| 1 | A {{blog|s}} that consists mostly of {{review}}s of the media that the author watches/reads, or perhaps a review site constructed with blogging software. Particularly common are anime blogs (usually on an episode-by-episode basis) and book review blogs. These can build up a community of readers who share the writer's tastes --in the case of TV shows and anime fansubs, considerable discussions can arise in comment sections for the entries, acting almost like a discussion forum. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Contrast CurrentEventsBlog, a blog geared toward reviewing or informing about current events. Compare VideoReviewShow (reviews in video format published on the web) and AnalysisChannel (a WebVideo channel dedicated to analyzing/critiquing a series or a format). |
| 4 | ---- |
| 5 | !!Examples: |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[folder: Anime & Manga ]] |
| 10 | * [[http://animenano.com/ Anime Nano]] is an aggregator of anime blogs. |
| 11 | * [[http://www.animeblogger.net/ Animeblogger]] has a fair number of hosted anime blogs as well, and has its own [[http://antenna.animeblogger.net/ aggregator.]] |
| 12 | * [[http://hubpages.com/profile/RachaelLefler Anime Bites]] |
| 13 | [[/folder]] |
| 14 | |
| 15 | [[folder: Comic Books ]] |
| 16 | |
| 17 | * [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/ Atop the Fourth Wall]] started out as one of these for comics before it evolved into a VideoReviewShow. [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] reviews crappy comics and analyzes why they suck. |
| 18 | * [[http://www.tomztoyz.blogspot.com/ The Bat-Blog]] focuses on Batman comic, toys, collectibles, and more. |
| 19 | * The [[http://comicblogelite.com/ Comic Blog Elite]] is a veritable Justice League of such sites. |
| 20 | * [[http://newtcave.blogspot.com/ The NewtCave]] looks at a wide range of comic-related subjects. |
| 21 | * [[http://weeklycomicbookreview.com/ Weeklycomicbookreview.com]] is... well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. |
| 22 | [[/folder]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[folder: Comic Strips ]] |
| 25 | * ''Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon'' is a popular blog that reviews various NewspaperComics on a daily basis. [[http://www.joshreads.com Found here]] |
| 26 | [[/folder]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder: Film ]] |
| 29 | * The Blog/UnshavedMouse is in the midst of a project to review every single film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon and The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' with the occasional foray into Disney's best-known live action films and other (mostly) animated movies. His lengthy reviews include interesting information on the history of the Disney company, {{Running Gag}}s that include a Sarcastic Map of Wartime Europe and a Comrade-turned-Commie Crow, and plenty of humor and constructive criticism even in reviews for films he absolutely despises. |
| 30 | [[/folder]] |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[folder: Literature ]] |
| 33 | * Blog/CinnamonBunzuh is a blog that reviews the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' series. It uses an hybrid synopsis/stream-of-thought discussion format, with the authors starting with a description and then going into a conversational play-by-play of sorts of the notable moments in a book. Found [[http://www.cinnamonbunzuh.blogspot.com/ here.]] |
| 34 | * ''Blog/MarkReadsHarryPotter'', is a popular blog that reviews each Harry Potter book, chapter by chapter. Mark has finished the entire series and liked it a lot. [[SequelDisplacement Before that]], there was ''Blog/MarkReadsTwilight''. He didn't like it very much. He has since added more reviews, including ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', and ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. His sites are collectively called Blog/MarkDoesStuff. |
| 35 | * [[http://reasoningwithvampires.tumblr.com Reasoning with Vampires]] is a blog dedicated to providing a line by line analysis of the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series. This differs from most criticism of Twilight in that the blog focuses on grammar, rhetoric, and technical execution instead of plot. (Though there is still plenty of criticism of the plot.) |
| 36 | * [[http://stainlesssteeldroppings.com Stainless Steel Droppings]] does this for science fiction and fantasy books, movies of all genres and - increasingly - genre-related art and illustration. |
