TV show naming conventions

mknabster · 2012-03-02 02:39

What are the naming conventions for TV Shows? As of now, I have Futurama and Archer in there, and they both are named the same (ie. Futurama 1x01), and those show up in the library no problem. For some reason however, Archer isn't working out for me. It shows 6 episodes form Season 1, and their names don't match any of the episodes in any season, but the episodes do play. It's odd

**Martijn** · 2012-03-02 02:44

mknabster Wrote:What are the naming conventions for TV Shows? As of now, I have Futurama and Archer in there, and they both are named the same (ie. Futurama 1x01), and those show up in the library no problem. For some reason however, Archer isn't working out for me. It shows 6 episodes form Season 1, and their names don't match any of the episodes in any season, but the episodes do play. It's odd

google would have helped you

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...s/TV_shows

PHP Code:

TV Shows
  |-Archer
      |-Season 1
           |- S01E01.avi
           |- S01E01 Episode name.avi 

Something like that

mknabster · 2012-03-02 02:48

Thanks i think i'll keep that link bookmarked from now on

**scudlee** · 2012-03-02 02:53

In cases where you get odd episode names, or only partial seasons, it's always worth checking tvdb.com to make sure there isn't another series with the same name.

In the case of Archer, you want to be calling the series "Archer (2009)", to distinguish it from some earlier detective series

**Martijn** · 2012-03-02 03:31

Ah yes forgot that.

And if you have multi episode files:
S01E01E02 and so on

darknessgp · 2012-03-02 22:19

mknabster Wrote:What are the naming conventions for TV Shows? As of now, I have Futurama and Archer in there, and they both are named the same (ie. Futurama 1x01), and those show up in the library no problem. For some reason however, Archer isn't working out for me. It shows 6 episodes form Season 1, and their names don't match any of the episodes in any season, but the episodes do play. It's odd

Worth noting too that maybe it picked up the wrong Archer. I get this with a few shows like Castle, you'll need to go into the show details and tell it to refresh, should give you a choice of what show it is if there are multiples.

Archer: http://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=73065&lid=7
Archer (2009): http://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=110381&lid=7

mknabster · 2012-03-05 00:37

It's interesting, i renamed all the Archer episodes to Archer (2009) 1x01 and so on. It's still picking up the older Archer series.

live4ever · 2012-03-05 00:40

mknabster Wrote:It's interesting, i renamed all the Archer episodes to Archer (2009) 1x01 and so on. It's still picking up the older Archer series.

The series folder needs to be named "Archer (2009)" - the filenames just need season and episode numbers.

mknabster · 2012-03-05 00:51

Oh ok, i'll give that a shot and report back.

mknabster Member Posts: 83 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-02 02:48 Post: #3 Thanks i think i'll keep that link bookmarked from now on
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scudlee Team-XBMC Member Posts: 612 Joined: Jul 2011 Reputation: 47	2012-03-02 02:53 Post: #4 In cases where you get odd episode names, or only partial seasons, it's always worth checking tvdb.com to make sure there isn't another series with the same name. In the case of Archer, you want to be calling the series "Archer (2009)", to distinguish it from some earlier detective series
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Martijn Team-XBMC Posts: 7,787 Joined: Jul 2011 Reputation: 116 Location: Dawn of time	2012-03-02 03:31 Post: #5 Ah yes forgot that. And if you have multi episode files: S01E01E02 and so on Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forums before posting. Do NOT e-mail Team-XBMC members asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting, make sure you read this first For your mediacenter artwork go to
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live4ever Fan Posts: 560 Joined: Sep 2006 Reputation: 3	2012-03-05 00:40 Post: #8 mknabster Wrote:It's interesting, i renamed all the Archer episodes to Archer (2009) 1x01 and so on. It's still picking up the older Archer series. The series folder needs to be named "Archer (2009)" - the filenames just need season and episode numbers.
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mknabster Member Posts: 83 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-05 00:51 Post: #9 Oh ok, i'll give that a shot and report back. HTPC specs: Dell Precision T3400 \| Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83Ghz \| 8 GBs RAM \| Nvidia Quadro FX1700 512MB \| 2x SAS 300GBs + 1x SATA 2TB \| 36in Sony Trinitron via S-video \| 42in Samsung ToC via DVI Check out my intro videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/mknabstudios/videos
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