MovieChat Forums > Deepika Padukone Discussion > An alternative to IMDB

An alternative to IMDB


https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/06/imdb-shuts-down-message-boards?CMP=twt_a-media_b-gdnmedia

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is shutting down its message boards, the organisation has announced. The message boards will be permanently disabled on 20 February, following a two-week transition period.

It seems a lot of people in IMDb are particularly upset at the loss of individual movie boards. If anybody is interested in another movie database with dedicated boards for every individual title and person, there is a website called TMDB

https://www.themoviedb.org/talk

recently added message boards for every specific movie and person. You have to click on the little word bubble icon on the top left of the movie's page. A bunch of people from IMDb have already gathered at their general boards and and are discussing ways to increase activity and serve as an alternative to IMDb.

You should be able to find whatever board you post on here, over there. This is a good place to keep the community built on the board, together and still be able to have the same laughs (or fights) as you have been having.

I hope to see anyone I talk to on a regular bases, there.

If you'd like to try to stop the shut down, here is a petition you can sign.

https://www.change.org/p/imdb-stop-imdb-from-disabling-the-message-boards

P.S. Please copy and paste this message to as many boards as you can.

Thank You

-Dedicated IMDb user.

reply

Has anyone actually used TMDB, and do you have reviews of it?

reply

I use it. Not so much as Moviechat as it has less users / chat but it's still going post the death of imdb.

reply

Is movie chat the best alternative still?

reply

I think it's the most active (as far as I know).

The ones I subscribed to were moviechat, imdb2 and tmdb.

This place is obviously filled with trolls and counter SJWs looking for somewhere to vent but it's still the best place for having a real discussion re new film / TV releases, e.g. I stopped watching it a while ago but lots of posts for Better Call Saul.

imdb2 never used the imdb API to make individual boards, so it's not as good, although still a number of posters there.

tmdb, I think, is the quietest in terms of discussion, but like here in terms of individual boards.

reply

Interesting, thanks.

reply