The 545 test

[samvara]

In the spirit of the Bechdel test, the 545 test asks: given the ratio of male to female incidental characters (background characters) described within a given text, could the population of a world sustain itself?

...given I just happen to have stats for Supernatural S3 I was pleasantly surprised. The final cast of S3 Supernatural is still not even close to MVP but if it was merely a representative proportion then there might be hope.

Supernatural S3

Fate	Female	Male
Total	57	83
Alive	35 or 46%	41 or 54%

The Big Bang Theory

Gender	Female	Male
Total	16 or 48%	17 or 52%

Hawaii Five-0

Gender	Female	Male
Total	10 or 26%	29 or 74%

Merlin

Gender	Female	Male
Total	8 or 26%	23 or 74%

Comments

[prk]

still not even close to MVP

MVP?

prk.

[samvara]

Oops, Minimum Viable Population. We talked about it a lot during BSG.

[enigel]

Huh, so taken strictly by the numbers, SPN isn't actually so off the map, especially compared to other shows that don't get such a bad rep.

Also strictly by the numbers, its survival rate is worse for males than females. Yes, I know it's not all about the numbers. ;)

[samvara]

I did the SPN numbers originally to see what the PoC stats were and they are uuuuugly. *pets SPN sadly* it's like the ugly kitten you like anyway because it's so awkwardly cute and tries so hard.