diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
index 3bf76b1b..14b25415 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_search.tmpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                         
                         <div class="field-pair">
                             <label class="nocheck clearfix">
-                                <span class="component-title">Search Frequency</span>
+                                <span class="component-title">RSS Cache Update Frequency</span>
                                 <input type="text" name="search_frequency" value="$sickbeard.SEARCH_FREQUENCY" size="5" />
                             </label>
                             <label class="nocheck clearfix">
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index de5636d8..c0d50443 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from sickbeard import searchBacklog, showUpdater, versionChecker, properFinder,
 from sickbeard import helpers, db, exceptions, show_queue, search_queue, scheduler, show_name_helpers
 from sickbeard import logger
 from sickbeard import naming
+from sickbeard import rssupdater
 from sickbeard import scene_numbering, scene_exceptions, name_cache
 from indexers.indexer_api import indexerApi
 from indexers.indexer_exceptions import indexer_shownotfound, indexer_exception, indexer_error, indexer_episodenotfound, \
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ properFinderScheduler = None
 autoPostProcesserScheduler = None
 subtitlesFinderScheduler = None
 traktWatchListCheckerSchedular = None
+updateRSSScheduler = None
 
 showList = None
 loadingShowList = None
@@ -133,7 +135,6 @@ ROOT_DIRS = None
 UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START = None
 SORT_ARTICLE = None
 DEBUG = False
-NUM_OF_THREADS = None
 
 USE_LISTVIEW = None
 METADATA_XBMC = None
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             GUI_NAME, HOME_LAYOUT, HISTORY_LAYOUT, DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS, COMING_EPS_LAYOUT, COMING_EPS_SORT, COMING_EPS_DISPLAY_PAUSED, COMING_EPS_MISSED_RANGE, DATE_PRESET, TIME_PRESET, TIME_PRESET_W_SECONDS, \
             METADATA_WDTV, METADATA_TIVO, METADATA_MEDE8ER, IGNORE_WORDS, CALENDAR_UNPROTECTED, CREATE_MISSING_SHOW_DIRS, \
             ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR, USE_SUBTITLES, SUBTITLES_LANGUAGES, SUBTITLES_DIR, SUBTITLES_SERVICES_LIST, SUBTITLES_SERVICES_ENABLED, SUBTITLES_HISTORY, SUBTITLES_FINDER_FREQUENCY, subtitlesFinderScheduler, \
-            USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS, DELETE_FAILED, ANON_REDIRECT, LOCALHOST_IP, TMDB_API_KEY, DEBUG, PROXY_SETTING, NUM_OF_THREADS
+            USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS, DELETE_FAILED, ANON_REDIRECT, LOCALHOST_IP, TMDB_API_KEY, DEBUG, PROXY_SETTING, updateRSSScheduler
 
         if __INITIALIZED__:
             return False
@@ -597,8 +598,6 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         DEBUG = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'debug', 0))
 
-        NUM_OF_THREADS = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'num_of_threads', 1)
-
         ENABLE_HTTPS = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'enable_https', 0))
 
         HTTPS_CERT = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'https_cert', 'server.crt')
@@ -1063,6 +1062,12 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
                                                     threadName="CHECKVERSION",
                                                     runImmediately=True)
 
+        updateRSSScheduler = scheduler.Scheduler(rssupdater.RSSUpdater(),
+                                                 cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(minutes=SEARCH_FREQUENCY),
+                                                 threadName="RSSUPDATER",
+                                                 silent=True,
+                                                 runImmediately=True)
+
         showQueueScheduler = scheduler.Scheduler(show_queue.ShowQueue(),
                                                  cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(seconds=3),
                                                  threadName="SHOWQUEUE",
@@ -1099,7 +1104,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         backlogSearchScheduler = searchBacklog.BacklogSearchScheduler(searchBacklog.BacklogSearcher(),
                                                                       cycleTime=datetime.timedelta(
-                                                                          minutes=get_backlog_cycle_time()),
+                                                                      minutes=get_backlog_cycle_time()),
                                                                       threadName="BACKLOG",
                                                                       runImmediately=True)
         backlogSearchScheduler.action.cycleTime = BACKLOG_SEARCH_FREQUENCY
@@ -1126,30 +1131,33 @@ def start():
         showUpdateScheduler, versionCheckScheduler, showQueueScheduler, \
         properFinderScheduler, autoPostProcesserScheduler, searchQueueScheduler, \
         subtitlesFinderScheduler, started, USE_SUBTITLES, \
-        traktWatchListCheckerSchedular, started
+        traktWatchListCheckerSchedular, updateRSSScheduler, started
 
