diff --git a/bin/ffx/show_descriptor.py b/bin/ffx/show_descriptor.py
index 1573d55..5108ee6 100644
--- a/bin/ffx/show_descriptor.py
+++ b/bin/ffx/show_descriptor.py
@@ -37,49 +37,49 @@ class ShowDescriptor():
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.ID_KEY} is required to be of type int")
                 self.__showId = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.ID_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__showId = {}
+                self.__showId = -1
 
         if ShowDescriptor.NAME_KEY in kwargs.keys():
                 if type(kwargs[ShowDescriptor.NAME_KEY]) is not str:
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.NAME_KEY} is required to be of type str")
                 self.__showName = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.NAME_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__showName = {}
+                self.__showName = ''
 
         if ShowDescriptor.YEAR_KEY in kwargs.keys():
                 if type(kwargs[ShowDescriptor.YEAR_KEY]) is not int:
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.YEAR_KEY} is required to be of type int")
                 self.__showYear = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.YEAR_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__showYear = {}
+                self.__showYear = -1
 
         if ShowDescriptor.INDEX_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY in kwargs.keys():
                 if type(kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY]) is not int:
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.INDEX_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY} is required to be of type int")
                 self.__indexSeasonDigits = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__indexSeasonDigits = {}
+                self.__indexSeasonDigits = -1
 
         if ShowDescriptor.INDEX_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY in kwargs.keys():
                 if type(kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY]) is not int:
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.INDEX_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY} is required to be of type int")
                 self.__indexEpisodeDigits = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__indexEpisodeDigits = {}
+                self.__indexEpisodeDigits = -1
 
         if ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY in kwargs.keys():
                 if type(kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY]) is not int:
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY} is required to be of type int")
                 self.__indicatorSeasonDigits = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__indicatorSeasonDigits = {}
+                self.__indicatorSeasonDigits = -1
 
         if ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY in kwargs.keys():
                 if type(kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY]) is not int:
                         raise TypeError(f"ShowDescriptor.__init__(): Argument {ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY} is required to be of type int")
                 self.__indicatorEpisodeDigits = kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY]
         else:
-                self.__indicatorEpisodeDigits = {}
+                self.__indicatorEpisodeDigits = -1
 
 
     def getId(self):
diff --git a/bin/ffx/show_details_screen.py b/bin/ffx/show_details_screen.py
index 89eb80e..ed17651 100644
--- a/bin/ffx/show_details_screen.py
+++ b/bin/ffx/show_details_screen.py
@@ -294,14 +294,32 @@ class ShowDetailsScreen(Screen):
         else:
             kwargs[ShowDescriptor.ID_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#id_wdg", Input).value)
 
-        
-        kwargs[ShowDescriptor.NAME_KEY] = str(self.query_one("#name_input", Input).value)
-        kwargs[ShowDescriptor.YEAR_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#year_input", Input).value)
-        
-        kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#index_season_digits_input", Input).value)
-        kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#index_episode_digits_input", Input).value)
-        kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#indicator_season_digits_input", Input).value)
-        kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#indicator_episode_digits_input", Input).value)
+        try:    
+            kwargs[ShowDescriptor.NAME_KEY] = str(self.query_one("#name_input", Input).value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            kwargs[ShowDescriptor.YEAR_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#year_input", Input).value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#index_season_digits_input", Input).value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+            
+        try:
+            kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDEX_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#index_episode_digits_input", Input).value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_SEASON_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#indicator_season_digits_input", Input).value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            kwargs[ShowDescriptor.INDICATOR_EPISODE_DIGITS_KEY] = int(self.query_one("#indicator_episode_digits_input", Input).value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
 
         return ShowDescriptor(**kwargs)