br />Apologies that this is so long and ranty, perhaps I should write up something on my own site when I've got the time, as I apreciate this is not the most eloquent response I've ever written. But then again, maybe that's because I'm not a 'proper writer'? <br /><br />Charlotte x<br />www.talkstageytome.co.ukCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174329799722408611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092943291949853541.post-64325129779339306002016-05-11T03:12:48.367-07:002016-05-11T03:12:48.367-07:00Hi Johnny...
I don't know! I think it means, i...Hi Johnny...<br />I don't know! I think it means, in the context of the quotation, someone who writes outside of traditional publications. I am trying to avoid grasping at the assumptions being made, otherwise I might go full Hulk...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092943291949853541.post-73866507107470416292016-05-11T03:03:26.942-07:002016-05-11T03:03:26.942-07:00What's a 'blogger'.? I write for Londo...What's a 'blogger'.? I write for Londonist.com - technically it's a blog but after twelve years and with a regular readership of a million, most of them affluent enough to buy the odd London theatre ticket, who's to say we're not more influential than most print ?JohnnyFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826323649061407095noreply@blogger.com