8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Overview
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central objective of promoting literacy and a love of reading is a universally positive and apolitical goal, consciously balancing any potential ideological leanings with a focus on education and imagination for all children.
The series 'Reading Rainbow' naturally features a diverse cast, including its long-standing Black host, and consistently presents a variety of children and stories from different backgrounds. Its narrative maintains a positive and educational focus, promoting literacy and cultural understanding without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities.
Secondary
Reading Rainbow, an educational children's program, did not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes during its run. Its content centered on promoting literacy and exposing young viewers to diverse books and experiences, without addressing queer identity.
Reading Rainbow, an educational children's program, did not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes throughout its run. Its content was exclusively focused on promoting literacy and exploring children's books, resulting in no depiction relevant to the rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Reading Rainbow is an original educational children's series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters. The host, LeVar Burton, was consistently portrayed as male throughout the show's run, and there are no instances of characters being gender-swapped from a prior canonical or historical depiction.
Reading Rainbow was an original educational television series with LeVar Burton as its consistent host throughout its run. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
8.3
Critic Ratings
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