Most people who work in TV start their day with the overnights and that morning’s newspaper to read the TV columnist who is ready to attack any errors you made the day before. It’s something we’ve all dealt with, and now All Your TV says it’s time the critics realize the world has changed.
But while the television industry has undergone a seismic shift in recent years, most of the members of the TCA [Television Critics Association] are still operating as if it’s 1987. They attend the twice-a-year gatherings, and use those panels as fodder for columns throughout the rest of the year. They complain about the hours they spend listening to presentations, joking that it’s all like some sort of “death march.”
This blog post seemed even more appropriate today after I read TVNewser’s story about Philadelphia Inquirer veteran VT columnist Gail Shister being moved off the TV beat and to the Metro desk.
What do you think? Are TV critics even needed at papers anymore?
