Tello
Productivity
tv show tracker
SHOW HN2017
78points
58comments
#565of 2,242 in 2017
Top 26%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
7 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 19 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.
Execution: 2 for, 13 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, beautiful design
From 3 comments
Cool. 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…
alfla on HNThis is awesome! I really need this in my life. Also: it's very pretty. Love it!
superb_herb on HNLove the site design, glad this is a side project and thanks for building it but: Is this really a problem that needs solving? I feel like using it is just creating busywork for…
rnernento on HN
Clean, professional codebase useful as a reference
From 1 comment
I want to give you a special thanks for releasing a working example of a clean and professional codebase. I'm a web developer who works mostly in angular/vue + backend so it's…
ben_jones on HN
Fast and lean compared to Trakt
From 2 comments
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…
joshwcomeau on HNThanks! Yeah, was fun. Quoting my reply to a similar comment: """ Yeah, so I spent 2-3 days trying Trakt, which seems like the market leader. I kinda hated it. It's SO…
joshwcomeau on HN
Objections
Does not load or shows blank page in several browsers, including Firefox, Chrome with adblock, and mobile
From 5 comments
Website shows nothing (literally nothing) with adblock on both on firefox and on chrome. https://screenshots.firefox.com/HgaNoCQnUsV14LhG/tello.tv
dmitrygr on HNThis looks awesome, but it doesn't seem to work on Firefox (I'm on Quantum 57 beta).
orf on HNShows a blank page on Android Chrome.
assafmo on HNheads up: site pulled up blank in safari on ios 10. thanks for sharing the code.
yjv on HNAll black for me. iOS 11 iPhone 6S.
ryanbertrand on HN
Hard to add many shows; no bulk add and extra step to add
From 3 comments
Cool. 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…
alfla on HNI like the feel of it but I gave up trying to add my 206 tracked shows. and it is impossible to mark a series as watched. FYI I currently use https://www.pogdesign.co.uk/cat/ and…
nidx on HNI want to give you a special thanks for releasing a working example of a clean and professional codebase. I'm a web developer who works mostly in angular/vue + backend so it's…
ben_jones on HN
Clicking an episode marks it watched instead of showing details
From 2 comments
Neat. 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…
sachleen on HNExactly what this comment said. Very long time EC user, this is lovely designed but not quite for me.
smnscu on HN
Name is confusingly similar to Trello
From 2 comments
I really read "Trello" and the name seems like a rather serious collision to me.
phoe-krk on HNEspecially since I currently use Trello to manage TV Shows.
reificator on HN
Requests
Bulk add shows
From 1 comment
I want to give you a special thanks for releasing a working example of a clean and professional codebase. I'm a web developer who works mostly in angular/vue + backend so it's…
ben_jones on HN
Show more info per show such as year or IMDB link
From 1 comment
Cool. 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…
alfla on HN
Mobile improvements
From 1 comment
Very 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…
heywire on HN
Support for rewatching shows
From 1 comment
I'll check this out when I get home, but what I'm wondering is if this supports rewatching a show. My current grievance with trakt.tv is that it'll track a show for you once, but…
tbirrell on HN
Countdown to next episode air time
From 1 comment
Looks nice, there's a slight bug on the calendar view, see https://imgur.com/d3JJsNd (take a look how "Majority Rule" behaves when switching weeks) I'd like to see a page with a…
okramcivokram on HN
Questions
Why not use an existing tracker like Trakt or EpisodeCalendar
From 2 comments
Congrats 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…
bastijn on HNI thought of trakt.tv also and wonder what would compel me to switch? I use trakt.tv with kodi and also take advantage of trakt's website.
notyourwork on HN
Is caching used for TVMaze API rate limits
From 1 comment
Looks pretty cool. Are you caching the results from the TVMaze api? What do you plan to do if you hit their rate limit?
yeswecatan on HN
Alternatives named
Trakt
From 2 comments
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…
joshwcomeau on HNThis reminds me of Trakt.tv and the API it makes available to other apps like Serist (iOS) and TV Series (Android). I find a lot of value out of this setup.
kartikrishi on HN
EpisodeCalendar
From 1 comment
Neat. 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…
sachleen on HN
Pogdesign
From 1 comment
I like the feel of it but I gave up trying to add my 206 tracked shows. and it is impossible to mark a series as watched. FYI I currently use https://www.pogdesign.co.uk/cat/ and…
nidx on HN
Episode Alert
From 1 comment
Props for building it and releasing the source code. It makes for a fun pet project. I use other websites/apps for tracking TV shows. Did you check these out? -…
mrleinad on HN
TV Time
From 1 comment
Props for building it and releasing the source code. It makes for a fun pet project. I use other websites/apps for tracking TV shows. Did you check these out? -…
mrleinad on HN