INTRODUCING: Updated IMDb.com Title page experience

@dan15i I feel exactly the same and many, many others do as well. They simply ignore complaints, or refer you some other link that "covers it".... So disappointed in IMDb.

@dan15i the best you can do is use the "references view" in your account settings, and bypass the home page - but that is not without it's own problems. It is however much, much better than than the horrible, god awful moblie UI they have shoved on us.

@micha_mirowski The closest you can get is by switching to the 'Reference View'. Log in to IMDb, go to 'Account Settings', go to 'Content Settings' and tick the box that says "Show reference view with full cast and crew (advanced view)". It's not exactly like the old design (a lot of the links are in odd places and it displays the full cast and crew on the title pages) but, as I said, it's now the closest you can get since they're absolutely not switching back or even allowing users the option of switching back.

Just a quick update:

I have no idea why the last three paragraphs are displayed as they are. I did press enter.

@Kvaara 

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Pressing enter two times and adding one space after those paragraphs fixed the issue. Thank you!

I agree, it's absolutely awful

You can still see the related movies section in the new layout though? Just scroll downwards until you see the "More like this" section.

Picture:

Or do you perhaps mean that the new related movies section isn't good? One suggestion that I have is to make the images smaller so that you can see even more related movies and not only 4 at max. In addition, maybe make the border a bit thicker/darker because it's hard for the eyes to see if the related section movie has a white background.

I mean now that I think about it, the whole website should be a lot smaller. Seems like it was designed by prioritizing mobile users. The items are unnecessarily big if you're browsing through IMDB through PC. In addition, the content at the top (where the possible trailer is located) I personally see a halation effect when reading the text. I think the text shouldn't be 100% white but a little bit greyer. Lastly, maybe add one pixel to the letter-spacing?

@linux_lad

or just add 'reference" to the link ??

So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series)
The Top 14 Perform (2008)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234567/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234567/reference

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@ACT_1 

Obviously; but that would be irritating and annoying if you have to manually  type it or paste it every time for every link. With the redirect, you set it once and nothing else is required, no typing, no pasting, and above all, never having to look at the new catastrophic design before having to type or paste "/reference" at the end of any links.

@linux_lad

Just at the end of the Title

Not @everyone has  Firefox or Chrome ? ?

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@ACT_1 

I know; that is why I mentioned those two browsers, besides, Chrome is the most widely used browser, so if they can't find a solution for Edge, Opera, and Safari, they can always use Chrome or an agent in their preferred browser:

I haven't used Redirector in a long time, because it causes by browser to crash whenever I visit certain websites, e.g. Yahoo! Image Search. Otherwise, I would've thought to mention it a long time ago. I did think about mentioning the "./reference" path, but I'm just too overwhelmed to bother explaining it.

@jeorj_euler

Never heard of it causing the browser to crash; certainly not if you are not redirecting to those mentioned sites, perhaps there was an extension conflict between redirector and another of you extensions, this has occurred to me in the past.

I would only use it for IMDB.

Wait a minute. I realized just after posting that last message that Redirector was already enabled in my client software. Apparently I've been somehow running it seemingly without any problems. I did used to have several complex Regular Expressions in the redirection definitions, and perhaps I got rid of them without bothering to check that they improved the performance of the add-on.

@jeorj_euler 

That's good, but if you already have an account with IMDB, you wouldn't need to use redirector with it. I only mentioned it for those that do not have an IMDB account or do not want to be signed in to IMDB.

I see that I've got some obsolete redirection policies, like forcing IMDb to use HTTPS. Haha. IMDb did eventually adopt HTTPS some time after 2016 and before 2019, to my recollection.

@linux_lad https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d{7}) won't work with 8-digit Ids.

Also all the links will now redirect to the reference page, impossible to view the Photo Gallery for example.

To fix those issues, here's the settings that I use:

Include pattern:    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d+)/\?ref_=.+

Redirect to:           https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/reference

@pascal_baspeyras

What did you use for the Example URL:

I have never came across an 8-digit id from imdb, is this new? reply with one. 

