From 1999 to 2001, Jane MacNaught was Coronation Street's executive producer, and received harsh criticism from both viewers and critics.

Since 1960, Coronation Street has featured many characters whose popularity with viewers and critics has differed greatly.

In 1985, the BBC's London based soap opera EastEnders debuted and was a near instant success with viewers and critics alike, with the first episode attracting over 17 million viewers.

Like in other countries, the soap opera met with negative reviews but eventually proved critics wrong with nearly 13 million viewers tuning in each week.

Although the show's writers and producers received a minimal negative reaction from Willow choosing Tara over Oz, the response from viewers and critics alike was overwhelming towards Whedon for killing Tara, accusing him of homophobia.

Upon release in August 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales was widely acclaimed, with many critics and viewers seeing Eastwood's role as an iconic one that related to America's ancestral past and the destiny of the nation after the American Civil War.

The show like many of its other lifestyle brethren was mainly watched by older viewers and was widely derided by younger viewers and television critics.

Other critics hoped that Sesame Street, with its depiction of a functioning, multicultural community, would nurture racial tolerance in its young viewers.

The made-for-TV movie was a smash hit with viewers and critics, and was also released as a feature film in cinemas outside the U. S. and revived the career of Russell, who was a child actor in the 1960s.

Several critics were disappointed that Nielsen's role in Surf Ninjas was only " an extended cameo " and film critic Chris Hicks recommended that viewers "... avoid any comedy that features Leslie Nielsen outside of the Naked Gun series.

Though critics and viewers interpret meaning and mood in these cityscapes, Hopper insisted “ I was more interested in the sunlight on the buildings and on the figures than any symbolism .” As if to prove the point, his late painting Sun in an Empty Room ( 1963 ) is a pure study of sunlight.

Many critics and viewers saw Eastwood's role as an iconic one, relating it with much of America's ancestral past and the destiny of the nation after the American Civil War.

The project, when announced, met with " some derision among the professional critics ", but after the first episode drew eight million viewers, they had to " eat their words ".

Some critics said such shows strayed from Discovery's mold of helping viewers learn about the world around them.

Plimpton's roles in film and television are very often favourable among viewers and critics.

Again, Rothko ’ s aims, in some critics ’ and viewers ’ estimation, exceeded his methods.

Applauded by critics and viewers, the film ( and play )

The movie failed financially at the box office, but critics and viewers who saw it liked the Oscar winning performance of Jack Lemmon as Stoner.

Although scorned by critics, The Beverly Hillbillies attracted as many as 60 million viewers between 1962 and 1971 and was several times the highest rated series on television.

Nevertheless, critics Jon Lewis and Penny Stempel have stated the show " allowed male viewers to indulge in vicarious laddism, whilst allowing female viewers to ridicule the bad but lovable Tony and Gary ".

The film was directed by Roman Tikhomirov and starred Vadim Medvedev as Onegin, Ariadna Shengelaya as Tatyana and Igor Ozerov as Lensky. The principal solo parts were performed by notable opera singers of the Bolshoi Theatre. The film was well received by critics and viewers.

Certain badly disillusioned market critics are often apt to feel that there is something somehow unfair, dirty, or even thoroughly criminal about this interplay of competitive forces.

In the case of Portugal, which a few weeks ago was rumored ready to walk out of the NATO Council should critics of its Angola policy prove harsh, there has been a noticeable relaxation of tension.

The term " ethnic cleansing " was used as an alternative to " genocide " to denote not just ethnically motivated murder but also displacement, though critics charge there is no difference.

Written off as lowbrow by some critics, the show shot to the top of the Nielsen ratings shortly after its premiere and stayed there for several seasons.

Tin Machine's first world tour was a commercial success, but there was growing reluctance — among fans and critics alike — to accept Bowie's presentation as merely a band member.

However, there were also many harsh critics of others art as well, showing the difference in style and taste amongst different painters.

Other critics argue that insider trading is a victimless act: A willing buyer and a willing seller agree to trade property which the seller rightfully owns, with no prior contract ( according to this view ) having been made between the parties to refrain from trading if there is asymmetric information.

" Legal positivism is the dominant theory, although there are a growing number of critics, who offer their own interpretations.

Although critics have claimed that the photograph is of a dog swimming towards the camera ( possibly carrying a stick ), researcher Roland Watson rejects this interpretation and suggests there is an eel-like head on the right side of the image.

Music critics praised the band's performance and there was widespread speculation about a full reunion.

In the same year there was general consent among critics that Rupert Goold's production for the Chichester Festival 2007, starring Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood, rivalled Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1976 RSC production.

Although his writings on Jewish law and ethics were met with acclaim and gratitude from most Jews even as far off as Spain, Iraq and Yemen, and he rose to be the revered head of the Jewish community in Egypt, there were also vociferous critics of some of his rulings and other writings particularly in Spain.

Mazar-i-Sharif is the sixth of seven areas to transition to Afghan control, but critics say the timing is political and there is skepticism over Afghan abilities to combat the Taliban insurgency.

Protestant critics, however, believe there were two, if not three, distinct persons.

In fact, very few critics of United States policies in the Cold War era argued that there was a moral equivalence between the two sides.

While historically presidents initiated the process for going to war, critics have charged that there have been several conflicts in which presidents did not get official declarations, including Theodore Roosevelt's military move into Panama in 1903, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the invasions of Grenada in 1983 and Panama in 1990.

Dougan says that the many critics of Fitzgerald miss the point as he is only an instrument for what Allah wanted to happen – there have been many more literally correct translations, but Fitzgerald ’ s is divine inspiration, something far superior, a miracle.

Orson Scott Card, an author of both science fiction and non-SF fiction, has postulated that in science fiction the message and intellectual significance of the work is contained within the story itself and, therefore, there need not be stylistic gimmicks or literary games ; but that many writers and critics confuse clarity of language with lack of artistic merit.

Faludi has rejected the claim advanced by critics that there is a " rigid, monolithic feminist orthodoxy ", noting in response that she has disagreed with Gloria Steinem about pornography and Naomi Wolf about abortion.

Although much has been achieved, critics argue that there is no clear vision on Tirana's future.

Mill notes that, contrary to what its critics might say, there is “ no known Epicurean theory of life which does not assign to the pleasures of the intellect … a much higher value as pleasures than to those of mere sensation .” However, he accepts that this is usually because the intellectual pleasures are thought to have circumstantial advantages, i. e. “ greater permanency, safety, uncostliness, & c .” Instead, Mill will argue that some pleasures are intrinsically better than others.

His struggles there inspired London's short story, " To Build a Fire ", which many critics assess as his best.

He also notes that his configuration makes it easier for friends who travel to send email, although his critics counter that there are other mechanisms to accommodate people wanting to send email while traveling.

Williams said, “ I ’ ve been working very hard since 1969 to make an artistic comeback … there is no release short of death ”( Spoto 335 ), and “ I want to warn you, Elliot, the critics are out to get me.