Hiya,
Plex / Jellyfin are nice and all, but you know what I really want? A TV-like “channel” I can configure with TV shows & movies to play on a schedule. I miss the cycle of Morning News -> trashy daytime tv -> light afternoon programming -> prime time -> late night -> repeat, or simply turning on the TV & having something already playing. Or that one-button channel up/down to move to a totally different vibe. “Playlists” in Plex/Jellyfin almost do what I want, but they’re difficult to pick up midway through, the “dumb shuffle” doesn’t care if I’ve seen an episode recently, and I can’t really mimic that daily tv cycle.
Is there a media streamer that does this? Do Plex/Jellyfin have that function & I’ve just missed it? If it doesn’t exist, would someone be a pal and whip that up?
That’s very much part of the experience you seem to crave /s
Maybe there is a FOSS self hosted solution for mixing good old tv ads into the mix!
Ersatz actually does allow you to do this. Its kinda neat to find old 80s and 90s commercials and mix them in with your 80s and 90s TV shows.
Okay that would be fun. Couple retro commercials between an episode every now and then would be cool.
It won’t really feel like a tv channel until I put 5 minutes of prescription drug commercials between every cut in a show.
Referencing anal leakage and death while an upbeat jingle plays in the background to some smiling old people playing horseshoes or hiking in nature.
Talk to your doctor today!