| 37 | * [[http://www.bloggerbeware.com BloggerBeware]] is a blog that reviews (read: ingeniously mocks) every one of R.L. Stine's ''Goosebumps'', ''Goosebumps 2000'', and eventually, ''Horrorland'' books. Has its own main page [[Blog/BloggerBeware here.]] |
| 38 | * [[http://twilightsnarker.blogspot.co.uk KILL IT WITH FIRE!]] is an unfinished blog panning the first ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' novel, run by The Twilight Snarker. |
| 39 | * [[http://blytonlyobvious.blogspot.co.uk The Blytonly Obvious]] is a blog run by Fen that gives short, entertaining reviews on some of the books written by Creator/EnidBlyton. |
| 40 | * [[http://eternaleve.wordpress.com/ Dottie Smith's Verbal Menagerie]] is a blog which reviews urban fantasy with female leads chapter by chapter. She's currently reviewing the ''Anita Blake'' series. |
| 41 | * [[http://www.skjam.com SKJAM! Reviews]] is a book and popular culture review site run by {{Tropers/SKJAM}}. It features a lot of small press books as those are the publishers that will send him review copies, but also has anime he's watched and books he purchased with his own money. |
| 42 | * ''[[http://bookie-monster.com/ The Bookie Monster]]'' is a website run by horror author Creator/ShanaFesta (''Literature/TimeOfDeath'', ''At Hell's Gates'') which specializes in independent horror novels but has branched out into science fiction and fantasy. It is absolutely ''massive'' with hundreds of reviews across the horror scene and over 20,000+ followers. |
| 43 | ** Now has its own page [[Website/TheBookieMonster here]]. |
| 44 | * ''Website/BecaReads'' is a blog dedicated to reviewing the ''Literature/FiftyShadesofGrey'' series in the style of Mark Reads. |
| 45 | [[/folder]] |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[folder: Tabletop Games]] |
| 48 | * Blog/SpaceshipsAndPsychics: Reviews science fiction tabletop rpgs and supplement books, with a slant toward introducing the medium to newcomers. |
| 49 | [[/folder]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder: Television ]] |
| 52 | * Blog/AnimatedCritic: Reviews over individual episodes of animated television show. He also does anime and animated movies as well. |
| 53 | * Blog/DeadcodersReviews: reviews ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' episode by episode. |
| 54 | * [[http://criticalcablebox.blogspot.com/ The Critical Cablebox]] (formerly the Artsy Core) reviewed television dramas and comedies as well as other select shows. |
| 55 | * [[http://lifetimewow.wordpress.com/ Lifetime,Wow!]] reviews and mocks the NarmCharm of Lifetime movies. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[folder: Video Games ]] |
| 59 | * Website/CriticalHitPoint is a game review website that uses humor and illustrations to satirize popular current games. |
| 60 | * While WebVideo/{{Chrontendo}} is more well-known for his video's, he also hosts [[http://www.chrontendo.blogspot.com/ a blog]]. |
| 61 | * Blog/VGJunk is a (mostly) nostalgic blog that reviews video gamesystem classic and obscure. |
| 62 | [[/folder]] |
| 63 | |
| 64 | [[folder: Webcomics ]] |
| 65 | * ''Website/TheseWebcomicsAreSoBad''. It reviews bad webcomics (to the blog owner). [[spoiler:It's a [[StealthParody parody]] of CausticCritic review blogs.]] |
| 66 | [[/folder]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[folder: Web Video ]] |
| 69 | * WebVideo/EatYourKimchi: The Stawski's talk about things other than music videos, but the biggest audience is for those reviews. |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder: Other ]] |
| 73 | * The Blog/FireBlogger reviews mainly things that he considers overrated, including ''Series/TheMiddle''. |
| 74 | * Website/SFDebris started as one of these and eventually moved on to a VideoReviewShow format. However, he has since created a [[http://sfdebris.com/blog/index.php review blog]] alongside his videos where he reviews things that don't quite fit into his normal purview. |
| 75 | * The ''WebVideo/StrawberryDragonProject'': Does not focus on one medium or quality in particular, except for a slight focus towards classic video games. Evolved into a VideoReviewShow. |
| 76 | * [[http://thesturgeonawards.blogspot.com/ The Sturgeon Awards]]. It exists to review [[SturgeonsLaw every bad thing]] in existence. |
| 77 | * [[http://unitedfederationofcharles.blogspot.com/ The United Federation of Charles]] analyzes video games and science fiction/fantasy novels (largely) from a literary perspective. |
| 78 | ** Now has its own [[Blog/TheUnitedFederationOfCharles TV tropes page.]] |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
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