diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5522af15..da909998 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 * Change startup code cleanup and PEP8
 * Change authentication credentials to display more securely on config pages
 * Add a "Use as default home page" selector to General Config/Interface/User Interface
+* Add option to the third step of "Add Show" to set episodes as wanted from the first and latest season, this triggers
+  a backlog search on those episodes after the show is added
 * Change to improve the integrity of the already post processed video checker
 * Add Kodi notifier and metadata
 * Add priority, device, and sound support to Pushover notifier (port from midgetspy/sickbeard)
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/home_addExistingShow.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/home_addExistingShow.tmpl
index e398b54d..e7fc323a 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/home_addExistingShow.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/home_addExistingShow.tmpl
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 	<div id="tableDiv"></div>
 
 	<br />
+	<p>If you tried to add a show, arrived here and can't see the folder, then that show may already be in your show list.</p>
+
 	<input class="btn btn-primary" type="button" value="Submit" id="submitShowDirs" />
 
 </form>
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_addShowOptions.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_addShowOptions.tmpl
index dbbd23ce..90e027a5 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_addShowOptions.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_addShowOptions.tmpl
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@
 #set global $bestQualities = $qualities[1]
 #include $os.path.join($sickbeard.PROG_DIR, 'gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_qualityChooser.tmpl')
 		</div>
+#try:
+    #if True == $enable_default_wanted:
+		<div class="field-pair alt">
+			<span class="component-title">From season 1 forward, set</span>
+			<span class="component-desc">
+				<label for="wanted-begin" style="padding-bottom:10px">
+					<input type="number" name="wanted-begin" id="wanted-begin" value="$sickbeard.WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT" class="form-control input-sm input75">
+					<span>episodes as wanted (10 ... 0, and where -1 is whole first season)</span>
+				</label>
+			</span>
+			<span class="component-title">From latest going back, set</span>
+			<span class="component-desc">
+				<label for="wanted-latest">
+					<input type="number" name="wanted-latest" id="wanted-latest" value="$sickbeard.WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT" class="form-control input-sm input75">
+					<span>episodes as wanted (10 ... 0, and where -1 is whole latest season)</span>
+				</label>
+			</span>
+		</div>
+    #end if
+#except (NameError, NotFound):
+    #pass
+#end try
 
 		<div class="field-pair alt">
 			<label for="flatten_folders">
@@ -86,4 +108,4 @@
 #include $os.path.join($sickbeard.PROG_DIR, 'gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_blackwhitelist.tmpl')
 #else
 		<input type="hidden" name="anime" id="anime" value="0" />
-#end if
\ No newline at end of file
+#end if
diff --git a/gui/slick/js/addShowOptions.js b/gui/slick/js/addShowOptions.js
index ceea7714..6b684e8b 100644
--- a/gui/slick/js/addShowOptions.js
+++ b/gui/slick/js/addShowOptions.js
@@ -1,35 +1,39 @@
-$(document).ready(function () {
+$(document).ready(function(){
 
-    $('#saveDefaultsButton').click(function () {
-        var anyQualArray = [];
-        var bestQualArray = [];
-        $('#anyQualities option:selected').each(function (i, d) {
-            anyQualArray.push($(d).val());
-        });
-        $('#bestQualities option:selected').each(function (i, d) {
-            bestQualArray.push($(d).val());
-        });
+	$('#saveDefaultsButton').click(function() {
+		var anyQualArray = [], bestQualArray = [];
 
-        $.get(sbRoot + '/config/general/saveAddShowDefaults', {
-            defaultStatus: $('#statusSelect').val(),
-            anyQualities: anyQualArray.join(','),
-            bestQualities: bestQualArray.join(','),
-            defaultFlattenFolders: $('#flatten_folders').prop('checked'),
-            subtitles: $('#subtitles').prop('checked'),
-            anime: $('#anime').prop('checked'),
-            scene: $('#scene').prop('checked')
-        });
+		$('#anyQualities option:selected').each(function(i, d) {
+			anyQualArray.push($(d).val());
+		});
+		$('#bestQualities option:selected').each(function(i, d) {
+			bestQualArray.push($(d).val());
+		});
 
