[mythtv-users] Duplicate detection not working on series.

[Ian Evans]

On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 12:39 AM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:

> On 08/08/2013 11:29 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
>
>  On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>
>>  On 08/08/2013 03:04 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
>>>
>>>  Usually...and by that I mean 99.9999999% of the time, my duplicate
>>>> detection works fine.
>>>>
>>>> I noticed a show that I taped here on TVO in Toronto recorded a couple
>>>> of
>>>> duplicates. Another series, Fry's Planet Word is doing the same
>>>> tonight.The
>>>> series is set to record all episodes. Duplicate checking is subtitle
>>>> then
>>>> description.
>>>>
>>>> The episode that recorded a couple of nights ago:
>>>>
>>>> The Power and the Glory
>>>> Stephen Fry investigates storytelling, which has been around as long as
>>>> language itself.
>>>>
>>>> The one recording tomorrow morning:
>>>>
>>>> The Power and the Glory
>>>> Stephen Fry investigates storytelling, which has been around as long as
>>>> language itself.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea why it's not catching the duplicate listing? Anything else I
>>>> can
>>>> check?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>  http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/**Duplicate_matching<http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Duplicate_matching>
>>>
>>> and, most likely,
>>>
>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/users/548542#**548542<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/548542#548542>
>>> and
>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/users/548543#**548543<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/548543#548543>
>>>
>>> If not, the program ID's are different.
>>>
>>
>> Strange...same episode but the program id's are different but not generic:
>>
>> program id EP016356150005
>> program id EP014775030005
>>
>
> In that case (and I'm assuming Schedules Direct data), either the episodes
> are from two different series or something strange is going on with that
> one.  Those episodes are using different series ID's--the start of the
> programid should be the same for all shows in a given series.  It's
> possible that they are actually different series (like an "original" and
> "export" version of the series?), or maybe TMS needed to change the
> seriesid for some reason or made a mistake and created 2 separate series
> for it.
>
> TMS does have 2 different series listed:
>
> http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/**tv/frys-planet-word/EP01477503<http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/frys-planet-word/EP01477503>
> http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/**tv/frys-planet-word/EP01635615<http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/frys-planet-word/EP01635615>
>
> where the older (EP01477503) has a very generic series description
> compared to the much better new description in EP01635615.  (I'm guessing
> the previously-recorded episode was EP014775030005 , right?)
>
> It's possible SD could find out more with an inquiry to TMS.  Perhaps you
> should file a ticket with Schedules Direct.
>
> So, basically, MythTV is doing the right thing, but for some reason the
> data says they're different episodes (or, more precisely, episodes from
> different series).  Once you re-record the series with the new series ID,
> you won't get more duplicates.  :)  (Or, you could actually mark them Never
> Record if you notice one you've already seen in the listings before it
> records.)
>
>
Actually the previously recorded was EP016356150005. Thanks for the info.
I'll email SD.
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