# Section Documentaries **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [February 17, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243 "2013-02-17T13:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cheese7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@cheese7](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cheese7)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/1 "2013-02-17T13:02:09Z")
I’d like to have a **section “Documentaries”** where you can use both Metadata Agents (Movies/TV-Shows). For Example: [list] [_]BBC.Ganges.Indiens.Fluss.des.Lebens.DOKU.1080p.BluRay.x264-ReleaseGroup_ _This is recognized by the **Movie** Metadata Agent_ _[_]Meilensteine.Wie.wir.die.Welt.neu.erfanden.S01E01.Mobiltelefone.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-ReleaseGroup This is recognized by the **TV-Show** Metadata Agent [/list] Thanks! c00kie0fbliss ---
**Author:** ![nefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nefer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nefer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/2 "2013-02-20T18:59:24Z")
Being a big Documentary person myself, I have arranged my collection in a similar way. However, for the most part, its pretty easy to get around without the need of mixing the two types. -\> most documentaries are part of a (mini) series -\> For the ones that aren’t, they are mostly catalogable in a “Documentary Series” of the channel; for example : -\> Animal Planet Documentaries -\> National Geographic Documentaries -\> History Channel Documentaries These are on [thetvdb.com](http://thetvdb.com) so Plex can understand them. Also they keep the number of top-level items at bay. Granted the situation isn’t ideal like it is with TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/3 "2013-02-20T20:51:27Z")
Yeah most documentaries can be found in TV if they were made by a station its on thetvdb and tvrage River of life is episode 2. though it does not look like they have one with metadata translated into french if that’s what you want [http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-18826/episode\_list](http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-18826/episode_list) [http://thetvdb.com/?string=ganges&searchseriesid=&tab=listseries&function=Search](http://thetvdb.com/?string=ganges&searchseriesid=&tab=listseries&function=Search) ---
**Author:** ![cheese7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@cheese7](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cheese7)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/4 "2013-02-21T10:53:07Z")
Thanks, But the problem is by choosing the Section “TV-Shows” plex/thetvdb doesn’t recognize (it doesn’t even show in the list?) other movies like “Amerikas.Geheimprojekte.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA” because that’s a Documentary movie. So I have to make 2 Sections: Documentary shows and Documentary movies. Why not making one section which can handle both: movies and tvshows… Other movies which don’t work with your pretended example: Alligator.Kingdom.3D.GERMAN.DOKU.HDTV.1080p.x264-TVP Amerikas.Geheimprojekte.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA Amerikas.Suedwesten.2012.German.DOKU.1080p.BluRay.x264-LeetHD Azoren.3D.-.Entdecker.Wale.Vulkane.GERMAN.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-TVP Die.Bismarck.Mythos.unter.Wasser.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA Fledermaeuse.Extrem.3D.GERMAN.DOKU.HDTV.1080p.x264-TVP IMAX.Dinosaurier Wonders.Carlsbad.Caverns.GERMAN.DOKU.1080p.3DTV.x264-TVP Documentarys that work: BBC.Ganges.Indiens.Fluss.des.Lebens.DOKU.1080p.BluRay.x264-MiSFiTS Meilensteine.Wie.wir.die.Welt.neu.erfanden.S01E01.Mobiltelefone.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA Meilensteine.Wie.wir.die.Welt.neu.erfanden.S01E02.Automobile.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA Meilensteine.Wie.wir.die.Welt.neu.erfanden.S01E03.Flugzeuge.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA Meilensteine.Wie.wir.die.Welt.neu.erfanden.S01E04.Wolkenkratzer.German.DOKU.1080p.HDTV.x264-UTOPiA // Just found a topic with the same problem: [http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/36348-documentaries-require-both-tv-and-movie-metadata/](http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/36348-documentaries-require-both-tv-and-movie-metadata/) But thats a half year ago… ---
**Author:** ![nefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nefer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nefer)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/5 "2013-02-21T16:44:40Z")
**Short answer** : No it’s not. **Long aswer** : The problem you have stems more from a lack of standardization in the release & sharing groups than a missing feature in Plex. For example, “Amerikas Geheimprojekte” is just a german localization of an original English Documentary series properly cataloged in thetvdb series “Discovery Channel Documentaries”. The same goes for IMAX which has a series called “IMAX Ultimate Collection” HOWEVER the metadata for the german localizations are both missing. **Proper Fix** : Look up the correct series info about the documentary (season & episode), properly rename your file, submit the correct metadata to thetvdb, and rescan your tv documentary section. **Dirty Fix** : Name the episodes conforming the already present documentaries for the english version, and scan again. I both have Discovery and IMAX scraped properly (the english version) using the TV sections and properly renaming the file. ---
**Author:** ![cosmicsoup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cosmicsoup/32/3341_2.png) [@cosmicsoup](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cosmicsoup)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/6 "2013-03-12T14:35:52Z")
I have also run into the same situation.  It's not clean or intuitive to have Documentaries that are split from shows and series.  I wonder if it would make more sense to have a hybrid scanner that can parse both types? ---
**Author:** ![Jalbre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Jalbre](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jalbre)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/7 "2013-04-11T16:25:38Z")
Yes, this would be a wonderful addition. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/8 "2021-01-29T22:23:19Z")
Closed on January 29, 2021, 10:23pm UTC Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Provide a new Documentaries category in addition to TV and Movies](https://forums.plex.tv/t/provide-a-new-documentaries-category-in-addition-to-tv-and-movies/146794): > > Please consider ADDING “Documentaries” as a media type in addition to Film and TV. As has been discussed, sometimes documentaries are a TV series, sometimes they are in a movie database, and sometimes they are simply not listed. As an initial implementation, add a new DOCUMENTARIES category in addition to TV and Film that would (a) check TV database; (b) then check film database if not found in TV; and © include a home video entry if neither a TV or film match was found. The would maximize the… ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/section-documentaries/29243/9 "2021-06-10T00:47:18Z")
Archived on June 10, 2021, 12:47am UTC