July 2016 End Of The Month Report!

| | | In July, I finally began to get back to it! It's a slow return to blogging for me, but one I am excited about. As it is, the blog is rededicated to my reviews of projects and products I am actually interested in! No more reviewing out of obligation for me! (Though there is still the possibility I'll eventually go back and watch/review Agent Carter Season 2!). While I have yet to get into the full swing of Summer Blockbuster Season this year, July did include at least one blockbuster review and a review of the new Netflix exclusive show Stranger Things (and the blog was one of the first places to post a review of the full season!). Regardless, coming out of political primary season, the blog is in a great place to produce some wonderful reviews once again!

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In July, we only had to update the index pages a couple of times. The primary Index Page, is usually updated daily and lets you know what the featured review is and has an up-to-the-day tally of how many reviews have been reviewed in each category! Check it out and feel free to use that as it is a much more useful and organized index to the reviews I've written!

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At the end of July 2016, I have reviewed the following:
543 - Book Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Fiction
Star Trek Books
Nonfiction
Graphic Novels
Magazines
921 - Music (Album and Singles) Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Music Reviews By Rating (Best To Worst)
Music Reviews In Alphabetical Order
2971 - Movie and Television Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Movies By Rating (Best Movie to Worst)
Movies In Alphabetical Order
Best Picture Oscar Winner Film Reviews
Television Reviews
The Star Trek Review Index Page (All Star Trek Reviews In Order)!
The Star Trek Review Index Page (All Star Trek Reviews From The Best Of The Franchise To The Worst!)!
The Doctor Who Review Index Page (All Doctor Who Reviews In Order)!
The Doctor Who Review Index Page (All Doctor Who Reviews From The Best Of The Franchise To The Worst!)!
226 - Trading and Gaming Card Reviews
Gaming Cards Reviews
Star Trek Gaming Cards Reviews
Star Wars Gaming Cards Reviews
The Lord Of The Rings Trading Card Game Reviews
Other Gaming Cards Reviews
Trading Cards Reviews
849 - Toy and Christmas Ornament Reviews
with specialized pages for:
Ornament Reviews
Star Trek Toys
Star Wars Toys
Lord Of The Rings Toys
Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel Toys
Comic Book, Movie, Television Toys
Plush and Other Toys
926 - Food, Drink, And Restaurant Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Drinks
Candy
Cereal
Cheese and Meats
Ice Cream
Other Food
246 - Pet Product Reviews
Cat Product Reviews
Dog Product Reviews
Rabbit Product Reviews
114 - Travel Reviews
Destinations Reviews
Hotels Reviews
193 - Health And Beauty Product Reviews
197 - Home, Garden, Appliance and Tool Reviews
102 - Electronics, Computers, Computer Games and Software Reviews
56 - Other Product Reviews

The Featured Reviews For The Month of July are my reviews of: Star Trek Beyond and my article An Open Letter To Donald Trump: You Won, Go Home.!
Check them out!

The month of July was, predictably given how few new reviews we wrote, dominated by prior reviews, though the month's biggest review was from a new Netflix series! For July, the Top Ten Reviews of the month were:
10. Rick And Morty - Season 1
9. Bound
8. Star Trek Beyond
7. Expelled
6. The Worst Ten Episodes Of Star Trek
5. Quaker Oatmeal Squares With A Hint Of Brown Sugar Cereal
4. The Legends Of Star Trek Ensign Pavel Chekov Hallmark Ornament
3. The Top Ten Episodes Of Frasier
2. The Top Ten Episodes Of Star Trek: Voyager
1. Stranger Things - Season 1

I pride myself on being an exceptionally fair reviewer, but one who is very discriminating. I believe that most reviewers are far too biased toward both what is current and toward unduly praising things. I tend to believe most things actually are average and they ought to follows something around a Bell Curve. Mine is a little lopsided, but not as lopsided as most reviewers I know (who would probably have peak numbers between ten and seven)!

For my reviews, the current count is:
10s - 319 reviews
9s - 480 reviews
8s - 928 reviews
7s - 1034 reviews
6s - 958 reviews
5s - 1221 reviews
4s - 902 reviews
3s - 701 reviews
2s - 332 reviews
1s - 220 reviews
0s - 108 reviews
No rating - 119 articles/postings

There was a decent amount of movement this month and FINALLY there is some movement in the all time Top Ten Reviews! At the end of July 2016, the most popular reviews/articles are:
10. Beautiful Creatures
9. Safe Haven
8. Oz The Great And Powerful
7. The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bone
6. Iron Man 3
5. Warm Bodies
4. Tyler Perry's Temptation
3. Now You See Me
2. The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
1. Man Of Steel

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