Washington PostThe TV critic job "has simply and callously been abolished" at many newspapers, notes
Tom Shales. "The irony is (and there has to be an irony), a critic's informed guidance is arguably needed now more than ever -- what with the 500-channel ('and nothin' on') universe having taken over, and considering the fact that Old Man Webber -- you know, the Internut -- has exponentially multiplied viewing choices for global villagers. What's a viewer to do? Consult a critic, for one thing."
...so the rest of us don't have to. Talk about...
