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* The gaming magazine [=GameBro=] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' gives a so-so review to the highly anticipated Sburb. It's all but obvious due to the nature of the game that the reviewer hasn't likely even touched it, although the the main characters only find out later on.

* The gaming magazine [=GameBro=] in Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} gives a so-so review to the highly anticipated Sburb. It's all but obvious due to [[TheGamePlaysYou the]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt nature]] [[RocksFallEveryoneDies of]] [[ApocalypseWow the]] [[StableTimeLoop game]] that the reviewer hasn't likely even touched it, although the audience (and the main characters) only find out later on.

* The gaming magazine [=GameBro=] in ''Webcomic/Homestuck'' gives a so-so review to the highly anticipated game Sburb. It's all but obvious due to [[TheGamePlaysYou the]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt nature]] [[RocksFallEveryoneDies of]] [[ApocalypseWow the]] [[StableTimeLoop game]] that the reviewer hasn't likely even touched it, although the audience (and the main characters) only find out later on.

* The gaming magazine [=GameBro=] in [[Webcomic/Homestuck]] gives a so-so review to the highly anticipated game Sburb. It's all but obvious due to [[TheGamePlaysYou the]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt nature]] [[RocksFallEveryoneDies of]] [[ApocalyspeWow the]] [[StableTimeLoop game]] that the reviewer hasn't likely even touched it, although the audience (and the main characters) only find out later on.

* The gaming magazine [==GameBro==] in Webcomic/Homestuck gives a so-so review to Sburb. It's all but obvious due to [[TheGamePlaysYou the]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt nature]] [[RocksFallEveryoneDies of]] [[ApocalyspeWow the]] [[StableTimeLoop game]] that the reviewer hasn't likely even touched it, although the audience (and the main characters) only find out later on.

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* ''Series/TheDailyShow'':
** Robert Novak, frequent target of {{Take That}}s due to his role in the Valerie Plame affair, was asked in an interview whether he'd ever seen ''The Daily Show'' or any of its material on him; he said no, then promptly went on to describe Jon as "self-righteous" and a "phony" and so forth. The old incident of Geraldo Rivera ranting to Bill O'Reilly about how TDS and TCR "exist in a small little place where they count for nothing" is most likely also an example, since he cited their supposed use of [[Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos "video of old ladies slipping on ice and people laughing,"]] which are not exactly Stewart and Colbert's stock in trade. (We would say these were in-universe examples, except y'know, it happened in ''[[RealLife this]]'' [[RealLife universe]]).
** Jon Stewart also lampshaded this in regards to ''Film/{{Noah}}'', with FOX complaining about it using the word "Creator" instead of "God". Jon Stewart points out that in the movie, Noah's son says that the Creator is God. It is then taken a step further with some of their complaints showing that they must not have read [[Literature/TheBible the source material]] either.
* ''Series/SiskelAndEbert'': Whenever they report on groups protesting a controversial movie, such as ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'' or ''Film/GetOnTheBus'': They say the groups' criticisms are invalid if they haven't actually seen the movie in question (and in nearly all cases, they hadn't).
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** Jon Stewart also lampshaded this in regards to ''Film/{{Noah}}'', with FOX complaining about it using the word "Creator" instead of "God". Jon Stewart points out that in the movie, Noah's son says that the Creator is God. It is then taken a step further with some of there complaints showing that they must not have read [[Literature/TheBible the source material]] either.

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Note, this doesn't mean you have to sit through an entire movie/play an entire game/watch every episode/listen to every song on the album/read every single page to criticize any pieces of work. It just means you [[ShownTheirWork make sure your criticism is valid]]. PopculturalOsmosis is far from authoritative, and it often leads to [[BeamMeUpScotty blatantly false information]].

If you want to comment on the quality of something, try to actually watch/read/play/listen to at least a substantial part of that work.

Or what if there is a genuine DarthWiki/WallBanger? You may not even need to look at a work to know a DarthWiki/WallBanger is bad. Most of us know the shower scene in ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' was a damn stupid thing. Some of us know that M. Night Shyamalan casting himself as the indirect savior of mankind in ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' is a blatant case of MarySue. Yet even then, make sure the DarthWiki/WallBanger ''actually happened''. There is no rape option in any of the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' games. The closest thing is one of the {{Villain}}s doing that in one of the games. ''Not'' the player character.

