Archive for June 16th, 2007

More on star ratings

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Aaron Glazer, over at the Pulse, has a much more in-depth and thoughtful look at star ratings than I put forth, so if you’re really curious as to what goes into rating a match, that’s the column to check out. 

http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/68173/2007/06/15/a-modest-response.html

Just to compare and contrast, I don’t give * and DUD quite the same negative connotations that he does, as I reserve negative stars for my REALLY bad ratings.  To me, * is “Well, they went out and tried to have a match, and had a bad one” and DUD is “Well, they weren’t even trying to have an acceptable match, and they had a bad one as a result”   Your mileage may vary. 

Dinosaurs - Seasons 3 & 4

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

The SmarK DVD Rant for Dinosaurs - The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

The Show

Once again, great TV leaves me wondering why networks keep derivative junk afloat and then jettison quality projects from big name talent like the Henson Company.

Case in point: Dinosaurs.

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