![]() TV\Doctor Who\Season 25\really old show from the 80s.avi ![]() I have the folders set up like most people: I've just started using Plex so only the initial scan has been done, but in my case Plex has merged all my Doctor Who into one: After the search completes a list of possible matches pops up and you choose the correct one. For TV shows it is always the first year of production. This is a manual search with separate search fields for title and year of production. Have you tried the "Fix Incorrect Match" function. Because what good is this product if it can't get the library right? If this isn't a TOP PRIORITY for the programming staff, then it needs to be. So why can't Plex get this right? Or at least make it easier to move seasons and episodes around that are misidentified? And parsing that data using the format TITLE (YEAR) seems pretty standard stuff. Every TV show and movie should be identified by at least two primary characteristics: TITLE and YEAR. This seems like a pretty simple task to me. Or **Battlestar Galactica (1978)** and **Battlestar Galactica (2003)**. Why does Plex have such *major* issues with TV shows and movies that have multiple versions? For example, Plex can't seem to figure out the difference between **Doctor Who (1963)** and **Doctor Who (2005)**. Perhaps someone can look into and start a thread pertaining to the naming practices of the classic series? I have started a thread at the database forum pertaining to the specials: It's like having occasional chapters of a book jumbled up, but not identified by chapter #'s. Presently, if you were to watch "All Episodes" of the show, you would not experience it in a logical chronological format. I totally agree - consistent naming with the metadata providers is a must.Īs mentioned, I think they also need to develop a better way of treating the specials. If every show was assigned a TITLE and YEAR in separate data fields, and then look-ups required both fields using the syntax SHOWTITLE (YEAR) we'd be in good shape.Īnd if something still went wonky, give users the freedom to create an override file. Like I said previously, Plex needs to reach other to these metadata providers and see if they can come up with a consistent naming strategy. Which makes it amazing that Plex works at all. I was checking out TheTVdb and noticed that part of the problem is a lack of naming standards.Īnd others you'll see SHOWTITLE YEAR (YEAR) Where it gets shittier is when E05 is still recognized as "An Unearthly Child", and not as "The Daleks". Not a big deal that E01-E04 get bundled this way, as they are 4 pieces of one story. However, S01E02 would be identified as E01 (in terms of the episode description). I also had no problem with Doctor Who (1963)\Season01\Doctor Who (1963).S01E01.An Unearthly Child.avi I have no problems with the new series episodes (aside from not liking the way specials are ordered - ie - If you were a new to the show, how would you know that after the last episode of each series, that you need to watch the X-mas special). J:\TVShows\Doctor Who (1963)\Season01\Doctor Who (1963).S01E01.An Unearthly Child.avi J:\TVShows\Doctor Who (2005)\Season01\Doctor Who (2005).S01E02.The End of the World.avi
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