How did HE get this job?
Dear Sun-Times,
I just wanted to send you a note to let you know how disappointed I am at the choice of a replacement television critic at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Today’s column by Mr Elfman discusses his opinions of the WB’s American Girl Movie, “Felicity”. In his column he mentions that he’s never heard of the American Girl dolls or the store. How can this man live in Chicago and not know of the existence of the American Girl store or the dolls? Has he never walked along Michigan Ave? Has he never seen the legions of girls and parents with the trademark red bag in their hands? Aren’t critics supposed to do some sort of research before writing about something?
He also admits that he had no idea there was a previous American Girl movie that aired about 5 times last year on the WB. What kind of television critic doesn’t know or hasn’t heard of the Samantha movie? Who IS this guy? How old is he? Is he like 10 or is he older than dirt?!
I expect my television critics to know more about the television shows they’re reporting on than I do. And if they know nothing about it, I expect them to do some research on it before talking about it, and they’d better not admit to not knowing about things, especially things that if this guy had taken the time to read the paper he works for he would have known that the American Girl store had picketers on Black Friday…he might also have known that people had picketed the store for the same reason a couple months ago. But if he read his own paper he’d have at least known the store and the dolls existed. If he bothered to do any research he might also have known about the books that this movie gets its story from in the first place, books he doesn’t even mention in his report.
Dude, you know how much I love my television, don’t make me go to the other guys searching for Phil Rosenthal who you guys let get away…
