Is there a bug relating to the TV Show called "Extras" from 2005?

General Discussions
1

I can’t get the scanner to pick up that show. I can see how the scanner might puke given the name of the show. Anyone run into this issue?

2

I just got an instant, fully populated match with:

A TV Show Library/
…Extras/
…Season 01/
…Extras - S01E01.xxx

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Possible issues other than naming and structuring include, but are not limited to:

Embedded and incorrect metadata in the Title Field of MP4/M4v files. Plex will read this info and prefer it over a perfect file name/structure (if you have those), but you can combat that situation by moving Local Media Assets to the bottom of every agent list you can find. All tabs in TV Show and Movies here:
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200241558-Agents
Just drag LMA to the bottom of the list and drop it.
If you do have embedded metadata this will cure the issue, if you don’t it won’t matter. LMA will do what it has to from the bottom.

Renaming/restructuring is best performed OUTSIDE the library and you’ll need to write a new bundle for the show so The Plex Dance® was invented:

The Plex Dance®:

  1. remove show from library (yep, the whole thing)
  2. update library
  3. empty trash
  4. clean bundles
    https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200392106-Library-Actions <— update library, empty trash, clean bundles
  5. bring names and structures into compliance, Move LMA, etc
  6. replace corrected show into library
  7. update library

All Steps. In Order. No Shortcuts.

3

There was a fix to the scanner a long time ago specifically because of that show. make sure it has its own top level directory in your tv directory. it will be ignored if it is in a level below that.

assuming “TV” is the directory you added to library set up

TV/Extras should work

TV/Comedy/Extras will not

4

@JuiceWSA said:
All Steps. In Order. No Shortcuts.

No kidding. The dance worked, thank you.