For the Example URL I used

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

It's what's returned when you make a title search.

The include patter will also work with

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=rvi_tt

etc...

@linux_lad The 8-digit Ids are relatively new, I'd say they were introduced more or less 1 year ago. A majority of the new movies get an 8-digit Id.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13173456/

For the moment, they all start with a "1".

@pascal_baspeyras

The following did not work for me with either the 7 or 8-digit ids, it does not redirect at all:

Example URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Include pattern: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d+)/\?ref_=.+
Redirect to: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/reference

The other "Example URL" did not work either: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=rvi_tt

Are you sure you were not testing this while your "reference view" was enabled under your imdb account preferences? I just re-enabled mine while the redirect was enabled and it went to the reference view and I was able to click and view the photo gallery; in other words, this redirect rule does not affect it while the imdb reference view is enabled and it does nothing while the reference view is unchecked.

This redirector trick is only needed if you're not logged in, which is my case.

When I type the address https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

I get the reference view.

When I type the address https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/

I get the new layout (because it doesn't match the include pattern).

Sorry I don't know why it doesn't work for you, I've given you all the settings I'm using.

@linux_lad Did you remove your old redirects to keep only mine?

@pascal_baspeyras 

Yes I did, and it still did not work even while logged out.

My initial rule will work for both 7 and 8 digits by clicking duplicate and having a second rule for 8 digits:

Rule1 for 7-digits:

Example URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234567
Include pattern: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d{7})
Redirect to: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/reference

Rule2 for 8-digits
Example URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12345678
Include pattern: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d{8})
Redirect to: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/reference

Don't know what to say, works great on my side. In case you're interested, here's the json file I get when I export my Redirector settings:

{
    "createdBy": "Redirector v3.5.3",
    "createdAt": "2021-07-11T11:12:34.753Z",
    "redirects": [
        {
            "description": "IMDb reference view",
            "exampleUrl": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1",
            "exampleResult": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/reference",
            "error": null,
            "includePattern": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\\d+)/\\?ref_=.+",
            "excludePattern": "",
            "patternDesc": "",
            "redirectUrl": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/reference",
            "patternType": "R",
            "processMatches": "noProcessing",
            "disabled": false,
            "grouped": false,
            "appliesTo": [
                "main_frame"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

@pascal_baspeyras

It is identical to mine except for the description which makes no difference, and it is the only rule I have so there is no chance of any conflict or interference.

This rule does nothing, it doesn't redirect at all, I have tried with both 7 and 8 digit ids and nothing, makes no sense why it works for you. My other two rules, however, do work for both 7 and 8 digit ids while signed out of imdb.

By the way, what browser are you using?

Edit Update:
I use chrome, however, I have Firefox installed for testing purposes so I installed the extension in Firefox, added your rule and it did not work there either. I did this just in case there may have been some issue with chrome.

Here is mine:

{
    "createdBy": "Redirector v3.5.3",
    "createdAt": "2021-07-11T11:28:16.725Z",
    "redirects": [
        {
            "description": "IMDB2",
            "exampleUrl": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1",
            "exampleResult": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/reference",
            "error": null,
            "includePattern": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\\d+)/\\?ref_=.+",
            "excludePattern": "",
            "patternDesc": "",
            "redirectUrl": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/reference",
            "patternType": "R",
            "processMatches": "noProcessing",
            "disabled": false,
            "grouped": false,
            "appliesTo": [
                "main_frame"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

I'm using Chrome. Does your solution allow you to view the Pictures Gallery?

@pascal_baspeyras

No it does not, however, this rule is only for viewing the information in reference view and not to display "the large pictures or videos" from the gallery; that is what normal view is for (defeats the purpose of this redirect rule).
I could add an exclude pattern for that, however, there is no point since it is just for reference view only.

@linux_lad I confirm that your settings are the same as mine.