     with INIT_LOCK:
 
         if __INITIALIZED__:
 
-            # start the queue checker
-            showQueueScheduler.thread.start()
-
             # start the version checker
             versionCheckScheduler.thread.start()
 
+            # start the RSS cache updater
+            updateRSSScheduler.thread.start()
+
             # start the backlog scheduler
             backlogSearchScheduler.thread.start()
 
-            # start the show updater
-            showUpdateScheduler.thread.start()
-
             # start the search queue checker
             searchQueueScheduler.thread.start()
 
             # start the queue checker
             properFinderScheduler.thread.start()
 
+            # start the queue checker
+            showQueueScheduler.thread.start()
+
+            # start the show updater
+            showUpdateScheduler.thread.start()
+
             # start the proper finder
             autoPostProcesserScheduler.thread.start()
 
@@ -1166,7 +1174,7 @@ def start():
 def halt():
     global __INITIALIZED__, backlogSearchScheduler, showUpdateScheduler, \
         showQueueScheduler, properFinderScheduler, autoPostProcesserScheduler, searchQueueScheduler, \
-        subtitlesFinderScheduler, started, \
+        subtitlesFinderScheduler, updateRSSScheduler, started, \
         traktWatchListCheckerSchedular
 
     with INIT_LOCK:
@@ -1240,6 +1248,13 @@ def halt():
             except:
                 pass
 
+            updateRSSScheduler.abort = True
+            logger.log(u"Waiting for the RSSUPDATER thread to exit")
+            try:
+                updateRSSScheduler.thread.join(10)
+            except:
+                pass
+
             __INITIALIZED__ = False
 
 
@@ -1355,7 +1370,6 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['use_api'] = int(USE_API)
     new_config['General']['api_key'] = API_KEY
     new_config['General']['debug'] = int(DEBUG)
-    new_config['General']['num_of_threads'] = int(NUM_OF_THREADS)
     new_config['General']['enable_https'] = int(ENABLE_HTTPS)
     new_config['General']['https_cert'] = HTTPS_CERT
     new_config['General']['https_key'] = HTTPS_KEY
diff --git a/sickbeard/generic_queue.py b/sickbeard/generic_queue.py
index 8257c245..9819e2d4 100644
--- a/sickbeard/generic_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/generic_queue.py
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@ import datetime
 import threading
 import Queue
 
-import sickbeard
-from lib.concurrent.futures.thread import ThreadPoolExecutor
-
 from sickbeard import logger
 
-
 class QueuePriorities:
     LOW = 10
     NORMAL = 20
@@ -33,7 +29,6 @@ class QueuePriorities:
 
 class GenericQueue:
     def __init__(self):
-        #self.executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(sickbeard.NUM_OF_THREADS)
         self.currentItem = None
         self.thread = None
         self.queue_name = "QUEUE"
@@ -72,8 +67,7 @@ class GenericQueue:
                     return
 
                 threadName = self.queue_name + '-' + queueItem.get_thread_name()
-                executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(sickbeard.NUM_OF_THREADS)
-                self.thread = executor.submit(queueItem.execute, name=threadName)
+                self.thread = threading.Thread(None, queueItem.execute, threadName)
                 self.currentItem = queueItem
 
 class QueueItem:
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index fda74eb9..5726e90c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -285,21 +285,29 @@ def makeDir(path):
 
