I searched but obviously missing the right wording. How do you handle tv series that later have movies. Surely there is a way to keep them all together instead of some in /TV Shows and some in /Movies? For example, Stargate started with a movie then 10 seasons and finally 2 movies. I want to see them listed all together so anyone seeing the library sees them all together under Stargate. and know that the 2 later movies came after the 10 seasons.
The two âMoviesâ youâre talking about are Episodes 7 and 8 in Specials (Season 00):
https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stargate-sg-1/seasons/official/0
Any âmovieâ can be added this way. If not officially and listed at TVDB - just number it about 10 higher than the last official Special then hand edit it to appear as just another episode.
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You can also use the same collection tag for both and they will show as related.
if you donât wan to add them as specials or use same collection and they happened at the end you can just make a season that does not exist and just enter the metadata in manually.
Stargate/Season 11/Stargate S11E01.mkv
or make them the last two episodes of season 10.
I donât have Stargate but for Battlestar Galactica I wanted the Miniseries to be at the beginning so i made it S01E00 so it came before episode 1. Iâve had it this way for years.
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Yes, but that doesnât work on a Roku.
As such, I have those types of TV Movies associated with Shows in both places - as Movies in the Movie Library and as Specials in the TV Showâs structure.
I have those Collections made so theyâll work with everything else tho - some day on Roku - perhaps⊠but not today.
I guess the show page is not used that often but on the main show page (not the episodes) under the actors it should have the âmovies in the X collectionâ
Not saying that is best for everyone. Was just mentioning as an option. when tv movies or something is integral to the story of a show I generally like making fake seasons and entering in things manually as most folks would not know to look in specials. Iâm hoping one day we can add them inline.
Ok, I guess thatâs the way to go. Thanks.
Ok so I tried this today. Under the Stargate folder, I have Season 1 thru 10 folders with each episode entered with the standard S01E01, etc. Then I added a folder under the Stargate called Stargate Movies and put the movies in there. And created a Stargate Bonus folder under the Stargate folder. Neither of those 2 show up. I understand it canât grab metadata for the bonus but shouldnât the folder at least show up?
That wonât work in a TV Show Library.
TV Shows MUST be laid out as per the packaged instructions:
https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/
That means you get:
TV Show Library Folder/
.....TV Show Name/
........Season XX/
...........TV Show Name - SXXEXX - Episode Name Optional.XXX
and thatâs all.
No extra folders.
Stargate Movies are eps 7 and 8 in Season 00.
Thatâs it - if you want to draw down the metadata at TVDB for them.
You can add a couple of extra episodes to a Season - and hand edit them, but they MUST live in the Structure laid out in the instructions.
if you add them to a tv library you need to name them like an episode
So if I want to forget the tvdb, how do I still get them to show up? For example, I have a folder for Hobbies and have some miscellaneous mpg files that obviously arenât in the tvdb, and Plex shows it as empty. Why wonât it show the files?
If something is in a TV library the files need season and episode notation in file name.
TV/Stargate/Season11/The Ark of Truth.mkv will never show up in a TV library
TV/Stargate/Season11/Stargate S11E01 The Ark of Truth.mkv will show up but you need to enter metadata manually
TV/Stargate/Season00/Stargate S00E07 The Ark of Truth.mkv will show in the specials season as episode 7 with the metadata it gets from tvdb
Thatâs what Other Videos is made for:
Stuff I know has no listing (or didnât at the time anyway) I stick in Other Videos and hand edit some artwork and text. Itâs quick and easy. Plex doesnât even try to match anything in Other Videos, but it doesnât work at all for a TV Show type layout.
TV Shows MUST comply with the structuring and naming required to make it all work right. Anything else - and it donât work right - and is probably invisible.
Plex will âAllowâ you to fiddle with the episodes in a TV Show Library - providing you stick to the structure and naming format required. Stray from that and your stuff is invisible.
Ok, I did the Hobbies as other videos and they show up. Same for family. Now I understand that if you use the Movies or TV then you are forced into the pattern. I will read up in manually entering info. Thanks to all.
Movie Libraries are more flexible for structuring - within reason, but there is no real reason to bury things in nested folders 'cause Plex isnât Folder Friendly anyway.
If you do want to create a âFake Movieâ - âUnMatchâ it before you start editing. Iâll explain below.
TV Shows are another matter entirely. They require the structure and naming so theyâll work correctly. You can put an entire âFake Showâ together for unlisted material, but when you do you MUST âUnmatchâ it (New Agent) so it will begin using The Personal Media Agent and stop trying to match a database.
THEN, you can edit the show to make it look like a show. If you edit a show Plex is still trying to match - Plex blows your edits and thatâs very irritating.
For Matched Shows - you can fiddle in an extra episode, but just make sure thereâs no matching episode for the episode you choose - 'cause if there is Plex is gonna blow your edit. Guaranteed.
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