# Naming BSG Mini-Series Files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-synology\
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855 "2021-11-02T01:23:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![martin\_buhr\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@martin\_buhr\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/martin_buhr_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855/1 "2021-11-02T01:23:35Z")

</div>

I’ve got all my Battlestar Galactica episode files organized as follows:

videos/tv/Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Season 1

I’m having trouble with the two files from the mini-series. I’ve got them both named as follows:

videos/tv/Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Battlestar Galactica-S00E02-The Miniseries.mkv  
videos/tv/Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Battlestar Galactica-S00E02-The Miniseries.mkv

However, I just can’t seem to get Plex to recognize them correctly 😕

Suggestions?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/7/b/37b7292922e4e384df5bd033b544cec00058f1af.jpeg)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@kfort](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kfort)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855/2 "2021-11-02T02:00:36Z")

</div>

If the files are from season 1 you have them named incorrectly with S00.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855/3 "2021-11-02T02:15:28Z")

</div>

The problem is that The Movie Database and TheTVDB have the show organized differently.

At TMDB, the miniseries is Battlestar Galactica (2003) and the TV show is Battlestar Galactica (2004).

At TheTVDB, the TV show is Battlestar Galactica (2003) and the miniseries are listed as Specials.

Basically, you have to pick which episode ordering to use.

TheMovieDatabase:

```auto
/TV
.../Battlestar Galactica (2003) <--- The Miniseries
....../Season 01
........./Battlestar Galactica (2003) - s01e01 - Part 1.mkv
........./Battlestar Galactica (2003) - s01e02 - Part 2.mkv
.../Battlestar Galactica (2004) <--- The TV Show
....../Season 01
........./Battlestar Galactica (2004) - s01e01 - 33.mkv
........./Battlestar Galactica (2004) - s01e02 - Water.mkv

```

or

TheTVDB:

```auto
/TV
.../Battlestar Galactica (2003)  
....../Season 00
........./Battlestar Galactica (2003) - s00e01 - Part 1.mkv
........./Battlestar Galactica (2003) - s00e02 - Part 2.mkv
....../Season 01
........./Battlestar Galactica (2004) - s01e01 - 33.mkv
........./Battlestar Galactica (2004) - s01e02 - Water.mkv

```

You can choose episode ordering at the Library or Show level. Edit the Library/Show, choose Advanced, then pick the desired ordering. You’ll need to refresh metadata if you change episode ordering selection.

If you change naming and organization (rename/reorganize episodes), then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the entire show. This will remove bad metadata from the Plex Media server database.

 ![edit library](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/d/1/e/d1ebc5f80a6025d5f6d01ee91aae6c2747fccde4.png)

 ![edit show](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/c/8/9c8bc3ae594530032e9bd8757f42597d3142e2f7.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![martin\_buhr\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@martin\_buhr\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/martin_buhr_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855/4 "2021-11-02T05:20:16Z")

</div>

They are not from Season 1. They are from a mini series which ran before season 1. That is why they are called Battlestar Galactica - Mini Series.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![martin\_buhr\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@martin\_buhr\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/martin_buhr_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855/5 "2021-11-02T05:21:09Z")

</div>

GREAT ANSWER - THANK YOU!!!

It is recrawling all the episodes, but I take that as a good sign…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/naming-bsg-mini-series-files/754855/6 "2022-01-31T05:21:55Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.