[mythtv-users] movie trailer plugin!

[Andy Long]

On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 13:06:48 -0800, Brad Templeton
<brad+myth at templetons.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 08:55:14AM -0500, Joseph Caputo wrote:
> > Jeff Simpson wrote:
> > >I just thought of this idea and wanted to share it before I forgot it
> > >again.
> > >
> > >What if there were a way from within myth to look through the program
> > >guide, and on the information screen, download and watch the trailer
> > >from it if there is one found?  Or additionally, have a plugin that is
> > >in the media library that basically says "watch trailers" where it
> > >will list off all the movie trailers it finds on some website and if
> > >you select one it will download and watch it. (kinda like the
> > >video-on-demand trailers on comcast).
> > >
> > >It's just an idea, I don't have the time to implement it or anything,
> > >I just wanted to put it out there in case there was anyone thinking
> > >"what could make myth even better?"
> > >
> > >ps - I don't know if there is a particular website to list off movie
> > >trailers, but I'm sure one must exist. Whether or not they mind us
> > >scraping their page and downloading their trailers is a different
> > >story...
> >
> > Apple might be a good place to try for trailers (www.apple.com/quicktime).
> >
> > Personally, I think a more useful plugin would be movie time listings
> > from local theaters.  I know Apple's 'Sherlock' tool gets this
> > information (as well as the trailers) via a feed from one of their
> > partners (i.e., no scraping needed), but I haven't seen anyone try to
> > leech off of it yet... I'm sure it wouldn't make Apple happy.
> 
> How about bookmark a search for "movie:your-zip-code" on google into
> your mythweb bookmarks?

I am actually looking at writing a movie listings (as in what time
something plays at the local cineplex) plugin.  Anyone else think this
could be useful, or would the bookmark approach be fine for most

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