1. A method comprising: storing comment data that indicates a plurality of comments that are associated with a media item; wherein two comments in the plurality of comments are from different users of a plurality of users; wherein each comment in the plurality of comments is associated with a time within the media item; receiving first input that indicates one or more search criteria; in response to receiving the first input: performing a search of the plurality of comments based on the one or more search criteria, wherein performing the search of the plurality of comments comprises limiting the search to comments that are associated with (1) the one or more search criteria and (2) a time that is within a time range that is based on a current playback position of the media item; identifying, as a result of performing the search, one or more comments of the plurality of comments; in response to identifying the one or more comments as the result of performing the search, causing, to be displayed on a screen of a computing device, the one or more comments of the plurality of comments; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
1. A method comprising: storing comment data that indicates a plurality of comments that are associated with a media item; wherein two comments in the plurality of comments are from different users of a plurality of users; wherein each comment in the plurality of comments is associated with a time within the media item; receiving first input that indicates one or more search criteria; in response to receiving the first input: performing a search of the plurality of comments based on the one or more search criteria, wherein performing the search of the plurality of comments comprises limiting the search to comments that are associated with (1) the one or more search criteria and (2) a time that is within a time range that is based on a current playback position of the media item; identifying, as a result of performing the search, one or more comments of the plurality of comments; in response to identifying the one or more comments as the result of performing the search, causing, to be displayed on a screen of a computing device, the one or more comments of the plurality of comments; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more search criteria indicate a number of sub-comments associated with a comment.