-        $(this).attr('disabled', true);
-        new PNotify({
-            title: 'Saved Defaults',
-            text: 'Your "add show" defaults have been set to your current selections.',
-            shadow: false
-        });
-    });
+		$.get(sbRoot + '/config/general/saveAddShowDefaults', {
+			default_status: $('#statusSelect').val(),
+			any_qualities: anyQualArray.join(','),
+			best_qualities: bestQualArray.join(','),
+			default_wanted_begin: $('#wanted-begin').val(),
+			default_wanted_latest: $('#wanted-latest').val(),
+			default_flatten_folders: $('#flatten_folders').prop('checked'),
+			default_scene: $('#scene').prop('checked'),
+			default_subtitles: $('#subtitles').prop('checked'),
+			default_anime: $('#anime').prop('checked')
+		});
 
-    $('#statusSelect, #qualityPreset, #flatten_folders, #anyQualities, #bestQualities, #subtitles, #scene, #anime').change(function () {
-        $('#saveDefaultsButton').attr('disabled', false);
-    });
+		new PNotify({
+			title: 'Saving Defaults',
+			text: 'Saving your "add show" defaults.',
+			shadow: false
+		});
+
+		$(this).attr('disabled', true);
+	});
+
+	$('#statusSelect, #qualityPreset, #anyQualities, #bestQualities, #wanted-begin, #wanted-latest,'
+		+ ' #flatten_folders, #scene, #subtitles, #anime').change(function() {
+		$('#saveDefaultsButton').attr('disabled', false);
+	});
 
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 4fec4f21..e872b78c 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ METADATA_KODI = None
 
 QUALITY_DEFAULT = None
 STATUS_DEFAULT = None
+WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT = None
+WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT = None
 FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT = False
 SUBTITLES_DEFAULT = False
 INDEXER_DEFAULT = None
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             PLEX_SERVER_HOST, PLEX_HOST, PLEX_USERNAME, PLEX_PASSWORD, DEFAULT_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, MIN_BACKLOG_FREQUENCY, BACKLOG_STARTUP, SKIP_REMOVED_FILES, \
             showUpdateScheduler, __INITIALIZED__, LAUNCH_BROWSER, TRASH_REMOVE_SHOW, TRASH_ROTATE_LOGS, HOME_SEARCH_FOCUS, SORT_ARTICLE, showList, loadingShowList, UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START, SHOW_UPDATE_HOUR, \
             NEWZNAB_DATA, NZBS, NZBS_UID, NZBS_HASH, INDEXER_DEFAULT, INDEXER_TIMEOUT, USENET_RETENTION, TORRENT_DIR, \
-            QUALITY_DEFAULT, FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT, SUBTITLES_DEFAULT, STATUS_DEFAULT, RECENTSEARCH_STARTUP, \
+            QUALITY_DEFAULT, FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT, SUBTITLES_DEFAULT, STATUS_DEFAULT, WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT, WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT, RECENTSEARCH_STARTUP, \
             GROWL_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, GROWL_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, GROWL_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, TWITTER_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, \
             USE_GROWL, GROWL_HOST, GROWL_PASSWORD, USE_PROWL, PROWL_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PROWL_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PROWL_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, PROWL_API, PROWL_PRIORITY, PROG_DIR, \
             USE_PYTIVO, PYTIVO_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PYTIVO_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PYTIVO_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, PYTIVO_UPDATE_LIBRARY, PYTIVO_HOST, PYTIVO_SHARE_NAME, PYTIVO_TIVO_NAME, \
@@ -651,6 +653,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         QUALITY_DEFAULT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'quality_default', SD)
         STATUS_DEFAULT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'status_default', SKIPPED)
+        WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'wanted_begin_default', 0)
+        WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'wanted_latest_default', 0)
         VERSION_NOTIFY = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'version_notify', 1))
         AUTO_UPDATE = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'auto_update', 0))
         NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'notify_on_update', 1))
@@ -1438,6 +1442,8 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['skip_removed_files'] = int(SKIP_REMOVED_FILES)
     new_config['General']['quality_default'] = int(QUALITY_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['status_default'] = int(STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    new_config['General']['wanted_begin_default'] = int(WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT)
+    new_config['General']['wanted_latest_default'] = int(WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['flatten_folders_default'] = int(FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['indexer_default'] = int(INDEXER_DEFAULT)
     new_config['General']['indexer_timeout'] = int(INDEXER_TIMEOUT)
diff --git a/sickbeard/show_queue.py b/sickbeard/show_queue.py
index 393dc838..806fd6bc 100644
--- a/sickbeard/show_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/show_queue.py
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ class ShowQueue(generic_queue.GenericQueue):
         return queueItemObj
 
