[High Praise! to Neatorama]
Go to Graph TV, type in the name of a TV series, and it will return a graph that looks something like this (I’m using “Community” as an example):
X-axis is the episode number.
Y-axis is the IMDB rating for that episode.
Each season is a different color, and it has a trend line drawn through the data points, telling you whether people thought the season got better or worse along the way.
Apparently “Community” Season 4 really stunk (and I have to admit, it kinda did). I’m glad to see that season 5 seems to have found the old groove again.
Anyway, click the link, plug in your favorite TV series, come back here, and tell us what you learned.
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what i learned is that my favorite show seems to not have existed. i guess 1961-1965 doesn’t count.
We’re too old, jw. One of mine is the 1950’s Dean Martin / Jerry Lewis Show that is airing again on a Seattle broadcast station (digital chan. 7-2). Great stuff.
I’m officially not going to get anything else done at work today.
Thanks Harv.
@3 – I live to serve 🙂
@2 Jimmy
mine was the 1961-65 Defenders.
btw i’m not old. i’m like merlin. “for merlin time ran backward. he was born old and he didn’t age, he youthed.”
no freakin idea where that came from.
@4 Harvey-
then bring me a beer. 🙂
Graph the Community seasons against Dan Harmon’s involvement, and the problem with season 4 becomes pretty obvious.
I’ve been addicted to that site, by the way.
@6 – I know… it’s taken all my willpower to not graph & compare all the television iterations of Star Trek.
I’m curious to see if everyone really thinks DS9 is the best (which is what I’ve always heard)
What I just learned from this is that Magnum, P.I. was the most rock solid tv show ever and, far from jumping the shark, ended on a high note!
Either that or Americans are just crazy about Tom Selleck’s mustache… or his 80s short shorts… Hold on I need to check Blue Bloods!