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jlhBecause you know on Saturday morning I get all think-y, this morning I'm wondering if TWoP's time has passed.
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sprat's post about Jacob on TWoP being all anti-fanfic. And apparently he's done it again! (You can see my thoughts on this matter in the comments of the second link.)
Reading that this morning, I realized I haven't read any of Jacob's recaps yet this season. I often don't for the auditions, which I don't care for anyway, but I'm finding that my recapping needs are being filled very well by Slezak on ew.com, former Idolator editor Maura Johnston on Fancast, and the AV Club. And the reason I like those recaps is that they talk about the music, which Jacob refuses to do because he, in that music snob way, thinks that Idol isn't about music. But what Idol isn't about is the kind of music Pitchfork tells you, Jacob the Austin hipster, is okay to like.
Plus there are a lot of places to get recaps these days! And many of those places have folks who have more of an interest in the subject of the show, especially for reality shows, than the recappers on TWoP. I'm not always fond of what Tom and Lorenzo have to say about red carpet looks, but their coverage of Project Runway is by far the best. The EW recapper for SYTYCD is a dancer. And the recappers for scripted shows on EW and AV Club have much more interesting things to say than the TWoP recappers, I've found, possibly because they're writing about entertainment all the time.
(Part of this might also be my own snark fatigue. I just kicked Gawker off my feed in favor of The Awl.)
Has TWoP's time passed? Are you still reading recaps there, and if so which ones?
I stopped following
metafandom in December for a variety of reasons, but what I missed was sprat's post about Jacob on TWoP being all anti-fanfic. And apparently he's done it again! (You can see my thoughts on this matter in the comments of the second link.)Reading that this morning, I realized I haven't read any of Jacob's recaps yet this season. I often don't for the auditions, which I don't care for anyway, but I'm finding that my recapping needs are being filled very well by Slezak on ew.com, former Idolator editor Maura Johnston on Fancast, and the AV Club. And the reason I like those recaps is that they talk about the music, which Jacob refuses to do because he, in that music snob way, thinks that Idol isn't about music. But what Idol isn't about is the kind of music Pitchfork tells you, Jacob the Austin hipster, is okay to like.
Plus there are a lot of places to get recaps these days! And many of those places have folks who have more of an interest in the subject of the show, especially for reality shows, than the recappers on TWoP. I'm not always fond of what Tom and Lorenzo have to say about red carpet looks, but their coverage of Project Runway is by far the best. The EW recapper for SYTYCD is a dancer. And the recappers for scripted shows on EW and AV Club have much more interesting things to say than the TWoP recappers, I've found, possibly because they're writing about entertainment all the time.
(Part of this might also be my own snark fatigue. I just kicked Gawker off my feed in favor of The Awl.)
Has TWoP's time passed? Are you still reading recaps there, and if so which ones?
