Unauthorized and undetailed

UnauthorizedWhen the money train is rolling, everyone tries to get their piece of the pie. Or maybe some different mixed metaphor is called for, but it’s a truth. One example of that is a Kindle article that popped up recently, An Unauthorized Preview of The Peanuts Movie: The 2015 Film based on Charles M. Schulz’s Comic Strip about Charlie Brown. Now, I’ve not reviewed this particular piece (it’s $2.99 for a 1500 word article), I’m just pointing to it as an example. Mr. Carter (or maybe it’s Mrs. Carter. Or Miss Carter. Or Dr. Carter. Or even Archbishop Carter) has similar articles available on a number of upcoming films… I guess that’s his industry. Does he give you anything that you wouldn’t get reading the typical online article or even just watching the trailer? I dunno. I’m not going to spend $2.99 to find out.

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