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How can IMDB post ratings of "To Appomattox" when we can't SEE the show?

posted 8 years ago by kscharplaz
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How can IMDB post "ratings" of "To Appomattox" (107 users supposedly gave it an average rating of 6.9) when you can't actually see the show? Popcorn-Time-Free.com, a site where you can watch movies and TV shows, lists the release date for "To Appomattox" as 2017 -- which is obviously more accurate than the 2015 that IMDB still lists, since J.D. Petruzzi, a technical advisor for the series, said recently that filming was expected to begin in 2016. (You can find his comment on the "when is it coming out?" thread.) So I'm back to my original question: Where and how did IMDB get these "user ratings"?

[–] chicago85 8 years ago

They are fakes as far as I am concerned. 91 gave it a 10 out of 10 rating. Sometimes I see votes on movies which haven't been released commercially because they were shown at film festivals or to test audiences to get feedback for editing.

For instance, movies shown at Sundance Film Festival attract distributors and studios who can pony up the money to get an independent film launched.

I guess for this reason IMDB allows votes on movies that have not been commercially released yet. But these votes are fakes because filming hasn't even started yet.

I don't know everything. Neither does anyone else

[–] kaj205 8 years ago

I had the same question. I was looking at the movie list for an actor (Stephen Lang) and this came up. I love civil war movies, but then after MUCH hunting around, looks like its not even filmed yet? How irritating when, as you mentioned, there are "ratings" listed.

[–] jdpetruzzi 8 years ago

Hi folks,
I don't know where those ratings come from either. Maybe they're automatically generated. Anyway, the production company is indeed in the final stages of funding and network, so we do fully expect that filming will begin later this year. ALL the actors remain fully committed to the production. It's been a long road, but usually you never hear about these types of projects until they're already wrapped. There have been many ups and downs to be sure, but we are finally - finally - there. Stay posted and thanks for everyone's interest!
J. David Petruzzi, Technical Advisor