Command for random TV episode?

dkplayaclub · 2013-05-03 21:02

I have been not using the random episode widget because so many of my episode thumbs are lower resolution and don't look very good on my larger TV. How can I make a menu option for my TV Shows sub-menu that will just play a random episode? In other words, what would the command be to have it choose a random episode from all my shows, or better yet from a selected playlist?

endlesslyonline · 2013-05-03 21:47

Smartplaylists is the best option. I made one for certain shows, but I made it to only display already watched items, so its basically a sitcom rerun playlist. You can ofcourse change rules to suit your needs

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<smartplaylist type="episodes">

    <name>Random Watched Sitcoms</name>

    <match>all</match>

    <rule field="tvshow" operator="contains">

        <value>$#*! My Dad Says</value>

        <value>2 Broke Girls</value>

        <value>3rd Rock from the Sun</value>

        <value>Anger Management</value>

        <value>Better With You</value>

        <value>Community</value>

        <value>Cougar Town</value>

        <value>Don&apos;t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23</value>

        <value>Gary Unmarried</value>

        <value>Happily Divorced</value>

        <value>Happy Endings</value>

        <value>How I Met Your Mother</value>

        <value>Last Man Standing (2011)</value>

        <value>Melissa &amp; Joey</value>

        <value>Men at Work</value>

        <value>Mike &amp; Molly</value>

        <value>Modern Family</value>

        <value>New Girl</value>

        <value>Parks and Recreation</value>

        <value>Perfect Couples</value>

        <value>Raising Hope</value>

        <value>Rules of Engagement</value>

        <value>Scrubs</value>

        <value>Suburgatory</value>

        <value>The Big Bang Theory</value>

        <value>The Exes</value>

        <value>The IT Crowd</value>

        <value>The Middle</value>

        <value>The Office (US)</value>

        <value>Two and a Half Men</value>

    </rule>

    <rule field="playcount" operator="greaterthan">

        <value>0</value>

    </rule>

    <limit>25</limit>

    <order direction="ascending">random</order>

</smartplaylist>