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Lifetime access to Personal IQ Tracking, the monthly Founders Newsletter, the quarterly Deep Dive, and the founders wall. One payment. No renewals. This offer exists once.

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For You If

You take what you watch seriously.

Three signs you're in the right place.

You ask first.

Before you press play you ask "is this worth my brain right now?" Most people don't. You've stopped finishing shows you resent.

You don't trust algorithms.

Netflix autoplay isn't a recommendation, it's a metric. You want a published rubric, named reviewers, and reasoning you can argue with.

You want this to last.

You've been reading TVI for free. You'd like to keep reading it a year from now, and to help the only TV scoring system that refuses to rank by vibes stay independent.

This is the one chance to lock in lifetime access at founder pricing.

The Stack

Everything included. Forever.

Seven things. One $99 payment. No renewal page. No upsell email. You get all of it the day you join.

01

Personal IQ Tracker

Mark what you watch. See your Personal IQ, dimension profile, and streak. Local to your browser today; cross-device sync ships when the backend lands.

$60/yr value
02

Founders Newsletter

Monthly, founder-only. This month's most-discussed scores, new database additions, what's coming. Sent before any public version of the same content.

$96/yr value
03

Quarterly Deep Dive

One show or film each quarter, dismantled across the three dimensions. Why it scores what it scores. What it costs you to watch. What it gives you back. Founders see it 30 days before the public.

$120/yr value
04

Founders Wall

Your name on /founders/ for the life of the site. Numbered in order, #1 through #100. Mentioned on the About page.

Priceless
05

Score a Title, Priority

Two requests per year. Founders skip the public queue. We score it, write the rationale, and add it within 30 days. Your name credited on the title page if desired.

$80/yr value
06

Founder-first notifications

When something new ships, a new tool, a feature, a kids release, founders hear about it first, the day it ships. Your feedback shapes the roadmap.

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The Math

Annualized value vs. what you pay

Annualized value, if priced separately$356
Years of accessLifetime
Founding Circle price$99, once
Your investment per year, over 10 years
$9.90

Why 100. Why once.

The Founding Circle closes when 100 people join or 90 days from launch, whichever comes first. After that, premium becomes a $9/month subscription. No grandfathering. No "oh let me in at the old price." It's 100 and done.

This matters to us for one reason: the people who join now are paying for a product most of which doesn't exist yet. You're underwriting the build. In exchange, you never pay again.

6-Month Full Refund Guarantee

If TVI doesn't make you watch better in 6 months, we refund every dollar.

Not "improved" better, measurably better, by your own Personal IQ trend. You decide. Email us any time in the first six months and we return your $99 in full, no questions, and you keep founder access as our thank-you for trying.

Who's behind this.

Jordan Robinson, board-certified surgeon, Plastic Surgery Fellow at Vanderbilt, Navy LCDR, built TV Intelligentsia because he got tired of algorithms that mistake engagement for value. The kids vertical is reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP, a credentialed school psychologist. The main database uses a three-dimensional rubric grounded in published cognitive science.

We don't run ads. We don't do affiliate links. We don't take money from studios. The only way to fund this work is readers paying for it directly.

Read the full story on the About page →

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Direct Answers

Questions, answered straight.

Seven questions we get most often. Pick one, click to expand.

NewsletterWhat if I already subscribe to the free newsletter?+

You keep getting the free newsletter. Founding Circle is a separate tier that unlocks the tracker sync, monthly founder-only newsletter, quarterly Deep Dive, quarterly call, and the founders wall. Your existing subscription continues unchanged.

PricingIs this really lifetime?+

Yes. One payment of $99 buys lifetime access to everything listed above for as long as TV Intelligentsia exists. If we shut the site down, we'll refund pro-rata. If the price goes up for new members, you still pay zero.

PrivacyWhat happens to my Personal IQ data?+

Right now it lives only in your browser. When you join the Founding Circle, we sync it to your account so it follows you across devices and powers your founder digest. You can export or delete it any time. We never sell it.

GuaranteeWhat if I hate it?+

Email us within 6 months and we refund $99 in full. You keep any notes, exports, or content you've saved. No claw-back.

RoadmapWhen do the features ship?+

Personal IQ Tracker is live today (local to your browser). The monthly Founders Newsletter starts the first month after you join. The first Quarterly Deep Dive ships in the first quarter you're a founder. No volume gates, every founder gets the full stack as each piece ships.

GiftingCan I gift it?+

Yes. At checkout, add a recipient email. They'll get a welcome with their founder number. Use it to lock in a friend who still watches Netflix autoplay.

ReceiptsTax receipt?+

Stripe issues one automatically. If you need anything additional for a W-9 or reimbursement, just email us.

A question we didn't answer?

Email jordan@tvintelligentsia.com, you'll get a real reply.

The offer is simple.

$99 once. Lifetime premium. 100 spots, then the door closes. 6-month full-refund guarantee so the downside is zero.

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