Show mid-season specials inline

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So, my previous request to add a “Play After” option has now been merged with this one. I’ll give an explanation of that request:

There should be a way to add when a special plays.

Right now if you have the Air Date for the specials it might go into the queue, but only if you stop after the previous episode. Auto play will just skip to the next in the season. & it is listed in the “Specials” folder. If you go to the show & just click “Play” it will play the specials 1st.

Now there are similar suggestions already, but I see problems there that make them unusable. Having the “Season Specials” folder is great, but TheTVdb would not agree with it, as they want all specials to be labeled S00 & existing libraries would require a big overhaul to fit a change in the structure. Incremental Episodes S02E04.5 have been suggested a number of times & either disappear or are just "No"ed by Plex. & I get it, TheTVdb outright refuses them, even when they are Official numbering.

Now imagine this:

  • Files are still named in accordance with TheTVdb numbering structure
  • But within Plex, for items in the Specials Season or the Season 0 in the Edit Episode Dialog there’s an option Play After
  • So you can set S00E01 to play after S01E04
  • So it also shows in the Season 1 list between episodes 4 & 5
  • You could set something like “Interview with the director” with a Play After of Manual or None so it will only play if you go searching for it.

Possibly have a Play After & also a Sort After

I have since had a better idea, IMO at least. & I’ll post a link to that when I have more time

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