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Do I have the show right? It's about a physical anthropologist working with some FBI fellow? A friend tried to get me to watch that, thinking I'd like it. Heh. No offense, if you were following the creator you probably like the show, but I found it ridiculous (I studied some physical anthropology as an undergraduate because I was taking archaeology courses as part of a paleozoology minor). Never mind that the FBI angle was also... Pfft. There's a reason I don't watch television, yes? :D

It doesn't surprise me that this fellow doesn't get it -- because his show is successful he expects nothing but accolades. He forgets that everyone is going to disagree with something, even if they're fans. And he also has never experienced fandom directly. There's a lot of very intelligent, very knowledgeable people in fandom who do excellent media criticism (often because they are themselves creators). He didn't realize or can't accept that sprinkled amongst the nuts are people who are his *peers* (whether or not they work in the industry). That "average fan" he cites in the article doesn't exist. Either people are interested in the show and engaged with it (saying "I liked X but not Y" to their friends who also watch), or they aren't engaged and don't give a fig.