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if you want to keep discussing this movie after Feb 20th IMDb shutdown

posted 7 years ago by dxben99
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I recommend you to move to The Movie Database (TMDb) https://www.themoviedb.org, it's alternative to IMDB run since 2008. It's open database edited by its own users, you can export watchlist and rating list from IMDb and easily both import them to your TMDb account (you can actually also export all your boards posts from IMDb into one bug HTML file through Chrome browser extension, just search in Chrome store). And of course it has also discussions system for EACH movie or TV show, though discussions feature was launched just few days ago in response to IMDb boards closure, so don't expect much content there yet.

Here is the page of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children movie:
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/283366-miss-peregrine-s-home-for-peculiar-children

And its discussions you can open by click on top left bubble icon or in the bottom of page next to Reviews or directly through this link:
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/283366-miss-peregrine-s-home-for-peculiar-children/discuss

This site is real alternative with database of movies and TV shows and discussions specific for EACH movie or TV show, unlike useless forums which popped out in these days, only other place seem to be Trakt.tv with its comment system, though that is not very convenient and doesn't have much traction.

[–] LeWildPlatypus 7 years ago

Great post, just the one I was looking for, thanks.

One question though how does one save their entire board history into one HTML file? I checked the Chrome store but I'm not sure what to search. Thanks again.

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[–] dxben99 7 years ago

I'm not really good at stuff like that, but in another thread, somebody wrote the following:

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I exported my watchlist and rating list but I am not able to find a Chrome extension for exporting board posts. Can you provide a link please?

edit: I found the extension, it was buried quite deep (for anyone who might be interested):
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imdb-message-board-backup/dlmmknfhboinpfmdiennbilgeibodabk?hl=en
It works but you need to set the boards to "threaded" in the preferences. It exported a bit over 1000 posts (divided in pages of 25 posts each), it had trouble with only 2 or 3 posts, and it took 13 to 15 minutes. My laptop is about 2 years old. The html file was 2.8 MB. Now I wonder what I could do with my posts..
UNQUOTE

Hope that helps. ;)

[–] LeWildPlatypus 7 years ago

Thanks a lot, I already had this installed but no wonder it didn't work, I set it to threaded and away it goes.

This will hopefully preserve these memories.

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