update live tv startup

49 files changed, 446 insertions, 576 deletions

diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
index 809771b04..66ec57dba 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -1378,12 +1378,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Channels
                 item.SetImagePath(ImageType.Primary, info.ImageUrl);
             }
 
-            if (item.SourceType != SourceType.Channel)
-            {
-                item.SourceType = SourceType.Channel;
-                forceUpdate = true;
-            }
-
             if (isNew)
             {
                 await _libraryManager.CreateItem(item, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 49ba6c9f3..df3cecbf9 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -199,10 +199,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "ParentId", "GUID", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "Genres", "Text", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "SortName", "Text", existingColumnNames);
+                    AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "ForcedSortName", "Text", existingColumnNames);
+
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "RunTimeTicks", "BIGINT", existingColumnNames);
 
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "HomePageUrl", "Text", existingColumnNames);
-                    AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "VoteCount", "INT", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "DisplayMediaType", "Text", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "DateCreated", "DATETIME", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "DateModified", "DATETIME", existingColumnNames);
@@ -233,7 +234,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "UnratedType", "Text", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "TopParentId", "Text", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "IsItemByName", "BIT", existingColumnNames);
-                    AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "SourceType", "Text", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "TrailerTypes", "Text", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "CriticRating", "Float", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "TypedBaseItems", "InheritedTags", "Text", existingColumnNames);
@@ -424,9 +424,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             "OfficialRating",
             "HomePageUrl",
             "DisplayMediaType",
-            "SortName",
+            "ForcedSortName",
             "RunTimeTicks",
-            "VoteCount",
             "DateCreated",
             "DateModified",
             "guid",
@@ -439,7 +438,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             "LockedFields",
             "Studios",
             "Tags",
-            "SourceType",
             "TrailerTypes",
             "OriginalTitle",
             "PrimaryVersionId",
@@ -541,9 +539,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 "Genres",
                 "InheritedParentalRatingValue",
                 "SortName",
+                "ForcedSortName",
                 "RunTimeTicks",
                 "HomePageUrl",
-                "VoteCount",
                 "DisplayMediaType",
                 "DateCreated",
                 "DateModified",
@@ -563,7 +561,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 "UnratedType",
                 "TopParentId",
                 "IsItemByName",
-                "SourceType",
                 "TrailerTypes",
                 "CriticRating",
                 "InheritedTags",
@@ -815,10 +812,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@InheritedParentalRatingValue", item.InheritedParentalRatingValue);
 
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@SortName", item.SortName);
+
+            saveItemStatement.TryBind("@ForcedSortName", item.ForcedSortName);
+
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@RunTimeTicks", item.RunTimeTicks);
 
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@HomePageUrl", item.HomePageUrl);
-            saveItemStatement.TryBind("@VoteCount", item.VoteCount);
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@DisplayMediaType", item.DisplayMediaType);
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@DateCreated", item.DateCreated);
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@DateModified", item.DateModified);
@@ -909,7 +908,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 isByName = dualAccess == null || dualAccess.IsAccessedByName;
             }
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@IsItemByName", isByName);
-            saveItemStatement.TryBind("@SourceType", item.SourceType.ToString());
 
             var trailer = item as Trailer;
             if (trailer != null && trailer.TrailerTypes.Count > 0)
@@ -1624,7 +1622,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             {
                 if (!reader.IsDBNull(index))
                 {
-                    item.SortName = reader.GetString(index);
+                    item.ForcedSortName = reader.GetString(index);
                 }
                 index++;
             }
@@ -1635,15 +1633,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             }
             index++;
 
-            if (HasField(query, ItemFields.VoteCount))
-            {
-                if (!reader.IsDBNull(index))
-                {
-                    item.VoteCount = reader.GetInt32(index);
-                }
-                index++;
-            }
-
             if (HasField(query, ItemFields.DateCreated))
             {
                 if (!reader.IsDBNull(index))
@@ -1733,12 +1722,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 index++;
             }
 
-            if (!reader.IsDBNull(index))
-            {
-                item.SourceType = (SourceType)Enum.Parse(typeof(SourceType), reader.GetString(index), true);
-            }
-            index++;
-
             if (hasTrailerTypes)
             {
                 var trailer = item as Trailer;
@@ -2283,7 +2266,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             }
             if (field == ItemFields.SortName)
             {
-                return new[] { "SortName" };
+                return new[] { "ForcedSortName" };
             }
             if (field == ItemFields.Taglines)
             {
@@ -2306,7 +2289,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 case ItemFields.HomePageUrl:
                 case ItemFields.Keywords:
                 case ItemFields.DisplayMediaType:
-                case ItemFields.VoteCount:
                 case ItemFields.CustomRating:
                 case ItemFields.ProductionLocations:
                 case ItemFields.Settings:
@@ -3872,34 +3854,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 }
             }
 
-            if (query.SourceTypes.Length == 1)
-            {
-                whereClauses.Add("SourceType=@SourceType");
-                if (statement != null)
-                {
-                    statement.TryBind("@SourceType", query.SourceTypes[0].ToString());
-                }
-            }
-            else if (query.SourceTypes.Length > 1)
-            {
-                var inClause = string.Join(",", query.SourceTypes.Select(i => "'" + i + "'").ToArray());
-                whereClauses.Add(string.Format("SourceType in ({0})", inClause));
-            }
-
-            if (query.ExcludeSourceTypes.Length == 1)
-            {
-                whereClauses.Add("SourceType<>@ExcludeSourceTypes");
-                if (statement != null)
-                {
-                    statement.TryBind("@ExcludeSourceTypes", query.ExcludeSourceTypes[0].ToString());
-                }
-            }
-            else if (query.ExcludeSourceTypes.Length > 1)
-            {
-                var inClause = string.Join(",", query.ExcludeSourceTypes.Select(i => "'" + i + "'").ToArray());
-                whereClauses.Add(string.Format("SourceType not in ({0})", inClause));
-            }
-
             if (query.TrailerTypes.Length > 0)
             {
                 var clauses = new List<string>();
@@ -5017,14 +4971,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     statement.TryBind("@NameContains", "%" + query.NameContains + "%");
                 }
             }
-            if (query.SourceTypes.Length == 1)
-            {
-                whereClauses.Add("(select sourcetype from typedbaseitems where guid=ItemId) = @SourceTypes");
-                if (statement != null)
-                {
-                    statement.TryBind("@SourceTypes", query.SourceTypes[0].ToString());
-                }
-            }
 
             return whereClauses;
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
index 45fbd69dc..58621f8c1 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
@@ -1058,11 +1058,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Dto
                 dto.CommunityRating = item.CommunityRating;
             }
 
