If you want to see how your favorite new or old show is doing with the critics, you may want to check out Metacritic, a media site that compiles critical reviews of television shows, movies, music and computer games.
Metacritic rates the various media on a scale of 100 with 61 to 100 being good to great, 40 to 60 being so-so and 39 or under in the stinkeroo category. This weeks Metacritic tv list has Grace of Monaco as a bomb at 39, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! at a “just okay” 53 and Tig: Season 1 topping the list with a favorable 89. If numbers are too much for you, green is good, yellow is “meh” and red is “avoid at all costs.”
Movies use the same number/color format and are listed by whats in the theaters now and what’s available on DVD/Blu-ray. Games are listed by what device you use such as Xbox One, PC or iphone/ipad.
The critical quotes become even handier for the music category. As an example, Wilco’s recent album “Star Wars” gets a 100 score from The Independent in the UK with this to say: “Even by Wilco’s adventurous standards, Star Wars is possibly the most unusual, exploratory work of the band’s existence.”
There is also a features category that has current topics like the 2014-15 TV Season Scorecard which lists which shows have been renewed or dropped, what to watch now on Netflix or Amazon Instant Video, what movies you should see this weekend and a list of the Emmy nominations.
My take is this: one critic may be wrong, but ten or more just may be able to steer you to the unmissable hit. Or keep you from spending time or money on a real turkey.
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