'Guest Stars' field on TheTVDB

[topbanana]

Is there any way of getting at the 'Guest Stars' field on TheTVDB? I can't see it on the list...

Sometimes the chat/panel show title doesn't show the guests, so it'd be nice to be able to pull this data in.
The field contains the Pipe | character separating each guest which we'd have to strip out... FB can do this?

Awesome application btw!

[rednoah]

No. I doubt that TheTVDB supports this kind of information.

EDIT:

Do you mean {actors} binding?

EDIT2:

I see that they've recently added per-episode GuestStars info. That's not supported right now. Also, I don't see the point of providing this kind of per-episode information.

[topbanana]

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I see that they've recently added per-episode GuestStars info. That's not supported right now. Also, I don't see the point of providing this kind of per-episode information.

There are shows that really need this field tho.
The UK's 'QI (Quite Interesting)' is a perfect example as each episode has a title/topic (e.g. S01E01 is 'Adam') but since it's a panel show, it's pretty normal and very useful to list the quest stars in the filename. It's the guests you remember and when searching for a show it's those you're scanning...

Currently:
QI - S01E01 - Adam (2003):
What i'm after:
QI - S01E01 - Adam - Danny Baker, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions (2003)

TheTVDB's record of the show:
http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesi ... 4494&lid=7

The TheTVDB's entry for QI has the topic as the episode title and the guest stars correctly entered in to the 'Quest Stars' field (separated by | pipes).

I don't think it'd be too cool to go thru and edit all the QI records to merge the guests in with the title, someone would probably have a fit (tho this format is common for other panel shows on there)... Hence it'd be nice to pull the field in when renaming my files. then everyone is happy.

[topbanana]

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I see that they've recently added per-episode GuestStars info. That's not supported right now. Also, I don't see the point of providing this kind of per-episode information.

There are shows that really need this field tho.
The UK's 'QI (Quite Interesting)' is a perfect example as each episode has a title/topic (e.g. S01E01 is 'Adam') but since it's a panel show, it's pretty normal and very useful to list the quest stars in the filename. It's the guests you remember and when searching for a show it's those you're scanning...

I've had to manually add 3 names to over 300 episodes now.

Please add the quest stars!

Every panel show has different guest stars, every chat show, every light entertainment show, etc. etc. etc... And not all of their Episode Names have these guests listed.

[rednoah]

Recent versions of FileBot give you full access to episode-specific cast information:

Format: Select all

{ episode.info.cast }

e.g.

Console Output: Select all

$ filebot -list --q 72716 --db TheTVDB --format "{episode} | { episode.info.cast.name }"
QI - 1x01 - Adam | [Danny Baker, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions]
QI - 1x02 - Astronomy | [Bill Bailey, Rich Hall, Jeremy Hardy]
QI - 1x03 - Aquatic Animals | [Meera Syal, Clive Anderson, Bill Bailey]
QI - 1x04 - Atoms | [Jo Brand, Howard Goodall, Jeremy Hardy]
QI - 1x05 - Advertising | [Gyles Brandreth, Rob Brydon, Rich Hall]
...

[topbanana]

Recent versions of FileBot give you full access to episode-specific cast information:

Format: Select all

{ episode.info.cast }

e.g.

Console Output: Select all

$ filebot -list --q 72716 --db TheTVDB --format "{episode} | { episode.info.cast.name }"
QI - 1x01 - Adam | [Danny Baker, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions]
QI - 1x02 - Astronomy | [Bill Bailey, Rich Hall, Jeremy Hardy]
QI - 1x03 - Aquatic Animals | [Meera Syal, Clive Anderson, Bill Bailey]
QI - 1x04 - Atoms | [Jo Brand, Howard Goodall, Jeremy Hardy]
QI - 1x05 - Advertising | [Gyles Brandreth, Rob Brydon, Rich Hall]
...

OK, This works! yay!
But...

How do i pull them in without the square brackets? I just want the cast list, and I'll choose for myself what to surround them with, if anything.
so...
QI - S01E01 - Adam - Danny Baker, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions (2003)

[rednoah]

e.g.

Format: Select all

{ n } - { s00e00 } - { t } - { episode.info.cast.name.join(', ') } ({ airdate.year })

[topbanana]

e.g.

Format: Select all

{ n } - { s00e00 } - { t } - { episode.info.cast.name.join(', ') } ({ airdate.year })

Got it,
Many thanks!