The inverse can happen as well. Someone could complain about a part of a show, and it may actually be worse than the person thinks. It's very rare, but it happens.

Also note that if a person decides they hate something before even watching it their opinion may be less than dependable.

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An all too common phenomenon among people who bash things: they don't actually look at what they're bashing. These are the people who insult movies before they even come out, or claim a video game RatedMForMoney has more deplorable content than is actually there.

'''All wicks must be [[Administrivia/InUniverseExamplesOnly In-Universe Only]].'''

'''All wicks must be [[InUniverseExamplesOnly In-Universe Only]].'''

An all too common phenomenon among people who bash things: they don't actually look at what they're bashing. These are the people who insult movies before they even come out, or claim a video game RatedMForMoney has more deplorable content than is actually there (see the page quote).

Note, this doesn't mean you have to sit through an entire movie/play an entire game/watch every episode/listen to every song on the album/read every single page to criticize any pieces of work. It just means you [[ShownTheirWork make sure your criticism is valid]]. PopculturalOsmosis is far from authoritative, and it usually leads to [[BeamMeUpScotty blatantly false information]].

Or what if there is a genuine DarthWiki/WallBanger? You may not even need to look at a work to know a DarthWiki/WallBanger is bad. Most of us know the shower scene in ''{{Dallas}}'' was a damn stupid thing. Some of us know that M. Night Shyamalan casting himself as the indirect savior of mankind in ''{{Lady in the Water}}'' is a blatant case of MarySue. Yet even then, make sure the DarthWiki/WallBanger ''actually happened''. There is no rape option in any of the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' games. The closest thing is one of the {{Villain}}s doing that in one of the games. ''Not'' the player character.

Also, sometimes this can be {{invoked| trope}} if some leave out the full context of complaints [[{{Demonization}} to make a show they don't like look bad]].

An all too common phenomenon among people who bash things: they [[DidNotDoTheResearch don't actually look]] at what they're bashing. These are the people who insult movies before they even come out, or claim a video game RatedMForMoney has more deplorable content than is actually there (see the page quote).

Or what if there is a genuine DarthWiki/WallBanger? You may not even need to look at a work to know a DarthWiki/WallBanger is bad. Most of us know the shower scene in ''{{Dallas}}'' was a damn stupid thing. Some of us know that M. Night Shyamalan casting himself as the indirect savior of mankind in ''{{Lady in the Water}}'' is a blatant case of MarySue. Yet even then, make sure the DarthWiki/WallBanger ''actually happened''. There is no rape option in any of the ''GrandTheftAuto'' games. The closest thing is one of the {{Villain}}s doing that in one of the games. ''Not'' the player character.

Also, sometimes this can be [[InvokedTrope invoked]] if some leave out the full context of complaints [[{{Demonization}} to make a show they don't like look bad]].

See also MoralGuardians, who do this a lot. Additionally, lack of research may lead someone, even unintentionally, to commit an act of HypocriticalFandom. Frequently springs from DidNotDoTheResearch. When people actually ''do'' watch the show, you get DontLikeDontRead.

* RuinedFOREVER

The opposite is PraisingShowsYouDontWatch.

See also MoralGuardians, who do this a lot. Additionally, lack of research may lead someone, even unintentionally, to commit an act of HypocriticalFandom. Frequently springs from DidNotDoTheResearch. When people actually ''do'' watch the show, you get [=~Don't Like, Don't Read~=].

->''"Gayle Slossberg has a problem: She wants confirmation of the rumored rape scene in GrandTheftAutoIV -- but she can't reach that level of the game. The Milford state senator's never played GTA, but she fears it's corrupting the youth and thinks a law requiring better warning labels might be the fix. She told the Nose as much at a Capitol press conference last week."''
-->--[[http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/featured-news/grand-theft-morals.html New Haven Advocate]] article.

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Also note that if a person decides they hate something before even watching it their opinion may be [[{{Understatement}} less than dependable...]]

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