For those of you testing on LE 9 builds (like Milhouse) - here is an updated Tvheadend42 addon for RPi 2/3 with commits that add the ability to replace the weird/missing tvh genre listings with the original genre/category information from the xmltv file.
Dropbox - service.tvheadend42-9.0.113c.zip
If you update to this version of Tvheadend42 (RPi 2/3 only!) - then take a look at the EPG Grabber Modules tab and select my zap2epg addon - you will notice new checkboxes for:
- Scrape credits and extra information:
- Alter programme description to include detailed information:
- Use category instead of genre:
If you enable the first and third items and set the "Include Episode Genres" option in the zap2epg addon to "Original" - the epg in Kodi will now show the complete set of genre information for the show and it will not color in the epg.
If you prefer a colored epg, you can just select the "Scrape credits and extra information" option in the tvh epg grabber and then set the "Include Episode Genres" option in the zap2epg addon to "Simple" or "Full" depending on your coloring preferences.
Please note - when you enable these options, you will need to rerun the grabber and reload the epg in Kodi (which you can do through the PVR settings or rebooting)
Unfortunately, while I can provide an updated Tvheadend42 for LE 8.2 - it won't give you the same benefits as the pvr.hts client needs updating as well and there are too many commits to try to backport. Consider it a new function for the upcoming LE 9 release.
Let me know if you have any questions!