Personal Ranking Systems
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:55 pm
Some of us I'm sure have our own ranking system for Odyssey episodes. If I were to rank episodes by percent, this is kinda how I'd do it. I broke mine into categories with the specific number being based on how much I like it.
0-9: Painfully generic, I think I've seen these plots in other kids shows. The Secret Weapon and For A Song come to mind. A lot of times episodes have a shade of this in them but then add something original and enjoyable enough that I find it forgivable(Another Man's Shoes is a good example of one that is still alright). These mostly are sports or school themed. The entirely uninspired ones feel unbearable to listen to, personally.
10-19: Something I find utterly obnoxious without entertainment value or has something that could steer kids wrong accidentally. Walter's Flying Bus, All Things to All People, and A Sacrificial Escape are some.
20-29: Boooring! Episodes like A Worker Approved, Hallowed Be Thy Name, and Choices. These tend to be theologically sound, but not what I'd call entertaining.
30-39: Creepy as heck. My Girl Hallie, The Twilife Zone. In My Image. These are typically decent quality, but I hate them anyway. No thank you.
40-49: Has something I like, but overall bad. Most of the Officer Harley episodes(Not Harlow's, most of his are great), 7 Deadly Dwarves, and the Mulligan family episodes. I can enjoy them some if I'm in a weird mood.
50-59: Pretty bad execution, but I like the general idea. Castles and Cauldrons is a good example. More like Alicia. Happy Smilers. There's something in there that makes me think about the moral, but the episode isn't great.
60-69: If I'm stuck in a moving vehicle for a couple hours, might as well. A time killer that I don't actually like. Bernard and Job. OT Action News. Boring ones that still have something going on.
70-79: Could take it or leave it. Just overall meh, they're okay to listen to once in a blue moon. The Curse, 60's Something, Pet Peeves.
80-89: I enjoy listening to it, but mostly because it's something decent quality to listen to. Some of this might be nostalgia too. Lots of the really early episodes fit here like Camp What-A-Nut or Stormy Weather.
90-93: Liked it, definitely want to hear it again sometime, but it wasn't incredible. The majority of episodes would probably fit somewhere in here for me.
94-99. Super fun or adventurous episodes. They don't necessarily have the strongest moral either. A lot of these are either good drama episodes like The Underground Railroad or really funny ones like Wooton's Broken Pencil Show. I'd rank a lot of odyssey here too.
100: Nails what Odyssey is all about in an entertaining way. Has good humor but also heart and a good lesson. Gone But Not Forgotten(treating it as one episode) comes to mind with it's lesson of change sometimes being God's way of preparing us for something better and it's great humor (largely from Harlow). It's hard pinning down what makes an episode this good.
Would anyone else like to share their ranking system? Mine is mostly based on how much I like it with a little bit of reasoning thrown in, but feel free to share a ranking system as logically or emotionally based as you'd like. I'd say feel free to include examples, but please don't do a ton of individual episodes.
0-9: Painfully generic, I think I've seen these plots in other kids shows. The Secret Weapon and For A Song come to mind. A lot of times episodes have a shade of this in them but then add something original and enjoyable enough that I find it forgivable(Another Man's Shoes is a good example of one that is still alright). These mostly are sports or school themed. The entirely uninspired ones feel unbearable to listen to, personally.
10-19: Something I find utterly obnoxious without entertainment value or has something that could steer kids wrong accidentally. Walter's Flying Bus, All Things to All People, and A Sacrificial Escape are some.
20-29: Boooring! Episodes like A Worker Approved, Hallowed Be Thy Name, and Choices. These tend to be theologically sound, but not what I'd call entertaining.
30-39: Creepy as heck. My Girl Hallie, The Twilife Zone. In My Image. These are typically decent quality, but I hate them anyway. No thank you.
40-49: Has something I like, but overall bad. Most of the Officer Harley episodes(Not Harlow's, most of his are great), 7 Deadly Dwarves, and the Mulligan family episodes. I can enjoy them some if I'm in a weird mood.
50-59: Pretty bad execution, but I like the general idea. Castles and Cauldrons is a good example. More like Alicia. Happy Smilers. There's something in there that makes me think about the moral, but the episode isn't great.
60-69: If I'm stuck in a moving vehicle for a couple hours, might as well. A time killer that I don't actually like. Bernard and Job. OT Action News. Boring ones that still have something going on.
70-79: Could take it or leave it. Just overall meh, they're okay to listen to once in a blue moon. The Curse, 60's Something, Pet Peeves.
80-89: I enjoy listening to it, but mostly because it's something decent quality to listen to. Some of this might be nostalgia too. Lots of the really early episodes fit here like Camp What-A-Nut or Stormy Weather.
90-93: Liked it, definitely want to hear it again sometime, but it wasn't incredible. The majority of episodes would probably fit somewhere in here for me.
94-99. Super fun or adventurous episodes. They don't necessarily have the strongest moral either. A lot of these are either good drama episodes like The Underground Railroad or really funny ones like Wooton's Broken Pencil Show. I'd rank a lot of odyssey here too.
100: Nails what Odyssey is all about in an entertaining way. Has good humor but also heart and a good lesson. Gone But Not Forgotten(treating it as one episode) comes to mind with it's lesson of change sometimes being God's way of preparing us for something better and it's great humor (largely from Harlow). It's hard pinning down what makes an episode this good.
Would anyone else like to share their ranking system? Mine is mostly based on how much I like it with a little bit of reasoning thrown in, but feel free to share a ranking system as logically or emotionally based as you'd like. I'd say feel free to include examples, but please don't do a ton of individual episodes.