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Updates to TV Series Full Cast & Crew pages
As Col referenced in his post earlier this week, we're pleased to announce that we've added episodic information to the Series Cast section of the TV Series Full Cast & Crew page. This means that TV Series Full Cast & Crew is now a one-stop shop that not only provides the number of episodes in which a given actor / actress appeared, but also shows the exact episodes in which the actor / actress appeared (with links to the episodes). You can access the data by clicking on the down arrows to the right of the years (see screenshot below).
You can access the particular's episode's full cast by clicking on a particular episode's link. For example, clicking on the "Wrap Around the Clock" Family Ties episode for Micheal J. Fox will take you to the episode's page, which shows the entire cast for the episode.
As part of this enhancement, early next week, we’re eliminating the old Episode Cast page. If you had an Episode Cast page bookmarked, upon using your bookmark, you’ll automatically be redirected to the corresponding Full Cast & Crew page.
You can access the particular's episode's full cast by clicking on a particular episode's link. For example, clicking on the "Wrap Around the Clock" Family Ties episode for Micheal J. Fox will take you to the episode's page, which shows the entire cast for the episode.
As part of this enhancement, early next week, we’re eliminating the old Episode Cast page. If you had an Episode Cast page bookmarked, upon using your bookmark, you’ll automatically be redirected to the corresponding Full Cast & Crew page.
bill_mclaughlin_6029255
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7 years ago
The single page list was incredibly useful when searching for an episode by name, using the Find function of your browser. Watched a random episode of "The Joy of Painting" on Youtube and want to rate it ... but can't be bothered to search through 31 seasons, one at a time?
There was also a single page list that could be sorted by User Rating, and that seems to be gone too. Never seen an episode of "Friends" before and wonder which are the highest rated or most watched episodes before you decide to start from S1E1? Can't do that anymore.
I hate to be cynical, but i believe this single change has increased IMDb's number of page-clicks exponentially, and this can only have something to do with ad revenue. IMDb doesn't want the user to spend too much time on a single page -- they want clicks. And i'm afraid they might soon find that those clicks will be to other sites. It seems that IMDb doesn't care much anymore about user experience or usefulness of the site. As a pioneer of the web, it carved out a truly magnificent corner for itself and became a monster lording over any competition that might have been. It practically holds a monopoly on TV and film data ... and so, they feel that they can do whatever they want because the public has no choice but to accept it. And it's a darn shame.
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peter_durso
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6 years ago
Hi, I just noticed that when I select a specific episode in an actors list of episodes they appeared on in a TV series I am taken to the main page for the series. Who made up the specs? What useability, if any, was tested? Who, if anybody, in the user community did you ask? This is very annoying because it interrupts the flow of research. Please fix.
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