Is David Cote of Time Out NY crazy?

[Skip2]

5 stars for the Jake G play?

No way!

[Jordan Catalano]

Yay!!!!!! I haven't seen it in 6 whole days!

[Wynbish]

He misses you

[Jordan Catalano]

I'm going again this week (7th time) so he'll get his JC fix.

[Wynbish]

Does your new consideration of Kevin James have anything to do with your Gyllith fasting?

[Jordan Catalano]

There's no new consideration. That was simply an observation.

[Wynbish]

I do not judge. I thought he was adorable in Hitch.

[After Eight]

"5 stars for the Jake G play?

No way! "

Way.

Unfortunately, only too way.

But frankly, why did you expect anything else?

The play stinks?

All the more reason to expect it to receive 5 stars!

[Jordan Catalano]

Oh, is that your professional geriatric opinion?

[Playbilly]

Jordan, this whole --- "Jake thing" --- let's calls it, has made us question your sanity. Now, this -- "Kevin James thing" -- has made us question your eyesight, and general...taste in men. OK I said it Several of us on this board have discussed your condition. An intervention may be needed.

Please don't fight us on this.

[Jordan Catalano]

Thanks, Playbilly.

And you are...?

[RippedMan]

David Cote is indeed kind of crazy. Just check out Backstage on Tuesday nights at 54 Below to hear him belt out a tune. Awkward.

[newintown]

He's too boring to be crazy.

[themysteriousgrowl]

^ Wait. David Cote or After Eight?

Now I'm confused.

[Roscoe]

I've had a hard time taking David Cote seriously since his high praise of the idiotic bloated over-produced travesty CORAM BOY. Cote giving 5 stars to the bloated over-produced cliche fest IF THERE IS I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET.

Remember -- if it's British, it must be brilliant.

[Jordan Catalano]

CORAM BOY was spectacular.

[Roscoe]

Spectacular, yes, it was eye-filling with big sets and turntables and a big piece of Saran Wrap to simulate the ocean, in that over-produced craptastic British spectacle kind of way. Vile play in pretty much every other way, though, I was in agony throughout most of it.

[Jordan Catalano]

Cool.

[aaronb]

He also gave five stars to DETROIT.

[Jordan Catalano]

So wait - what you're saying is that someone out there likes something that you don't? That's unpossible!

[aaronb]

I know, exactly! Thanks, Jordan.

[homeimp]

For the record, I loved Coram Boy as well. Obviously I have no taste.

[CapnHook]

CORAM BOY is one of my favorite productions from the past five years. One of the most memorable, too. When one asks what were my favorite plays, this usually springs to mind first (along with GOOD PEOPLE, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, JERUSALEM, and THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE.

[Vespertine1228]

Regardless of everyone's individual opinions of shows, there's no denying that Time Out has been handing out more 5-star reviews than they used to. In both in the Theatre and Movies section. In the latter it seems like every week whatever old movie is opening at the Film Forum with a new print gets 5 stars.

I love Time Out though. They really do their best to cover things from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway. I'll definitely continue to read, even if I'll be a little more suspicious of the 5-star reviews.