As you can see, "exampleResult" confirms that it should work, don't know what's happening with you...

@pascal_baspeyras 

The thing is that I tried it in Firefox where I have never logged into IMDB and it did not work there either. I only use Firefox for testing.

@linux_lad Pictures Gallery is only one example of the many links that won't work with your solution. You can't access the series episodes, the full credits, the release dates, etc... All the links will bring you back to the reference view :(

@pascal_baspeyras

Yes I know, it is only for scrolling through that page to view and read only what is on that page. When I use it, I only view and read what is on that page only, there is no need for me to click on anything else since all the information I need is on that page, hence: Reference view which includes "everything", if I wanted to go clicking around everything else and view all the pictures, I would view it in normal mode, but I only care for the reference information.

@linux_lad You're sure you don't have installed any extension that could conflict?

@pascal_baspeyras 

Yes, I'm sure, besides that would not explain why your rule does not work in either Chrome or Firefox and yet both of my rules work in both browsers. If there was an extension conflict it would also cause one or both of my two rules to not work.

@linux_lad Yes, probably, but don't underestimate Murphy's Law ;-)

@pascal_baspeyras 

Go to your redirect rule and then click on "Edit" than at the bottom click on "Show advanced options", take a screenshot of the entire rule frame and post it.

@linux_lad You could see my advanced options from the exported json. It's "no processing" and "Main Window".

I'm afraid to say that the issue is more on your side than mine... I've even made the test of disabling all my extensions except Redirector, and it keeps working just fine. My version of Chrome is 91.0.4472.124, running on Windows 10 Home Edition.

@pascal_baspeyras 

I figured out what the problem is after looking through your example URL.

Your rule only works when clicking on imdb links from within the imdb site that includes "?ref_=", your rule will not work from any external site that points or references imdb id's which means that any site that points to an imdb link and their link does not include "?ref_=" in the path of the link, the rule will not work.

My rule(s) work regardless whether the imdb link originates from within imdb or from an other site or anywhere.

I use several sites daily and none of them reference imdb using "?ref_=" in their links.

Go to any site that points to an imdb film or series and click on it while your signed out and while your rule is enabled and you will see that it will not redirect.

@linux_lad I'm disappointed in you :(

I had well told you to type the example URL to check if it worked or not.

I had also told you that

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/

would send you to the new design page.

The remaining issue should be very easy to fix by adding a second redirection rule.

Personally I never get to the IMDb from an external website, and I'm glad that I can easily check how the new design has evolved.

@pascal_baspeyras Here is the second rule you have to add:

example URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/

include pattern: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d+)/$

(don't forget the $ at the end)

I've checked and it works :)

@pascal_baspeyras 

I did type it and it didn't work because I was doing all my testing from external website links which is the only time and reason for me to use/access imdb, which is to view/read information about a film or series, nothing more. Personally, I don't care to see or check any of their new design for films/series, their home page is good enough for that.

Sorry I didn't understand what you described you did. Obviously I meant typing/pasting the URL in the address bar.

May I ask which external website(s)? Is it a Google search?

@pascal_baspeyras

Yes, that second rule works from external links. 

No not google, but several others or any site, for example, imdb links from: moviechat.org

First time I hear about moviechat.org, thanks!

I asked precisely because I didn't know/use any site that points towards the IMDb.

@pascal_baspeyras 

That is only one, I use four sites on a daily basis that points to imdb and I also have an internal database application that points to imdb for all series but it also includes links to tvmaze and thetvdb which I have been using more often than imdb.

The only time I use imdb is to "verify" information from the reference view.

Once in a while I would access IMDB's home page to check for new releases/trailers; however, due to their new design's appearance and functionality, I'm inclined to do so less often. 

@linux_lad Our 2 redirection rules should be fine in all circumstances. I can't think of any drawback :)

@pascal_baspeyras 

Yes, at least if/when not signed in.

I'm always signed in so I just keep my setting in "reference view" only.

