This complexity apparently created difficulties for ABC's promotional staff, who regressed to simple-minded praise on the show's Web site.
What makes "A Series of Unfortunate Events" more than a simple praise-song to reading is its insistence on how useless, even dangerous, a book can be to those who refuse to read between the lines.
John Szczepaniak of Retro Gamer called the game simple, but praised its pacing and quality of writing, and considers the gameplay and plot to be sophisticated for its time.
Ewing had some simple but deep praise for his injured teammate.
His robust dissection of the John Birt years at the BBC neither falls into the trap of being wholly damning or that of simple and simplistic praise.
The first sketch, which deals with the courage of simple soldiers, was praised by the tsar.
Handlen felt that the episode's "disarmingly simple" premise belied its depth, and praised Morgan's script as perhaps the writer's best work.
PAUL KRUGMAN rounded out his praise for "simple models" last week with a video treatment of the "Simple Gifts" theme from Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring".