     def addShow(self, indexer, indexer_id, showDir, default_status=None, quality=None, flatten_folders=None,
-                lang="en", subtitles=None, anime=None, scene=None, paused=None, blacklist=None, whitelist=None):
+                lang="en", subtitles=None, anime=None, scene=None, paused=None, blacklist=None, whitelist=None,
+                default_wanted_begin=None, default_wanted_latest=None):
         queueItemObj = QueueItemAdd(indexer, indexer_id, showDir, default_status, quality, flatten_folders, lang,
-                                    subtitles, anime, scene, paused, blacklist, whitelist)
+                                    subtitles, anime, scene, paused, blacklist, whitelist,
+                                    default_wanted_begin, default_wanted_latest)
 
         self.add_item(queueItemObj)
 
@@ -191,12 +193,14 @@ class ShowQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
 
 class QueueItemAdd(ShowQueueItem):
     def __init__(self, indexer, indexer_id, showDir, default_status, quality, flatten_folders, lang, subtitles, anime,
-                 scene, paused, blacklist, whitelist):
+                 scene, paused, blacklist, whitelist, default_wanted_begin, default_wanted_latest):
 
         self.indexer = indexer
         self.indexer_id = indexer_id
         self.showDir = showDir
         self.default_status = default_status
+        self.default_wanted_begin = default_wanted_begin
+        self.default_wanted_latest = default_wanted_latest
         self.quality = quality
         self.flatten_folders = flatten_folders
         self.lang = lang
@@ -380,10 +384,36 @@ class QueueItemAdd(ShowQueueItem):
             myDB.action("UPDATE tv_episodes SET status = ? WHERE status = ? AND showid = ? AND season != 0",
                         [self.default_status, SKIPPED, self.show.indexerid])
 
-        # if they started with WANTED eps then run the backlog
-        if self.default_status == WANTED:
-            logger.log(u"Launching backlog for this show since its episodes are WANTED")
+        # if they gave a number to start or number to end as wanted, then change those eps to it
+        def get_wanted_sql(wanted_max, sql_vars):
+            actual = 0
+            if wanted_max:
+                my_db = db.DBConnection()
+                sql = "UPDATE `tv_episodes` SET status=%s" % WANTED\
+                      + " WHERE indexerid IN "\
+                      + "(SELECT t1.indexerid FROM `tv_episodes` t1 JOIN "\
+                      + "(SELECT %s(season),showid,season FROM `tv_episodes` WHERE '%s'=showid" % (sql_vars[0], self.show.indexerid)\
+                      + " AND '0'<season ORDER BY season,episode) AS t2 ON t2.showid=t1.showid AND t2.season = t1.season"\
+                      + " ORDER BY episode %s%s)" % (sql_vars[1], (' LIMIT %s' % wanted_max, '')[-1 == wanted_max])\
+                      + ' AND status NOT IN (%s)' % ','.join([str(x) for x in sickbeard.common.Quality.DOWNLOADED + [sickbeard.common.UNAIRED]])
+                my_db.action(sql)
+                result = my_db.select("SELECT changes() as last FROM `tv_episodes`")
+                for cur_result in result:
+                    actual = cur_result['last']
+                    break
+            return actual
+
+        items_wanted = get_wanted_sql(self.default_wanted_begin, ['MIN', 'ASC'])
+        items_wanted += get_wanted_sql(self.default_wanted_latest, ['MAX', 'DESC'])
+
+        msg = ' the specified show into ' + self.showDir
+        # if started with WANTED eps then run the backlog
+        if WANTED == self.default_status or items_wanted:
+            logger.log(u'Launching backlog for this show since episodes are WANTED')
             sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.action.searchBacklog([self.show])  #@UndefinedVariable
+            ui.notifications.message('Show added/search', 'Adding and searching for episodes of' + msg)
+        else:
+            ui.notifications.message('Show added', 'Adding' + msg)
 
