Wish List for shows you would like to...

[bits]

I am sure this has been suggested but just in case it has not....

I would like to be able to enter a title of a movie or a show and have it saved so when it becomes available it will be recorded. Knd of like a 'Wish List' for shows you would like to record but are not currently available.

[MarcP]

It would be neat, but prone to unwanted recording as well I'm sure.

Case in point... NBC will be showing the missing "E-Ring" episodes in August, but they are not showing in the BTV EPG yet. I search every day for them hoping they'd show up... Having the feature you suggested would be real nice. However, the keywork of "ring" would tag a lot of things I don't want. And the "-" in "E-Ring" isn't a valid character to use for searches...

[bits]

Originally Posted by MarcP

It would be neat, but prone to unwanted recording as well I'm sure.

Case in point... NBC will be showing the missing "E-Ring" episodes in August, but they are not showing in the BTV EPG yet. I search every day for them hoping they'd show up... Having the feature you suggested would be real nice. However, the keywork of "ring" would tag a lot of things I don't want. And the "-" in "E-Ring" isn't a valid character to use for searches...

I see your point but maybe they could have it setup so that you have to confirm recording of a show from your Wishlist.

[queonda]

This could be done another way. I also which there was some sort of feature, cuz if I forget, then it won't record. For example you see upcoming shows months in advance but only have 2 weeks of guide information. Would be cool, if you have show name/channel or network of future shows not showing yet and no guide informantion. you can search the list and set up a record all/new. So, show would be ready to record and you ddon't have to remember within the 2 weeks or you might just forget the season premire.

[nanook105]

Yet another "twist"

In the fall, I go to each station's web site and copy/paste the fall schedule into a spreadsheet. My wife and I each review all of the new shows (mostly based on the show description from the station's web site) and identify anything that looks remotely interesting. I then take the list and look for/add those shows as they become available in the Guide.

For shows that we have never watched before, we wait for at least three shows and then sit down and watch them in succession (to decide if we or one of us wants to continue to record)

There are a few things that would make this simpler

• A presentation similar to the guide by channel for those channels that provide a weekly fall grid. The major networks all have a grid like this on their web sites. Include anything describing the show that the network can provide.
• A presentation similar to the guide that only shows new episodes
• A presentation similar to the guide that only shows "pilots"

Ability to select/set up recordings for shows in this grid (or any show not in the guide yet)

[Fonceur]

Indeed, BTV could use some kind of persistant searches, besides what SnapStream.net offers.

In the mean time, you could try playing around with the Search function of my addon. You can have the search results automatically schedulled for recording. In the case of E-Ring, you could use the advanced search to only search in the title, that would restrict the false results (though since it is a search by keyword + extra filtering, you might exceed the number of search resuls before the filtering...). If you still have episodes of E-Ring recorded (or in the Recent recordings history) as well as the names of the missing episodes, you can use my search by episodes to bypass all those generic searches. Actually, if you still have traces of it but have deleted the job as such, you should be able to recreate it with my addon...

[queonda]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

Indeed, BTV could use some kind of persistant searches, besides what SnapStream.net offers.

In the mean time, you could try playing around with the Search function of my addon. You can have the search results automatically schedulled for recording. In the case of E-Ring, you could use the advanced search to only search in the title, that would restrict the false results (though since it is a search by keyword + extra filtering, you might exceed the number of search resuls before the filtering...). If you still have episodes of E-Ring recorded (or in the Recent recordings history) as well as the names of the missing episodes, you can use my search by episodes to bypass all those generic searches. Actually, if you still have traces of it but have deleted the job as such, you should be able to recreate it with my addon...

Yes, but this is only current to what information is currently in the guide (2 weeks or less), right?

What I'm talking about and Nanook is having the ability of looking past the 2 week limit of the guide.

[MarcP]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

Actually, if you still have traces of it but have deleted the job

Unfortunately, it ain't the case for me. The last episode of E-Ring aired before I bought and installed BTV. I downloaded the 12 episodes a few weeks ago and got real hooked to it. I know the show has been canceled, but I'd really like to catch the remaining 8 that NBC said will air starting in August. For now, I'll keep on searching for "Denis Hopper" as actor on snapstream.net

Then there's "Jericho" on ABC. Looks really good and I wish I could already add that title on my list... But for now, I'll have to wait until it shows up on the EPG.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by queonda

Yes, but this is only current to what information is currently in the guide (2 weeks or less), right?

