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Show HN: My weekend project: Chrome Series Guide, with ThePiratebay integration

33 points by SchizoDuckie 14y ago

SchizoDuckie 14y ago
I just built this this weekend after a conversation I had on friday with my dad. We were both complaining about the fact that it's still a hassle to get your updates for tv shows. Even though there's awesome apps for android like SeriesGuide, this still makes you do the whole download process manually. Some looking into the chrome extensions api and about 160 lines of javascript later the result already works and is awesome :)
- PinkBunny 14y ago
  I really love it. Just one minor suggestion, when the list of episodes requires a scroll (eg. Castle), the back and remove from favorites button should still be present at he bottom without a need to scroll.
  - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
    Good suggestion. simple to implement. makes it more friendly
    - baseh 14y ago
      Why does the an episode show a magnet even if its not availabe on pirateshit.com ? http://i.imgur.com/0CLIK.png http://i.imgur.com/0CLIK.png Edit: I mean like S07E07. Great idea for a plugin though - I love it.
      - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
        Thanks! Currently there's no logic there yet. It's just a search that happens when you click the link. It automatically assumes that series aired today are available on tpb already, so it shows the magnet links there. That'll all change when i add the automatic monitoring and launching :)
    - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
      Has been implemented in v 0.3!
- pedrogrande 14y ago
  Excellent work! If you feel like adding an extra feature, I would love a link to the 720p version of each episode.
  - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
    Already popped into my mind. Good suggestion!
  - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
    I just released version 0.3 :) V0.3 * Fixed some bugs in the layout and interaction when searching torrents * Netbook support (list now scrolls properly on low height devices) * ThePirateBay mirror is now configurable from the options page. Implemented automagic ThePirateBay Mirror Search using FuckTimKuik.org * Added an option on settings page to search only for 720p torrents * Implemented auto-update. If you installed v0.2, You will have to do a manual update. (go to extra -> extensions -> remove the plugin, re-install it)
- TobbenTM 14y ago
  You might want to look into using something like TVTorrents and a an RSS feed with your favorite shows..
  - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
    Needs signups, knowledge abouts rss feeds, setting up, passwords, navigating to a specific site, mine has none of that :)
- pflats 14y ago
  I found an easier way to do this. For example, let's try Arrow. 1. Click the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/arrow-season-1/id562432080 https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/arrow-season-1/id56243... 2. Click "Buy Season Pass". 3. All the episodes will download automatically as soon as they're available! I didn't even have to build a web app for this.
  - steevdave 14y ago
    I tried clicking your link but it doesn't seem to work for me. Perhaps because I'm using Linux.
  - isaacwaller 14y ago
    I fully support legal purchasing of media (and do not pirate any shows myself) but this is not really a good option due to the restrictive DRM and lack of support on Linux, Android, Google TV, etc.
  - BtM909 14y ago
    And then you get the notification that you're not allowed to purchase this series :N Think outside the box for people that only get access to these series after months or sometimes even years...
necenzurat 14y ago
already submitted a bug report :) and for the record, something like http://myepisodes.com http://myepisodes.com with a new look would be AWESOME (not a mobile app)
tubbo 14y ago
aww you bastard i just figured out sick-beard too! ;) edit: this rules thank you
yumyum 14y ago
Nice. I had the same problem of maintaing my tv shows so one weekend I decided to built something, only I made it as a website : http://www.entofly.com http://www.entofly.com
- SchizoDuckie 14y ago
  Nice design, but: 0 results for "misfits" :)
  - yumyum 14y ago
    Yeah. I had to add popular shows manually, so maybe missed a few.
SchizoDuckie 14y ago
Just released v0.61, refactored with klass.js and icanhaz.js to something much more manageable. Also now it finally shows the next airdates on your shows! Last week I had a nice testcase where al the TPB mirrors were down, that allowed me to implement automatic alternate mirror search. With that, I think this tool is now just as resilient as TPB itself :)