-            if (fields.Contains(ItemFields.VoteCount))
-            {
-                dto.VoteCount = item.VoteCount;
-            }
-
             //if (item.IsFolder)
             //{
             //    var folder = (Folder)item;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 42eda00b7..a08c74474 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             return item;
         }
 
-        public IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetItemList(InternalItemsQuery query)
+        public IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetItemList(InternalItemsQuery query, bool allowExternalContent)
         {
             if (query.Recursive && query.ParentId.HasValue)
             {
@@ -1305,12 +1305,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             if (query.User != null)
             {
-                AddUserToQuery(query, query.User);
+                AddUserToQuery(query, query.User, allowExternalContent);
             }
 
             return ItemRepository.GetItemList(query);
         }
 
+        public IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetItemList(InternalItemsQuery query)
+        {
+            return GetItemList(query, true);
+        }
+
         public int GetCount(InternalItemsQuery query)
         {
             if (query.Recursive && query.ParentId.HasValue)
@@ -1548,7 +1553,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             query.Parent = null;
         }
 
-        private void AddUserToQuery(InternalItemsQuery query, User user)
+        private void AddUserToQuery(InternalItemsQuery query, User user, bool allowExternalContent = true)
         {
             if (query.AncestorIds.Length == 0 &&
                 !query.ParentId.HasValue &&
@@ -1561,7 +1566,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                 var userViews = _userviewManager().GetUserViews(new UserViewQuery
                 {
                     UserId = user.Id.ToString("N"),
-                    IncludeHidden = true
+                    IncludeHidden = true,
+                    IncludeExternalContent = allowExternalContent
 
                 }, CancellationToken.None).Result.ToList();
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserViewManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserViewManager.cs
index f403ca266..a6ed84f29 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserViewManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserViewManager.cs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             } : new string[] { };
 
-            return _libraryManager.GetItemList(new InternalItemsQuery(user)
+            var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
                 IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
                 SortOrder = SortOrder.Descending,
@@ -289,11 +289,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                 ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
                 IsVirtualItem = false,
                 Limit = limit * 5,
-                SourceTypes = parents.Count == 0 ? new[] { SourceType.Library } : new SourceType[] { },
                 IsPlayed = isPlayed,
                 DtoOptions = options
+            };
 
-            }, parents);
+            if (parents.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return _libraryManager.GetItemList(query, false);
+            }
+
+            return _libraryManager.GetItemList(query, parents);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 6ce2b88f1..a4c5b338e 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -2270,11 +2270,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                         writer.WriteElementString("studio", studio);
                     }
 
-                    if (item.VoteCount.HasValue)
-                    {
-                        writer.WriteElementString("votes", item.VoteCount.Value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-                    }
-
                     writer.WriteEndElement();
                     writer.WriteEndDocument();
                 }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveStreamHelper.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveStreamHelper.cs
index d56ddc57d..12da1464b 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveStreamHelper.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveStreamHelper.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
         private readonly IMediaEncoder _mediaEncoder;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
 
-        const int AnalyzeDurationMs = 2000;
+        const int AnalyzeDurationMs = 1000;
 
         public LiveStreamHelper(IMediaEncoder mediaEncoder, ILogger logger)
         {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index 2afc3744f..153f86aed 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 SupportsTranscoding = true,
                 IsInfiniteStream = true,
                 IgnoreDts = true,
+                //SupportsProbing = false,
+                //AnalyzeDurationMs = 2000000
                 //IgnoreIndex = true,
                 //ReadAtNativeFramerate = true
             };
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs
index cdc33dfd4..58bce3856 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 
             item.DisplayMediaType = request.DisplayMediaType;
             item.CommunityRating = request.CommunityRating;
-            item.VoteCount = request.VoteCount;
             item.HomePageUrl = request.HomePageUrl;
             item.IndexNumber = request.IndexNumber;
             item.ParentIndexNumber = request.ParentIndexNumber;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryService.cs
index 4e0bdc8a9..4112eb444 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryService.cs
@@ -675,7 +675,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
                 Limit = 0,
                 Recursive = true,
                 IsVirtualItem = false,
-                SourceTypes = new[] { SourceType.Library },
                 IsFavorite = request.IsFavorite,
                 DtoOptions = new DtoOptions(false)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
index 55fe738e8..911d92555 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
         public async Task<object> Post(OpenMediaSource request)
         {
+            var result = await OpenMediaSource(request).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return ToOptimizedResult(result);
+        }
+
+        private async Task<LiveStreamResponse> OpenMediaSource(OpenMediaSource request)
+        {
             var authInfo = _authContext.GetAuthorizationInfo(Request);
 
             var result = await _mediaSourceManager.OpenLiveStream(request, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -137,7 +144,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                 }
             }
 
