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<             plot_string = movie['plot'][0]
<             plot = plot_string[plot_string.rfind("::")+2:].lstrip()
---
>             #Don't always get a plot summary, default to empty string
>             try:
>                 plot_string = movie['plot'][0]
>                 plot = plot_string[plot_string.rfind("::")+2:].lstrip()
>             except KeyError:
>                 plot = ''
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<             self._download_cover_art(movie['cover url'], title)
---
>             if 'cover url' in movie:
>                 self._download_cover_art(movie['cover url'], title)
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<             time = series['runtime']
<             runtime = time[0][:time[0].find(":")]
<             int(runtime) # This raises exception if runtime is not integer
---
>             try:
>                 time = series['runtime']
>                 runtime = time[0][:time[0].find(":")]
>                 int(runtime) # This raises a ValueError if runtime is not integer
>             except KeyError, ValueError:
>                 #What is a good default?
>                 #TODO - look at the video file itself for this information
>                 runtime = ''
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<             plot =  series['episodes'][self.season][self.episode]['plot']
---
>             plot =  series['episodes'][self.season][self.episode].get('plot', '')
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<             self._download_cover_art(series['cover url'], series_title)
---
>             if 'cover url' in series:
>                 self._download_cover_art(series['cover url'], series_title)
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>     def _get_role(self, movie, role, count=None, default=''):
>         """
>         Get a list of actors (expect up to five), writers (expect up to two)
>         or directors (expect up to two)
>         @param movie: Movie name
>         @param role: string actors, writer, or director
>         @param count: optional integer, force return of this many strings
>         @param default: value to pad return list with if using count
>         @return: List of strings containing people in that role
>         """
>         actors = movie.get(role, [])
>         names = [a['name'] for a in actors] 
>         if count >0:
>             names = names[:count]
>             while len(names) < count:
>                 names.append(default)
>             assert len(names)==count
>         return names
> 
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<         a1 = movie['actors'][0]['name']
<         a2 = movie['actors'][1]['name']
<         a3 = movie['actors'][2]['name']
<         a4 = movie['actors'][3]['name']
<         a5 = movie['actors'][4]['name']
<         w1 = movie['writer'][0]['name']
<         w2 = movie['writer'][1]['name']
<         d1 = movie['director'][0]['name']
<         d2 = movie['director'][1]['name']
< 
---
>         a1, a2, a3, a4, a5 = self._get_role(movie, 'actors', count=5)
>         w1, w2 = self._get_role(movie, 'writer', count=2)
>         d1, d2 = self._get_role(movie, 'director', count=2)