Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4723271-20140716053249/@comment-19765459-20140716194701

Paul.rea wrote: Utah Alpha wrote: Who, me???? no. Whom did you insult? Does anything in the above post reflect anything you've said?

Scratch that - you insulted Jeff - but not in the way the next poster did.

Also - it is a preponderance of negativity that I'm talking about. A constant flow of bile aimed at individuals associated with the show.

Just an observation: this is not even really about "negativity" or offensive comments or insulting other posters on the forum - this is about JEFF!

Seriously, as I scroll down through our entire argument here it distills down to him specifically that you care about. As I have shot down your various other complaints and proven them false, you have doggedly clung to the ONE thing that REALLY matters to you, and that is my lack of respect for Jeff (which I will not deny). Everything else has just been a weak attempt to pretend that there is more than that one single grievance against me.

However, as the above message proves, it is not just me. You do not want ANYONE criticizing Jeff. You use "negativity" as an excuse. But seeing as how this is Jeff's show, and YOU have argued vociferously on other threads that it is his show and his creative vision, you yourself have validated making him a target for criticism of flaws in the show, because according to YOU, the whole thing is his and therefore, logically, so he is the appropriate target for criticism pertaining to the direction, writing and production of the show!

Now, ideally I would LOVE to be able to vent directly to Jeff himself! I went to some trouble to get time with the Speaker of my state's House to go over political issues. But I have no idea how to score a breakfast meeting with Jeff, nor do I expect that he would give me such an audience were I to seek it. The only alternative being to go all Hunter and abduct and torture him, which would be rather illegal, I have to settle for less direct means. So yes, I do vent onto the forum boards. Because ''that is what they are here for! To discuss the show! NOT to mindlessly praise it!''

Candidly speaking (although I rarely speak any other way) I will confess that I kind of DO hope that he, or at least somebody from his staff, follows this forum and reads what I write. I know that you are opposed to fan-driven show direction (a point you have argued at length). But fan awareness is a good thing. If they think I'm full of $%^& then...Oh Well! But at least what needs to be said gets said. Even if some people (i.e. you) don't like it for personal reasons.