A common debate in all media circles, whether the average score should be a 5, or a 7. Usually this falls into two standings, one being it should be objective and that a 5 would be bland, not good enough to recommend, and that a 7 would be the average, the other seeing it subjectively and that 5 should be the average of what you've seen before, and building your other ratings around that. I use something else.
For the most part, I watch shows I enjoy. Therefore, my rating scale reflects that. Why should half or more of a rating scale be used for shows I didn't like? I compress those into 2 ratings, leaving me with 1 neutral rating, and 7 values of which to rank the shows I enjoyed. The cream now rises to the top, instead of being stuck with a hundred other shows with the same rating.
10 - Used for my all time favourite movie and tv show
9 - Amazing
8 - Great
7 - Really good
6 - Good, pretty satisfied with how it ended
5 - Good, ending disappointed me a bit or wasn't engaging enough for me to be hungering for the next episode
4 - Not bad show, probably a bit boring in parts, but had good moments
3 - Neutral
2 - Was not interesting or engaging
1 - I did not like it
Comparing my rating distribution to the global average, you can see that both have 40% of the scale containing only 10% of the total scores (1-4 on the global, and 7-10 on mine). The advantage with mine is that I use my less frequent scores for shows of high enjoyment and quality rather than of high disappointment and garbage. I essentially reserve 10 for my most favourite tv show and movie, when really it's practically on the same level as a show rated a 9 because I have the room to do so without crowding my other scores. Now, I can easily decide what to rate a show and be confident it belongs there.
It said at the end of 370 that it's going on another break with no indication of when it'll be back, which usually means another hiatus. I think the last one was like 7 months
I assume you are referring to my rating system. It actually applies to the vast majority of shows without much bias (at least for me), although there are always exceptions, particular serious parodies, which are very rare but demolish my petty system.
Btw, how are you finding this season? Anything to look out for?
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Btw, how are you finding this season? Anything to look out for?
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