Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
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Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#2Author here!
I created this during my vacation because I wanted it to exist. The joy of being a web developer is being able to create the stuff you wish existed!
The repo is here, and the README covers some of the more interesting parts of the codebase: https://github.com/joshwcomeau/Tello
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#3Congrats on completing a side project to a point you can show it. Just curious, what did you decide to make this project instead of using one of the numerous existing options?
It looks beautiful from the landing page!
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#4Neat. I currently use EpisodeCalendar (https://episodecalendar.com/) so I'm looking at it from the perspective of is it worth switching.
So far, no, as I like being able to see a month view of the calendar. Also, I initially expected clicking the show on the calendar to give me more information (full title, summary), not simply mark it watched.
I'll try it out for a week or so and see if it grows on me.
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#5Congrats on completing a side project to a point you can show it. Just curious, what did you decide to make this project instead of using one of the numerous existing options? It looks beautiful from the landing page!
Yeah, so I spent 2-3 days trying Trakt, which seems like the market leader.
I kinda hated it. It's SO feature-packed that it's overwhelming. I don't need every app I use to be a mini-social-network.
One of my favourite things is to build a competitor that does _less_. I built http://panther.audio, which is essentially a pretty UI for Spotify's "related artists" feature. It does way less than Spotify, but its narrow focus means I can create a great experience for that single function.
The other thing is, I just like building stuff :) truthfully, Trakt is probably better for most folks; it just does way more. For me, though, I love that I can spend <10 seconds (page-load time included!) on Tello, instead of waddling through a bunch of sub-menus and pages to find what I need.
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#6Very neat, congratulations for finishing a side project! As someone who recently switched from Dish Network to a mix of internet TV providers, I'm really struggling to keep track of which episodes of which shows I've seen. Before, I simply DVR'd all of the shows I was interested in, and if it was still on the DVR, that meant I hadn't watched it yet. So I could see something like this being quite useful to me. That said, I rarely have a computer around when I am watching TV. So for me, it is going to have to be strong on mobile to work. Looking forward to giving it a try!
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#7Neat. I currently use EpisodeCalendar ( https://episodecalendar.com/ ) so I'm looking at it from the perspective of is it worth switching. So far, no, as I like being able to see a month view of the calendar. Also, I initially expected clicking the show on the calendar to give me more information (full title, summary), not simply mark it watched. I'll try it out for a week or so and see if it grows on me.
Totally fair :) Thanks for giving it a chance!
For my own use-case, I don't really need additional info about episodes, so I wanted to make it as easy as possible to mark stuff as watched (I designed this around the idea of "I have 1 thing I want to do, how can I make it fast and easy?").
I can totally see how it'd be surprising, though, when you click an episode in the backlog view expecting more info, and it disappears. Maybe I ought to use a different cursor...
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#8This is awesome! I really need this in my life.
Also: it's very pretty. Love it!
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#9Very neat, congratulations for finishing a side project! As someone who recently switched from Dish Network to a mix of internet TV providers, I'm really struggling to keep track of which episodes of which shows I've seen. Before, I simply DVR'd all of the shows I was interested in, and if it was still on the DVR, that meant I hadn't watched it yet. So I could see something like this being quite useful to me. That sa…
Yeah, truthfully the mobile side needs work. It's functional, but there are some CSS bugs, and some things (adding/managing shows) are kinda painful.
Thanks for the kind words :) hope it's useful!
Re: Show HN: Tello, a simple way to manage TV shows – built with React/Redux
#10Cool. The design is pretty slick, the calendar is currently not working for me. Nevertheless, here are some first impressions:
- When adding shows, why do I first have to select a show and then press "add show"? It would maybe make sense if I could continue searching and add multiple shows, but right now it seems like an unnecessary extra step.
- It would be nice to see some more information about each show. Even though I might remember the title of the show, there are some shows with similar titles, so that I'm not completely sure that I've selected the right one. Just a link to the IMDB page or something would be sufficient. Or maybe just the release year.