-            return ToOptimizedResult(result);
+            return result;
         }
 
         public void Post(CloseMediaSource request)
@@ -172,6 +179,34 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                 SetDeviceSpecificData(request.Id, info, profile, authInfo, request.MaxStreamingBitrate ?? profile.MaxStreamingBitrate, request.StartTimeTicks ?? 0, mediaSourceId, request.AudioStreamIndex, request.SubtitleStreamIndex, request.MaxAudioChannels, request.UserId, request.EnableDirectPlay, request.ForceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource, request.EnableDirectStream, request.EnableTranscoding, request.AllowVideoStreamCopy, request.AllowAudioStreamCopy);
             }
 
+            if (request.AutoOpenLiveStream)
+            {
+                var mediaSource = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.MediaSourceId) ? info.MediaSources.FirstOrDefault() : info.MediaSources.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.Id, request.MediaSourceId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+
+                if (mediaSource != null && mediaSource.RequiresOpening && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mediaSource.LiveStreamId))
+                {
+                    var openStreamResult = await OpenMediaSource(new OpenMediaSource
+                    {
+                        AudioStreamIndex = request.AudioStreamIndex,
+                        DeviceProfile = request.DeviceProfile,
+                        EnableDirectPlay = request.EnableDirectPlay,
+                        EnableDirectStream = request.EnableDirectStream,
+                        ForceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource = request.ForceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource,
+                        ItemId = request.Id,
+                        MaxAudioChannels = request.MaxAudioChannels,
+                        MaxStreamingBitrate = request.MaxStreamingBitrate,
+                        PlaySessionId = info.PlaySessionId,
+                        StartTimeTicks = request.StartTimeTicks,
+                        SubtitleStreamIndex = request.SubtitleStreamIndex,
+                        UserId = request.UserId,
+                        OpenToken = mediaSource.OpenToken
+
+                    }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                    info.MediaSources = new List<MediaSourceInfo> { openStreamResult.MediaSource };
+                }
+            }
+
             return info;
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs
index 2df6d225b..cd56b69bd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             config.EnableSimpleArtistDetection = true;
             config.EnableNormalizedItemByNameIds = true;
             config.DisableLiveTvChannelUserDataName = true;
-            config.EnableSimpleSortNameHandling = true;
         }
 
         public void Post(UpdateStartupConfiguration request)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs
index 35c2ea1aa..862c8e5ac 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
         public override SourceType SourceType
         {
             get { return SourceType.Channel; }
-            set { }
         }
 
         protected override QueryResult<BaseItem> GetItemsInternal(InternalItemsQuery query)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/AggregateFolder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/AggregateFolder.cs
index fe8ac0919..e8ebbdb70 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/AggregateFolder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/AggregateFolder.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
         private List<Guid> _childrenIds = null;
         private readonly object _childIdsLock = new object();
-        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
+        protected override List<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
         {
             lock (_childIdsLock)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs
index 4d35531cb..873ac3104 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
         /// Creates the name of the sort.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        protected override string CreateSortNameInternal()
+        protected override string CreateSortName()
         {
             return (ParentIndexNumber != null ? ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString("0000 - ") : "")
                     + (IndexNumber != null ? IndexNumber.Value.ToString("0000 - ") : "") + Name;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
index b0b9493a5..4b232de49 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
         }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
-        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> ActualChildren
+        public override IEnumerable<BaseItem> Children
         {
             get
             {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
                     return new List<BaseItem>();
                 }
 
-                return base.ActualChildren;
+                return base.Children;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 346442f59..4efea94d8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             ImageInfos = new List<ItemImageInfo>();
             InheritedTags = new List<string>();
             ProductionLocations = new List<string>();
-            SourceType = SourceType.Library;
         }
 
         public static readonly char[] SlugReplaceChars = { '?', '/', '&' };
@@ -187,15 +186,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             }
             set
             {
-                var isSortNameDefault = IsSortNameDefault(SortName);
-
                 _name = value;
 
-                if (isSortNameDefault)
-                {
-                    // lazy load this again
-                    SortName = null;
-                }
+                // lazy load this again
+                _sortName = null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -279,7 +273,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         public virtual string Path { get; set; }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public virtual SourceType SourceType { get; set; }
+        public virtual SourceType SourceType
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ChannelId))
+                {
+                    return SourceType.Channel;
+                }
+
+                return SourceType.Library;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the folder containing the item.
@@ -586,6 +591,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             }
         }
 
+        private string _forcedSortName;
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the name of the forced sort.
         /// </summary>
@@ -593,42 +599,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         [IgnoreDataMember]
         public string ForcedSortName
         {
-            get
-            {
-                var sortName = SortName;
-
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sortName))
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                if (string.Equals(sortName, CreateSortName(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                return sortName;
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-                {
-                    SortName = null;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    var newValue = CreateSortNameFromCustomValue(value);
-
-                    if (string.Equals(newValue, CreateSortName(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                    {
-                        SortName = null;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        SortName = newValue;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            get { return _forcedSortName; }
+            set { _forcedSortName = value; _sortName = null; }
         }
 
         private string _sortName;
@@ -643,7 +615,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             {
                 if (_sortName == null)
                 {
-                    _sortName = CreateSortName();
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ForcedSortName))
+                    {
+                        // Need the ToLower because that's what CreateSortName does
+                        _sortName = ModifySortChunks(ForcedSortName).ToLower();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _sortName = CreateSortName();
+                    }
                 }
                 return _sortName;
             }
@@ -653,31 +633,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             }
         }
 
-        private string CreateSortNameFromCustomValue(string value)
-        {
-            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? null : NormalizeCustomSortName(value);
-        }
-
-        protected virtual string NormalizeCustomSortName(string value)
-        {
-            if (ConfigurationManager.Configuration.EnableSimpleSortNameHandling)
-            {
-                return value.RemoveDiacritics().ToLower();
-            }
-
-            return ModifySortChunks(value).ToLower();
-        }
-
-        public bool IsSortNameDefault(string value)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return string.Equals(CreateSortNameFromCustomValue(value), CreateSortName(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        }
-
         public string GetInternalMetadataPath()
         {
             var basePath = ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.InternalMetadataPath;
@@ -699,22 +654,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             return System.IO.Path.Combine(basePath, idString.Substring(0, 2), idString);
         }
 
