[mythtv-users] Group TV Shows in (Myth)Video

[Michael T. Dean]

On 01/16/2013 03:31 AM, Harald Nehring wrote:
>> And there's only one "Browse by" option used for the entire view, so
>> turn off all "Browse by" options.
> Thanks Mike, makes sense and works. This way I end up with a kind of mix
> between navigation by filesystem folders and video display with metadata,
> which is OK.
>
> Now - is there a chance/demand for grouping TV shows in any of the "browse
> by" views? For example I like browsing by genre as it puts most videos
> into multiple genres (e.g. The Fifth Element shows up under Adventure,
> Fantasy, Action, Thriller and Science Fiction), making it easier to find a
> movie if one's not sure which genre it is in. Navigating by filesystem
> folders makes the video available in one place only.
>
> But the current "browse by genre" mode dumps a long list of hundreds of
> "Bob the Builder" episodes into the "Animation" genre, making it a
> frustrating experience to scroll down to "Tintin". So I'd like to see just
> one "Bob the Builder" entry in the "Animation" category, grouping all
> seasons and episodes under it. I don't know how others manage this?

I'm working on a patch that will allow for much better filtering and 
sorting of video in both Watch Recordings and Video Library, including 
allowing what you want.  The biggest issue, now, is finding time to 
finish it (among all my other MythTV and non-MythTV TODOs).

Mike