My Messy Movie Tracking Journey
Let me tell ya, keeping up with new VEX movies became a real headache. I’d miss trailers, forget release dates… total chaos. Last month? Totally spaced on that big robot sequel ’cause my scattered bookmarks and phone notes failed me. Felt stupid wasting ten bucks on last-minute tickets.
Started digging around like this:
- Opened like five tabs – studio sites, social pages, random fan forums. Absolute spaghetti mess.
- Tried copying dates manually into some janky spreadsheet. Got dizzy switching screens. Screwed up three dates instantly.
- Thought “hey maybe some app does this?” Tried one… popped up ads for pizza nonstop. Uninstalled in 30 seconds flat.
Then it hit me mid-coffee spill cleaning my keyboard. Why not mash two things together? My browser’s RSS feed thingy plus a calendar app that actually works. Went back to the official studio news page finally… found that tiny orange RSS button hiding in the corner like a scared mouse.
My clunky but works solution:
- Punched that RSS link straight into my calendar app’s “subscribe” box. Took two tries – mangled the URL first time.
- Fed the studio’s YouTube channel into another app that dumps new videos straight into a playlist. Tasted victory when their new teaser popped up automatically at breakfast!
- Double-checked everything against fan wikis while ignoring the flame wars in the comments. Humans yelling online? Shock.
Now? That calendar widget glows blue on my phone screaming “VEX RISING APRIL 12” – can’t ignore it. Latest trailer sat waiting in my watchlist before coffee cooled. Still ain’t perfect… gotta poke the feed sometimes when dates shift. But hey, finally stopped paying idiot tax for late tickets!