-        protected string CreateSortName()
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name))
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            return CreateSortNameInternal();
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the name of the sort.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        protected virtual string CreateSortNameInternal()
+        protected virtual string CreateSortName()
         {
+            if (Name == null) return null; //some items may not have name filled in properly
+
             if (!EnableAlphaNumericSorting)
             {
                 return Name.TrimStart();
@@ -952,13 +899,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         public float? CommunityRating { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the community rating vote count.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The community rating vote count.</value>
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public int? VoteCount { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the run time ticks.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The run time ticks.</value>
@@ -1367,6 +1307,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
         public void AfterMetadataRefresh()
         {
+            _sortName = null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -2253,6 +2194,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// </summary>
         public virtual bool BeforeMetadataRefresh()
         {
+            _sortName = null;
+
             var hasChanges = false;
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Name) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Path))
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs
index 0a5faa727..8bc23a581 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/CollectionFolder.cs
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The actual children.</value>
         [IgnoreDataMember]
-        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> ActualChildren
+        public override IEnumerable<BaseItem> Children
         {
             get { return GetActualChildren(); }
         }
 
-        private IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetActualChildren()
+        public IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetActualChildren()
         {
             return GetPhysicalFolders(true).SelectMany(c => c.Children);
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
index 7566911a1..48c9b83aa 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 item.Id = LibraryManager.GetNewItemId(item.Path, item.GetType());
             }
 
-            if (ActualChildren.Any(i => i.Id == item.Id))
+            if (Children.Any(i => i.Id == item.Id))
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("A child with the Id {0} already exists.", item.Id));
             }
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The actual children.</value>
         [IgnoreDataMember]
-        protected virtual IEnumerable<BaseItem> ActualChildren
+        public virtual IEnumerable<BaseItem> Children
         {
             get
             {
@@ -252,16 +252,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// thread-safe access to the actual children of this folder - without regard to user
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The children.</value>
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public IEnumerable<BaseItem> Children
-        {
-            get { return ActualChildren.ToList(); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// thread-safe access to all recursive children of this folder - without regard to user
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The recursive children.</value>
@@ -301,7 +291,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// Loads our children.  Validation will occur externally.
         /// We want this sychronous.
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual IEnumerable<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
+        protected virtual List<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
         {
             //Logger.Debug("Loading children from {0} {1} {2}", GetType().Name, Id, Path);
             //just load our children from the repo - the library will be validated and maintained in other processes
@@ -330,7 +320,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         {
             var dictionary = new Dictionary<Guid, BaseItem>();
 
-            foreach (var child in ActualChildren)
+            var childrenList = Children.ToList();
+
+            foreach (var child in childrenList)
             {
                 var id = child.Id;
                 if (dictionary.ContainsKey(id))
@@ -466,7 +458,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
             if (recursive)
             {
-                await ValidateSubFolders(ActualChildren.OfType<Folder>().ToList(), directoryService, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await ValidateSubFolders(Children.ToList().OfType<Folder>().ToList(), directoryService, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             progress.Report(20);
@@ -494,7 +486,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
         private async Task RefreshMetadataRecursive(MetadataRefreshOptions refreshOptions, bool recursive, IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var children = ActualChildren.ToList();
+            var children = Children.ToList();
 
             var percentages = new Dictionary<Guid, double>(children.Count);
             var numComplete = 0;
@@ -668,7 +660,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// Get our children from the repo - stubbed for now
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseItem}.</returns>
-        protected IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetCachedChildren()
+        protected List<BaseItem> GetCachedChildren()
         {
             return ItemRepository.GetItemList(new InternalItemsQuery
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs
index aee58b445..62c67336c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasMetadata.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// <value>The date last saved.</value>
         DateTime DateLastSaved { get; set; }
 
-        SourceType SourceType { get; set; }
+        SourceType SourceType { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the date last refreshed.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs
index 743e7642e..f3caac492 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         }
 
         public string[] PresetViews { get; set; }
-        public SourceType[] SourceTypes { get; set; }
-        public SourceType[] ExcludeSourceTypes { get; set; }
         public TrailerType[] TrailerTypes { get; set; }
 
         public DayOfWeek[] AirDays { get; set; }
@@ -215,8 +213,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             ExcludeTags = new string[] { };
             ExcludeInheritedTags = new string[] { };
             PresetViews = new string[] { };
-            SourceTypes = new SourceType[] { };
-            ExcludeSourceTypes = new SourceType[] { };
             TrailerTypes = new TrailerType[] { };
             AirDays = new DayOfWeek[] { };
             SeriesStatuses = new SeriesStatus[] { };
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalPeopleQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalPeopleQuery.cs
index 2ba6842ca..05d23d986 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalPeopleQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalPeopleQuery.cs
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         public int? MaxListOrder { get; set; }
         public Guid AppearsInItemId { get; set; }
         public string NameContains { get; set; }
-        public SourceType[] SourceTypes { get; set; }
 
         public InternalPeopleQuery()
         {
             PersonTypes = new List<string>();
             ExcludePersonTypes = new List<string>();
-            SourceTypes = new SourceType[] { };
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Movies/BoxSet.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Movies/BoxSet.cs
index efa85f3ae..406a99f8b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Movies/BoxSet.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Movies/BoxSet.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies
             return new List<BaseItem>();
         }
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
+        protected override List<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
         {
             if (IsLegacyBoxSet)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs
index e963ab184..45b4de1b3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Linq;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
-
-namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Class Episode
-    /// </summary>
-    public class Episode : Video, IHasTrailers, IHasLookupInfo<EpisodeInfo>, IHasSeries
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;

