“Hidden Gems” are an interesting topic. On one side, it’s always exciting to find – or think you’ve found – something really great and entertaining that not a lot of people have noticed. On the other hand, the breadth of media consumers are often pretty good at picking up on works that are top notch in all regards, meaning that if there really was little to no buzz, rather than the “finder” just happening to miss the circles that got excited, the material is usually a diamond in the rough at best. Sure, it’s possible that meta problems like a lack of marketing or troubled release could hide something really grand, but more often there’s this impetus to call “hidden gem!” on something that’s either not as hidden as you think it is or only a gem compared to having zero expectations.
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