ShowScore format change
ShowScore format change
#1ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/12/24 at 10:53pm
I’m someone who always has a hard time with change, so I’m wondering how others feel about ShowScore shifting to a 5-star metric instead of a 0-100 score.
They’ve also added a lot of emojis to their buzzwords, and they no longer let you sort reviews by who has been most active on the site. Essentially, they’ve made it feel more juvenile and less interesting. On top of their decisions not to prioritize critic reviews, which they made a couple years ago, and the loss of member nights…it’s lost all its luster for me.
But am I just old and cranky?
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#2ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/12/24 at 10:58pm
I kind of forgot Show Score existed after they got rid of member nights but the change in scale to 5 stars does seem drastic. The 0-100 rating was maybe a bit too granular for me but I think a 0-10 scale at least would allow for some more nuance. The addition of emojis really makes it seem as if they're guaranteed towards a younger audience who can't be bothered to read through the reviews (and I say that as someone who often felt constrained by their word count and prompts).
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#3ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 12:01am
The site has fallen apart, prey to TodayTix. Hard to trust any longer. RIP Show Score.
#4ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 12:35am
Bleh. Flop move. We’ve learned from Uber that a 5 star system doesn’t work. But this is what we get for private equality and VC groups on Broadway. I wish the site the worst ❤️
BoringBoredBoard40
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
#5ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 1:19am
TodayTix bought it to essentially kill it as a competitor/kill off a comp website
#6ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 1:53am
I hate it. It appears that new reviews are not getting totaled into your total review page. If that’s the case I won’t be using it.
Tom-497
Featured Actor Joined: 12/18/05
#7ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 8:32am
I agree with those who think the site has gone downhill (and become untrustworthy with many shills), but it seems that the new ratings allow for half-stars, which I think is granular enough.
#8ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 9:46am
I never found ShowScore particularly reliable and always prone to shilling and gaming of the score like most audience/user review sites. But it seems like it’s regressed even more.
I miss StageGrade, which was the best theatre aggregator and functioned like Metacritic. Too bad Ken Davenport acquired and killed it to eliminate the competition to Did He Like It (which he owned at the time, which has since changed hands to Greg Nobile of Seaview and became Did They Like It).
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 9/13/24 at 09:46 AM
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#9ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 10:50am
Showscore was founded as “the Rotten Tomatoes of theatre” but it really needs to embrace being the Letterboxd of theatre. Letterboxd leans into the niche and catering to diehard cinephiles, while still attracting more casual viewers who like the interface. And with that comparison in mind, a score out of 5 makes total sense, especially since TodayTix (its owner) does a lot of work in London where starred reviews are more common.
I find Did They Like It to be helpful for a quick glance of consensus.
The problem with all is they skew positive because they want producers to embrace them.
#10ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 11:22am
Well… they’ve both also got Seaview connections. Like I mentioned, Greg Nobile of Seaview acquired Did They Like It from Ken Davenport. And TodayTix acquired ShowScore and they employ Seaview producer Tony Marion as their executive producer of original content.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#11ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/13/24 at 4:53pm
It also appears that you can no longer edit your reviews. I did this often if I saw something a second or third time by adding another sentence or two.
It seems that alerts from anyone you follow are also gone. This takes the fun out of the "socialness" of the site.
What they have not removed is the monetization of your review by linking it to the corresponding show for sale on TodayTix.
Another one bites the dust. Too bad. I still miss the original pink Broadway Box.
Harriet Craig
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/15
#12ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 11:10amMelissa25 said: "It seems that alerts from anyone you follow are also gone. This takes the fun out of the "socialness" of the site.”
Two more “anti-social” changes I just noticed: They have taken away the ability to click on a reviewer’s name if you read a review you like (or dislike) and want to see all the other reviews that person has written. And when I look at reviews I have written, I can still see how many “helpful” votes a review got, but I can no longer see who gave the “helpful” votes, which I used to be able to do. What on earth could be the reasoning behind taking away those features? (That’s a rhetorical question, I don’t expect an answer.)
