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Registered: June 3, 2007 | Posts: 707 |
| Posted: | | | | Yes, they have some issues they also have a way bigger pool of idiots to muck with things.
In order to FIX the actors w/ many names is to have a linked DB system that is maintained server side vs user side.
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Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,730 |
| Posted: | | | | IMDb has one big advantage over our database, and this is resulting from the entirely different starting point:
IMDb has only one profile per movie (because they started as, and in fact still are, a, if not The, movie database), we have one per each release of the movie (because we started as DVD-database).
IMDb has it much easier, they have (as 100% subcompany of Amazon) the by far better financial background, they only needed to clean out their own backyard, and even they can't manage it.
We, on the other hand, are demanding features from our database that it originally wasn't designed for. This is forcing the developer to (more or less) shoe-horn features, that need overly complicated rules to make the data compatible with the capabilities of the chosen database format.
In theory "our" Common Name system could be much more efficient than the system chosen by IMDb (Tom Cruise gets for what reason ever credited as "Tom Crooze" -> look for Cruise and set "Credited As" to Crooze -> done). Fact is that many people aren't aware of these capabilities, consider it to be too complicated (which it isn't, at least it isn't more complicted then having to memorize a 12 digit UID) and boycott (for not saying "sabotage") the system by flooding it with masses of incorrect entries. These "incorrect" (in the sense of "not being compatible with our database") entries are strangely mostly IMDb-data.
And exactly there is the crux, while our data is 100% IMDb compatible, the other way simply doesn't work.
But rest assured, the complete re-design of the database is to be expected soon. Shortly after the release of the Mac-OS version ... | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up! But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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Registered: June 3, 2007 | Posts: 707 |
| Posted: | | | | then the Android app |
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Registered: December 27, 2009 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,131 |
| Posted: | | | | Right after Hell freezes over and pigs fly |
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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | OK, did he seriously just say that? |
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Registered: December 27, 2009 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,131 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote:
OK, did he seriously just say that? I've been waiting all day for that. |
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Registered: April 14, 2007 | Posts: 415 |
| Posted: | | | | So, how about we start this thread? I'm far from an Anime expert, so if some of these should be counted more than once, let me know. Most of the foreign credits will be for the English language version only.
There was a lot of overlap between the names, so results may be surprising, and I believe they may be increasing in favor of Steve Blum.
NB: Steve Bloom is a film editor/screenwriter/producer. Steven Jay in Las Vegas: Season 3 is Steven Jay Porus.
Credited as Steve(n) Blum, David Lucas, Steve(n) Jay Blum, Steven Jay, Andrew Watton, Brandon Jeremy, Roger Canfield, Richard Cardona, Daniel Andrews.
Steve Blum (21 confirmed) All-Star Superman (confirmed by RobAGD) Armitage III: Poli-Matrix (confirmed by RobAGD & Kluge) Batman: Year One (confirmed by jmbox) Blood+: Part Two (confirmed by jmbox) Blood: The Last Vampire (confirmed by RobAGD) A Cat in Paris (confirmed by jmbox) Dante's Inferno (confirmed by jmbox) Final Fantasy VII (confirmed by RobAGD) Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (confirmed by RobAGD) Hulk Vs. (confirmed by CalebAndCo) Nomad: The Warrior (confirmed by ateo357) Planetes (confirmed by RobAGD) Resident Evil : Degeneration (confirmed by RobAGD) The Super Hero Squad Show (2 Seasons) (confirmed by jmbox) Superman/Shazam!: DC Showcase: Green Arrow (confirmed by CalebAndCo & RobAGD) Transformers Prime (2 Seasons) (confirmed by jmbox) Transformers: Rescue Bots (confirmed by jmbox) Ultimate Avengers (confirmed by CalebAndCo & RobAGD) Wolverine and the X-Men (confirmed by CalebAndCo) Young Justice Dangerous Secrets Ep 14 (confirmed by RobAGD)
David Lucas (6 confirmed) Akira (confirmed by jmbox) Armitage III (Eps 1 and 3) (confirmed by Kluge) Cowboy Bebop (confirmed by RobAGD) Serial Experiments Lain (confirmed by RobAGD) Vandread (confirmed by jmbox) Vandread: The Second Stage (confirmed by jmbox)
Steven Jay Blum (2 confirmed) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (confirmed by RobAGD) Planetes Vol 1 (confirmed by RobAGD)
Steven J Blum (1 confirmed) Young Justice Dangerous Secrets Ep 20 (confirmed by RobAGD)
Steven Blum (1 confirmed) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (confirmed by RobAGD)
Roger Canfield (1 confirmed) Ghost in the Shell (confirmed by jmbox)
Daniel Andrews (1 confirmed) Samurai Champloo (confirmed by jmbox)
Andrew Watton (1 confirmed) Last Exile (confirmed by jmbox)
