So my Plex server works fine for all of my TV shows EXCEPT MST3K, which has a TON of episodes in TVDB in Season 0. It finds and shows these episodes properly, but when go to play any episode beyond the first 13 (the ones that were KTMA episodes) it will not do so but reverts to playing episode 1.
So it is matching up things just fine in the TVDB, but it can’t play those same extended (hundreds of them) episodes. Refreshing meta and doing the “dance” doesn’t change things. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
I am having the same problem. I have in my Plex The Odd Couple 1970. In my special folder I had 8 extras from the complete series DVD. For some reason only the first one now appears in TVDB. If I play special 2-8 Plex plays The Odd Couple Episode 1.
I could try to add the remaining back into TVDB, but I have never had this problem before. Plex, please help
I just noticed this is happening with other series. For example, I can play the first 9 special videos for Hogan’s Heroes. But from ten on, Plex plays the first episode of series 1. This is really odd because the rest of the episodes are still in TVDB, so this is looking even more like PLEX only issue.
Typically it starts something like: “Mystery Science Theater 3000 S00E01” and goes up from there.
However, now that you mention it, this is one of the only series I have that goes into the hundreds. So there are episodes that are numbered: Mystery Science Theater 3000 S00E187". Now – I’m wondering if Plex either can’t deal with that OR it wants me to rename/number my first batch (even though it’s not how TVDB shows them). IOW, so the first one should be: Mystery Science Theater 3000 S00E001". Again, this is NOT how TVDB shows them, so I was just following along there, but I could certainly try renaming the first 100 and see what happens.
First, I see there’s 624 “specials”, and maybe it’s just naming them correctly and putting them in the right place. I’m new(ish) to plex and found that naming and location are important.
For specials, I put them in the root directory of the show itself, and I put season episodes in their own season folders, and name them fully. Plex handles this by putting them in a specials section under the show when viewing from the clients or admin
Second, naming them. I name them fully, and I started using a software tool called “filebot” to help with files I already have, and to quickly verify what TVDB (or other db’s) list shows/episodes as. This software looks at quite a few online databases, including TVDB, and I found it very helpful in naming files correctly.
When you say “Mystery Science Theater 3000 S00E001”, is that exactly how you name it?
If so, I would try this instead (and so on).
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S00E01 - Invaders from the Deep
Yeah, you don’t have to use hypens – Plex actually ignores them (treats them as spaces). And TVDB naming is exactly what Plex is supposed to use, and those “specials” are all named correctly.
I think the only possible explanation is that it needs extra zeros in the name – I’ll at least try that. But it IS odd that Plex correctly identifies those episodes… it just won’t play them (which is to say it will correctly match them up but the play engine itself doesn’t work. So there’s something broken to be sure).
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