[mythtv-users] New fall season.

[Bruce Markey]

This week many of the new fall programs are starting. Current
SVN has features to help you find these new shows so that you
could record the first episode to see if you like it or set
a recurring rule for things you expect you will want to watch.

The first place to look in any recent version of myth is Schedule
Recordings->Search Lists->New Titles. This lists all the show
titles that have not appeared in your listing before or at least
in the past year. If you press Home or End a couple of times, there
is a view called "Series". For current SVN with Data Direct, there
is also a view called "Premieres". This includes specials and episode
1 of series that are shown on their original air date. IOW, the
first day they are ever shown. Right now, many of these series have
the subtitle "Pilot". You can press Enter to set any type of rule
for any of the shows that interest you.

A more sophisticated approach is possible with current SVN. In
Schedule Recordings->Custom Record, there is an example for "First
Episodes". http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.8
You can set a record rule to record all first episodes of any new
series. However, this may be overwhelming. In "Scheduling Options"
you can set "This recording scheduler is inactive". The result is
that reminders for all the new series will be included on your
Upcoming Recordings page in white with the status character "x"
for Inactive. You can then highlight anything you would like to
see, press Enter and click "Record anyway". One limitation is that
you cannot set a new recurring rule on that showing because it is
already associated with the First Episodes rule. You can, however,
press "O" for the list of showings and set your recurring rule on
any of the other future showings.

--  bjm