Reference Overview

Rick Retro’s Reference Rundown #1: Reference Overview

Retro Reviews Reference

Every Retro Review will begin with two blocks of information and end with three more blocks, including symbols and emojis, to give you a lot of info packed into a minimum amount of space.

Block 1 is the Header Block.
Line 1 is title of the work reviewed, with the year of initial release in parentheses.
Line 2 is the Primary Information Line, recording type of work, type of video if applicable, foreign origin if applicable, year of initial release, length of work, and if applicable, an emoji indicating a film that stands alone with no prequels, sequels remakes or otherwise related movies.
(Extra Line) In some cases, if necessary, a Version Line or an explanatory line, may be inserted after the Primary Info Line.
Line 3, is the Secondary Information Line, mainly indicating story origination information. This line will only be used when relevant.
Lines 4+, used when relevant, are Franchise/Series Lines, indicating a work’s position in a franchise or series of works.
A ⭐ emoji used in the Header Block indicates that a Retro Roundup including the reviewed work is intended for future publication, and will serve as a linked list of related works. If a Retro Roundup has already been created, the relevant term(s) that describe the Roundup’s related works will be linked to the Roundup.

Block 2 is the Opinion Block.
Line 1 is the Grade Line where I report my overall grade (or GPA for some types of works), and the number of Hall of Fame points earned.
Line 2 is the Entertainment Quality Line where I report my grades for different aspects of the work.
Line 3 is the Dark Whimsy Line giving the Dark Whimsy score, and the two associated scale readings.
Line 4 is the POPCAP Line, still under development, which will have percentile scores that reflect public opinion and the creative achievements of the work, including opinions of the industry and critics.
Line 5, the Left-Right Line, contrasts how three viewpoints across the spectrum might grade the work differently.

Block 3 is the Footer Block, which follows the body of the review.
All the lines in this block except the last are Review Lines. The first has information on when I most recently experienced the reviewed work, how many times I’ve experienced it, if more than once, and how I experienced it, compared to its original aspect ratio and sound mix. If I’ve experienced the work more than once, extra lines are inserted following the first, and give the info about when and how I first experienced it, or how I experienced it before writing an earlier, possibly different review.
The last line of the Footer Block is the Genre Line composed of genre emojis.

Block 4 is the Content Block.
Line 1 is the Overall Content Line with the overall content rating, followed by the official public rating.
Line 2 is the Content Detail Line with five areas of content rated.

Block 5 is the Viewpoint Block. It summarizes viewpoints, opinions and messages promoted or disparaged by the reviewed work.
Line 1 is the My View Line that rates my opinion about the viewpoints promoted or disparaged by the work.
Line 2 is the Christian Values Line that compares the viewpoints of the work to Christian values.
Line 3 is the Biblical Values Line that compares the viewpoints of the work to Biblical values.
Line 4 is the Political Values Line that compares the viewpoints of the work to Judeo-Christian political values.

Originally posted to text group 2024-12-20
Updated and re-posted to text group 2024-12-27
Last updated 2025-02-02

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