Make your own prime time lineup

[StuBailey 35]

Virtual Prime time or whatever you want to call it.
Make your own prime time lineup of your favorite shows.
Built like a TV Series so it has Next Up:
You can make a new library or add to an existing one

You are going to edit NFOs and build a tv series.

For starters, here's an example of 3 tv series each having 4 seasons that will play episode 1 from each series, then play episode 2 of each series, and on and on.
Make a folder to do some nfo editing. Inside that folder work on one TV Series at a time. For this example it would be a good idea to make three folders, one for each series. Make as many season folders as you plan to use.
Example:
Show 1
   Season 1
   Season 2
   Season 3
   Season 4

Now download Notepad ++ if you don't have it.
Enter the folder where you can see the 4 season folders (this example in Show 1 folder) now do at a search for .NFO files. Now drag all those NFOs into Notepad++ and don't panic - no matter how many seasons, if each season were to have 22 episodes for example, you will only need to make 22 edits. And using three TV Series you will do that 3 times. It's a breeze! I have a habit of working these backwards but I think it won't matter since the files are saved AFTER the edits.
Use Search on the Menu and select Replace
Find what:        <episode>1</episode>
Replace With: <episode>12</episode>

 

I use the following numbers for make room for random commercials and station ID stuff. Works great on Roku and Android app. The Firestick was picky about missing episode numbers but there might be a way to change that. If not, use consecutive numbers. After all the edits make sure to go to the menu and SAVE ALL. Now go to Show #2 folder and do the same. And then Show #3.

Show #1:                    Show #2                    Show #3
1 = 12                             1 = 16                          1 = 20
2 = 24                             2 = 28                          2 = 32
3 = 36                             3 = 40                         3 = 44
4 = 48                             4 = 52                          4 = 56
5 = 60                             5 = 64                          5 = 68
.                                           .                                      .
.                                           .                                      .
39 = 468                        39 = 472                    39 = 476
40 = 480                       40 = 484                     40 = 488
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For the new combined series:

Now make your real folder for emby and add the 4 season folders.
Inside each season folder make a season folder for each series.
Copy the edited NFOs from each series to the new matching series season folders.

Season 1
       The Big Bang Theory - season 1
       That 70's Show - season 1
       Frasier - season 1
Season 2
       The Big Bang Theory - season 2
       That 70's Show - season 2
       Frasier - season 2
Season 3
       The Big Bang Theory - season 3
       That 70's Show - season 3
       Frasier - season 3
Season 4
       The Big Bang Theory - season 4
       That 70's Show - season 4
       Frasier - season 4

Now go to the original series files and copy the .jpg and .bif (if you plan to use symlinks) to the matching TV Series and season folders. Make the symlinks or strm files and add to matching series and season folders. All done! Go to the menu and Save All.
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If you refresh you can lose it all.... just save the edited NFOs and add them back. Can even make a new Library and turn off metadata fetching or just set metadata to BLOCKING. You can share NFOs but will be subject to the order written.

 

[Luke 42077]

Thanks for sharing.

[StuBailey 35]

I forgot to mention that after making each edit you click: "Replace All in All opened documents"

Find what:        <episode>1</episode>
Replace With: <episode>12</episode>

Replace All in All opened documents

 

As for BLOCKING, I meant Locked

 

Edited August 17, 2024 by StuBailey

[StuBailey 35]

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