         self.show.writeMetadata()
         self.show.updateMetadata()
@@ -402,7 +432,7 @@ class QueueItemAdd(ShowQueueItem):
         # Load XEM data to DB for show
         sickbeard.scene_numbering.xem_refresh(self.show.indexerid, self.show.indexer, force=True)
 
-        # check if show has XEM mapping so we can determin if searches should go by scene numbering or indexer numbering.
+        # check if show has XEM mapping so we can determine if searches should go by scene numbering or indexer numbering.
         if not self.scene and sickbeard.scene_numbering.get_xem_numbering_for_show(self.show.indexerid,
                                                                                    self.show.indexer):
             self.show.scene = 1
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 7d3da4e6..99681291 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -2102,6 +2102,7 @@ class NewHomeAddShows(Home):
         t = PageTemplate(headers=self.request.headers, file='home_newShow.tmpl')
         t.submenu = self.HomeMenu()
         t.enable_anime_options = True
+        t.enable_default_wanted = True
 
         indexer, show_dir, indexer_id, show_name = self.split_extra_show(show_to_add)
 
@@ -2253,7 +2254,7 @@ class NewHomeAddShows(Home):
     def addNewShow(self, whichSeries=None, indexerLang='en', rootDir=None, defaultStatus=None,
                    anyQualities=None, bestQualities=None, flatten_folders=None, subtitles=None,
                    fullShowPath=None, other_shows=None, skipShow=None, providedIndexer=None, anime=None,
-                   scene=None, blacklist=None, whitelist=None):
+                   scene=None, blacklist=None, whitelist=None, default_wanted_begin=None, default_wanted_latest=None):
         """
         Receive tvdb id, dir, and other options and create a show from them. If extra show dirs are
         provided then it forwards back to newShow, if not it goes to /home.
@@ -2315,18 +2316,17 @@ class NewHomeAddShows(Home):
 
         # blanket policy - if the dir exists you should have used 'add existing show' numbnuts
         if ek.ek(os.path.isdir, show_dir) and not fullShowPath:
-            ui.notifications.error('Unable to add show', 'Folder ' + show_dir + ' exists already')
+            ui.notifications.error('Unable to add show', u'Found existing folder: ' + show_dir)
             return self.redirect('/home/addShows/existingShows/')
 
         # don't create show dir if config says not to
         if sickbeard.ADD_SHOWS_WO_DIR:
-            logger.log(u'Skipping initial creation of ' + show_dir + ' due to config.ini setting')
+            logger.log(u'Skipping initial creation due to config.ini setting (add_shows_wo_dir)')
         else:
             dir_exists = helpers.makeDir(show_dir)
             if not dir_exists:
-                logger.log(u'Unable to create the folder ' + show_dir + ", can't add the show", logger.ERROR)
-                ui.notifications.error('Unable to add show',
-                                       'Unable to create the folder ' + show_dir + ", can't add the show")
+                logger.log(u'Unable to add show because can\'t create folder: ' + show_dir, logger.ERROR)
+                ui.notifications.error('Unable to add show', u'Can\'t create folder: ' + show_dir)
                 return self.redirect('/home/')
 
             else:
@@ -2353,11 +2353,15 @@ class NewHomeAddShows(Home):
             bestQualities = [bestQualities]
         newQuality = Quality.combineQualities(map(int, anyQualities), map(int, bestQualities))
 
