Thanks for the vote of confidence, Dom. I was under the impresion that I was about as "respected" around here as a (fill in the derogatory simile of your choice).
(We could make in into a contest. Most Appropriate Simile wins a an engraved gold rat's ass. Second place wins a an all-expense-paid flying fuck at a rolling doughnut. One thousand third place winners are allowed to download Aretha Franklin's version of
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Courtesy of Pepsi Cola.)
Actually, it is pretty common practice for critics to make bold (and often unfounded) predictions. It wouldn't be June without Roger Ebert declaring some movie a "sure Oscar contender" eight months before the nominations are made. It wouldn't be September without TV Guide declaring some series that hasn't even premiered yet "the comedy hit of the new season."
I did, at least, insist that my prediction was
not to be taken as a rumor founded in fact, but rather a simple prediction based on nothing more than gut instinct.
But thanks for the compliment. It means a lot. Really.