I currently have the extension disabled.

@linux_lad [rolling_eyes]

I'm finally using the 2 redirections, plus adding a third one to easily access the new design (out of curiosity) by adding "new" instead of "reference".

Example URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/new

Include pattern: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt(\d+)/new

Redirect to: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$1/

@pascal_baspeyras 

At least those rules will work for all those that do not have an account or do not want to be logged in and are using Chrome/FF.

It's good to have options.

If not for the reference view I would never use imdb.

@pascal_baspeyras 

The example url with "new" at the end is showing a 404 error when I clicked on it, without the new, it shows the bumblebee page.

@linux_lad Works fine, I type https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4701182/new in the address bar and I access the new layout.

You don't seem to have added the third rule ;-)

@pascal_baspeyras 

Oh, so that page will not display without the rule added? it must be a force display. Give me a sec.

@linux_lad The page doesn't exist, it's just a trick. If you don't like adding "new", you can change it with something else.

linux_lad & pascal_baspeyras

While yous guys are playin with the Title Numbers
you may get
"The requested URL was not found on our server."

ACT_1:

Odd number title pages blank past 4 years ? ?
https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/half-year-top-500-contributor-leaderboard-for-2021/60e2d31201983e076a19cce6?commentId=60e47ae42dab6b6c78f38d4e

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@pascal_baspeyras 

I added the 3rd rule, enabled all three and I clicked on the link and it does show the bumblebee's new UI page, however, when and at what point would this 3rd rule be used or when/where does it apply? I don't see a use for it.

In my case, I'm not logged in and I use the 3 rules. This way I always get the reference view except when I want a glimpse at the new layout, then I replace "reference" by "new" in the address bar.

In your case, you're logged in and don't need the first 2 rules but you might enjoy the third one to easily have a glimpse at the new layout to check if it has improved (or not).

@ACT_1 We don't play with random IMDb Ids. You showed that some odd Ids are not working but it's not necessarily a bug. The IMDb simply didn't attribute those Ids, for whatever reason. Can you prove that it's a bug, can you point me to a filmography with a link that doesn't work?

@pascal_baspeyras 

Ah, ok, that makes sense, however, considering that every new design has been downhill and worse than each previous version of their UI and they have made it clear that this is final, than I would only expect "worse" from this point.

The reference view is good enough for me as it is basic, plane, consistent, and all the information is there, all in one page. 

@linux_lad Sorry, I realize I said something stupid. You have no way to view the new layout if you're logged in, apart from changing your IMDb account settings...

@pascal_baspeyras 

No, you were correct.

The 3rd rule does work by replacing "reference" with "new" in the url and it displays the new UI design of "that" page, I tested it and it does work whether I'm signed in or logged out.

@linux_lad Very surprised by that. Very, very surprised! But that's cool!

@pascal_baspeyras 

Yeap, it works both ways.

By the way, I have no idea what he was referring to in regards to "The requested URL was not found on our server."

I have not encountered any such issue.

@pascal_baspeyras 

I did not say its a Bug - IMDB just skipped these numbers for... WHY??

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@linux_lad If you clicked his link, he showed an Id that worked, then Id + 1 didn't work, then Id + 2 worked, then Id + 3 didn't work, etc... In my opinion and until proven wrong, I don't think it's a bug, I think it's just some Ids that were not attributed to any movie. I think that the IMDb keeps some slots empty that they'll use later for the most popular movies released.

@ACT_1 For why? My theory is that they reserve those slots for when a popular movie is released. If you've noticed, a lot of new movies are given an 8-digit Id, but the most popular releases still get a 7-digit Id, thanks to those slots that they've reserved. It's only my theory, I don't work for the IMDb.

@ACT_1 Your examples were with 8-digit Ids and odd Ids were skipped. Weirdly for the 7-digit Ids, it was the even Ids that were skipped.