+using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;

+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;

+using System;

+using System.Collections.Generic;

+using System.Globalization;

+using System.Linq;

+using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;

+using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;

+

+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV

+{

+    /// <summary>

+    /// Class Episode

+    /// </summary>

+    public class Episode : Video, IHasTrailers, IHasLookupInfo<EpisodeInfo>, IHasSeries

     {

         public Episode()

         {

@@ -26,35 +26,35 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         public List<Guid> RemoteTrailerIds { get; set; }

         public List<MediaUrl> RemoteTrailers { get; set; }

 

-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the season in which it aired.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The aired season.</value>
-        public int? AirsBeforeSeasonNumber { get; set; }
-        public int? AirsAfterSeasonNumber { get; set; }
-        public int? AirsBeforeEpisodeNumber { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the DVD season number.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The DVD season number.</value>
-        public int? DvdSeasonNumber { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the DVD episode number.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The DVD episode number.</value>
-        public float? DvdEpisodeNumber { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the absolute episode number.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The absolute episode number.</value>
-        public int? AbsoluteEpisodeNumber { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// This is the ending episode number for double episodes.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The index number.</value>
+        /// <summary>

+        /// Gets the season in which it aired.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <value>The aired season.</value>

+        public int? AirsBeforeSeasonNumber { get; set; }

+        public int? AirsAfterSeasonNumber { get; set; }

+        public int? AirsBeforeEpisodeNumber { get; set; }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Gets or sets the DVD season number.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <value>The DVD season number.</value>

+        public int? DvdSeasonNumber { get; set; }

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Gets or sets the DVD episode number.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <value>The DVD episode number.</value>

+        public float? DvdEpisodeNumber { get; set; }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Gets or sets the absolute episode number.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <value>The absolute episode number.</value>

+        public int? AbsoluteEpisodeNumber { get; set; }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// This is the ending episode number for double episodes.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <value>The index number.</value>

         public int? IndexNumberEnd { get; set; }

 

         public string FindSeriesSortName()

@@ -62,56 +62,56 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
             var series = Series;

             return series == null ? SeriesName : series.SortName;

         }

-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        protected override bool SupportsOwnedItems
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return IsStacked || MediaSourceCount > 1;
-            }
+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        protected override bool SupportsOwnedItems

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return IsStacked || MediaSourceCount > 1;

+            }

         }

 

         [IgnoreDataMember]

         public override bool SupportsInheritedParentImages

         {

             get { return true; }

-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public int? AiredSeasonNumber
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return AirsAfterSeasonNumber ?? AirsBeforeSeasonNumber ?? ParentIndexNumber;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public override Folder LatestItemsIndexContainer
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return Series;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public override Guid? DisplayParentId
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return SeasonId;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        protected override bool EnableDefaultVideoUserDataKeys
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public int? AiredSeasonNumber

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return AirsAfterSeasonNumber ?? AirsBeforeSeasonNumber ?? ParentIndexNumber;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public override Folder LatestItemsIndexContainer

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return Series;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public override Guid? DisplayParentId

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return SeasonId;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        protected override bool EnableDefaultVideoUserDataKeys

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return false;

+            }

         }

 

         public override double? GetDefaultPrimaryImageAspectRatio()

@@ -120,64 +120,64 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
             value /= 9;

 

             return value;

-        }
-
-        public override List<string> GetUserDataKeys()
-        {
-            var list = base.GetUserDataKeys();
-
-            var series = Series;
-            if (series != null && ParentIndexNumber.HasValue && IndexNumber.HasValue)
-            {
-                var seriesUserDataKeys = series.GetUserDataKeys();
-                var take = seriesUserDataKeys.Count;
-                if (seriesUserDataKeys.Count > 1)
-                {
-                    take--;
-                }
-                list.InsertRange(0, seriesUserDataKeys.Take(take).Select(i => i + ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString("000") + IndexNumber.Value.ToString("000")));
-            }
-
-            return list;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// This Episode's Series Instance
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The series.</value>
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public Series Series
-        {
-            get
-            {
+        }

+

+        public override List<string> GetUserDataKeys()

+        {

+            var list = base.GetUserDataKeys();

+

+            var series = Series;

+            if (series != null && ParentIndexNumber.HasValue && IndexNumber.HasValue)

+            {

+                var seriesUserDataKeys = series.GetUserDataKeys();

+                var take = seriesUserDataKeys.Count;

+                if (seriesUserDataKeys.Count > 1)

+                {

+                    take--;

+                }

+                list.InsertRange(0, seriesUserDataKeys.Take(take).Select(i => i + ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString("000") + IndexNumber.Value.ToString("000")));

+            }

+

+            return list;

+        }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// This Episode's Series Instance

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <value>The series.</value>

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public Series Series

+        {

+            get

+            {

                 var seriesId = SeriesId ?? FindSeriesId();

-                return seriesId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seriesId.Value) as Series) : null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public Season Season
-        {
-            get
-            {
+                return seriesId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seriesId.Value) as Series) : null;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public Season Season

+        {

+            get

+            {

                 var seasonId = SeasonId ?? FindSeasonId();

-                return seasonId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seasonId.Value) as Season) : null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public bool IsInSeasonFolder
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return FindParent<Season>() != null;
-            }
+                return seasonId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seasonId.Value) as Season) : null;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public bool IsInSeasonFolder

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return FindParent<Season>() != null;

+            }

         }

 

         [IgnoreDataMember]

         public string SeriesPresentationUniqueKey { get; set; }

-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

         public string SeriesName { get; set; }

 

         [IgnoreDataMember]

@@ -187,17 +187,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         {

             var series = Series;

             return series == null ? null : series.PresentationUniqueKey;

-        }
-
-        public string FindSeasonName()
+        }

+

+        public string FindSeasonName()

