# Match Failures **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [February 11, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033 "2020-02-11T19:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/21 "2020-03-06T20:17:01Z")
Don’t add the year at the end just to have it there. It doesn’t work the same as movies. The idea of having the year for TV shows is to distinguish it from a different show with the same name. Unfortunately, TheTVDB’s latest API changes have problems matching when you use a year and there isn’t a need for it. The manual search works, because that searches a slightly different way. ---
**Author:** ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/22 "2020-03-06T20:18:38Z")
when it gets no results, perhaps the auto search method should fall back to manual search method then ? ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/23 "2020-03-06T20:22:30Z")
That might be possible, but the manual method is quite a bit slower. Falling back automatically everytime could result in a library scan taking a…l…o… t… longer if there are a lot of new shows involved. ---
**Author:** ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/24 "2020-03-06T20:26:55Z")
Perhaps, but generally that type of search only happens ONCE, either when the content is first added to an existing library, or a new library is created/scanned. this should not affect any rescans of existing content (they are already matched!) ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/25 "2020-03-06T20:42:13Z")
TheTVDB agent is already breaking out the year (if provided) into a separate search field. Given the file path: > D:\Media\TV Shows\DAVE (2020)\Season 01\DAVE (2020) - s01e01 - The Gander.m4v Results in the following in its agent log: ```auto 2020-03-06 15:29:48,726 (1924) : INFO (agentkit:957) - Searching for matches for {'openSubtitlesHash': '588bb80b132c4a35', 'episode': '1', 'episodic': '1', 'show': 'Dave', 'season': '1', 'year': '2020' ``` If no results (or no results with a high enough confidence) are returned, could it not just fall back to repeating the search, but without the year? Or just the opposite: Search without the year first and if ambiguous results are returned, search again with the year? It’s already done the work of parsing the file name into its constituent parts (show name, season, episode, year). ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/26 "2020-03-13T01:33:02Z")
[https://thetvdb.com/series/cosmos-possible-worlds-2020](https://thetvdb.com/series/cosmos-possible-worlds-2020) The show was created 3/9/20 and modified today 3/12/20 \<— unknown how much, but nothing seems to find it - (YEAR) field or not. I’m resisting the temptation to hand edit it - 'cause I’d really like to watch one, and may not survive long enough to hit play - before my OCD locks me up tighter than Richard’s Hat Band. 🙂 If I make it - we’ll see what happens tomorrow… Today - this show doesn’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/27 "2020-03-13T02:45:58Z")
[https://thetvdb.com/series/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey/seasons/official/2](https://thetvdb.com/series/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey/seasons/official/2) ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/28 "2020-03-13T03:17:33Z")
Figures… Filebot found a new show, but TVDB has other ideas. Season 02 naming finds it. ---
**Author:** ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/29 "2020-03-13T03:21:16Z")
Personally I’d rather have it a new series myself, but tvdb gonna tvdb. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/30 "2020-03-20T15:27:35Z")
[https://thetvdb.com/series/self-made-inspired-by-the-life-of-madam-cj-walker](https://thetvdb.com/series/self-made-inspired-by-the-life-of-madam-cj-walker) ```auto A TV Show Library\ ......Self Made Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker\ .........Season 01\ ...........Self Made Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker - S01E01 - Episode 1.mkv ``` I knew I was in trouble when Filebot couldn’t find it - until I went to TVDB and got the name, named the files - then FileBot found it… Plex couldn’t find it - at all - without the TVDB ID# If you ever see anyone associated with this show’s naming - slap them - open handed, in front of all their friends, fans and freelance facebook icons, like you would slap a purse snatcher in front of the lady who’s purse was snatched… don’t stop slapping them until they cry and pee in their pants. You will go to prison - totally worth it…lol That’ll be fun, but I think this one is a Fix Matcher - with the ID# - for ever. ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/31 "2020-03-20T15:53:19Z")
Interesting. Plex found it using the The Movie Database agent immediately: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/f/2/f25f9a7805c9c8512c8ee36696016d8763a45d70.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/f/7/f77bdb67fa65d06f57dff7c1dc1ecdeedd0e1eb4.jpeg) They’ll pry using the release year in the directory/file names from my cold, dead hands. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/32 "2020-03-20T16:00:50Z")