You can see it for example from this page:

https://www.imdb.com/what-to-watch/popular/?ref_=hm_watch_pop

Popular releases get a 7-digit Id, and it's always an even one...

@pascal_baspeyras 

bit o history

Date                   | Title pgs     | People pgs| Users      | GetSat Members
Tue Jan 01 2019 | 5,626,984   | 9,572,880   | http://www.imdb.com/pressroom/stats/

Tue Jan 01 2019 | 9,524,000 |10,358,800 | 97,158,312 | 68,980
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9524000/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10358800/

https://www.imdb.com/user/ur97158312/

Mon Jan 07 2019 | 9,557,000 |10,359,800 | 97,480,000 | 69,234
Mon Jan 14 2019 | 9,565,500 |10,367,000 | 97,800,000 | 69,462
Mon Jan 21 2019 | 9,636,500 |10,414,500 | 98,070,000 | 69,678
Mon Jan 28 2019 | 9,675,000 |10,435,000 | 98,392,000 | 69,897

Mon Feb 04 2019 | 9,723,000 |10,451,700 | 98,692,000 | 70,119
Mon Feb 11 2019 | 9,730,000 |10,458,500 | 98,990,000 | 70,351
Mon Feb 18 2019 | 9,803,500 |10,475,700 | 99,449,000 | 70,576
Mon Feb 25 2019 | 9,843,000 |10,486,500 | 99,740,000 | 70,775

Mon Mar 04 2019 | 9,882,000 |10.495.000 |100.013.200 | 70,970
...
Mon Mar 18 2019 | 9,910,000 |10,560,000 |100,560,000 | 71,450
Mon Mar 25 2019 | 9,916,000 |10,571,500 |100,870,000 | 71,590

Mon Apr 01 2019 | 9,916,700 |10,576,000 |101,170,000 | 71,806
...
Mon Apr 15 2019 | 9,916,900   |10,579,600 |101,700,000 | 72,220
Mon Apr 22 2019 |10,223,000 |10,600,000 |102,015,000 | 72,400
Mon Apr 29 2019 |10,259,700  |10,650,000 |102,345,400 | 72,637

  

Mon May 05 2019 | 5,980,614 | 9,880,784 http://www.imdb.com/pressroom/stats/

Mon May 05 2019 |10,267,600 |10,655,000 |102,643,000 | 72,874
Mon May 13 2019 |10,268,000 |10,655,900 |102,933,000 | 73,095
Mon May 20 2019 |10,350,000 |10,700,000 |103,250,000 | 73,341
Mon May 27 2019 |10,400,000 |10,725,000 |103,570,000 | 73,550

No need to skip numbers for later use

Its already later for those added years ago

Users still add old titles mixed with the new

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@ACT_1 I'm afraid I don't understand what conclusion you can draw from the stats you show me.

What I observe is that popular releases tend to get a small Id while the series episodes for example get a big Id with 8 digits.

8 digit number started April  2019  ??

... series episodes added after that

Back to

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Add Date created | Date changed to Pages ??

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@ACT_1 I don't know how many empty slots there are, and I can't remember precisely when the 8-digit Ids were introduced (more than 2 years is quite possible). As a result, I don't think there's anything wrong with the stats you show.

@ACT_1 I wouldn't be surprised if it was even before April 2019. I didn't notice immediately and it's really old history. Yes, April 2019 or even before seems quite plausible. I'm very bad at keeping track of time. Time flies when you're having fun!

@ACT_1 I can confirm that it was before April 2019. I've found some old code of mine from June 2019, and it was already handling 8-digit Ids. So it started many many months before.

Found some even older code... Well, it wasn't a lot before June 2019, April maybe, but not much before that.

For the purposes aforementioned, a suitable Redirector rule would be the following RegEx:

^https?://(www\.|m\.)?imdb\.com/title/tt(\d+)/?(\?([^?&=#]+(=[^?&=#]*)?(&([^?&=#]+(=[^?&=#]*)?)?)*)?)?(#.*)?$

This will match against any query string and any anchor but no subpath.

