Does the new agent still support tv shows like The Movie DB agent?

[sunnyd71]

The new movies agent is absolutely great. Using the old TV scanner, I found The Movies Database agent worked better than TheTVDB for Anime. Although setup as a TV library using The Movies Database agent, I still have the upgrade matching option available to me for that library.

Does the new Movies agent match anime/TV shows like The Movies Database or should it not be upgraded in that case?

[tom80H]

The new movie scanner/agent only works for movie libraries.
That does however not impact your ability to use “The Movie Database” as an alternative agent for tv-show type libraries.

See Settings > [Server Name] > Agents:

• Movies – options should be: Personal Media, Plex Movie (legacy), Plex Movie (=the new agent!) and The Movie Database
• Shows – options should be: Personal Media Shows, TheTVDB, The Movie Database

Technically, The Movie Database agents for shows and movies is 2 independent / separate agents.

[sunnyd71]

Thanks for the explanation. In that case, since The Movie Database for shows is being used (library recents definitely show under tv not movies) shouldn’t the ‘upgrade matching’ option not show in the menu since it doesn’t apply?

[tom80H]

This should indeed not show for a tv-show library.
To be fair… it doesn’t show for any mod my tv-show libraries. Could you share a screenshot?

[sunnyd71]

Sure, here you go. Perhaps just a bug.

[tom80H]

Hmm… I cannot reproduce this on my end.
I’ll ask around. Looks like something is odd with this library of yours (e.g. the language field seems not to be populated).

[tom80H]

This is a known issue that has already been fixed as part of the latest beta update (PMS version 1.20.0.3133). So updating your server should no longer offer this incorrect option.

Plex Media Server

Plex Media Server 1.20.0.3133 is now available in the beta update channel FIXES: (Library) Certain TV libraries could incorrectly be upgraded to a new Plex Movie library. (#11774)

[sunnyd71]

I’m already running that version. Seems it’s not totally fixed yet.

[tom80H]

You’re right. It’s now showing for my test library as well.
I’ve been told the fix is for now making sure that clicking on this menu will no longer try to actually update your server backend. It will be removed from the front-end – hopefully soon… I don’t trust myself not to click a button that shouldn’t do anything (just to see if that’s actually true)