The Critics Decide

http://thecriticsdecide.blogspot.com

Trying out a new blog that makes it easy to get a sense of the critical reaction to New York shows. I was hoping for a tool like this ever since a certain website shut down, but I figured I'd be proactive and make one myself. My interpretation of a review is subjective, but I figured it might be helpful for anyone out there. Obviously, I'm just starting so (constructive) feedback would be appreciated!

Updated On: 2/10/16 at 12:50 AM

The numerical values are indeed assigned by me unless a critic gives out stars at which point the score is based on how many stars are given (on a 5 star system, 5 stars = 100, 4 stars = 80, etc.). What I do for each review is that I break it into components on what they liked and didn't like and how strongly they felt about each element. For a review that basically says everything is great but never goes over the top, I give an 87 and a review that says everything is bad, but never gets mean I give a 10. I understand wanting to break it into categories of recommendation level, but I personally decided to do it myself because I like the specificity of the numbers. I do have a little guide to the number averages on the right side of the website that should help you determine just how much they liked it based on the numbers. Thanks for the suggestions though!