Default parser has trouble with show identically named to the tvdb (1 Viewer)

kiwijunglist

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    \\Htpc\tv 1\Hamish And Andy’s Gap Year\Season 1\Hamish And Andy’s Gap Year - S01E01 - Episode 1.mkv

    http://thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=250525

    All my shows are automatically added to my tv series without user input except for this show?
    I'm not sure why.

    If I search with the string "Hamish And Andy’s Gap Year" it doesn't find the show, however if I search "Hamish Gap Year" it does find the show. This is kind of wierd.
     
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    RoChess

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    This is because whomever added the show to TheTVdB originally did not use the regular (') character for the apostrophy for TheTVdB to accept it during searches (should be able to spot if you pay close attention).

    If you search with: http://www.thetvdb.com/api/GetSeries.php?seriesname=Hamish And Andy`s Gap Year

    It finds a match, so you can fix this with a string replacement entry, or rename all your files.

    So that is the '`' character (left of the '1' on most keyboards)
     
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    RoChess

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    Usually requires a moderator to do it.

    That is why there are soo many warnings on the adding a new show page.
     

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    Yeah if you post in the forums you can usually get someone to change it. If that doesn't happen I can create a new entry then ask the old one to be deleted.
     

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