+        default_wanted_begin = config.minimax(default_wanted_begin, 0, -1, 10)
+        default_wanted_latest = config.minimax(default_wanted_latest, 0, -1, 10)
+
         # add the show
         sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.addShow(indexer, indexer_id, show_dir, int(defaultStatus), newQuality,
                                                     flatten_folders, indexerLang, subtitles, anime,
-                                                    scene, None, blacklist, whitelist)  # @UndefinedVariable
-        ui.notifications.message('Show added', 'Adding the specified show into ' + show_dir)
+                                                    scene, None, blacklist, whitelist,
+                                                    default_wanted_begin, default_wanted_latest)  # @UndefinedVariable
+        # ui.notifications.message('Show added', 'Adding the specified show into ' + show_dir)
 
         return finishAddShow()
 
@@ -2424,6 +2428,8 @@ class NewHomeAddShows(Home):
                 # add the show
                 sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.addShow(indexer, indexer_id, show_dir,
                                                             default_status=sickbeard.STATUS_DEFAULT,
+                                                            default_wanted_begin=sickbeard.WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT,
+                                                            default_wanted_latest=sickbeard.WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT,
                                                             quality=sickbeard.QUALITY_DEFAULT,
                                                             flatten_folders=sickbeard.FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT,
                                                             subtitles=sickbeard.SUBTITLES_DEFAULT,
@@ -3300,29 +3306,21 @@ class ConfigGeneral(Config):
     def saveRootDirs(self, rootDirString=None):
         sickbeard.ROOT_DIRS = rootDirString
 
-    def saveAddShowDefaults(self, defaultStatus, anyQualities, bestQualities, defaultFlattenFolders, subtitles=False,
-                            anime=False, scene=False):
+    def saveAddShowDefaults(self, default_status, any_qualities='', best_qualities='', default_wanted_begin=None,
+                            default_wanted_latest=None, default_flatten_folders=False, default_scene=False,
+                            default_subtitles=False, default_anime=False):
 
-        if anyQualities:
-            anyQualities = anyQualities.split(',')
-        else:
-            anyQualities = []
+        any_qualities = ([], any_qualities.split(','))[any(any_qualities)]
+        best_qualities = ([], best_qualities.split(','))[any(best_qualities)]
 
-        if bestQualities:
-            bestQualities = bestQualities.split(',')
-        else:
-            bestQualities = []
-
-        newQuality = Quality.combineQualities(map(int, anyQualities), map(int, bestQualities))
-
-        sickbeard.STATUS_DEFAULT = int(defaultStatus)
-        sickbeard.QUALITY_DEFAULT = int(newQuality)
-
-        sickbeard.FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(defaultFlattenFolders)
-        sickbeard.SUBTITLES_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(subtitles)
-
-        sickbeard.ANIME_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(anime)
-        sickbeard.SCENE_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(scene)
+        sickbeard.STATUS_DEFAULT = int(default_status)
+        sickbeard.QUALITY_DEFAULT = int(Quality.combineQualities(map(int, any_qualities), map(int, best_qualities)))
+        sickbeard.WANTED_BEGIN_DEFAULT = config.minimax(default_wanted_begin, 0, -1, 10)
+        sickbeard.WANTED_LATEST_DEFAULT = config.minimax(default_wanted_latest, 0, -1, 10)
+        sickbeard.FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(default_flatten_folders)
+        sickbeard.SCENE_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(default_scene)
+        sickbeard.SUBTITLES_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(default_subtitles)
+        sickbeard.ANIME_DEFAULT = config.checkbox_to_value(default_anime)
 
         sickbeard.save_config()