It’s been barely more than five years since Netflix made the executive decision to ax the classic five-star rating system, albeit for something dar more than streamlined. What we’ve gotten used to since then is the thumbs up system, fairly easy to understand; thumbs up if you like a specific series or movie, thumbs down if it seriously offends you. But what if you don’t just like the Crown? What if Emma Corrin, as the people’s princess, moves you so much that you end up needing to express something more than a thumbs up? Enter the Two Thumbs Up mechanic.
Two Thumbs Up is Netflix’s new way to let you separate content. You can basically now give shows and movies Two Thumbs Up if you want to set them apart from the shows and movies that you merely like, all while employing that classic catchphrase from Roger Ebert. According to Netflix, Two Thumbs Up was introduced to make it easier for users, and their associated parasite viewers (we all do it, it’s fine, I’m sure), to further fine-tune their taste in Netflix content. It basically allows you to bookmark shows and movies in such a way that Netflix will send you more accurate recommendations.
This new Two Thumbs Up system – It really is a great catchphrase – might feel a little silly if you were a fan of the five-star system. If you think about it, what we have now is a three-star system. Respectively, you have Thumbs Down, Thumbs Up, and Two Thumbs Up acting as one, two, and three stars. Netflix, therefore will try to only recommend content similar to what you’ve given ‘three-stars’ to. Paraphrasing that one episode from Rick and Morty – This just sounds like the old five-star system with extra steps. Who knows? Maybe we’ll get a Two Thumbs Down for content that throws us into fits of rage or causes us to jump into an hour-long rant on Rotten Tomatoes or the complaint-staple Facebook? Wouldn’t that be something?
Two Thumbs Up will be a staple on Netflix for smart TVs, iOS, Android, and the internet from today onwards. It’s already been spotted as a feature through Google Chrome, so if you’re eager to use the new rating system that nobody really asked for but that we got anyway, check out your Netflix account.
Great News! An extra thumbs up isn’t the only new addition to Netflix. Ever heard of Netflix Games? It’s a thing, and it’s about to get even bigger.
Netflix recently announced three new games available on iOS and Android. If you’re into mobile gaming and you have a Netflix account, you might want to check it out. As odd as it is for a streaming service to host games, some of these games look really good.
