The Reviews Hub: Reviews for You in the UK!
We are the largest, most prolific arts portal in the UK.
That’s what they say about themselves. Are you impressed? Because I think you should be!
I mean, I’m gonna be straight up, here. I think Review Party Dot Com is pretty cool, talented, and accomplished. We’re a comedy podcast that has, at time of publication, run for over 150 episodes, have attained Yelp Elite and Amazon Vine status and been featured as a Critic Review on Google, oh, and it’s just two guys from the Midwest!
But The Reviews Hub? They boast 150 reviewers, who, y’know, actually review things other than reviews. Things like plays and festivals, AND they get interviews with people who aren’t just small-time podcasters.
And I know the blog is UK-centric, but their coverage is for UK and even extends to New York, y’all.
Now, we know how difficult reviewing things is. Maybe you like Texas toast, so the toaster your neighbor loved ended up scorching your poor bread. One man’s four star is another man’s three; this was nice, but didn’t work for me. It’s a guessing game, a mine field!
That’s why I love it when there are hard and fast definitions to refer to. The Reviews Hub has that:
0 – Extremely poor production – No redeeming features, unclear as to what the production is trying to achieve and badly executed.
.5 – A badly flawed production – Little or nothing to redeem itself. You can see a glimmer of what the production is trying to achieve but it doesn’t manage it.
1 – A poorly executed production – The show is poorly executed and embarrassing to watch. Potential but needs serious work.
1.5 – A production lacking in substance – Just about watchable, there are moments that work but it never adds up to a fully formed piece.
2 – A below average production – While watchable, there’s a feeling that you’d rather be elsewhere.
2.5 – An average production – An average production, moments that work but one that is unlikely to stick in the memory.
3 – A good production – Some enjoyable moments throughout – Better than a night in front of the TV.
3.5 – An enjoyable production – Perhaps it won’t set the world alight but enjoyable and definitely worth the effort of seeing.
4 – A great production – No major flaws, but lacking in a couple of areas – You won’t be disappointed.
4.5 – A thoroughly excellent production – Just lacks that little extra bit of magic – Recommend to everyone.
5 – Faultless from start to finish – This production will stay in the memory for years – Unmissable, a game-changer.
Is this not everything you’ve ever dreamed of? ZERO STARS available! Half stars for when you’re not quite sure?
Look, I’m not just gonna sit here and copy/paste their entire site. My signal-blasting is done (not that they need it from me), so if you want to check them out, do so HERE.
