Disclaimers, Caveats, and Excuses

First, a slightly exaggerated story—I have a friend who semi-recently went ape-shit angry over a rating he saw on Rotten Tomatoes. He FB-posted a scathing rant directed at the obviously corrupt reviewers, who’d mortally sinned by having published an aggregate rating that differed significantly from the audience rating, which btw, matched his opinion. Tens of his followers hopped onto his little rant wagon with their pitchforks and torches in hand, and they proceeded to stalk their way through the underbelly of the FB village hunting for the vile Frankensteins of disagreement.

It bothered me that my friend saw the need to funnel his anger into something as unimportant as a collection of movie reviews. It bothered me more that he seemed to be bubbling with so much anger that it spilled out over such a trivial thing. I did not, however, engage. I mean, who really needs that kind of shit in their lives. On the other hand, I will say here, something inspired by that pointless drama.

I decided to write movie, TV, and book reviews for Discover Scifi because:

I thought it might be fun.

NOT because I’m a troll.

NOT because I want to tear people down.

As a guy who makes his living as a writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about why stories work and why they don’t. Writing a review helps me crystallize my thoughts on the subject. It’s a way to help me become a better writer.

And, if you find that you tend to like the same movies/books/TV shows I like, then hopefully my reviews will help you cull through the flood of entertainment opportunities pouring across your internet connection so you can find something fun to fill your me-time need for happy escapism.

On the other hand, if you find you disagree with me, then look at me as a reverse barometer. If I like it, you probably won't. If I don’t like it, you might. Seriously, we all have people like that in our lives, right?

Everybody’s different. We live in a big world with an endless supply of movies and books. If social media has produced any good in this world (and I’ll happily make the argument that it hasn’t), then it’s shown us that the world is full of people with different opinions, and that we’ll never unanimously like the same things. So please, allow me to have an alternative opinion.

– Bobby Adair

Bobby is a former programmer, with a long-lived passion - and only recently fulfilled desire - for writing.  He is the author of the Freedom Fire series, the Slow Burn series and the Ebola K series.

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