75. It's Ruined Childhoods Again

Episode 75 of the Antimatter Pod podcast, hosted by Anika and Liz, titled "75. It's Ruined Childhoods Again" was published on April 13, 2021 and runs 57 minutes.

April 13, 2021 ·57m · Antimatter Pod

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Summary

We're joined by friend of the podcast Tim, who tells us about the IMDB ratings system and how it reflects fandom's biases. Sounds dry? No, it's fascinating! At least to us… [Note: we had some audio challenges with this episode, and Tim is not always as audible as we'd like -- apologies.] What is the IMDB ratings systems and why should Anika, specifically, care? The short answer: sexism That is, certain Treks (you can probably guess which ones) are rated higher by women than men (the IMDB system is purely binary), and far more men rate things than women "It's ruined childhoods again, that's what it is." This week's digression takes us into Doctor Who fandom Discovery versus The Orville (but only in terms of IMDB ratings because Anika and Liz have so far declined to watch The Orville) Star Trek: Continues weirdly has the highest rating of any non-TNG Trek

Episode Description

We're joined by friend of the podcast Tim, who tells us about the IMDB ratings system and how it reflects fandom's biases. Sounds dry? No, it's fascinating! At least to us…

[Note: we had some audio challenges with this episode, and Tim is not always as audible as we'd like -- apologies.]

What is the IMDB ratings systems and why should Anika, specifically, care?
The short answer: sexism
That is, certain Treks (you can probably guess which ones) are rated higher by women than men (the IMDB system is purely binary), and far more men rate things than women
"It's ruined childhoods again, that's what it is."
This week's digression takes us into Doctor Who fandom
Discovery versus The Orville (but only in terms of IMDB ratings because Anika and Liz have so far declined to watch The Orville)
Star Trek: Continues weirdly has the highest rating of any non-TNG Trek