         {

-            var season = Season;
-
-            if (season == null)
-            {
-                if (ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)
-                {
-                    return "Season " + ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var season = Season;

+

+            if (season == null)

+            {

+                if (ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)

+                {

+                    return "Season " + ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

                 }

                 return "Season Unknown";

             }

@@ -231,92 +231,92 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
             }

 

             return season == null ? (Guid?)null : season.Id;

-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the name of the sort.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        protected override string CreateSortNameInternal()
-        {
-            return (ParentIndexNumber != null ? ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString("000 - ") : "")
-                    + (IndexNumber != null ? IndexNumber.Value.ToString("0000 - ") : "") + Name;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Determines whether [contains episode number] [the specified number].
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="number">The number.</param>
-        /// <returns><c>true</c> if [contains episode number] [the specified number]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
-        public bool ContainsEpisodeNumber(int number)
-        {
-            if (IndexNumber.HasValue)
-            {
-                if (IndexNumberEnd.HasValue)
-                {
-                    return number >= IndexNumber.Value && number <= IndexNumberEnd.Value;
-                }
-
-                return IndexNumber.Value == number;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public override bool SupportsRemoteImageDownloading
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (IsMissingEpisode)
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public bool IsMissingEpisode
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return LocationType == LocationType.Virtual && !IsUnaired;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public bool IsVirtualUnaired
-        {
-            get { return LocationType == LocationType.Virtual && IsUnaired; }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Creates the name of the sort.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>

+        protected override string CreateSortName()

+        {

+            return (ParentIndexNumber != null ? ParentIndexNumber.Value.ToString("000 - ") : "")

+                    + (IndexNumber != null ? IndexNumber.Value.ToString("0000 - ") : "") + Name;

+        }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Determines whether [contains episode number] [the specified number].

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <param name="number">The number.</param>

+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if [contains episode number] [the specified number]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>

+        public bool ContainsEpisodeNumber(int number)

+        {

+            if (IndexNumber.HasValue)

+            {

+                if (IndexNumberEnd.HasValue)

+                {

+                    return number >= IndexNumber.Value && number <= IndexNumberEnd.Value;

+                }

+

+                return IndexNumber.Value == number;

+            }

+

+            return false;

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public override bool SupportsRemoteImageDownloading

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                if (IsMissingEpisode)

+                {

+                    return false;

+                }

+

+                return true;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public bool IsMissingEpisode

+        {

+            get

+            {

+                return LocationType == LocationType.Virtual && !IsUnaired;

+            }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

+        public bool IsVirtualUnaired

+        {

+            get { return LocationType == LocationType.Virtual && IsUnaired; }

+        }

+

+        [IgnoreDataMember]

         public Guid? SeasonId { get; set; }

         [IgnoreDataMember]

         public Guid? SeriesId { get; set; }

 

         public Guid? FindSeriesId()

         {

-            var series = FindParent<Series>();
+            var series = FindParent<Series>();

             return series == null ? (Guid?)null : series.Id;

-        }
-
-        public override IEnumerable<Guid> GetAncestorIds()
-        {
-            var list = base.GetAncestorIds().ToList();
-
-            var seasonId = SeasonId;
-
-            if (seasonId.HasValue && !list.Contains(seasonId.Value))
-            {
-                list.Add(seasonId.Value);
-            }
-
-            return list;
-        }
-
+        }

+

+        public override IEnumerable<Guid> GetAncestorIds()

+        {

+            var list = base.GetAncestorIds().ToList();

+

+            var seasonId = SeasonId;

+

+            if (seasonId.HasValue && !list.Contains(seasonId.Value))

+            {

+                list.Add(seasonId.Value);

+            }

+

+            return list;

+        }

+

         public override IEnumerable<FileSystemMetadata> GetDeletePaths()

         {

             return new[] {

@@ -327,60 +327,60 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
                 }

             }.Concat(GetLocalMetadataFilesToDelete());

         }

-
-        public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()
-        {
-            return UnratedItem.Series;
-        }
-
-        public EpisodeInfo GetLookupInfo()
-        {
-            var id = GetItemLookupInfo<EpisodeInfo>();
-
-            var series = Series;
-
-            if (series != null)
-            {
-                id.SeriesProviderIds = series.ProviderIds;
-            }
-
-            id.IsMissingEpisode = IsMissingEpisode;
-            id.IndexNumberEnd = IndexNumberEnd;
-            id.IsVirtualUnaired = IsVirtualUnaired;
-
-            return id;
-        }
-
-        public override bool BeforeMetadataRefresh()
-        {
-            var hasChanges = base.BeforeMetadataRefresh();
-
-            try
-            {
-                if (LibraryManager.FillMissingEpisodeNumbersFromPath(this))
-                {
-                    hasChanges = true;
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.ErrorException("Error in FillMissingEpisodeNumbersFromPath. Episode: {0}", ex, Path ?? Name ?? Id.ToString());
-            }
-
-            if (!ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)
-            {
-                var season = Season;
-                if (season != null)
-                {
-                    if (season.ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)
-                    {
-                        ParentIndexNumber = season.ParentIndexNumber;
-                        hasChanges = true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return hasChanges;
-        }
-    }
-}
+

+        public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()

+        {

+            return UnratedItem.Series;

+        }

+

+        public EpisodeInfo GetLookupInfo()

+        {

+            var id = GetItemLookupInfo<EpisodeInfo>();

+

+            var series = Series;

+

+            if (series != null)

+            {

+                id.SeriesProviderIds = series.ProviderIds;

+            }

+

+            id.IsMissingEpisode = IsMissingEpisode;

+            id.IndexNumberEnd = IndexNumberEnd;

+            id.IsVirtualUnaired = IsVirtualUnaired;

+

+            return id;

+        }

+

+        public override bool BeforeMetadataRefresh()

