s1e0 - Pilot

[jglazer63 22]

I have a tv show that has an episode labeled s01e00 for the pilot.  Emby doesn't seem to be able to see this show.  Is there an alternative name I should use?  It is scraped from IMDB that way.

 

Thanks!

[Carlo 4561]

Hi, can you show us this specific example?

[roaku 842]

54 minutes ago, jglazer63 said:

I have a tv show that has an episode labeled s01e00 for the pilot.  Emby doesn't seem to be able to see this show.  Is there an alternative name I should use?  It is scraped from IMDB that way.

 

Thanks!

Depending on your configured metadata providers, a pilot could be categorized as a special (s0e1, for example), rather than a regular episode.

In cases like that, you name your pilot file to match the metadata provider listing, then use Emby's metadata manager to tell Emby to position that episode before the start of season 1.

Here's a TVDB example where the pilot is considered a special and not part of the regular series:
https://www.thetvdb.com/series/due-south/seasons/official/0

Edited June 14, 2021 by roaku

[jglazer63 22]

1 hour ago, cayars said:

Hi, can you show us this specific example?

In IMDB it is the first episode of Black Sheep Squadron

 

[rodainas 191]

8 minutes ago, jglazer63 said:

In IMDB it is the first episode of Black Sheep Squadron

 

Are you using your own nfo with imdb metadata before adding the files to emby also on the emby library options do you have the Metadata Downloaders unchecked?

[Carlo 4561]

In tvdb it is listed as S01E01. https://thetvdb.com/series/black-sheep-squadron/seasons/official/1 correct?

[jglazer63 22]

I think it is supposed to be 22 episodes and the pilot.  THe pilot really isn't part of the season but I could be wrong.

[rodainas 191]

It depends how you scrape your metadata and what metadata provider you use.

 

Emby doesnt scrape metadata from IMDB, to use imdb you need to scrap it before adding them to emby with a third party app.

If you use Emby to scrape you need to name your files according to thetvdb or themoviedb.

themoviedb example

Black Sheep Squadron: Season 1 (1976) — The Movie Database (TMDb) (themoviedb.org)

[jglazer63 22]

I decided to use theTVDB for the scraper as shown above.  I guess it doesn't matter what the numbering is so long as the descriptions match up

[rodainas 191]

On the contrary, the only thing that matters it the numbering, you need to use S01E01, as cayars mentioned above.

[Carlo 4561]

For best measure rename the episode so it uses the same season/episode as well as title.

BulkRenamer or Filebot would make quick work of this.

[jglazer63 22]

15 minutes ago, cayars said:

For best measure rename the episode so it uses the same season/episode as well as title.

BulkRenamer or Filebot would make quick work of this.

I live in BulkRenamer :).

Thanks again!

[Happy2Play 9783]

2 hours ago, jglazer63 said:

I think it is supposed to be 22 episodes and the pilot.  THe pilot really isn't part of the season but I could be wrong.

Yes I see this occasionally but all we can do is go off the metadata provider order.  Since both TMDB and TVDB both have the pilot as S01E01 you would have to use that and adjust the entire season accordingly.

Just like TMDB shows 24 episodes (pilot as E01 and E02) and TVDB shows 23