LoginSuggestion: Link up authors to movies and vice versa
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18 years ago at Apr 18 12:25 - Now I'm not suggesting we add 'producer', 'editor', 'distributor' to all the movies and make it as cluttered as IMDB, but I think it would be crazy cool to add the 'writer' section of IMDB into listal's database. Give room for two, similar to how director has two spots. typically, there is 1 screenwriter and 1 'based on novel by' parts, but link them over to authors pages. And on author pages, add 'Movies' section right below 'Books' section.
Two things would result from this:
1. We can easily see if a certain is based on a famous author's work, and by clicking on author, then we can see all his books. Basically, it gives movie buffs a whole different way to explore the Books side of listal.
2. It gives fans of a particular author a good way to see all movies based on his work, for example, all movies based on novels of Tom Clancy or Stephen King.
As for screenwriters (since majority of movies are just that, screenwriters), just treat them as 'authors' on here. It would be nice to see profile pages and links to all works of famous screenwriters as well, such as Charlie Kaufman, even if they never wrote a real book (not sure if Charlie ever published a book, i was just making a point).
If you'd love to see this implemented, please post your feelings on this suggestion in this thread. the more support we get, the better chance it will get implemented.
Whether to link up authors to TV section, i'd undecided on that one, as some TV series have many many writers.
Two things would result from this:
1. We can easily see if a certain is based on a famous author's work, and by clicking on author, then we can see all his books. Basically, it gives movie buffs a whole different way to explore the Books side of listal.
2. It gives fans of a particular author a good way to see all movies based on his work, for example, all movies based on novels of Tom Clancy or Stephen King.
As for screenwriters (since majority of movies are just that, screenwriters), just treat them as 'authors' on here. It would be nice to see profile pages and links to all works of famous screenwriters as well, such as Charlie Kaufman, even if they never wrote a real book (not sure if Charlie ever published a book, i was just making a point).
If you'd love to see this implemented, please post your feelings on this suggestion in this thread. the more support we get, the better chance it will get implemented.
Whether to link up authors to TV section, i'd undecided on that one, as some TV series have many many writers.
