<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/16/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bruce Markey</b> <<a href="mailto:bjm@lvcm.com">bjm@lvcm.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
John P Poet wrote:<br>...<br>> I noticed your "First Episodes" template in "Custom Record". This is<br>> *really* cool. I have been able to craft up a "Series Premier" rule<br>> which finds new shows with categories I might be interested in.
<br><br>Cool. Post it.</blockquote><div><br>
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It is somewhat complicated, because I am listing off all the categories
I want to see. I am going to play a bit more with it, and see if
I can simplify it without getting shows I will never be interested in.<br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Ever since gigem invented kPowerSearch, it's apparent that there<br>
will be lots of cool things we could do.</blockquote><div><br>
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Thanks gigem!<br>
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<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">A note on how I actually use this rule. You could set it to record<br>then choose "Don't record" for the things that aren't interesting.
<br>However, what I do is to go into "Recording Options" and set it to<br>inactive. This way these premiers show up on my Upcoming Recordings<br>list in white with an "x" for Inactive. I can then choose "Record
<br>anyway" for some things but I'll always see when all of these new<br>series are starting.</blockquote><div><br>
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Cool idea.<br>
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One of my goals is to catch these programs, even when I am out of
town. It is a balancing act to record new shows that I am
interested in, without recording a lot of garbage.<br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> However, I have run into a problem. When my "Series Premier" rule finds
<br>> a show I know I am going to want to continue and record, how do I then<br>> create a record rule just for that show? When I do a "list episodes" on<br>> the show, and then try to setup a record, I end up editing the "Series
<br>> Premier" rule instead of the show-specific recording rule.<br><br>Ya, this is a PITA.<br><br>> Do I have to wait for the second episode to show up in the Guide, before<br>> I can setup a show-specific recording rule?
<br><br>Exactly. Wait until the show is almost due then press "O" to see the<br>title proglist and set a rule on one of the other showings. If you set<br>an "All" rule, your "Series Premier" rule will still take precedence
<br>for the first showing (because it is also "All" but has a lower<br>recordid). However, if you set a more specific type like Channel or<br>Timeslot, your new rule will take precedence for that first showing<br>
so your priority, Recording Profile, etc. will apply to the premier.</blockquote><div><br>
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Okay, thanks. I was just hoping there was something I was missing... <br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">-- bjm<br><br></blockquote></div><br>
Thanks Bruce,<br>
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John<br>
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