 
 def searchDBForShow(regShowName):
-    showNames = list(set([re.sub('[. -]', ' ', regShowName), regShowName]))
+    showNames = [re.sub('[. -]', ' ', regShowName)]
 
     myDB = db.DBConnection()
 
     yearRegex = "([^()]+?)\s*(\()?(\d{4})(?(2)\))$"
 
     for showName in showNames:
-        # if we didn't get exactly one result then try again with the year stripped off if possible
-        match = re.match(yearRegex, showName)
-        if match and match.group(1):
-            logger.log(u"Unable to match original name but trying to manually strip and specify show year",
-                       logger.DEBUG)
-            sqlResults = myDB.select(
-                "SELECT * FROM tv_shows WHERE (show_name LIKE ? OR show_name LIKE ?) AND startyear = ?",
-                [match.group(1) + '%', match.group(1) + '%', match.group(3)])
+
+        sqlResults = myDB.select("SELECT * FROM tv_shows WHERE show_name LIKE ?",
+                                 [showName])
+
+        if len(sqlResults) == 1:
+            return (int(sqlResults[0]["indexer_id"]), sqlResults[0]["show_name"])
+
+        else:
+            # if we didn't get exactly one result then try again with the year stripped off if possible
+            match = re.match(yearRegex, showName)
+            if match and match.group(1):
+                logger.log(u"Unable to match original name but trying to manually strip and specify show year",
+                           logger.DEBUG)
+                sqlResults = myDB.select(
+                    "SELECT * FROM tv_shows WHERE (show_name LIKE ?) AND startyear = ?",
+                    [match.group(1) + '%', match.group(3)])
 
             if len(sqlResults) == 0:
                 logger.log(u"Unable to match a record in the DB for " + showName, logger.DEBUG)
@@ -308,7 +316,7 @@ def searchDBForShow(regShowName):
                 logger.log(u"Multiple results for " + showName + " in the DB, unable to match show name", logger.DEBUG)
                 continue
             else:
-                return int(sqlResults[0]["indexer_id"])
+                return (int(sqlResults[0]["indexer_id"]), sqlResults[0]["show_name"])
 
     return
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
index 4bb0bab0..cc47dbb5 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
@@ -180,13 +180,6 @@ class GenericProvider:
 
         return True
 
-    def searchRSS(self):
-
-        self._checkAuth()
-        self.cache.updateCache()
-
-        return self.cache.findNeededEpisodes()
-
     def getQuality(self, item):
         """
         Figures out the quality of the given RSS item node
@@ -236,9 +229,6 @@ class GenericProvider:
         searchItems = {}
         itemList = []
 
-        #if not manualSearch:
-        #    self.cache.updateCache()
-
         for epObj in episodes:
             cacheResult = self.cache.searchCache(epObj, manualSearch)
             if len(cacheResult):
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py b/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
index 08854da0..f6e58333 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ class NewznabCache(tvcache.TVCache):
             logger.log(u"Clearing " + self.provider.name + " cache and updating with new information")
             self._clearCache()
 
-
             if self._checkAuth(data):
                 items = data.entries
                 ql = []
@@ -325,6 +324,6 @@ class NewznabCache(tvcache.TVCache):
 
         url = self._translateLinkURL(url)
 
-        logger.log(u"Adding item from RSS to cache: " + title, logger.DEBUG)
+        logger.log(u"Attempting to add item from RSS to cache: " + title, logger.DEBUG)
 
         return self._addCacheEntry(title, url)
diff --git a/sickbeard/searchCurrent.py b/sickbeard/rssupdater.py
similarity index 75%
rename from sickbeard/searchCurrent.py
rename to sickbeard/rssupdater.py
index 5a396c2b..1510bd7d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/searchCurrent.py
+++ b/sickbeard/rssupdater.py
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import sickbeard
 
