Countdown to 1000 amazon reviews for Firefly DVDs by SoupCatcher

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Countdown to 1000 amazon reviews for Firefly DVDs

POSTED BY: SOUPCATCHER
UPDATED: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:14
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:42 PM

Been a while since I checked the Amazon stats. 980 reviews and still a 5 star average!! Pretty amazing and yet not surprising to us Browncoats. This is getting into the blockbuster movie range (totally blows away most television DVDs).

I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:50 PM

RKLENSETH

Hmm...there seems to be well over 2000 members on the new official Serenity site. Now if everyone posted a review....

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:39 PM

STANDING8

is there ANYTHING on amazon.com that has this many 5 star reviews besides the firefly dvd?

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:04 PM

RKLENSETH

Not that I can find.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 9:11 PM

VALHERU

Fun with numbers!

As of 980 total reviews, they break down as follows:

1-Star: 14
2-Star: 5
3-Star: 8
4-Star: 28
5-Star: 925

Doing some quick (and possibly incorrect, FAIK) math, the rating is currently at 4.88 (which Amazon rounds up to 5). In order for the rating to dip below 5-Star to 4.5-Star, the next 100 (or thereabouts) reviews, 981-1080, would all have to be 1-Star. And if one assumes that everyone who reviews from now on has an "ah, nothing too horrendous but not great" attitude to our BDTVS and gives it 3-Stars, it would take 250 reviews to get to 4.5.

Those are five Big Damn Stars!

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:07 PM

CALHOUN

I'm not usually too thick.. but I cant find how to post a review at amazon.. can someone steer me please.

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:47 PM

SOUPCATCHER

No problem. Go to the amazon page for the firefly dvds. (you'll have to paste the next two lines together - didn't want to make the message too wide):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000AQS0F/
qid=1087029439/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-3444583-5713627?v=glance&s=dvd
Scroll down about halfway and there is a heading 'All Customer Reviews'. Right below that there is a link, 'Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.' You'll have to be logged in to an amazon account and then the rest should be straight-forward.

Good luck with spreading the word!

I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!

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Friday, June 25, 2004 12:20 AM

EVILTOBZ

Quote:
Originally posted by Valheru:
And if one assumes that everyone who reviews from now on has an "ah, nothing too horrendous but not great" attitude to our BDTVS and gives it 3-Stars, it would take 250 reviews to get to 4.5.

but it still doesn't help when some muppet proclaims it to be one of the best shows ever, criticises fox for being a bunch of mongtards for cancelling it so early, and then only gives it 3 out of 5. muppet.

anyway, i've just posted up a review myself. does that make me a real browncoat now?

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eviltobz - that's lowercase gorram it!

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Friday, June 25, 2004 3:04 PM

SOUPCATCHER

Muppet. I love it! I was a bit confused by that review myself. And you already were a real browncoat, eviltobz. All the amazon review did was get you a few months taken off for good behavior in the event you end up in that special hell.

Nice fun with numbers, valheru. Pretty cool. You inspired me to try to bring some context to the whole amazon rating for firefly discussion. Here's the DVDs from the Top Sellers on amazon and their reviews (eliminating the ones that have not been released yet).

1. The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season (1992) - 4.5 stars - 129 reviews
2. Badder Santa (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (2003) - 4 stars - 100 reviews
3. The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Widescreen Edition) (2003) - 4.5 stars - 879 reviews
6. Nip/Tuck - The Complete First Season - 4.5 stars - 23 reviews
7. Secret Window (2004) - 4 stars - 129 reviews
9. Sex and the City - Season Six, Part 1 (2003) - 3.5 stars - 110 reviews
10. Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete Sixth Season (2001) - 4.5 stars - 280 reviews
12. Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Second Season (2000) - 4.5 stars - 20 reviews
13. Elvis - The '68 Comeback Special (Deluxe Edition DVD) - 5 stars - 30 reviews
15. Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii (Deluxe Edition DVD) (1973) - 4.5 stars - 70 reviews
16. Chappelle's Show - Season 1 (2003) - 4.5 stars - 129 reviews
17. Mystic River - Special 3-Disc Edition (2003) - 4 stars - 230 reviews
21. The Last Samurai (Widescreen Edition) (2003) - 4 stars - 405 reviews
22. Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003) - 5 stars - 128 reviews
25. The West Wing - The Complete Second Season - 5 stars - 34 reviews

And, of course,

87. Firefly - The Complete Series - 5 stars - 988 reviews

I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!

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Monday, June 28, 2004 10:58 AM

SOUPCATCHER

Apologies for bumping my own post

, but the DVD sets now have over a 1000 reviews on Amazon. Still got that 5 star rating. I know it's a pipe dream, but I'd love for some Fox executive to issue a press release saying, "Oops."

I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!

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Monday, June 28, 2004 11:14 AM

JCKNIFE

Wow, that's awesome. That HAS to get someone's attention, but of course SALES of the DVD set will do even more. Money talks. (And yes, mine is one of the 1,000+ reviews).

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