Smart collection filters are very limited

[tom80H]

@BigRedBrent

For instance, I can create a filter that only shows TV shows that have had an episode released in the last year, but I can not show the opposite of that for every TV show that has not released an episode in the last year. So there is no way for me to make two lists with no repeating shows with these limited filters.

Episode Air Date > Is not in the last > 12 Months (alternatively use 1 Years)

@BigRedBrent

I would love to set up a filter that would only show TV shows that have at least one episode that is either marked as played or is in progress, and does not have all episodes marked as played. This is exactly what the continue playing list does, but the smart collections do not seem to be able to do this.

Match any of the following

• Episode in Progress > is true
• Episode Unplayed > is true

@BigRedBrent

I would also love it if smart TV collections also had the ability to be sorted by the last episode air date

That’s indeed not possible at the moment while displaying the library by tv-shows. The option is available if you display the library by episodes.
IIRC there’s been a feature suggestion asking for this option to be added.

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