Acceptable TV Getting Mixed Reviews
Acceptable TV Getting Mixed Reviews by Roxanne McDonald
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And mixed up reviews from this at first naysayer, then fan, now I don’t know what. |
Those disapproving of the new interactive show with the original formatting and less than reverent approach include those at Variety/V TV, like Brian Lowry; Paul Brownfield, of the Los Angeles Times; and of course those who don’t quite grok that the whole “acceptable” or not angle is a spoof on censors like the very ones who censor ATV (I’ll leave the names out…just suffice with those who probably woke at 4 a.m. to stand in line for the first TV Blocker programs/sevices….
Anyway.
Lowry, writing for Variety’s TV section, for example, says a lot about the less than acceptable nature of ATV, but here is a chunk of his final commentary:
“…much like the Current TV venture, VH1 appears to be pandering to that “You’re in charge, viewer” mentality without creating material destined to possess much shelf life or value. As for the thrilling innovation of allowing people to select which elements they prefer, doesn’t some Fox show — “American Idol” or something — do that already?”
“…Still, it’s difficult to see the benefits of TV aping the Net’s cut-rate look and then dicing the material into juvenile bits offering no incentive to sit through a commercial pod.”“…Not that there’s anything wrong with being juvenile, of course. It’s only the unfunny that’s unacceptable, and judging strictly on its premiere, Black’s pledge notwithstanding, “Acceptable.TV” only manages to make the old tube just a little bit shittier.”
Those all in favor and saying “aye”, however, are those at TV addict.com, at Wonderlandblog.com, and TV critics like Virginia Heffernan at The New York Times.
Head writer of TV Addict.com says, “Frankly, it’s theTVaddict’s dream come true. I get to play TV network head honcho (7th HEAVEN, DONALD TRUMP — You’re Fired) without having to start in the mail room at William Morris.”
Wonderland blogger writes, “This is like.. reality TV for TV?! I like it.”
And established critic Heffernan writes, “The conceit is pretty funny and doesn’t get old for the full five minutes. (These things are short.) And this — rather than the crude game- show parody or the homeless James Bond action series — is the one pilot I’d watch again. Raunchy jokes you overhear in childhood are exactly this scary, vivid and mysterious.”
And while the ones who matter most are the ones digging the YouTube user-friendliness (as well as the way ATV allows You to download any clips/shows you wish, I am once again changing my mind: I was against. Then I was all for. Now I am astraddle the fence of product-integration and redundant TV.
Too, I am bummed Jack Black made one appearance only so far….
Plus, I’m pissed “Teensies” didn’t make it. But that’s not the fault of “Acceptable TV” any more than it is the fault of American Idol that Sanjaya Malakar is still depressing the hell out of our democratic souls, now is it?
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