As an early adopter of Plex I have a decent number of playlist, some of which have robust descriptions as I figured one day we would be able to share playlist with our friends. While Webtools helps with the sharing, I haven’t found anyway to share the description; not to my friends or even to myself when using my mobile and/or Roku app. Since the individual movies have descriptions that can be seen, although clicking on said movies in a playlist doesn’t allow one to read the description, it would be nice if the Playlist description could be seen.
I leave a few of mine here as examples of what could be:
Playlist: Star Wars: Rod Hilton’s Machete Order [Extended]
Description: Rod Hilton’s Machete Order, named after his own blog, offers a viewing experience that better contextualizes the prequel films without having to sacrifice the focus and surprise the original Star Wars trilogy offered. Hilton’s order theorizes that fans are able to better enjoy both the original Star Wars films and the Anakin Skywalker backstory in the prequels by viewing the film episodes in order of IV, V, II, III, VI. The Extended order adds Solo and Rogue One as the openers, removes Episode I and continues with the films after Jedi.
Playlist: The Man with No Name
Description: The Man with No Name is the protagonist portrayed by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” of Spaghetti Western films: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). He is easily recognizable due to his iconic poncho, brown hat, tan cowboy boots, fondness for cigarillos and the fact that he rarely talks. Though he is called “Joe”, “Manco” and “Blondie” in the each film respectively, since he never introduces himself by name in any of the films, he is conventionally known as “the man with no name.” This list also includes High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider as extensions of TMWNN idea as Eastwood is only referred to as “The Stranger” and “Preacher” respectively.
Playlist: Bad Guys Sometimes Win
Description: Sometimes films deliver the harsh reality that the good guys don’t always win. Whether the bad guy wins outright or by changing the paradigm of the good guy where they are no longer seen as pure goodness, these films remind us of the power the bad guys really have.
The List: The Usual Suspects, No Country for Old Men, Primal Fear, Arlington Road, The Vanishing (1988 version), The Wicker Man: The Final Cut, The Dark Knight, Se7en, The Silence of the Lambs, Gone Girl, Identity, Rosemary’s Baby.
Playlist: Great Remakes/Re-imaginings
Description: We live in the age of the movie franchise. As Hollywood studios become more and more averse to taking risks on new, untried stories, they double down on the production of remakes, reboots, sequels and prequels. These new/old movies often fuel nostalgic discussions among the viewers about the good old days and cinematic masterpieces from those times. However, not all remakes are created equal. Only some of them match the movies that inspire them and other times even surpass them. Here are 11 of the Best Remakes of All Time.
The List: A Fistful of Dollars, Scarface, The Thing (1982), The Magnificent Seven (1960), True Grit, Twelve Monkeys, The Departed, Ocean’s Eleven, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Dredd, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
I may be biased, but I think these kind of descriptions would assist those searching for something to dive in when ready to binge a few flicks. Not a sermon; just a thought.