> [@pshanew](#): > > They’ll pry using the release year in the directory/file names from my cold, dead hands. You and Techno are the Stubborn Dynamic Duo…lol (I switched Filebot to use whatever name TVDB is using - officially - flip side of the coin thing) I looked at both and decided more of the Actor Images at TVDB would fit in Plex’s Head Chopper 9000. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/33 "2020-04-28T11:30:43Z")
FYI: R.I.P.D. (2013) Surrender, before you lose a lot of men and material. The Women and Pigs left a long time ago - you fools! lol Enter: RIPD and delete everything else. I was right on the verge of invoking the Personal Media Hand Grenade when I stumbled blindly on the above. Just a for your information notice, 'cause I’m afraid if Plex tried to fix that we’d all be using Fix Match 100% of the time, so let’s just let this puppy nap. ---
**Author:** ![kemperloc\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kemperloc\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kemperloc_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/34 "2020-05-20T14:17:13Z")
server: Version 1.19.1.2645 client plex web Version 4.34.1 Movie in library: K:\Films francais\Je retourne chez ma mère (2012)\Je retourne chez ma mère (2012).mp4 ![imdb_Je retourne chez ma mere](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/9/69203be2694441cb49ab81f84b24f1b7c4f6d9fc.jpeg) Auto match doesn’t work Fix match with IMDB ID: ![fix match_Je retourne chez ma mere](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/e/e/ee00fa4541c14487c0d3404701561bdd58666854.jpeg) with or without year: No match found. I haven’t tried renaming the file to the english title, as I would hate to have to lose the original title, and because all other french movies are normally easily matched with the original title, even if IMDB is using a translated title. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/35 "2020-05-20T14:21:16Z")
Plex Movie/IMDB/Somebody seems to be having issues with ‘Localized’ titles - like yours. If you can endure it for a while I think it may work it’s way up the chain to the team that can do something about it. It also might not have anything to do with Plex. I wouldn’t make any sweeping changes at this time. Perhaps you could hand edit this one - for now. ---
**Author:** ![kemperloc\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kemperloc\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kemperloc_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/36 "2020-05-20T15:00:07Z")
Disappointing but thanks for the quick response. I will do that (manually edit and wait… 😁) ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/37 "2020-05-20T19:40:15Z")
> [@kemperloc\_gmail\_com](#): > > with or without year: > No match found. Actually that won’t ever match. Plex is only able to match theatrical movies to IMDB. TV Movies won’t match. You’ll need to do a manual match using TheMovieDB. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/38 "2020-05-22T00:25:02Z")
This is NOT a match failure, but I was sure it was gonna be: ```auto A Movie Library\ .....I ♥ Huckabees (2004) [1080p x265]\ .........I ♥ Huckabees (2004) [1080p x265].mkv ``` without FileBot I wouldn’t have had any idea what to do with that - and I didn’t have time to play around with it. Matched instantly. Moved on…lol ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/39 "2020-05-28T20:18:04Z")
Here’s one: ```auto A TV Show Library\ .....Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood\ .........Season 01\ ............Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - S01E01.mp4 ``` produced squat. the ID# produced squat. Added to ‘Match Failures’ > [@TheTVDB scanner unable to find series even when given TVDB id](https://forums.plex.tv/t/thetvdb-scanner-unable-to-find-series-even-when-given-tvdb-id/596739): > > Server Version#: 1.19.3.2852-219a9974e Player Version#: 4.34.2 When searching for metadata, the TVDB scanner seems to be unable to find the actual metadata for the show Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood despite matching with the TVDB id. Here’s the relevant portion of the log: 2020-05-28 19:55:30,045 (7f89757fa700) : INFO (agentkit:961) - Searching for matches for {'openSubtitlesHash': '7fb424dfdc66b85c', 'episode': '64', 'episodic': '1', 'show': 'Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood', 'season… ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033/40 "2020-05-30T10:59:40Z")
After Life: [https://thetvdb.com/series/after-life](https://thetvdb.com/series/after-life) Plex tramples After Life to death in a mad stampede to: [https://thetvdb.com/series/water-life](https://thetvdb.com/series/water-life) Have we made Plex so stupid it can’t read? Cut back on the mathematical prediction algorithms and send Plex back to grade school so it can learn to read. [Previous page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/match-failures/541033.md?page=3)