33 points by SchizoDuckie 14y ago

I just built this this weekend after a conversation I had on friday with my dad. We were both complaining about the fact that it's still a hassle to get your updates for tv shows. Even though there's awesome apps for android like SeriesGuide, this still makes you do the whole download process manually. Some looking into the chrome extensions api and about 160 lines of javascript later the result already works and is awesome :)

PinkBunny 14y ago
I really love it. Just one minor suggestion, when the list of episodes requires a scroll (eg. Castle), the back and remove from favorites button should still be present at he bottom without a need to scroll.
- SchizoDuckie 14y ago
  Good suggestion. simple to implement. makes it more friendly
  - baseh 14y ago
    Why does the an episode show a magnet even if its not availabe on pirateshit.com ? http://i.imgur.com/0CLIK.png http://i.imgur.com/0CLIK.png Edit: I mean like S07E07. Great idea for a plugin though - I love it.
    - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
      Thanks! Currently there's no logic there yet. It's just a search that happens when you click the link. It automatically assumes that series aired today are available on tpb already, so it shows the magnet links there. That'll all change when i add the automatic monitoring and launching :)
  - SchizoDuckie 14y ago
    Has been implemented in v 0.3!
pedrogrande 14y ago
Excellent work! If you feel like adding an extra feature, I would love a link to the 720p version of each episode.
- SchizoDuckie 14y ago
  Already popped into my mind. Good suggestion!
- SchizoDuckie 14y ago
  I just released version 0.3 :) V0.3 * Fixed some bugs in the layout and interaction when searching torrents * Netbook support (list now scrolls properly on low height devices) * ThePirateBay mirror is now configurable from the options page. Implemented automagic ThePirateBay Mirror Search using FuckTimKuik.org * Added an option on settings page to search only for 720p torrents * Implemented auto-update. If you installed v0.2, You will have to do a manual update. (go to extra -> extensions -> remove the plugin, re-install it)
TobbenTM 14y ago
You might want to look into using something like TVTorrents and a an RSS feed with your favorite shows..
- SchizoDuckie 14y ago
  Needs signups, knowledge abouts rss feeds, setting up, passwords, navigating to a specific site, mine has none of that :)
pflats 14y ago
I found an easier way to do this. For example, let's try Arrow. 1. Click the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/arrow-season-1/id562432080 https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/arrow-season-1/id56243... 2. Click "Buy Season Pass". 3. All the episodes will download automatically as soon as they're available! I didn't even have to build a web app for this.
- steevdave 14y ago
  I tried clicking your link but it doesn't seem to work for me. Perhaps because I'm using Linux.
- isaacwaller 14y ago
  I fully support legal purchasing of media (and do not pirate any shows myself) but this is not really a good option due to the restrictive DRM and lack of support on Linux, Android, Google TV, etc.
- BtM909 14y ago
  And then you get the notification that you're not allowed to purchase this series :N Think outside the box for people that only get access to these series after months or sometimes even years...

necenzurat 14y ago

already submitted a bug report :) and for the record, something like http://myepisodes.com http://myepisodes.com with a new look would be AWESOME (not a mobile app)

tubbo 14y ago

aww you bastard i just figured out sick-beard too! ;) edit: this rules thank you

yumyum 14y ago

Nice. I had the same problem of maintaing my tv shows so one weekend I decided to built something, only I made it as a website : http://www.entofly.com http://www.entofly.com

SchizoDuckie 14y ago
Nice design, but: 0 results for "misfits" :)
- yumyum 14y ago
  Yeah. I had to add popular shows manually, so maybe missed a few.

SchizoDuckie 14y ago

Just released v0.61, refactored with klass.js and icanhaz.js to something much more manageable. Also now it finally shows the next airdates on your shows! Last week I had a nice testcase where al the TPB mirrors were down, that allowed me to implement automatic alternate mirror search. With that, I think this tool is now just as resilient as TPB itself :)