+        {

+            var hasChanges = base.BeforeMetadataRefresh();

+

+            try

+            {

+                if (LibraryManager.FillMissingEpisodeNumbersFromPath(this))

+                {

+                    hasChanges = true;

+                }

+            }

+            catch (Exception ex)

+            {

+                Logger.ErrorException("Error in FillMissingEpisodeNumbersFromPath. Episode: {0}", ex, Path ?? Name ?? Id.ToString());

+            }

+

+            if (!ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)

+            {

+                var season = Season;

+                if (season != null)

+                {

+                    if (season.ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)

+                    {

+                        ParentIndexNumber = season.ParentIndexNumber;

+                        hasChanges = true;

+                    }

+                }

+            }

+

+            return hasChanges;

+        }

+    }

+}

diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs
index 4ccf6d623..17494eb08 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         /// Creates the name of the sort.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        protected override string CreateSortNameInternal()
+        protected override string CreateSortName()
         {
             return IndexNumber != null ? IndexNumber.Value.ToString("0000") : Name;
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserRootFolder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserRootFolder.cs
index c93c81401..3e4931e77 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserRootFolder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserRootFolder.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
     {
         private List<Guid> _childrenIds = null;
         private readonly object _childIdsLock = new object();
-        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
+        protected override List<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
         {
             lock (_childIdsLock)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
index 3f6b5a806..5a702b4f0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
@@ -527,6 +527,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <returns>QueryResult&lt;BaseItem&gt;.</returns>
         IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetItemList(InternalItemsQuery query);
 
+        IEnumerable<BaseItem> GetItemList(InternalItemsQuery query, bool allowExternalContent);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the items.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvAudioRecording.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvAudioRecording.cs
index 8501f1580..45786e795 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvAudioRecording.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvAudioRecording.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         public override SourceType SourceType
         {
             get { return SourceType.LiveTV; }
-            set { }
         }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvChannel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvChannel.cs
index 34a9103f8..898ea9ff4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvChannel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvChannel.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         public override SourceType SourceType
         {
             get { return SourceType.LiveTV; }
-            set { }
         }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
             }
         }
 
-        protected override string CreateSortNameInternal()
+        protected override string CreateSortName()
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Number))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvProgram.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvProgram.cs
index 5919d87fd..665640dfd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvProgram.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvProgram.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         public override SourceType SourceType
         {
             get { return SourceType.LiveTV; }
-            set { }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvVideoRecording.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvVideoRecording.cs
index 18894120a..2b527c4b0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvVideoRecording.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/LiveTvVideoRecording.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         public override SourceType SourceType
         {
             get { return SourceType.LiveTV; }
-            set { }
         }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/RecordingGroup.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/RecordingGroup.cs
index 8093b5a76..b54ca8974 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/RecordingGroup.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/RecordingGroup.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         public override SourceType SourceType
         {
             get { return SourceType.LiveTV; }
-            set { }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index 54a361ff7..82d18a373 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 }
 
                 // Only do this for video files due to sometimes unpredictable codec names coming from BDInfo
-                if (state.RunTimeTicks.HasValue && state.VideoType == VideoType.VideoFile && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(encodingOptions.HardwareAccelerationType))
+                if (state.VideoType == VideoType.VideoFile && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(encodingOptions.HardwareAccelerationType))
                 {
                     foreach (var stream in state.MediaSource.MediaStreams)
                     {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs
index 790e8e824..854f8d7a2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Playlists
             return true;
         }
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
+        protected override List<BaseItem> LoadChildren()
         {
             // Save a trip to the database
             return new List<BaseItem>();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
index 53327deca..2edccf8c8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Parsers/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
@@ -598,20 +598,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Parsers
                         break;
                     }
 
-                case "VoteCount":
-                    {
-                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
-                        {
-                            int num;
-
-                            if (int.TryParse(val, NumberStyles.Integer, _usCulture, out num))
-                            {
-                                item.VoteCount = num;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    }
                 case "CollectionNumber":
                     var tmdbCollection = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tmdbCollection))
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs
index dab637a34..4eec33003 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata/Savers/BaseXmlSaver.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Savers
                     "TvDbId",
                     "Type",
                     "TVRageId",
-                    "VoteCount",
                     "Website",
                     "Zap2ItId",
                     "CollectionItems",
@@ -407,10 +406,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.LocalMetadata.Savers
             {
                 writer.WriteElementString("Rating", item.CommunityRating.Value.ToString(UsCulture));
             }
-            if (item.VoteCount.HasValue)
-            {
-                writer.WriteElementString("VoteCount", item.VoteCount.Value.ToString(UsCulture));
-            }
 
             if (item.ProductionYear.HasValue && !(item is Person))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index e30364de9..4529de59a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         /// <value><c>true</c> if [enable u pn p]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool EnableUPnP { get; set; }
 
-        public bool EnableSimpleSortNameHandling { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the public mapped port.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs
index d44659705..f53e3ae65 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs
@@ -222,12 +222,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dto
         public float? CommunityRating { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the vote count.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The vote count.</value>
-        public int? VoteCount { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the cumulative run time ticks.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The cumulative run time ticks.</value>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs
index 0518064c9..1843fb69a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.MediaInfo
         public bool ForceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource { get; set; }
         public bool AllowVideoStreamCopy { get; set; }
         public bool AllowAudioStreamCopy { get; set; }
+        public bool AutoOpenLiveStream { get; set; }
 
         public PlaybackInfoRequest()
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemFields.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemFields.cs
index 9a7052089..85d0a0baf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemFields.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemFields.cs
@@ -207,11 +207,6 @@
         Tags,
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The vote count
-        /// </summary>
-        VoteCount,
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// The trailer url of the item
         /// </summary>
         RemoteTrailers,
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderUtils.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderUtils.cs
index 1e107d0be..042b7241b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderUtils.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderUtils.cs
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
                 }
             }
 
