def _create_ep(tvid):
show_obj = TVShow(tvid, 3)
show_obj.name = test.SHOWNAME
show_obj.location = test.SHOWDIR
show_obj.save_to_db()
sickbeard.showList = [show_obj]
ep_obj = TVEpisode(show_obj, test.SEASON, test.EPISODE)
ep_obj.name = 'some ep name'
ep_obj.location = '/mnt/hdd/folder/the show/season 01/the show - s01e01 - name.mkv'
ep_obj.save_to_db()
return ep_obj
