Only 3 of these 11 skills are by the companies that own the entertainment properties. I say this every time we analyze the top movie and TV skills, but companies need to invest in voice skills for their shows and movies! People want to show off their trivia skills, they want to interact with recurring gags, they want to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes! Give the people what they want!
When we added the top UK skills, I was excited to discover new (to me, a naive Canadian) TV shows and movies. Was a Coronation Street trivia skill going to rule this category? Was there a Top Gear review and lap time finder? Unfortunately, there aren’t any top UK skills in this category that are region specific. I find this surprising since the BBC has a Voice & Conversational Interfaces that seems very well equipped to product quality content.
????????Baby Groot by Nicholas Turner – 4.2 out of 5, 2661 ratings, 108 reviews
Baby Groot will answer all the world’s questions for you, is your buddy, friend and partner in crime.
Random review: all he says is i am groot but what can you expect! its groot and thats all i care about! (5 out of 5)
????????The Tonight Show by NBCUniversal Media, LLC – 4.2 out of 5, 508 ratings, 116 reviews
NBC’s The Tonight Show gives Alexa all the information she needs to keep you up to date on the iconic late night series, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! Listen to Jimmy’s nightly monologue, weekly Thank You Notes, find out what guests are scheduled to appear and more!
Random review: Can’t stay up late enough for Fallon. But getting his monologue is incredible. (5 out of 5)
????????Screen Test | Movie Quote Quiz by Cinema Playground – 4.1 out of 5, 150 ratings, 91 reviews
Alexa will play several famous movie clips. You name the title of the movie. Each correct answer includes facts about the movie. If the movie is on the tip of your tongue you can repeat the quote, get a clue, or ask more time.
Random review: Sometimes it’s just on the tip of my tongue. But my brain and my tongue aren’t communicating. Frustratingly fun! I’ve only had one or two repeat quotes. But that’s to be expected. I’m hoping you’re adding new ones often! (5 out of 5)
????????Spider-Man by Sony Pictures Entertainment – 4.2 out of 5, 1343 ratings, 16 reviews
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The home of Spider-Man: Far From Home & Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Random review: Liked the interviews with the cast and the interesting trivia about Spiderman (4 out of 5)
????????Seinfeld Fan Trivia by Ken Westphal – 4.4 out of 5, 222 ratings, 50 reviews
Test your knowledge with the Seinfeld Fan Trivia skill! This trivia game has over 50 Seinfeld trivia questions.
Random review: Terribly speaks way too quickly. Doesn’t understand the numbers 1-5 it has you use for the answer and scores incorrectly too much. Bad skill. Disabling. (1 out of 5)
????????Burger of the Day by Bo Roth – 4 out of 5, 293 ratings, 18 reviews
Simple skill that gives a random Burger of the Day from Bob’s Burgers.
Random review: Great idea for a Skill! However, two main gripes:
1. The trigger phrase “Bob’s Chalkboard” is not intuitive, and can be difficult for Alexa to understand, particularly if you speak with an accent.
2. This gives no option to display (for Echo Show or other video-enabled Alexa devices) or recite the recipes, and only gives the name. This severely limits the functionality of the skill beyond a mere novelty.
Looking forward to seeing some robust updates for this skill! Lots of untapped potential, here. (2 out of 5)
????????Discovery Channel’s Shark Week by Discovery Communications – 4.4 out of 5, 247 ratings, 6 reviews
The longest-running cable television programming event in history, Discovery Channel’s #SharkWeek returns early this year, Sunday Jul 23rd at 7/6c! Ask Alexa for shark facts, a countdown for when shark week begins, and more!
Random review: interesting shark facts, but it would be great to have more. (4 out of 5)
????????Harry Potter by Jaskaran Singh – 4.4 out of 5, 341 ratings, 0 reviews
Ask Alexa for an interesting list of facts about Harry Potter.
????????The Office Quote Game by Michael Schlitt – 4 out of 5, 182 ratings, 7 reviews
Random quotes from the NBC hit sitcom The Office.
Random review: Everyone loves The Office.
Not everyone loves this app because – It doesn’t use the actual sound clips from the show!
It’s not funny to listen to Alexa saying what should be funny Michael quotes in her robot voice. I’m disabling. (1 out of 5)
????????Fireplace for Echo Show by ParkinUK – 4.4 out of 5, 40 ratings, 7 reviews
Fireplace Screensaver HD on your Echo Show or Echo Spot device (required a screen). Fireplace plays 3 hours of a relaxing open wood fire on your Echo Show or Echo Spot. Great fun for your living room, kitchen or bedroom in this Christmas!
Random review: got my echo show and wow in its large screen this is amazing really warms you up looking at it with fire sounds like cracking logs and warm flames . (5 out of 5)
????????FRIENDStrivia by Ravi – 4.1 out of 5, 52 ratings, 0 reviews
Alexa will ask you trivia questions on the famous FRIENDS TV series.
