Is there a tv series tracker on the fediverse ? (lemmy.ml)

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I'm no longer satisfied with the one I use and since I am already using bookwyrme for my readings, I was wondering if I couldn't track my shows throught the fediverse.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

It could be cool to have a fediverse alternative for IMDb or Letterbox. I used to track/rate movies and episodes of a show I'd watched on IMDb (the episodes mostly so I knew where I left off) but no longer want to deal with websites stuffed with ads. Would love to see something like this for the fedi but haven't come across anything.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This has come up a few times. I'm just drawing my notes together on previous discussions but in summary:

The BookWyrm devs reckon it would be easy enough to alter their code for other uses but they don't have the time.
There are occasional posts about folks looking for similar services for film and TV, vinyl and music, etc.
I think it might be worthwhile first creating a more modular GeneralWyrm (with a wyrm/worm wearing a general's hat as a symbol) that could then be modified for other uses: ScreenWyrm, MusicWyrm, ActionFigureWyrm, etc.

Features for a ScreenWyrm would include:

Standard IMDb/Trakt features like voting, reviewing, etc.
Lists - with the option to import from IMDb/Trakt
Something like Trakt's Kodi tracker
Release calendar for movies and TV shows. I currently use something (Episode Tracker?) to bring TV shows into my calendar app but it isn't really fine-grained enough for me but it's good enough for now.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I wished I got notified for such a message. I'm not a developer myself but I'm sure I could find some skill that would be useful to help at that. The ground code is layout and you layout a plan. You even have a mascot. Soon or later it will happened.

Were did you hear about the BookWyrms reckoning ? On GitHub ? Lemmy ? Mastodon ?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I’m not a developer myself but I’m sure I could find some skill that would be useful to help at that. The ground code is layout and you layout a plan. You even have a mascot. Soon or later it will happened.

Yeah, there is a need for this, at some point the idea will gain enough traction. I keep jumping into discussions as it helps me spread the word and it is useful for firming up my ideas.

BookWyrm is written in Python which I don't know enough about to start messing with the code but I have been assembling my thoughts, making notes and it should mean there's planning done to make this work.

Were did you hear about the BookWyrms reckoning ? On GitHub ? Lemmy ? Mastodon ?

You can follow my larger discussions on the topic back in time:

https://feddit.uk/comment/3046414

https://feddit.uk/comment/2070975

https://feddit.uk/comment/988350

https://feddit.uk/comment/604106

Then that last one links to earlier discussion:

https://lemmy.ml/post/133722

If this idea started to gain momentum, I'd have a word directly with the devs and see if there are any tips they'd have.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

BookWyrm is written in Python

Python ? That's even more popular than Rust. I agree with you and @[email protected]. This is gonna take off sooner or later.

I'll keep an eye on this topic for sure.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Python ? That’s even more popular than Rust.

Indeed. One of the problems with Lemmy (and now Ibis) is that it is coded in Rust and there are a lot less people out there who known it compared to something popular, like Python. It's why I have high hopes for this. It feels almost inevitable at this stage.

The main issue I forsee is an enthusiastic CCG fan hacking BookWyrm into CardWyrm but it wouldn't help the rest of us and that's why I am trying to steer things in the direction of GeneralWyrm because this idea has come up in relation to a BookWyrm for films or TV or vinyl and can be extended into pretty much anything collectable (Funko Pops, dolls, action figures, baseball cards, etc, etc), so making a modular GeneralWyrm that would provide people with a base to add in specific things for whatever the specialism is (like a TV tracker as suggested here).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Too bad.

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