People watch movies, binge TV shows, and play video games across a bunch of different platforms, but there isn’t really one simple place to keep track of all of it. Most apps focus on just one type of media, and they don’t always make it easy to track progress, leave notes, or look back at what you’ve completed over time.
This project is a media backlog web application where users can search for movies and TV shows, add them to a personal backlog, track their status (planned, in progress, completed, etc.), and leave ratings or notes. I’m starting with movies and TV using an external API, and once that foundation is solid, I plan to expand it to include games as well. The long-term goal is to build a single platform that can manage all types of media, but the initial focus is getting the core system working cleanly and reliably.
Core Features (MVP) User Features
- Register / login (AWS Cognito)
- Add media to a personal backlog:
- Games
- Movies
- TV Shows
- Track status:
- Planned
- In Progress
- Completed
- Dropped
- Add ratings, notes, and timestamps System Features
- Dashboard summary (counts by status)
- Filter & sort backlog
- Responsive UI
Web Services
- First TMDB API → movies & TV shows
- RAWG API → video games
MVP vs Stretch MVP
- User authentication (AWS Cognito) Search movies and TV shows using the TMDB API
- Add media to a personal backlog
- Update status (Planned, In Progress, Completed, Dropped)
- Add ratings and personal notes
- Dashboard showing summary counts by status
- Filter and sort backlog entries
- Persistent storage using Hibernate + JPA
- Unit testing and logging Stretch Goals
- Add games (RAWG API)
- Progress tracking for TV episodes
- Recommendations
- Charts (completion trends)
- Social sharing (optional)