IMDB "Where Have I Seen" tool

By Shreevatsa R — Last update Dec 30, 2009 — Installed 631 times. Daily Installs: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 0, 5, 6, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, 0, 1, 3, 5, 4, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3
Script Summary:
Shows you what roles actors have had in movies you've seen. Requires Firefox 3.5 or later.
Version: 1.4

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Requires Firefox 3.5 or later.

  1. Keep track of movies you've seen, by clicking on [+] next to them.
    They are highlighted wherever links to them occur on IMDb.
  2. When looking at a cast listing, click "..." next to an actor
    to see which other movies you've seen that actor in. Click
    on "Where have I seen these actors?" to see this for all.

If this doesn't work, use the Userscripts.org discussion at
http://userscripts.org/scripts/discuss/32442, or leave a comment at
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Notes
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* This script keeps track of the seen movies in its own table (an
about:config preference), not online on IMDb. It's a good idea to
backup the list occasionally: Click on "Show seen movies" in "User
script commands", hit Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, Enter/Return, and copy text.
If you know how to make it save to IMDB's "My movies" or somewhere
online, any code contributed will be appreciated.

* For each cast listing, it actually visits each actor's page to
find all his/her movies. Not only can this be slow if you're on a
slow connection, it might also be considered too much strain on
IMDb's servers. Use with discretion.

Changelog:

2009-12-30 v1.4 Update description, newlines in whis, improve remove-after-add

2009-12-21 v1.3 Switch to "own" JSON @require library, mention Firefox 3.5

2009-10-13 v1.2 Send one request per second, allow fetching just one actor

2009-08-24 v1.1.1 Change @include to work on all of IMDb

2009-08-24 v1.1 Show only one line per movie, not all the 'aka's.

2009-08-02 v1.0 Make it fetch information only when asked.

2008-08-28 v0.6 Script didn't work for new users; fixed now

2008-08-26 v0.2 Removed cruft, switched to external "wget" library

2008-08-25 v0.1 First upload

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