I used Plex to create a master playlist of all of my Stargate content in original broadcast order. So I guess it mostly resembles the “optimized” version , and all crossover references work.
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How did you do that? Please let it not be super manually…
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Someone made a Python script to automate that for Plex. I do not use Plex, so I cannot vouch for its usefulness at all. But if it works half as well as it is supposed to, that is at least a good starting point and better that doing it entirely manually.
And, of course, one could always manually manipulate the Jellyfin database file. I am sure there would be a (somewhat involved) way to script the creation of a playlist that way.
Cool, especially if this helps Jellyfin users. Not sure why this is necessary for Plex users tho, since Plex can make this playlist with its own tools. Although, as I mentioned… it may not be immediately obvious how to do this.
Also, cool for you to attempt to make a comment that will federate to different servers 👍
Not sure why this is necessary for Plex users tho, since Plex can make this playlist with its own tools.
It may not be necessary, but I assume it is less work. Even if the tools to create a playlist exist in the default UI, running that script is hypothetically basically just a one-click “make a Stargate playlist” button, which sounds like it would be less effort than using the default Plex tools to do so.
Yah, I have a Kodi one just sorted by date. Need to look at it and this before my next watch, dropped it in the folder and left a note. Mine doesn’t have Origins, although to my shame I have archived it, here’s hoping it’s not the last, that would be sad.
I watched Origins again last week, and I agree with the last image above in that it should be placed at the end, if you really feel the need to watch it at all. It’s a prequel, but it is full of nods to the original series/film that you will not catch if you watch everything in a chronological order.
With that said, it was not made by anyone who was involved in any of the previous shows/films, and breaks multiple aspects of the canon of both the shows and films. Just be prepared before watching it that it should probably be considered its own thing that is simply inspired by the previous shows/films. Not as bad as Infinity, though, in terms of breaking canon and just being something else entirely.
Well, it has limited usefulness, but you can work within certain constraints and do it in batches for certain shows. I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but with shows like Doctor Who, it will just play specials. If you let it play from episode to episode… Specials will play in order as they’re supposed to air, without any interference. I guess it’s just a Plex feature. no need to actually create a playlist. Unless you want to include torchwood, Sarah Jane adventures, etc…
Anyway, if you do a search for Star Trek, for example, and then sort the search results by air date, you can, for example, select all of Star Trek the next generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager, and add that to a playlist after you have added enterprise, then the original series, then the animated series individually by series. You will have to add the movies in manually to that playlist, if you want the films in the playlist as well. I don’t think there were any shows after that whose seasons overlapped. Maybe a season or two of lower decks and strange new worlds, but I don’t thinks so.
This doesn’t work for Star Wars stuff because, although nothing overlaps (except for the Mandalorian and book of Boba Fett), there are several films that take place in between seasons of certain TV shows, and air date order is not the same as chronological order. All that Star Wars stuff is insanely all over the place as far as timeline.
Same with the MCU stuff. Air date and proper chronology are not the same, so it’s all mixed up.
There are a few different choices for watch order.
https://www.gateworld.net/news/2021/04/stargate-watch-order-three-ways-enjoy-entire-franchise/
https://www.gateworld.net/news/2024/09/optimized-stargate-watch-order/
I don’t agree with watching all the Kino webisodes in a row. It makes more sense to me to intersperse them after key episodes. This forum post explores the topic: https://forum.gateworld.net/stargate-universe/82556-quick-question-on-sgu-kino-viewing-order?t=80265
I used Plex to create a master playlist of all of my Stargate content in original broadcast order. So I guess it mostly resembles the “optimized” version , and all crossover references work.
Replying to @[email protected] here because for some reason, their comment is not federating to my instance.
Someone made a Python script to automate that for Plex. I do not use Plex, so I cannot vouch for its usefulness at all. But if it works half as well as it is supposed to, that is at least a good starting point and better that doing it entirely manually.
https://gist.github.com/Nixellion/03eb0f92cbd7ad173f33ecab225333a9
Because I set up a playlist entirely manually with Jellyfin, and it was very tedious. I wished that I could have done something like
But that button in step 2 does not actually exist, so it was a very manual process for me.
With that said, it looks like there is a Jellyfin API Python wrapper that seems to be similar to the Plex wrapper being used in the script linked above. https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-apiclient-python
And, of course, one could always manually manipulate the Jellyfin database file. I am sure there would be a (somewhat involved) way to script the creation of a playlist that way.
Cool, especially if this helps Jellyfin users. Not sure why this is necessary for Plex users tho, since Plex can make this playlist with its own tools. Although, as I mentioned… it may not be immediately obvious how to do this.
Also, cool for you to attempt to make a comment that will federate to different servers 👍
It may not be necessary, but I assume it is less work. Even if the tools to create a playlist exist in the default UI, running that script is hypothetically basically just a one-click “make a Stargate playlist” button, which sounds like it would be less effort than using the default Plex tools to do so.
After a couple decades as a UX designer, rule number one is: whatever works best for you
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Yah, I have a Kodi one just sorted by date. Need to look at it and this before my next watch, dropped it in the folder and left a note. Mine doesn’t have Origins, although to my shame I have archived it, here’s hoping it’s not the last, that would be sad.
I watched Origins again last week, and I agree with the last image above in that it should be placed at the end, if you really feel the need to watch it at all. It’s a prequel, but it is full of nods to the original series/film that you will not catch if you watch everything in a chronological order.
With that said, it was not made by anyone who was involved in any of the previous shows/films, and breaks multiple aspects of the canon of both the shows and films. Just be prepared before watching it that it should probably be considered its own thing that is simply inspired by the previous shows/films. Not as bad as Infinity, though, in terms of breaking canon and just being something else entirely.
How did you do that? Please let it not be super manually…
Asking for my MCU, DCU, stargate, doctor who universe, etc etc etc. collections.
Well, it has limited usefulness, but you can work within certain constraints and do it in batches for certain shows. I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but with shows like Doctor Who, it will just play specials. If you let it play from episode to episode… Specials will play in order as they’re supposed to air, without any interference. I guess it’s just a Plex feature. no need to actually create a playlist. Unless you want to include torchwood, Sarah Jane adventures, etc…
Anyway, if you do a search for Star Trek, for example, and then sort the search results by air date, you can, for example, select all of Star Trek the next generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager, and add that to a playlist after you have added enterprise, then the original series, then the animated series individually by series. You will have to add the movies in manually to that playlist, if you want the films in the playlist as well. I don’t think there were any shows after that whose seasons overlapped. Maybe a season or two of lower decks and strange new worlds, but I don’t thinks so.
This doesn’t work for Star Wars stuff because, although nothing overlaps (except for the Mandalorian and book of Boba Fett), there are several films that take place in between seasons of certain TV shows, and air date order is not the same as chronological order. All that Star Wars stuff is insanely all over the place as far as timeline.
Same with the MCU stuff. Air date and proper chronology are not the same, so it’s all mixed up.