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 The **popcorn scale** is the proprietary rating system of //[[ocatc]]//. Instead of mainstream rating systems that use a scale of four stars or two thumbs up or down, //On Cinema at the Cinema// features a system where a movie can be rated anywhere from one to five bags of popcorn, though it is disputed if five bags of popcorn is the maximum a movie can be rated, or if a six bag rating is possible. According to host [[tim]], "the laws of physics demand" regular movies must have at least one bag of popcorn, and there is no such thing as "zero bags of popcorn" for movies.[(cite:s07e01>[[s07e01]])] However, zero bag ratings were given for things that were not movies, such as [[documentary|documentaries]]. The **popcorn scale** is the proprietary rating system of //[[ocatc]]//. Instead of mainstream rating systems that use a scale of four stars or two thumbs up or down, //On Cinema at the Cinema// features a system where a movie can be rated anywhere from one to five bags of popcorn, though it is disputed if five bags of popcorn is the maximum a movie can be rated, or if a six bag rating is possible. According to host [[tim]], "the laws of physics demand" regular movies must have at least one bag of popcorn, and there is no such thing as "zero bags of popcorn" for movies.[(cite:s07e01>[[s07e01]])] However, zero bag ratings were given for things that were not movies, such as [[documentary|documentaries]].
  
-In addition to bags of popcorn, additional objects can be added to a movie of exceptional quality. Tim prefers to give up to two sodas for movies that he particularly enjoyed. Frequent guest and resident movie expert [[gregg]] instead chooses various themed gifts related to the movie as mementos of the experience.+In addition to bags of popcorn, additional objects can be added to a movie of exceptional quality. Tim prefers to give up to two sodas for movies that he particularly enjoyed. Frequent guest and resident movie expert [[gregg]] instead chooses various themed gifts related to the movie as mementos of the experience. Actor [[john]] once used a plus sign to signify his extreme enjoyment of //The Colony//.[(cite:s03e08>[[s03e08]])]
  
 The popcorn scale was one of the staples of //On Cinema at the Cinema//, having been implemented from the [[s01e01|very first episode]]. Given Gregg's insistence on the rules of the scale, and his attachment to it throughout the series, (even using it personally for his own [[codingsystem|internal coding system]],) it can be inferred that he may have had a direct hand in the development of the rating system before the show aired. The popcorn scale was one of the staples of //On Cinema at the Cinema//, having been implemented from the [[s01e01|very first episode]]. Given Gregg's insistence on the rules of the scale, and his attachment to it throughout the series, (even using it personally for his own [[codingsystem|internal coding system]],) it can be inferred that he may have had a direct hand in the development of the rating system before the show aired.
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 ==== 0-4 bag scores from Gregg ==== ==== 0-4 bag scores from Gregg ====
-  * Gregg also gives //Mister America// a low score in S11E04, lamenting all the unused footage of the VFA that Josh Lorton could have used instead. He gives the film **3 bags of popcorn**.+  * Gregg gave //Getaway// **2 bags of popcorn** in [[s03e09|S03E09]], calling it "not a great movie." 
 +  * Gregg also gives //Mister America// a low score in [[s11e04|S11E04]], lamenting all the unused footage of the VFA that Josh Lorton could have used instead. He gives the film **3 bags of popcorn**.
  
 ==== 7+ bag scores from Tim ==== ==== 7+ bag scores from Tim ====
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 ===== Star ratings ===== ===== Star ratings =====
-Occasionally, popcorn ratings aren't given out at all, with stars being used instead.+Occasionally, popcorn ratings are accidentally replaced with stars during a review.
   * In [[s01e08|S01E08]], Tim temporarily gives //Zero Dark Thirty// **3 stars**, with Gregg following with **4 stars**. Tim commenting that a 4 star general would most likely be involved in the story of the movie reminds Gregg of the error, and the two quickly revert their reviews to **3 bags** and **4 bags**, respectively.   * In [[s01e08|S01E08]], Tim temporarily gives //Zero Dark Thirty// **3 stars**, with Gregg following with **4 stars**. Tim commenting that a 4 star general would most likely be involved in the story of the movie reminds Gregg of the error, and the two quickly revert their reviews to **3 bags** and **4 bags**, respectively.
   * Also in [[s01e08|S01E08]], Tim almost gives Monsters, Inc. 3D **3 stars**, but immediately clarifies to **3 bags**.   * Also in [[s01e08|S01E08]], Tim almost gives Monsters, Inc. 3D **3 stars**, but immediately clarifies to **3 bags**.
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 Occasionally, ratings have been given to things that are not movies. While [[documentary|documentaries]] were rated with the popcorn scale (though often getting zero bags for not being movies,) other rating systems have been implemented for other forms of media. Occasionally, ratings have been given to things that are not movies. While [[documentary|documentaries]] were rated with the popcorn scale (though often getting zero bags for not being movies,) other rating systems have been implemented for other forms of media.
  
-  * Food, specifically popcorn, was rated on a 0-5 [[vhs]] tape scale. Tapes were chosen as the rating scale as an fun inversion of the usual convention of movies being rated by bags of popcorn.[(cite:s03e03>[[s03e03]])]+  * Food, specifically popcorn, was rated on a 0-5 [[vhs|VHS]] tape scale. Tapes were chosen as the rating scale as an fun inversion of the usual convention of movies being rated by bags of popcorn.[(cite:s03e03>[[s03e03]])] 
 +  * Gregg once rated a //[[startrek]]// novelization 2 bags of popcorn.[(cite:s03e07>[[s03e07]])] No other unique rating system has been suggested for books.
   * Songs, specifically //[[ourvalues]]//, were rated on a 1-5 American flag scale. This scale was only used on the On Cinema Trading Card for //Our Values are Under Attack//.   * Songs, specifically //[[ourvalues]]//, were rated on a 1-5 American flag scale. This scale was only used on the On Cinema Trading Card for //Our Values are Under Attack//.
   * A 1-5 pretzel bag scale was proposed for television shows by [[gregg]], though it was never officially implemented.[(cite:s13e04>[[s13e04]])]   * A 1-5 pretzel bag scale was proposed for television shows by [[gregg]], though it was never officially implemented.[(cite:s13e04>[[s13e04]])]
  
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