(SF Horror) Even in retirement, Pete can’t stop being a film critic, albeit just on his web site. He’s intrigued when some strangers want to pay him to critique their work in progress. (7,348 words; Time: 24m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"Good Show," by William Preston [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 05-06|17, published on April 20, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: Once he realizes the films are causing the disasters, he uses his authority as a critic to convince the aliens to stop and rethink things.
Con: The story is marred by a series of infodumps. Unusually, these are info dumps about the characters, not about the technology, but they’re just as intrusive, and they make the story unpleasant to read.
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Con: The story is marred by a series of infodumps. Unusually, these are info dumps about the characters, not about the technology, but they’re just as intrusive, and they make the story unpleasant to read.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 05-06|17)
William Preston Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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