Review Ratio:

[Kc]

If we get bad reviews, they happen in chunks. Usually it's people complaining that they want more content, to which I mentally respond. THANKS! Give us a bad review because you don't get the content fast enough. And I love how people say "Have to wait two weeks" for a new episode. When we only take a week off, but I digress.

I'm setting up a little test to see what sort of ratios we have compared to the biggest podcasts. People can be dicks, but are we progressively better than others? Let's check.

The biggest podcasts:
This American Life
11944 Ratings.
5 Stars: 11264 ---- 94.3%
4 Stars: 347 ------- 2.9%
3 Stars: 94 -------- .6%
2 Stars: 71 -------- .6%
1 Star: 168 -------- 1.4%

Stuff You Should Know:
4746 Ratings
5 Stars: 4085 ------ 86%
4 Stars: 288 ------- 6%
3 Stars: 91 -------- 1.9%
2 Stars: 105 ------- 2%
1 Star: 177 -------- 4.3%

Moth:
2283 Ratings
5 Stars: 2080 ------ 91.1%
4 Stars: 122 ---- 5.3%
3 Stars: 25 ----- 1%
2 Stars: 20 ----- 1.1%
1 Star: 36 ------ 1.6%

Nerdist:
1900 Ratings
5 Stars: 1621 ----- 85.3%
4 Stars: 134 ------- 7%
3 Stars: 63 ------- 3.3%
2 Stars: 31 ---- 1.6%
1 Star: 51 ------ 2.7%

US! We're Alive
595 Ratings
5 Stars: 567 ---- 95.2%
4 Stars: 19 ----- 3.2 %
3 Stars: 5 ------ .8%
2 Stars: 0 ------ 0%
1 Star: 4 ------- .6%

SO, we're doing well so far. Each 5 star counts! It doesn't take many to bring down stats, so tell your friends :) Not to get hung up on the occasional bad review, but to thank you who provide the good ones.

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

Man bump the complainers and their "Need it now" mentalities. They aren't the ones doing the work. You can throw stats at them all day and they'll still cry like like Jan Brady.
Do your thing man. The work you guys put in is greatly appreciated. I was amazed you crank these things out as fast as you do and it isn't your full time gig.

[ObamaCat]

The Canadian ratings don't ever dip below 4 stars. I don't wanna take all the credit for spreading the love, but I can say I helped boost those ratings pretty significantly ;). In all seriousness though We're Alive is fantastic and I wouldn't even pay attention to the 4.6% of people with horrible taste. Haterz gonna hate.

[Chelsea C.]

Man bump the complainers and their "Need it now" mentalities. They aren't the ones doing the work. You can throw stats at them all day and they'll still cry like like Jan Brady.
Do your thing man. The work you guys put in is greatly appreciated. I was amazed you crank these things out as fast as you do and it isn't your full time gig.

I know! I can't believe they consistently come out once a week and are such high quality. I always find it hard to believe that some people complain about the weeks wait and the week off in between chapters... I mean really?! It's free and it's original, and you're complaining? Bah!

[Ra1th]

what are the viewership numbers like for we're alive? where do we stand against other major podcasts?

[Funny Muffins]

Haterz gonna hate.

w0rd.

Keep up the good work the a reviews will follow.
I just can't understand why these instant gratification zombies would want to hate on a show for taking it's time...
Ha!

[nikvoodoo]

I was personally a fan of the person who said "I want it daily.....and two hours long!" Show me any entertainment product out there (other than talk radio) that is produced daily and is two hours long... silly person...Its a true testament to how kick ass Kc and crew are doing.

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

KC might not have a Sunshine Band, but he's still the man...
so keep playing that funky music...
ROFL!

[Kc]

what are the viewership numbers like for we're alive? where do we stand against other major podcasts?
Good question... Hard to say exactly what other podcasts have, but if you divide our downloads it is somewhere (and this is an estimate) to 56,000 listeners.

[SleepyGlenn]

People aren't in a position to demand more content - the podcast is FREE! I think those stats are pretty damn impressive, you guys should be proud. I five starred it on the UK store. :-)

[ilanagl]

i read a review that said the creators were spending to much time writing 5 star reviews and not enough time making something decent. i couldnt stop myself from laughing. if they had heard it at all then they would know that the production, acting, and everything else is extraordinary. You guys deserve only 5 star reviews.

[riskbreaker23]

Haha, you can add this KC. I just looked at reviews on Zune.net. You have 100% satisfaction rating there.

I always knew Zune users were smart.