-            if (replaceData || !target.VoteCount.HasValue)
-            {
-                target.VoteCount = source.VoteCount;
-            }
-
             foreach (var id in source.ProviderIds)
             {
                 var key = id.Key;
@@ -200,6 +195,32 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             MergeCriticRating(source, target, lockedFields, replaceData);
             MergeTrailers(source, target, lockedFields, replaceData);
             MergeVideoInfo(source, target, lockedFields, replaceData);
+            MergeDisplayOrder(source, target, lockedFields, replaceData);
+
+            //if (!lockedFields.Contains(MetadataFields.SortName))
+            {
+                if (replaceData || string.IsNullOrEmpty(target.ForcedSortName))
+                {
+                    var forcedSortName = source.ForcedSortName;
+
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(forcedSortName))
+                    {
+                        target.ForcedSortName = forcedSortName;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            //if (!lockedFields.Contains(MetadataFields.DisplayMediaType))
+            {
+                if (replaceData || string.IsNullOrEmpty(target.DisplayMediaType))
+                {
+                    // Safeguard against incoming data having an emtpy name
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(source.DisplayMediaType))
+                    {
+                        target.DisplayMediaType = source.DisplayMediaType;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
             if (mergeMetadataSettings)
             {
@@ -235,10 +256,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
         public static void MergeMetadataSettings(BaseItem source,
            BaseItem target)
         {
-            target.ForcedSortName = source.ForcedSortName;
             target.LockedFields = source.LockedFields;
             target.IsLocked = source.IsLocked;
-            target.DisplayMediaType = source.DisplayMediaType;
 
             // Grab the value if it's there, but if not then don't overwrite the default
             if (source.DateCreated != default(DateTime))
@@ -248,7 +267,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
 
             target.PreferredMetadataCountryCode = source.PreferredMetadataCountryCode;
             target.PreferredMetadataLanguage = source.PreferredMetadataLanguage;
+        }
 
+        private static void MergeDisplayOrder(BaseItem source, BaseItem target, List<MetadataFields> lockedFields, bool replaceData)
+        {
             var sourceHasDisplayOrder = source as IHasDisplayOrder;
             var targetHasDisplayOrder = target as IHasDisplayOrder;
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/GenericMovieDbInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/GenericMovieDbInfo.cs
index 6a1af9272..b40e4a120 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/GenericMovieDbInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Movies/GenericMovieDbInfo.cs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Movies
                 movie.CommunityRating = rating;
             }
 
-            movie.VoteCount = movieData.vote_count;
+            //movie.VoteCount = movieData.vote_count;
 
             //release date and certification are retrieved based on configured country and we fall back on US if not there and to minimun release date if still no match
             if (movieData.releases != null && movieData.releases.countries != null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
index 41ff71070..0a95b449c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Omdb/OmdbProvider.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Omdb
                 && int.TryParse(result.imdbVotes, NumberStyles.Number, _usCulture, out voteCount)
                 && voteCount >= 0)
             {
-                item.VoteCount = voteCount;
+                //item.VoteCount = voteCount;
             }
 
             float imdbRating;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Omdb
                 && int.TryParse(result.imdbVotes, NumberStyles.Number, _usCulture, out voteCount)
                 && voteCount >= 0)
             {
-                item.VoteCount = voteCount;
+                //item.VoteCount = voteCount;
             }
 
             float imdbRating;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbEpisodeProvider.cs
index 1938f7ff0..2e549f610 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
                 item.Overview = response.overview;
 
                 item.CommunityRating = (float)response.vote_average;
-                item.VoteCount = response.vote_count;
+                //item.VoteCount = response.vote_count;
 
                 if (response.videos != null && response.videos.results != null)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs
index fe3d7d78c..0b5708b56 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheMovieDb/MovieDbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             series.Name = seriesInfo.name;
             series.SetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tmdb, seriesInfo.id.ToString(_usCulture));
 
-            series.VoteCount = seriesInfo.vote_count;
+            //series.VoteCount = seriesInfo.vote_count;
 
             string voteAvg = seriesInfo.vote_average.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
             float rating;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbEpisodeProvider.cs
index 686bacfe1..d823de786 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
                                         // int.TryParse is local aware, so it can be probamatic, force us culture
                                         if (int.TryParse(val, NumberStyles.Integer, _usCulture, out rval))
                                         {
-                                            item.VoteCount = rval;
+                                            //item.VoteCount = rval;
                                         }
                                     }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs
index 4c5e57a94..8a10affb9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/TheTVDB/TvdbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
                                     // int.TryParse is local aware, so it can be probamatic, force us culture
                                     if (int.TryParse(val, NumberStyles.Integer, _usCulture, out rval))
                                     {
-                                        item.VoteCount = rval;
+                                        //item.VoteCount = rval;
                                     }
                                 }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
index c9ec195d9..d424cc0ca 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
@@ -704,21 +704,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
                         break;
                     }
 
-                case "votes":
-                    {
-                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
-                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
-                        {
-                            int num;
-
-                            if (int.TryParse(val, NumberStyles.Integer, _usCulture, out num))
-                            {
-                                item.VoteCount = num;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    }
-
                 case "genre":
                     {
                         var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs
index a5955e14d..cf7c25584 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Savers/BaseNfoSaver.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
                     "releasedate",
                     "outline",
                     "id",
-                    "votes",
                     "credits",
                     "originaltitle",
                     "watched",
@@ -659,11 +658,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers
                 }
             }
 
-            if (item.VoteCount.HasValue)
-            {
-                writer.WriteElementString("votes", item.VoteCount.Value.ToString(UsCulture));
-            }
-
             // Use original runtime here, actual file runtime later in MediaInfo
             var runTimeTicks = item.RunTimeTicks;