I forgot to mention the other part (that must accompany the pattern-matching code):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt$2/reference

@jeorj_euler

LOL, hilarious imdb humor:  I clicked on that link and this is what it shows:

That link? What link?

@jeorj_euler Your regex is too complex for me to fully understand it, but I confirm that it works great :)

@linux_lad 

Thank you, linux_lad for the tip on “redirect”.

@pascal_baspeyras ,

You are correct that following any link on the reference page will redirect back to the reference page.

The easiest solution I found in following a link on the reference page is to turn off redirect on the Menu Bar of the browser while on the reference page. This is one click off and one click on. There is no need for complicated rules for redirect to follow a link on the reference page.

I for one hope I never have to see the “New IMDb” page again. The New IMDb is horrendously bad.

Those making the decisions at IMDb have lost their minds.

Many thanks to those contributing to work arounds so the faithful IMDb users can access the data base,

Thank you.

@mgrish Your solution is quite tedious, there are 3 better options:

1) log in and set your account settings to display the reference page.

2) don't log in and use the Redirector extension with the redirection rule given by jeorj_euler.

3) don't log in and use the Redirector extension with the 2 redirection rules I've given.

@mgrish 

Yeah, the on/off button works good too, its quick and simple. I agree, I don't care to see any aspect of the new UI, it is not just the appearance, but the functionality, as you can see from the response of others here including myself that the new UI is slow.

@Rekrul No need for exclusion rules. With the right regular expression, Redirector can do a perfectly fine job. I've provided 2 redirection rules that work great, and jeorj_euler was able to do the same with a single one.

@pascal_baspeyras

Yeah, I find that most people (99%), don’t want to bother with installing extensions, adding lines of code, and tweaking things like some of us; and this solution is only good for FF and Chrome browsers on a laptop./desktop as it is even more inconvenient from their mobile devices especially since it is the most used platform.

At the end of the day, they are just better off creating an imdb account that takes less than five minutes or better yet, they can just sign in to imdb using one of their other existing accounts of amazon, facebook, google, or apple and they can just set the view preference and have it available across any/all their browsers and platforms.

As far as checking the new UI once in a while, they can simply click on the home page for a taste of that horrendous interface and the slow functionality.

@Brandenburg3rdAgain

LOL, hilariously good points, especially that first one where I cringe in horror at the though of it,.....lol.

Sometimes I make it my responsibility to provide monkey scripts, bookmarklets or other tools, but it is not always possible to produce code that will run adequately efficiently. I might like to produce a script that will automatically rearrange the title page, but I can predict that it would probably take an annoying few seconds to complete, plus it would be subject to being broken by unexpected "input", so to speak, like tweaks to the title page model/mold/template implemented by IMDb itself.

@linux_lad  so what does this do revert to old imdb

@stychy 

No, there is no old imdb.

It is for viewing all pages in "Reference View"; except for the despicable home page. 

It is a browser extension rule(s) for FF and Chrome to auto-redirect to the "reference view" of imdb if and when not signed in to imdb, however, if you are already signed to imdb, it is not necessary since you can set it to "show reference view" under "content settings" within the "account settings".

Earlier I wrote, "I can predict that it would probably take an annoying few seconds to complete". Just to note, this would best be rephrased as "I can predict that it would probably take an annoying few seconds for the script to complete its task". I didn't mean that the design process would take any amount of time less than several hours to complete.

Keep in mind that the Redirector thing is only for those who use the IMDb without being logged in. Your friend could simply log in and set his account settings to display the reference view.

@Rekrul 

he doesn't want to create an account either. 

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Get a Generic Gmail account just for imdb | sprinklr
No real names etc.
Customize settings
Receive only from imdb | sprinklr with that account

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Out of all this, I was inspired to implement a Redirector rule for the IMDb homepage. I hadn't bothered before, but now I see where I can have a little bit of fun with this.

