Some Notes On Site Policies and Reviews

Hey!

For those of you who have come across this blog in one way or another, I just wanted thank you for checking out what I have to say on the various movies and tv series that I review.

That being said, I was hoping to clarify some things:

Commenting:

Not only do I hope you’ll comment on posts I upload, I encourage it. Criticize points I’ve made about the movie or series. Question the grades I’ve provided (I’ll get to grading policies in just a little bit).

The only thing I ask is that you be civil. If you’re disruptive or rude or blatantly antagonistic, and can’t be part of a thoughtful conversation/analysis, I’ll delete your comments. 

Also, for series that may be more political in nature or make political arguments, do not espouse your political views. The dialogue about the series is about how well they handled and portrayed stories and narrative are, not whether they should/shouldn’t have argued for a particular point of view.

Grading:

The grades I assign things are subjective, and on another level a bit arbitrary. They’re solely my opinion and they are subject to change if I feel I may have initially been wrong.

I give grades because I feel it adds another layer to the conversation. In the case of tv series, grades are given to series based on what we already know they’ve been capable of. If it’s a good episode but we know they’re able to do so much more, than the series is graded more harshly. For movies (and to extent shows as well) they’re graded in consideration of how good they are at what they tried to achieve. May be it’s a stupid action movie with no real purpose or thoughtfulness, but if that’s what it was going for and it was good at that and entertaining; it may very well be more highly graded than you expect.

Grades with a slash between them (e.g. "B+/B") are exactly what they appear to be. They're somewhere between those two grades, and demonstrate just how fickle I can be about these sorts of things. Grades aren't everything and plenty of things I review won't feature grades at all. "A"s are meant to be rarely given out with B's still being really solid work.

Free feel to argue them. Your opinions may very well sway me.

"Stray Observations":
These are particular moments, quotes, or indvidual thoughts of mine that just wouldn't fit nicely into the main review portion but I felt merited attention. I only do them for television reviews.  

How Do I Choose What I Review:

I review what I’m currently watching and like. I’m always looking out for new, good shows and films, and I’m always open to suggestions as to what to watch. That being said, this is a pop culture blog and may deal with at some point down the line with mediums and subjects beyond film and television if I find them interesting and worth merit. 

If enough people have an interest in me reviewing something, I may very well, especially in the case of tv series. A conversation about what I review is just as important as the reviews themselves; so if you push for me to review something/review something more, I really hope you comment on the reviews for it.