Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?

[BroadwayStar4]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#1

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:22pm

There isn't even a message board on IBDB, like you would find on IMDB. Just something that I've always wondered about.

Updated On: 5/3/13 at 04:22 PM

[broadway guy]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#2

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:24pm

Because people actually care about movies..

[newintown]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#2

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:34pm

'Cause there's no money in theatre.

[eperkins]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#3

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:35pm

Do they really need a message board for any reason?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#4

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:38pm

Are the sites connected in any way?

[Gothampc]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#5

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:43pm

Why does Katherine McPhee look so cheap/plain compared to Megan Hilty?

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#6

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:45pm

Why doesn't Wendy's taste like Burger King?

[FishermanBob]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#7

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:50pm

Because they're made fresh and not reheated, silly!

[ggersten]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#8

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:51pm

Why do fools fall in love?
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
Why Gd Why?
Why Em See Ay!

[broadway guy]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#9

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:59pm

Why is Lea Michele so Pretty?

[Ham3]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#10

Posted: 5/3/13 at 4:59pm

IMHO, imdb has grown too many bells and whistles. From ibdb you just get the facts, ma'am.

[Gothampc]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#11

Posted: 5/3/13 at 5:04pm

Why does nobody use theatredb.com?

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[BroadwayStar4]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#12

Posted: 5/3/13 at 5:19pm

I guess, but I wish IBDB didn't have to specifically focus on Broadway. For example, Aaron Tveit played Roger in Rent, yet it's not listed on his IBDB page because it was at the Hollywood Bowl.

[givesmevoice]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#13

Posted: 5/3/13 at 5:19pm

When I want a website that hasn't updated its information since 2001, theatredb.com is where it's at.

(I've started using Playbill Vault instead of ibdb, and I find it to be a much more attractive site)

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Yero my Hero]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#14

Posted: 5/3/13 at 5:20pm

Are the sites connected in any way?

No. IBDb is run by the Broadway League.

Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent

"He's a tramp, but I love him."

[GavestonPS]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#15

Posted: 5/3/13 at 5:52pm

Maybe it has to do with the target demo. I am well into middle-age and, to my eye, IBDB looks professional while IMDB becomes more and more of a mess. (To be fair, I use both every day.)

Updated On: 5/3/13 at 05:52 PM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#16

Posted: 5/3/13 at 7:34pm

I don't think IBDB needs to have message boards, but I do enjoy the trivia on IMDB and some of their info (like budget and total gross of films). My only problem with IBDB is the poor search engine they have, if you don't list the name of an actor/production 100% accurately, the entry won't show up. Considering they're a database, they should have a much better search engine, but otherwise it's pretty good for what it is and it has gotten better and more accurate over the years.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[Jungle Red]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#17

Posted: 5/3/13 at 7:58pm

IMDb is owned by Amazon. I use IMDb daily and I love it. I love reading the stupid trivia and crap. I don't read the message boards because the members are stupid.

[bigbelterbaby]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#18

Posted: 5/3/13 at 8:19pm

hmm I like IDBD and it's simplicity. It's called Internet Broadway Database because it's a....database for *Broadway* only . it's really a valuable resource. If they included everything an actor did it would be messy and the point is that Broadway is a thing of itself and if you perform on one of those 40 stages it's recorded in history which is important for the future of Broadway theatre because who are you without your history ? performing at the Hollywood Bowl? ...eh who cares.

Hesione Hushabye thinks it tastes like ashes.

[JbaraFan1]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#19

Posted: 5/12/13 at 12:55am

I like both sites. They each serve their purpose well I think.

[dramamama611]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#20

Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:15am

It is a "just the facts" kind of site. I'm sure IBDB gets only a tiny fraction of the traffic of IMDB. IBDB is not looking to make money.

They both serve their purpose well.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[anmiller07]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#21

Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:33am

IMDB is such a bloated site, I hate having to go there. I think IBDB is perfect. I had never heard of http://www.theatredb.com/, I just went to check it out; it has tick, tick...BOOM! listed as currently running off-broadway. Ha! There's also www.iobdb.com for Off-Broadway listings.

[aasjb4ever]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#22

Posted: 5/12/13 at 8:34am

Did you know that Wendy's keeps their freezer at 34 Degrees F?

Never (technically) frozen, indeed, Wendy.

[everythingtaboo]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#23

Posted: 5/12/13 at 8:58am

How about just appreciating IBDB exists in the first place? The search function is kinda lame, but it's pretty comprehensive.

You want a message board? How about the one you're on?

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[best12bars]

Why does IBDB look so cheap/plain compared to IMDB?#24

Posted: 5/12/13 at 9:50am

IMDb.com is more "wiki-friendly," in that it allows its users to contribute a lot easier than IBDb.com.

I tried updating some credentials and credits on IBDb.com a few years ago, and they wanted me to submit opening night Playbills as proof.

No, thanks. You're on your own, then. Do it yourself.

So the problem remains that IBDb.com is incomplete and, in some cases, inaccurate with their credits.

I'm still glad it's there, and I do refer to it, but I also know that it's full of holes like Swiss cheese.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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