diff --git a/server/myapi/views/std_views.py b/server/myapi/views/std_views.py
index 4087c2c..13b3ffd 100644
--- a/server/myapi/views/std_views.py
+++ b/server/myapi/views/std_views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # from django.shortcuts import render
+from typing import Callable
+
 from rest_framework import viewsets
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
+from rest_framework.renderers import StaticHTMLRenderer
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from myapi.renderers import LatexRenderer, PlainTextRenderer
@@ -13,15 +16,16 @@ class FilmViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Film.objects.all().order_by("projection_date")
     serializer_class = FilmSerializer
 
+    def general_com_view(self, com_function: Callable[[Film], str]):
+        film: Film = self.get_object()
+        preview_text = com_function(film)
+        return Response(preview_text)
+
     # TODO confirm that latex renderer is not a problem
     @action(detail=True, renderer_classes=[LatexRenderer], methods=["GET"])
     def bocal(self, request, pk=None):
-        film: Film = self.get_object()
-        bocal_text = com.bocal(film)
-        return Response(bocal_text)
+        return self.general_com_view(com.bocal)
 
     @action(detail=True, renderer_classes=[PlainTextRenderer], methods=["GET"])
     def facebook(self, request, pk=None):
-        film: Film = self.get_object()
-        fb_text = com.facebook(film)
-        return Response(fb_text)
+        return self.general_com_view(com.facebook)