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I wish each Frontline episode would have its own board


Separate DVDs, made by different people on a wide range of topics.

It's only natural.

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Agreed!

I had not heard of this documentary series until I watched the expose of the wrongdoings inside the Vatican - "Secrets of the Vatican", which I came here to discuss.

It deserves a Messageboard of its own!

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Agreed!

I had not heard of this documentary series until I watched the expose of the wrongdoings inside the Vatican - "Secrets of the Vatican", which I came here to discuss.

It deserved a Messageboard of its own!

When this was screened in the UK recently, they even gave out a helpline number that viewers could call if the were affected by any of the issues raised in the programme.

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I had not heard of this documentary series until I watched the expose of the wrongdoings inside the Vatican - "Secrets of the Vatican", which I came here to discuss.

It deserved a Messageboard of its own!

If you are in search for stimulating conversations or comments, a number of IMDb message boards have long deteriorated over the years. Frontline’s website provides a comment section for each episode and traffic depends on the topic. In regards to your interest, check out this link to see if it meets your expectations. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secrets-of-the-vatican/

It is far more informative than anything available at IMDb.

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I agree with the OP sentiment, especially when considering series like Frontline/Nova/etc. They take an in depth look at one issue, and I too came here to read comments/discussion on "Secrets of the Vatican".

I went to the PBS site and here is my problem with it:
1) they required a "social media" login of some sort. Call me old fashioned, but I don't want all my online experiences playing together.

2) they close the "comment section" after a certain period of time. In truth it's not a board, so an ongoing discussion over the years (especially with the advent/proliferation of stream distribution) isn't possible.

3) IMDB is AWESOME and gives a central place to discuss/rate all these movie/show experiences. I'm sure it's a PAIN for IMDB to keep this up, as HULU used to have a similar board style and they just shut it down one day (lame!).

Anyway, I agree, but at least we have this. Perhaps they could implement a "filter" system on the general board so you #tag the show you're discussing in a series like this. I mean Frontline is dated 1983...a board running that long is hard to keep organized! :)

No matter...thanks to Frontline for quality content and IMBD for a great community to discuss it (and yes, I know there are trolls...they just add to the landscape)!

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Not enough traffic here to warrant individual boards. Simply starting a thread about each episode would work if (again) there were more traffic. Sad because Frontline is consistently some of the most compelling TV every week.

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This weeks was good. Probaby saved for May sweeps:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/united-states-of-secrets/

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Append "/board" to the episode browser URL. Doesn't work for all shows.

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I came here looking for the board on a specific episode. sigh...

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esp. on this election!


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