Unconfirmed: .hack//Legend of the Twilight Afro Samurai Afro Samurai Resurrection Ah! My Goddess Arc the Lad Armageddon (1996) Aussie And Ted's Great Adventure The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakai-jin Battle Athletes Battle Athletes Victory Ben 10: The Secret of the Omnitrix The Big O The Big O II Black Jack Black Magic M-66 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 2: The Sealed Card Chobits Cosmo Warrior Zero Digimon: The Movie Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure El-Hazard: The Alternative World El Hazard The Magnificent World éX-Driver FLCL (Fooly Cooly) Gate Keepers Geneshaft G.I. Joe: Resolute GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Gun Frontier Gungrave Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Heat Guy J Hyperdoll: Mew & Mica The Easy Fighters I'm Gonna Be An Angel! IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Initial D Battle The Legend of Black Heaven Lilo & Stitch Lilo & Stitch 2 The Little Polar Bear (O Pequeno Urso Polar) Love Hina Love Hina Again Macross II: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Plus Mahoromatic Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful The Manhattan Project (1986) Mars Daybreak Metropolis Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 Mr. Brooks Minha Nada Mole Vida Orguss 02 Perfect Blue Phantom Quest Corp The Powerpuff Girls Real Bout High School Rescue Me Mave-chan Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise Rurouni Kenshin s-CRY-ed Saint Tail Sakura Wars Scrapped Princess Shadowbuilder The Spectacular Spider-Man Stellvia Strait Jacket Street Fighter Alpha They Were Eleven Thru the Moebius Strip Tokyo Revelation Transformers: Robots in Disguise Trigun The Twelve Kingdoms Vampire Princess Miyu West Is West What's New Scooby-Doo? What the Bleep Do We Know!? W.I.T.C.H. Witch Hunter Robin II Wild Arms Wolf's Rain X [One] or higher | | | Last edited: by jmbox |
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Registered: June 3, 2007 | Posts: 707 |
| Posted: | | | | One problem and I have seen already is him having 2 different credits in one series. I have never got why people would have so many different names. I can understand if it changes do to a marriage or divorce. Seems to be an odd way to work around a contract deal.
I have the following :
All-Star Superman Armitage III The Avengers Earths Mightiest Heros Blood: The last Vampire Cowboy Bebop ( Series and Movie ) FF 7 ( Advent childern ? ) GitS GitS SAC Green Lantern Emerald Knights Hulk vs RE : Degeneration Serial Experment Lain ( this one was a snoozer ) Superman/Shazam Ultimate Avengers Wolverine and The X-men
As some of these are series over 20+ eps do we just check 1 disc of credits or all ?
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Registered: April 14, 2007 | Posts: 415 |
| Posted: | | | | Usually we give one credit per season for a series. If two different variations, we'll give both a credit. Hopefully we'll have one winner and one common name to link them all back to. |
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Registered: December 27, 2009 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,131 |
| Posted: | | | | You missed some aliases - Daniel Andrews, Steve Jay Blum, Steven Jay.
guess I'll have to check my daughter's Anime. |
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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | Wolverine and The X-Men: Steve Blum (in all 26 episodes)
Hulk vs.: Hulk vs. Wolverine: Steve Blum
Superman/Shazam!: DC Showcase: Green Arrow: Steve Blum
Ultimate Avengers: Steve Blum | | | Last edited: by CalebAndCo |
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Registered: December 27, 2009 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,131 |
| Posted: | | | | Nomad: The Warrior - English Language Version - Steve Blum as Shaman (Voice) |
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Registered: April 14, 2007 | Posts: 415 |
| Posted: | | | | I added some that I could find on Netflix streaming. In each case I verified that a DVD version existed, which was all except AniMen: The Galactic Battle. Some were profiled in DVDP that had no cast added! |
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Registered: June 3, 2007 | Posts: 707 |
| Posted: | | | | All-Star Superman : steve blum
Armitage III : steve blum ( credited in DVDP as Steven Blum )
FF 7 ( Advent childern ? ) :Steve Blum ( Credited in DVDP as Steven Jay Blum )
RE : Degeneration: Steve Blum
Serial Experment Lain ( this one was a snoozer ): David Lucas
Ultimate Avengers : steve blum
I have a hand full more Ill be checking tonight
-R |
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Registered: April 14, 2007 | Posts: 415 |
| Posted: | | | | I'm going to assume they are all single movies or a single episode/season unless you tell me otherwise.
If it is multi-seasoned, make sure you check an episode from each season. Use external sources to discover which episode he might be in if not a regular, to make it easier to verify. |
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Registered: June 3, 2007 | Posts: 707 |
| Posted: | | | | Next batch Cowboy Bebop ( Series) : Series - David Lucas ( entire run as credited checked Vol 1 DVD ) Cowboy Bebop The Movie - Steven Jay Blum ( not linked ) GitS SAC vol - 03 - Ep 9 - Steven Blum ( ONly one he has a credit for via dvdp ) Green Lantern Emerald Knights : br - steve blum Superman / Shazam - Steve Blum ( in DVDP as a credited as Steve blum from Steven Jay Blum ) Blood the last vampire : Steve Blum Planets Vol 1 - Steven Jay Blum ( none the of the rest have cast added ) Young Justice Dangerous Secrets Ep 14 Steve Blum ep 20 Steven J Blum ( via Steve Blum Credited as in DVDP ) Sorry yet anothger edit to this one. I can see people are scraping IMDB to fill in cast, because there are some straight up errors in some of these -R | | | Last edited: by RobAGD |
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