Friday, June 16, 2017

Rating System Check-In

I've been having some thoughts on my rating system and wondering if I need to add another level.
Right now this is how things get rated:
  • One star* is just awful. I never want to watch it again. I probably couldn't even get through the whole thing and I'm sorry I wasted precious minutes of my life.
  • Two stars** are movies/tv shows that I didn't like, but I was able to get through and I don't want to ever watch again and I probably won't recommend to anyone else.
  • Three stars*** are good, but I'm not itching to watch again and again.
  • Four stars**** are great. I want to watch them again. I will sing their praises from my front porch.
  • Five stars***** are my favorites. Not always critically acclaimed, but movies/tv shows I can watch over and over and I actually get cravings for. These are the pieces of film that I feel have really contributed to my life and are the basis of my addiction.

Sometimes I get stuck in the three stars*** and I wonder if I should split them up. Some three stars*** I don't want to see again and some I do.
  • So I'm thinking of using a zero star {  } to indicate the worst film pieces that I couldn't even finish.
  • Then, one star* would be for the pieces that I was able to finish, but I just don't like.
  • Two stars** can be pieces that I was able to finish, I thought were okay, but not something I want to watch again.
  • Three stars*** are good and I wouldn't mind watching again.
  • Four **** and Five stars***** are the same as above.


That works for now!

1 comment:

  1. I am going to have to make a list like this describing my ratings system (0-10) so people know the difference between something like an 8, 9, or 10. Or the dreaded 0!

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