How To Write A Good TV Review Reviews
Newest Review: ... too much. For example, in my review of Newswipe I mentioned Charlie Brooker's previous TV shows to give readers a sense of what they could expect from this show. You might also want to include details of when it is on or if it is available on DVD. CHARACTERS I usually try to include descriptions of a few of the characters. It's always interesting to find out which characters people like in a show and why they like them. Make sure that the information you give is appropriate to what you are reviewing. By this I mean that if you are reviewing a programme in general rather than a specific series, you would be best not mentioning Mr X's long lo... more
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by - written on 30/04/09 (Very useful, 460 readings)
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As someone who watches a lot of TV, I often find myself writing reviews about it so I thought I'd share a little of what I have learned with other budding reviewers. BASIC INFORMATION What kind of show is it? It's easy to forget sometimes that other people may have never heard of your favourite show so remember to give them the basics before you launch into why you love it. Try to be fairly specific if you can as categories like 'comedy' or 'drama' are very broad. It might be useful to note other programmes that are similar to the one you are reviewing but don't get caught up explaining these too much. For example, in my review of Newswipe I mentioned ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/02/09 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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Fundamentally the rules or guidance for writing a good TV review are no different to writing a review for most any other category, actually I'm quite surprised that no guide for this category has ever bothered to find the time to actually write some advice on what makes a good TV review. For me a good review should be concise, I hate to read padded reviews that do not address the matter in hand, for me it is just another form of abuse, blatantly padding a review to get more words and better ratings, it should be treated as abuse no different to copying, so concise and to the point is a must. A good TV review should contain some guidance on the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 05/02/09 (Very useful, 299 readings)
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When dooyoo`s front page proudly displays the fact 2.3 million reviews have been rated this week I cant help but feel the ludicrous 150 word thing for 50p will be the death of us. Divide 2.3 million by 1.5p and it's a frightening amount of cash going out compared to what must be coming in. How-on-Earth can they pay that level of rewards? And if you consider around 300 reviews a day are being posted up with many of those at 50p a head it's a mind-boggling venting of cash, especially during the worst recession since the war. I don't think I'm alone in thinking that way. I know we were swallowed up by another media conglomerate last year for 3.6 million Euros, and with web Read the complete review