Not quite, the idea is that you setup your searches and every time you launch my addon it will reperform the searches automatically. Or you could leave the addon running in the background, having it update every 8 hours or so...

What I'm talking about and Nanook is having the ability of looking past the 2 week limit of the guide.

Yes but that basically means having more than 2 weeks of guide data from somewhere... I would think that if SnapStream's provider had more than 2 weeks of data we would see it, unless there is some performance issue.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by MarcP

Unfortunately, it ain't the case for me. The last episode of E-Ring aired before I bought and installed BTV. I downloaded the 12 episodes a few weeks ago and got real hooked to it. I know the show has been canceled, but I'd really like to catch the remaining 8 that NBC said will air starting in August. For now, I'll keep on searching for "Denis Hopper" as actor on snapstream.net

I think 14 have been shown, only the last 6 have not been shown yet... You could add the following line:

Episode = "E-Ring", 7, EP7538580000, Five Pillars, Fallen Angels, Two Princes, Brothers in Arms, Hard Sell, Isolation

to BTV-Negociator.search and make sure to enable the auto-search. Though grab the latest beta version of my addon since I found some bugs with the whole Episode searches...

http://forums.snapstream.com/vb/show...311#post203311

[TV Scheduler]

The rules limit what I can say....

There are new series showing up all the time. This is the result of my automated search for unknown series that ran last Sunday.

Sunday July 30, 2006: "Shakespeare: Told" shown on the "BBCA-162" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Footballers Wives: Overtime" shown on the "BBCA-162" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "28 Acts in 28 Minutes" shown on the "BBCA-162" in the "Comedy" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Science of Shark Sex" shown on the "DSCP-63" in the "Nature" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Giant Squid: Caught on Camera" shown on the "DSCP-63" in the "Nature" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Three Moons Over Milford" shown on the "FAMP-48" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Philosophy" shown on the "HISI-276" in the "History" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Just Legal" shown on the "KQCADT-58-1" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Salaryman 6" shown on the "SUNDAEP-505" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Bedouin Sand" shown on the "SUNDAEP-505" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Summer of the Serpent" shown on the "SUNDAEP-505" in the "Drama" genre
Sunday July 30, 2006: "Sit Down Comedy With David Steinberg" shown on the "TVLANDP-52" in the "Comedy" genre

See a plugin here?
Should BTV step up and write their own code?
Useless information?
What do ya think?

Bob

[Rich A]

I've asked for this as a new feature a few times from as far back as version 2 something. At the present I would say don't worry about the accuracy (ie whether or not the " - " is search-able). Just give us a feature to enable us to look for something specific and record it or notify us in advance when it becomes available.

Back when I was using the old ReplayTV I wanted to record a movie whose title was "Winchester 73" for my Dad (who worked at Winchester). I entered it in the special search area and then promptly forgot about it. About 8 months later .. when checking my recorded shows, I was pleasantly surprised to see my ReplayTV had recorded the movie the night before.

A VERY nice option and I'm amazed SS hasn't given this more thought.

It could be done as a search upon every new guide down-load or update. Since BTV keeps a 2 week buffer in the guide it would be easy to just have it put up an announcement that such and such is scheduled to record .. and the the usual options to record it, show upcoming etc. It could be part of the upcoming shows .. but maybe listed separately (like the first five such upcoming called "custom searches" or what-ever)

I can work around the syntax for now, and they can fine tune it later. Just give us a "perpetual" search option as a start. (And I also agree, this would make for a fine plug in)

[queonda]

I wonder if we have enough WANT for this type of option? I know there has been many times, I have came across a show, which was almost over, and I really wanted to see it but wasn't going to show again in the 2 week guide. I believe there is an option for it to look for it for 30 days but it probably won't. Should also be an option to look for it indefiently.

[queonda]

If I remember this correctly (without rereading the thread).
There are 4 things:
1) to have a list of new shows or pilots of a new scheldule (ie fall scheldule) when it becomes available. PASSED the 2 week schedule. So you can select and forget about it. I know there aren't scheldules yet, but there are show names.
2) Have a greater search or recording a movie past 30 days. If you missed a show/movie.
3) Have alerts set for pecial ongoing search.

Maybe when I have a chance or someone can write better than me write up a little sumting and we can all vote for it.

[queonda]

Another thing I thought of... I have 4.3 but don't have any HD tuners YET. Is there a way in BTV to select HD shows only? Some shows on a HD channel doesn't mean the show is in HD.
Is there a way to specify only HD or search on HD or SD shows?