-from sickbeard import search_queue
+from sickbeard import logger
 
 import threading
 
-
-class CurrentSearcher():
+class RSSUpdater():
     def __init__(self):
         self.lock = threading.Lock()
 
         self.amActive = False
 
     def run(self):
-        search_queue_item = search_queue.RSSSearchQueueItem()
-        sickbeard.searchQueueScheduler.action.add_item(search_queue_item)
+        providers = [x for x in sickbeard.providers.sortedProviderList() if x.isActive()]
+
+        for provider in providers:
+            logger.log(u"Updating RSS cache for provider [" + provider.name + "]")
+            provider.cache.updateCache()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sickbeard/search_queue.py b/sickbeard/search_queue.py
index a3eb25fb..0011eace 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search_queue.py
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class BacklogQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
         self.segment = segment
         self.wantedEpisodes = []
 
+        self._changeMissingEpisodes()
+
         logger.log(u"Seeing if we need any episodes from " + self.show.name + " season " + str(self.segment))
 
         myDB = db.DBConnection()
@@ -222,6 +224,37 @@ class BacklogQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
         return wantedEpisodes
 
 
+    def _changeMissingEpisodes(self):
+
+        logger.log(u"Changing all old missing episodes to status WANTED")
+
+        curDate = datetime.date.today().toordinal()
+
+        myDB = db.DBConnection()
+        sqlResults = myDB.select("SELECT * FROM tv_episodes WHERE status = ? AND airdate < ?",
+                                 [common.UNAIRED, curDate])
+
+        for sqlEp in sqlResults:
+
+            try:
+                show = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, int(sqlEp["showid"]))
+            except exceptions.MultipleShowObjectsException:
+                logger.log(u"ERROR: expected to find a single show matching " + sqlEp["showid"])
+                return None
+
+            if show == None:
+                logger.log(u"Unable to find the show with ID " + str(
+                    sqlEp["showid"]) + " in your show list! DB value was " + str(sqlEp), logger.ERROR)
+                return None
+
+            ep = show.getEpisode(sqlEp["season"], sqlEp["episode"])
+            with ep.lock:
+                if ep.show.paused:
+                    ep.status = common.SKIPPED
+                else:
+                    ep.status = common.WANTED
+                ep.saveToDB()
+
 class FailedQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
     def __init__(self, show, episodes):
         generic_queue.QueueItem.__init__(self, 'Retry', FAILED_SEARCH)
diff --git a/sickbeard/tvcache.py b/sickbeard/tvcache.py
index c63be80f..4e18be35 100644
--- a/sickbeard/tvcache.py
+++ b/sickbeard/tvcache.py
@@ -251,24 +251,18 @@ class TVCache():
             indexerid = int(cacheResult)
 
         if not indexerid:
-            name_list = show_name_helpers.sceneToNormalShowNames(parse_result.series_name)
-            for cur_name in name_list:
-                if not indexerid:
-                    for curShow in sickbeard.showList:
-                        if show_name_helpers.isGoodResult(cur_name, curShow, False):
-                            indexerid = int(curShow.indexerid)
-                            break
+            showResult = helpers.searchDBForShow(parse_result.series_name)
+            if showResult:
+                indexerid = int(showResult[0])
 
-                if not indexerid:
-                    # do a scene reverse-lookup to get a list of all possible names
-                    scene_id = sickbeard.scene_exceptions.get_scene_exception_by_name(cur_name)
-                    if scene_id:
-                        indexerid = int(scene_id)
-                        break
+        if not indexerid:
+            for curShow in sickbeard.showList:
+                if show_name_helpers.isGoodResult(name, curShow, False):
+                    indexerid = int(curShow.indexerid)
+                    break
 
         showObj = None
         if indexerid:
-            logger.log(u"Found Indexer ID: [" + str(indexerid) + "], for [" + str(cur_name) + "}", logger.DEBUG)
             showObj = helpers.findCertainShow(sickbeard.showList, indexerid)
 
         if not showObj:
@@ -318,7 +312,6 @@ class TVCache():
         neededEps = self.findNeededEpisodes(episode, manualSearch)
         return neededEps
 
-
     def listPropers(self, date=None, delimiter="."):
         myDB = self._getDB()