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fberto39 t1_iur89vp wrote

Sooo.. a dumbed down UI of justwatch?

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[deleted] t1_ius1as1 wrote

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Maker_MG82 OP t1_ius6297 wrote

Regarding streaming info, I'd love to have more data available but the API is just giving us the name of the provider and its logo :).

As for movie/tv show info, I have indeed more data available. What do you think is missing and should be added there?

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m00nturkey t1_iusr77k wrote

Just curious what’s the motivation of making this? If what you’re trying to make is already available and you’re literallly just pulling its API?

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Maker_MG82 OP t1_iuswbxu wrote

I was not happy with the justwatch website, I find the UI too crowded, I just wanted a simpler interface that even my kids could use when checking if a movie was available. As I'm a web developer, it was a good excuse to build something and I thought I might as well release it just in case someone else would find it useful too.

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phl23 t1_iutn42h wrote

Yeah who needs forks? Seriously why not. As long it's more convenient.

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MikeSchurman t1_iutkeqc wrote

I threw in Harry Potter for fun, and your site was much faster and somehow more accurate than justwatch.com/ca. Your site said I could watch it at crave, which I can, but justwatch said it's not streaming anywhere. Weird, but kudos. I don't understand all the flack as your site brings value, to some at least.

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itjy t1_ius796v wrote

Or unogs, or one of the myriad of sites already available. Getting a bit tired of the "I made this thing of which dozens already existed" posts.

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Maker_MG82 OP t1_iurwaz2 wrote

Well yeah, justwatch without the distraction, that was the goal :)

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GoZeni t1_ius5ak7 wrote

What distractions does justwatch have 😂😂

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morefetus t1_iusj4cf wrote

JustWatch uses IMDb, which is an Amazon company.

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