What is this and why is this a 9.7 with 6,700 votes on IMDb?
It can't be that good.
shareI watched a lot of Bluey with my 4 year old niece this weekend, mostly season 3 on repeat.
I thought it was pretty good for what it was I.E. a show aimed at pre-schoolers, it’s a far cry from adult cartoons like Futurama or something but a ton better than Paw Patrol or Peppa Pig.
Is it worth a 9.7 though? This feels like a joke score.
shareI don't see why it shouldn't have a good rating.
shareBut it's rated higher than any show in IMDb.
shareYeah that does sound a little odd
shareI'm sure you realize there are all kinds of easily explained statistical anomalies. I think there's even a saying that goes, There are 3 kinds of lies - Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics. Just to let people know that numbers can be manipulated and then offered as objective data.
But in this case, I imagine it's the only people bothering to rate it are those who think it's wonderful for their kids.
A general audience is probably not aware of it and aren't inclined to view it just to have a say, I would guess.
That will probably change, and perhaps swiftly, once the haters realize there is an easy target out there.
And if the show ends up being a brand and marketed with easily available toys, that will surely bring more attention to it and likely drag down the score.
And to take this discussion one step further, I've always found IMDb ratings not very indicative of much.
I only glance at them occasionally, but there seems a very narrow window where almost nothing is 8 or better, and anything in the 6 zone is an absolute dog. So - unless I'm mistaken - I feel like we're left with 7.8s versus 7.6 v 7.9 v 7.4, etc. I'm not sure what to do with this.
I've always considered anything above a 7.0 to be watchable. The thing is that shows are usually rated higher. I guess it can be explained by the fact that you can vote for shows after only the first episode. But other children's shows don't seem to be that high.
shareNot to pursue the subject too much, but I suspect the show is under the radar enough that the rating is an outlier. Paw Patrol was mentioned, and it's been around longer (I'm pretty sure) and you can easily find the (junk) merchandise at every store that sells that kind of stuff, and more people will have harder opinions about something that is more well-known. Not that I'm going to do research, but I would think Sesame Street deserves as high a score as is reasonable, but it likely has drawn many self-styled critics and outright trolls and this probably hasn't happened with Bluey yet.
But I apologize for "spit-ballin'" this topic. I'm just throwing some thoughts out w/o much to back it up.
I just heard about the show a few minutes ago, maybe a brief mention of it previously, so in a way I shouldn't be offering opinions, but commodities marketed to children is sort of interesting in itself, so I jumped in. I'm sure it's fine family fare and I almost wish I had a reason to check it out, but this doesn't seem likely at the moment.
Sesame Street is an 8.1 with 13,000 votes. I think that's pretty high. But it also got boosted from nostalgia. It did start in 1969 after all.
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