2015-09-16, 22:37
Every Marvel/DC fan knows this problem:
In what order should I watch the tv shows and movies to get the most out of it.
I just wanted to start binge watching Arrow and The Flash and realized there are some cross over episodes.
While you can debate about this for years, I think the best watch order is the release order (air date).
For Marvel tv thos and movies this is even more complex.
My quick'm'dirty solution was to create two smart playlists.
While this works fine for my tv shows.
The smart playlists cannot combine epsiodes and movies. (I think)
Another problem would be the release date of the movies, since the kodi database only stores the production year and not the release date of a movie.
The last problem is the missing SeriesID (and imdb-id) inside smart playlists. (see: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=176660)
So the user has to edit the series names, because they may vary depending on the selected language.
Ideally, someone with experience in development and motivation for comic content would take this idea and develop an addon that creates playlists for these two cinematic comic universes.
Maybe even let the user choose the prefered watch order (release date vs. plot timeline).
In what order should I watch the tv shows and movies to get the most out of it.
I just wanted to start binge watching Arrow and The Flash and realized there are some cross over episodes.
While you can debate about this for years, I think the best watch order is the release order (air date).
For Marvel tv thos and movies this is even more complex.
My quick'm'dirty solution was to create two smart playlists.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="episodes">
<name>Serien von DC</name>
<match>all</match>
<rule field="tvshow" operator="is">
<value>Arrow</value>
<value>Gotham</value>
<value>Constantine</value>
<value>The Flash (2014)</value>
<value>iZombie</value>
<value>Supergirl</value>
<value>Legends of Tomorrow</value>
<value>Lucifer</value>
</rule>
<order direction="ascending">airdate</order>
</smartplaylist>Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="episodes">
<name>Serien von Marvel</name>
<match>all</match>
<rule field="tvshow" operator="is">
<value>Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</value>
<value>Marvel's Agent Carter</value>
<value>Powers</value>
<value>Marvel's Daredevil</value>
<value>Jessica Jones</value>
<value>Luke Cage</value>
<value>Iron Fist</value>
<value>The Defenders</value>
</rule>
<order direction="ascending">airdate</order>
</smartplaylist>watch gallery
(Screenshots of playlists taken with Yatsee on Android)While this works fine for my tv shows.
The smart playlists cannot combine epsiodes and movies. (I think)
Another problem would be the release date of the movies, since the kodi database only stores the production year and not the release date of a movie.
The last problem is the missing SeriesID (and imdb-id) inside smart playlists. (see: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=176660)
So the user has to edit the series names, because they may vary depending on the selected language.
Ideally, someone with experience in development and motivation for comic content would take this idea and develop an addon that creates playlists for these two cinematic comic universes.
Maybe even let the user choose the prefered watch order (release date vs. plot timeline).
