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Post by vanhagar3000 on Jul 25, 2006 13:20:59 GMT -5
I have an intresting idea. Just an idea, and somewhat throwing it out there for conversation. Should MST3K episodes be rated on a unified system? I just bring it up, since movies are rated on the same unified system typically (four stars) and many wrestling matches are on a unified system (five star system, but even that has variations). So I was wondering if MST3K episodes, should be put on the same unified system, since we have so many reviewer.
This isn't something I'm fighting for, I'm just throwing it out there for fun, and see what people have to say.
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Post by kernunrex on Jul 25, 2006 15:33:28 GMT -5
since movies are rated on the same unified system typically (four stars). I don't know if I'd use the word "unified" to describe movie ratings... IMDb uses 10 stars, Ebert & Roper use 1 digit each, Leonard Maltin uses 4 stars in half increments, some folks use A, B, C, etc. What rottentomatoes.com does is translate everyone's personal system into a 10-point rating, which seems to work well. Easier, I think, than herding cats or getting a group of disparate reviewers to agree on one system. Speaking of reviews and MST3K, one of my favorite magazines uses the 4-star system, but replaces the star with icons of Ro-Man's helmet. "This movie is three and a half Ro-Mans." Theme ratings are fun. |
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Post by apocalypse1986 on Jul 25, 2006 19:58:37 GMT -5
I don't think there's really much of a point. Ultimately the most important part of the review is the body essay any way.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Jul 25, 2006 20:38:07 GMT -5
I kind of like the concept of a rating system using five Spaghetti Planets. Would there be some sort of way to create MST3K: The Board's own ratings page using the same sort of "technology" as the polls? I imagine a sub-section of Rowsdower's that is just a listing of every episode (+ The Movie? + "extras" like PlayStation Underground?) with a five point rating for each that is determined by an average of board members' ratings.
An interesting idea. It could be helpful to people who want to see the general opinions on episodes, all in one place. There's no harm in the concept, I think, other than the fact that any rating, no matter how democratic, is unlikely to match with how any one person will actually feel.
And, since such a system would not necessarily detract from the practice of traditional, individualized, wordy episode rating, I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't be a worthwhile idea.
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Jul 26, 2006 12:30:06 GMT -5
since movies are rated on the same unified system typically (four stars). I don't know if I'd use the word "unified" to describe movie ratings... IMDb uses 10 stars, Ebert & Roper use 1 digit each, Leonard Maltin uses 4 stars in half increments, some folks use A, B, C, etc. Critics use a unified four star system. Go to the Chicago Sun Times website, Ebert has reviews under the four star system. |
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Post by kernunrex on Jul 26, 2006 13:32:11 GMT -5
I don't know if I'd use the word "unified" to describe movie ratings... IMDb uses 10 stars, Ebert & Roper use 1 digit each, Leonard Maltin uses 4 stars in half increments, some folks use A, B, C, etc. Critics use a unified four star system. Go to the Chicago Sun Times website, Ebert has reviews under the four star system. After they all signed the Quadrastral Pact of '39, I remember now ;D Many newspaper movie critics, it seems like, have ditched the number/star/grade thing altogether these days (like the NY Times). Still have to vote for custom icons as the way of the future. Nothing like a goofy graphic to succinctly state your opinion (as in the SF Chronicle). |
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