"Hey, hey, hey, hey-now. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, 'cause, remember, no matter where you go, there you are." -- Buckaroo Banzai.

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• Wasting my life on mindless entertainment.
• Rating using a personal rating scale. This is painful because some of the shows have obvious technical flaws.
• "Currently watching" category items with ratings are rewatches. (Can't find time for them because I feel compelled to finish everything else first.)
• Likes: Humor, Friendships, Happy Endings (but I'll take a sad ending if the show's really really good), Good pacing. Low angst.
• Dislikes: Too Much Angsty Drama, Long and Draggy, Super Timid FLs, Misunderstandings, Super Breathy Voice Dubbings, Too Much Scheming and Love Triangles that make you want to punch someone.
• What I like isn't always what other people like. If there's something I don't like now, that doesn't mean I won't like it later. Many of us watch these silly dramas to escape reality and live in a world of fantasy. Everyone has the right to be entertained by whatever makes them feel happy and good.

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5-STAR RATING: PERSONAL / AESTHETIC / SPIRITUAL

★★★★★  Favorite / Masterpiece / Divine Encounter

★★★★½  Exceptional / Well-Crafted Work of Art / Enriching and Transformative

★★★★  Great / Exciting, Affecting, Memorable Achievement / Enlightening

★★★½  Very Good / Interesting Concept and Execution / Evoking

★★★  Good / Interesting Concept or Execution / Eye-Opening

★★½  Mixed Feelings / Flawed but Worthy / Moderately Insightful

★★  Disappointing / Mediocre and Uninteresting / Soulless

★½  Regrettable / Notably Flawed and Frustrating / Guilt-inducing

★  Enraging / Wholly Deficient / Shameful

½   Failure / Offensive / Toxic

☆  Atrocity / Gouge My Eyes Out / Sinful