LezWatch.TV Show Scoring

Show scoring and how scores are generated explained

Show Scores

A mathematically generated score from 0-100 to identify shows that are ‘better’ for queer audiences than others.

Show Scores

One Mississippi

How are Scores Generated?

Four subject areas

Each can earn 0 - 100 points

• 0 - 100 points
• 0 - 100 points
• 0 - 100 points
• 0 - 100 points

Example with points

• 50 points
• 60 points
• 70 points
• 80 points

Add up the points

• 50 points
• 60 points
• 70 points
• 80 points

Total number of points: 260

Divide the total number by 4

• 50 points
• 60 points
• 70 points
• 80 points

260 ÷ 4 = 65

Final Score

• 50 points
• 60 points
• 70 points
• 80 points

The Final Score is 65

How Points are Earned

Ratings

Ratings

• Heart Ratings
  
• Worth Watching
  

  Stars
  

• Trigger Warnings
  

  Show we Love
  

Heart Ratings

• Heart Ratings
  

• = 1 point

  • Realness 0 - 5 Points
  • Quality 0 - 5 Points
  • Screentime 0 - 5 Points

Heart Ratings

• Heart Ratings
  

• = 1 point

  • Realness 4 Points
  • Quality 4 Points
  • Screentime 5 Points

  = 13 Points

Heart Ratings

• Heart Ratings
  

• The sum of points are
  multiplied by 3.

  13 x 3 = 39

  39 Total Points

Is it Worth Watching?

• Worth Watching
  
• • = 10 Points
  • = 5 Points
  • = -10 Points

Stars

• Stars
  
• • Gold = 20 Points
  • Silver = 10 Points
  • Bronze = 5 Points

Trigger Warnings

• Trigger Warnings
  
• • Low -5 Points
  • Medium -10 Points
  • High -15 Points

Show We Love

• Show we Love
  

• +40 Points!

Character Survival Rate

Character Survival Rate

0 - 100 points based on the percentage of living queer characters.

Person of Interest

There are 4 queer characters listed for this show; 1 is dead.

75% of queer characters alive = 75 Points

Character Scores

Character Scores

What factors into the character score?

What factors into the character score?

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• Role:

  Are they a Regular, Recurring or Guest Character?

What factors into the character score?

• 

• Clichés:

  Do they have zero clichés?

What factors into the character score?

• 

• Queer Representation:

  Is the queer character being played by an out queer actor?

What factors into the character score?

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• Transgender Representation:

  If the character is transgender, are they being played by an out transgender actor?

What factors into the character score?

• 

• Death:

  Are they alive or dead?

What factors into the character score?

• 

• Show Type:

  Is the show the character is on a series, webseries or movie?

Calculating the character score

Anyone But Me

Calculating the character score

• 

• Roles:

  • Number of Regular Characters x 5
  • +
    Number of Recurring Characters x 2
  • +
    Number of Guest Characters

Calculating the character score

• 

• Roles:

  • Regular Characters: 2 x 5 = 10
  • +
    Recurring Characters: 2 x 2 = 4
  • +
    Guest Characters: 1

Calculating the character score

• 

• Roles:

  • 10 + 4 + 1
  • = 15

  • Total Role Score: 15

Calculating the character score

• 

• Clichés / Representation:

  • Characters with zero clichés x 5
  • +
    Characters played by out queer actors x 10
  • +
    Transgender Characters played by out transgender actors x 10
  • +
    Transgender Characters played by cis actors x -5

Calculating the character score

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• Clichés / Representation:

  • Zero clichés: 0
  • +
    Queer actors: 2 x 10 = 20
  • +
    Transgender actors: NA

Calculating the character score

• 

• Clichés / Representation:

  • 0 + 20
  • = 20

  • Cliché / Representation Score: 20

Calculating the character score

• 

• Death:

  A show loses 3 points for every dead queer character.

Calculating the character score

• 

• Death:

  No one is dead

  Death Score: 0

The character score formula

Role Score + Cliché/Representation Score - Death Score

The character score formula

15 + 20 - 0 = 35

Character Score: 35

The show type curve

A show's overall character score is adjusted based on the type of show it is

• Made for TV Movies: Character Score ÷ 2
• Mini Series: Character Score ÷ 1.5
• Web Series: Character Score ÷ 1.25

The show type curve

Web Series: Character Score ÷ 1.25

35 ÷ 1.25

Final Character Score: 28

Show Tropes

Show Tropes

What factors into the show trope score score?

First we put our tropes into categories.

Trope Categories

• None

  Zero Tropes

• Good

  Happy Ending,
  Everyone’s Queer

• Maybe

  Coming Out, Big Queer Wedding

• Ploy

  Erased Queerness, Happiness then Tragedy, Subtext Only, Queer For Ratings, Queer for Laughs

• Bad

  Big Bad Queers, Prison, Queerbaiting, Queerbashing

• Regular

  Everything else

Calculating the trope score

None

If a show has no tropes at all.

Trope Score: 80

Calculating the trope score

All other shows go through a trope score formula.

• The Number of Good and Maybe Tropes
• - The Number of Ploy and Bad Tropes
• ÷ the total number of tropes (excluding regulars)
• x 100 = Trope Score

The trope score formula

Example: A show with happy tropes

• 2 Good and 1 Maybe = 3
• - 0 Ploy and 0 Bad = 3
• ÷ 3 Tropes total (excluding regulars) = 1
• 1 x 100 = 100

Trope Score: 100

The trope score formula

Example: Big Queer Wedding but for ratings

• 2 Good and 1 Maybe = 3
• - 1 Ploy and 0 Bad = 2
• ÷ 4 Tropes total (excluding regulars) = 0.5
• 0.5 x 100 = 50

Trope Score: 50

The trope score formula

Example: A show with bad tropes

• 2 Good and 0 Maybe = 2
• - 2 Ploy and 2 Bad = -2
• ÷ 6 Tropes total (excluding regulars) = -0.33
• -0.33 x 100 = -33.3 rounded to 0

Trope Score: 0

The Bury Your Queers Penalty

If a queer character is killed,
the show loses 1/3 of its trope score.

Bonus Points!

Bonus Points

Reward shows shows with Intersectionality tags.

Each tag earns 3 points, up to 15 max.

Intersectionality bonus points

• 
• 

  2 tags = 6 points