But the crowning indignity is that they have gone into all the reviews I have written and added emojis to them. I hate emojis, I never use them, and I didn’t authorize TodayTix to deface my reviews with their silly scribbles.
#13ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 11:19am
I can forgive anything but non-consensual emoji's.
The Internet is Dying
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#14ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 11:20am
Harriet Craig said: But the crowning indignity is that they have gone into all the reviews I have written and added emojis to them. I hate emojis, I never use them, and I didn’t authorize TodayTix to deface my reviews with their silly scribbles."
I'm pretty sure that by posting on their site, you gave them the right to do whatever they would like to do with your postings. I'm sure it's laid out somewhere in their 20 page User Agreement. Why would you think otherwise?
#15ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 12:04pm
I contacted Show Score after I saw that a show I reviewed on Sunday was not appearing on my profile page. That has been fixed, and I can see it now. But like everyone else, I can no longer edit my reviews, and my old reviews have been changed over to the new format and gussied up with cheap looking emojis.
According to Marika, Senior Customer Experience Representative (help@show-score.com), we will be able to edit our reviews at some point, accessible through our profiles.
Once Show Score dropped the member nights, I knew the end was near. Boo on TodayTix!!!
Since I've been using Show Score as a convenient online theater diary, can anyone recommend a substitute? My friend uses a spreadsheet, but there must be something more fun. Does anyone have a favorite?
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#16ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 12:09pm
macnyc said: "I contacted Show Score after I saw that a show I reviewed on Sunday was not appearing on my profile page. That has been fixed, and I can see it now. But like everyone else, I can no longer edit my reviews, and my old reviews have been changed over to the new format and gussied up with cheap looking emojis.
According toMarika,Senior Customer Experience Representative (help@show-score.com), we will be able to edit our reviews at some point, accessible through our profiles.
Once Show Score dropped the member nights, I knew the end was near. Boo on TodayTix!!!
Since I've been using Show Score as a convenient online theater diary, can anyone recommend a substitute? My friend uses a spreadsheet, but there must be something more fun. Does anyone have a favorite?
This works pretty well for me.
xoxobwayjohndoe
Swing Joined: 9/13/22
#17ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 3:00pm
macnyc said: "I contacted Show Score after I saw that a show I reviewed on Sunday was not appearing on my profile page. That has been fixed, and I can see it now. But like everyone else, I can no longer edit my reviews, and my old reviews have been changed over to the new format and gussied up with cheap looking emojis.
According toMarika,Senior Customer Experience Representative (help@show-score.com), we will be able to edit our reviews at some point, accessible through our profiles.
Once Show Score dropped the member nights, I knew the end was near. Boo on TodayTix!!!
Since I've been using Show Score as a convenient online theater diary, can anyone recommend a substitute? My friend uses a spreadsheet, but there must be something more fun. Does anyone have a favorite?"
The Mezzanine app is great!
Harriet Craig
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/15
#18ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 4:21pmThanks, xoxobwayjohndoe! The Mezzanine app looks promising, I just created an account.
#19ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 4:31pmI wish Mezzanine had web and Android versions. Being iPhone-only is pretty limiting. After Show-Score's fall, I feel there's an opening for a different theater review app to gain market share.
#20ShowScore format change
Posted: 9/18/24 at 9:06pm
So the Mezzanine app is only for iPhone? There's no web-based version? So everything has to be typed into your phone? That seems unwieldy to me, but maybe I'll just download it and try it.
#21ShowScore format change
Posted: 10/5/24 at 12:48pm
The newest Show Score descent into crapdom is that two shows I scored recently are no longer visible on my profile. So many things are broken on the site now, it's sad!
BoringBoredBoard40
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
#22ShowScore format change
Posted: 10/5/24 at 1:57pm
macnyc said: "The newest Show Score descent into crapdom is that two shows I scored recently are no longer visible on my profile. So many things are broken on the site now, it's sad!
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that was point
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