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.

  • @[email protected]English
    11•8 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.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
      5•8 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]OPEnglish
        2•8 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 ?

        • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
          4•8 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]English
            3•8 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.

            • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
              2•8 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).