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Some Issues with One-Off shows coming through as Series

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Post by Sammy2 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:20 pm

Maybe this needs a Ticket at SD??

I'm seeing this show as a series yet it seems they are the same shows and it is filling up my drive:

http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/ray-cha ... aid=zap2it

VICE: Special Report: Fixing the System (This recorded 5 times but is no longer listed on Zap2it so maybe it's fixed.

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Post by garyan2 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:51 pm

Sammy2 wrote:Maybe this needs a Ticket at SD??

I'm seeing this show as a series yet it seems they are the same shows and it is filling up my drive:

http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/ray-cha ... aid=zap2it

VICE: Special Report: Fixing the System (This recorded 5 times but is no longer listed on Zap2it so maybe it's fixed.
"Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye" is a paid programming show. Even though I don't flag it as a series, I assign it to a "series" for easier image retrieval...might have to think about how to handle the paid programming. So this one is on me, no need for a ticket to SD.

Don't know anything about the VICE episode ... another paid programming?
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Post by Sammy2 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:59 pm

garyan2 wrote:
Sammy2 wrote:Maybe this needs a Ticket at SD??

I'm seeing this show as a series yet it seems they are the same shows and it is filling up my drive:

http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/ray-cha ... aid=zap2it

VICE: Special Report: Fixing the System (This recorded 5 times but is no longer listed on Zap2it so maybe it's fixed.
"Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye" is a paid programming show. Even though I don't flag it as a series, I assign it to a "series" for easier image retrieval...might have to think about how to handle the paid programming. So this one is on me, no need for a ticket to SD.

Don't know anything about the VICE episode ... another paid programming?
The Ray Charles one.. I'm not sure but I think it is a one off. It doesn't really show as a series where ever I can find info on line. It is on several channels as you can see in the link above.

Yes. VICE is a hard hitting news series on HBO but occasionally has special shows that are not series. The next one is:

http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/vice-sp ... aid=zap2it

It is listed 5 times so I think I might get 5 recordings again..

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Post by garyan2 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 7:18 pm

Sammy2 wrote:
garyan2 wrote:
Sammy2 wrote:Maybe this needs a Ticket at SD??

I'm seeing this show as a series yet it seems they are the same shows and it is filling up my drive:

http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/ray-cha ... aid=zap2it

VICE: Special Report: Fixing the System (This recorded 5 times but is no longer listed on Zap2it so maybe it's fixed.
"Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye" is a paid programming show. Even though I don't flag it as a series, I assign it to a "series" for easier image retrieval...might have to think about how to handle the paid programming. So this one is on me, no need for a ticket to SD.

Don't know anything about the VICE episode ... another paid programming?
The Ray Charles one.. I'm not sure but I think it is a one off. It doesn't really show as a series where ever I can find info on line. It is on several channels as you can see in the link above.

Yes. VICE is a hard hitting news series on HBO but occasionally has special shows that are not series. The next one is:

http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/vice-sp ... aid=zap2it

It is listed 5 times so I think I might get 5 recordings again..
Okay, so I'll add specials to the list to correct the "series" designation. I'm not sure it will record multiple instances of the VICE show ... it should recognize them as being the same and only record one. You should be able to tell by looking at the "other showings" tab.
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Post by garyan2 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 7:26 pm

I'll leave the specials alone for now. Definitely need to do something with the paid programming though.
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Post by Sammy2 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 7:34 pm

I'll check "Other Showings" and stay tuned.

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