@Rekrul

Changing the account settings to reference view does not fix the problems. You still get a bad site, albeit less bad. 

@Plethora 

You are correct, it doesn’t fix the problems; hence the lesser of the two evils, or the more tolerable of the two.

Consider both views on a negative scale from -1 to -10 where the regular view is a -10 and the reference view is a -5 that with a few minor changes could be improved; however, the normal view is a total destruction of IMDB’s aesthetics and functionality that requires more than a few minor changes;…it requires a complete revamp.

As much as I’m usually able to adjust to sudden and drastic changes, adapting to the new design was comparable to someone poking my eyes with a needle every time.

I have already adjusted to the reference view.

@jeorj_euler

What would you redirect it to? 

@BarnOwl 

The staff are also at the mercy of upper management.

However; they could pass these comments to upper management and perhaps suggest to them about providing a voting poll between the old and new design or among several different alternative designs.

@linux_lad 

upper management ... is here

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@ACT_1 

Lol; hopefully, he will read and perhaps consider it, but I'm not holding my breath.

@linux_lad 

Read his comments in This thread ... 😃

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@ACT_1 

Oh I have, but sometimes the highly improbable does occur, which is why I commented that response to BarnOwl.

@linux_lad 

Reply to him and see what happens 😜

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@ACT_1

lol;   

I have, twice, and they were ignored. He only responds to those that are unable to use or find a feature/function of the new design...eg. only providing support for and about the new design. So basically; the new UI is final regardless if it is disapproved/disliked by the majority......

@linux_lad To be fair, he's also responded to me a couple of times when I specifically called out the general lack of response. Though both times it was primarily to redirect me to other replies of his throughout the thread "explaining" why presenting users of an option to switch back to the old design apparently is literally impossible and why this redesign needed to occur. So...maybe one of these you'll get lucky and he'll respond to you...

@momur

I'm not holding my breath on it, but nevertheless, I don't think there is any point considering that he/they closed the book on the old design based on his response to you and everyone else here. It's a loss cause.

@Ladiloque 

Forgive me if someone has already answered your questions. Here are my answers:

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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2021)
Releases July 23, 2021
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9848626/

 
Where is ...
Reference View | Change View  ? ?  (displayed here)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9848626/reference

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Your User Profile Activity Page:
https://www.imdb.com/profile

https://www.imdb.com/registration/accountsettings

https://www.imdb.com/preferences/general

Contributors
[x]  Show reference view with full cast and crew (advanced view)

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This is the second or third time that you've mentioned something about DOS, Brandenburg. I'm curious to know which brands of disk operating system are the ones you studied. I recently learned that there were multiple brands, so to speak. I only ever experienced Microsoft's, aka MS-DOS, from which numerous command-line programs were adopted into Microsoft Windows (and kept for a long time at that). I get the feeling that you're not referring to a "floppy" Linux distribution or anything like that. I somewhat miss the "edit" program from back in the day. Microsoft stopped including it in the Windows product line, after releasing either Windows Vista or Windows 7. Of course, on the other hand, I don't really have a need for it. I can't remember when was the last time I used a hex editor.

That would've been pretty advanced for the time period.

@asdsds Thanks for the problem report.   We have not had any reports of similar problems so this is likely to be a local or timing issue.

Please could you try again in case there was a temporary glitch at the time you were voting?  If it stil does not work, we see that your screen-grab is not how the page should look (see below -- you are missing the trailer) so are you running an ad-blocker or any other plugin which modifies IMDb? If so, it could be that it is interfering with the voting process.  One way to test this is to open an incognito / private browing window, login there and try again. 

If it is still broken please provide details of which operating system and browser you are using.  

The following might be helpful: https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/why-is-imdb-displaying-differently-on-my-browser/GF2ZAR69V859XLHF 

Here is how the top of https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087909/ should look:

I tried now and it started to work. I appreciate the suggestions though.

I guess "It works slowly and sometimes, but it works!" must be new motto of imdb.

Thanks anyway.