I think we should keep the clocks.
In the end we have to deal with the fact that we don't exist in a vaccuum. No matter the subject matter, other review engines hand out full marks, whether it be 5 out of 5, 4 out of 4, or 10 out of 10 to films/games/what-have-you, that we, according to the current definition, would not give 6 clocks.
Out there in the world full marks does not usually equal world-shattering, genre-forging perfection. It equals a darn fine piece with minor problems, if any. Now, don't get me wrong, conformity for conformity's sake is not my cup-of-tea. If we want to hold to the standard and keep our 6 out of 6 system with a blank clock or more hanging off the end of nearly every review, and force the world to decipher our code, I'll play along forever. I think it may be a bit of a reach though.
Perhaps we should bow to the wisdom of an outside perspective (the Gibbs brothers are fairly new to the site but long in the tooth when it comes to the movie review world) and admit that there may be a problem with having an empty clock on every review.
My solution, 5 clocks shown, empty or full, on all reviews with the extra half or full clock tacked on for the truly extraordinary pieces, the 11s as it were, keeps the 6 clock system (nearly intact) doesn't really require a change to old reviews since the standard would essentially be the same just the visual representation would change slightly from here on out, and suddenly, voila, run-of-the-mill perfect scores would look perfect and at the same time be in line with the intuitive standard set by most of the other review engines out there.
I'm not advocating getting rid of the 6th clock altogether, just giving it the visual significance it deserves as a special ultra nifty case.
What doesn't make sense about that? I really want to know.