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I mentioned this some time back, but I finally decided to make an official request. Is it possible for someone to make an addon which will allow users to play series promos from a series' video info screen (exactly the same as the trailer button works for movies)? I know what some of you are thinking; "if I download a series, then I must know what it's about". Well that would be true if the person downloading everything in a household was the only one viewing the content. Also, people these days tend to download shows to view at a later date (I for one have well over 600 series, mostly anime) and it's really hard to remember what each one is about after acquiring them years back. I don't think it's something too difficult to do and hopefully someone will take it upon themselves to make such an addon.
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+1 for this idea... the only downside to these nice commercial-free episodes is that I never know whats coming out (new series and when the next seasons start...) this would be nice
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2012-07-11, 17:44
(This post was last modified: 2012-07-11, 17:46 by protocol77.)
This would be a good idea maybe even if it was just linked to YouTube or something to find a promo to stream
When I have friends or family over and they are going through my show collection looking for something to watch it is a little tiring having to explain the plot of each show when they ask what it is about I can just tell them how to view promos
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and there i was thinking you were talking about something else.
what i was wondering is the possibility of having the upcoming episode\season trailer\promo via tv shows libary or through tv guide
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i like protocol77's idea. hadn't even thought of using the Youtube addon to stream the promo. that's a great idea. and alternatively, we can have an option for the addon the play locally saved promos too (maybe play the promo.avi or seriesname-promo.avi file from the main series folder). it really is annoying to have to explain to ppl what every series in ur collection is about.
HallucinogeN's idea is a good one too, but it may prove a bit more difficult to do. but i don't think it's impossible.
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so, anyone remotely interested in making this happen?
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I have an interest just not the knowledge to make it happen hopefully an experienced addon coder can put something together
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+1 for this request
While I have my favorite shows, I would like to see promos or commercials for new series that are coming up. Also, there are also many "specials" that are not associated with any particular show. It would be nice to know what I can look forward to seeing.