diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java
index 205ff090..36c11f51 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java
@@ -170,24 +170,26 @@ public class CmdlineOperations implements CmdlineInterface {
 				// fetch episode data
 				Set<Episode> episodes = fetchEpisodeSet(db, seriesNames, sortOrder, locale, strict);
 				
+				if (episodes.size() == 0) {
+					CLILogger.warning("Failed to fetch episode data: " + seriesNames);
+					continue;
+				}
+				
 				// filter episodes
 				if (filter != null) {
 					CLILogger.fine(String.format("Apply Filter: {%s}", filter.getExpression()));
 					for (Iterator<Episode> itr = episodes.iterator(); itr.hasNext();) {
 						Episode episode = itr.next();
 						if (filter.matches(new MediaBindingBean(episode, null))) {
-							CLILogger.finest(String.format("Exclude [%s]", episode));
+							CLILogger.finest(String.format("Include [%s]", episode));
+						} else {
 							itr.remove();
 						}
 					}
 				}
 				
-				if (episodes.size() > 0) {
-					matches.addAll(matchEpisodes(filter(batch, VIDEO_FILES), episodes, strict));
-					matches.addAll(matchEpisodes(filter(batch, SUBTITLE_FILES), episodes, strict));
-				} else {
-					CLILogger.warning("Failed to fetch episode data: " + seriesNames);
-				}
+				matches.addAll(matchEpisodes(filter(batch, VIDEO_FILES), episodes, strict));
+				matches.addAll(matchEpisodes(filter(batch, SUBTITLE_FILES), episodes, strict));
 			}
 		}
 		
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/format/ExpressionFilter.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/format/ExpressionFilter.java
index c4e46bed..0faa42a4 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/format/ExpressionFilter.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/format/ExpressionFilter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import javax.script.CompiledScript;
 import javax.script.ScriptContext;
 import javax.script.ScriptEngine;
 import javax.script.ScriptException;
+import javax.script.SimpleBindings;
 import javax.script.SimpleScriptContext;
 
 import org.codehaus.groovy.jsr223.GroovyScriptEngineFactory;
@@ -20,12 +21,18 @@ public class ExpressionFilter {
 	
 	private final String expression;
 	
-	private final CompiledScript script;
+	private final CompiledScript userScript;
+	private final CompiledScript asBooleanScript;
+	
+	private Throwable lastException;
 	
 	
 	public ExpressionFilter(String expression) throws ScriptException {
 		this.expression = expression;
-		this.script = new SecureCompiledScript(((Compilable) initScriptEngine()).compile(expression)); // sandboxed script
+		
+		Compilable engine = (Compilable) initScriptEngine();
+		this.userScript = new SecureCompiledScript(engine.compile(expression)); // sandboxed script
+		this.asBooleanScript = engine.compile("value as Boolean");
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -34,6 +41,11 @@ public class ExpressionFilter {
 	}
 	
 	
+	public Throwable getLastException() {
+		return lastException;
+	}
+	
+	
 	protected ScriptEngine initScriptEngine() throws ScriptException {
 		// use Groovy script engine
 		ScriptEngine engine = new GroovyScriptEngineFactory().getScriptEngine();
@@ -48,6 +60,8 @@ public class ExpressionFilter {
 	
 	
 	public boolean matches(Bindings bindings) throws ScriptException {
+		this.lastException = null;
+		
 		// use privileged bindings so we are not restricted by the script sandbox
 		Bindings priviledgedBindings = PrivilegedInvocation.newProxy(Bindings.class, bindings, AccessController.getContext());
 		
@@ -56,12 +70,19 @@ public class ExpressionFilter {
 		context.setBindings(priviledgedBindings, ScriptContext.GLOBAL_SCOPE);
 		
 		try {
-			Object value = script.eval(context);
-			if (value instanceof Boolean) {
-				return (Boolean) value;
+			// evaluate user script
+			Object value = userScript.eval(context);
+			
+			// convert value to boolean
+			Bindings valueBinding = new SimpleBindings();
+			valueBinding.put("value", value);
+			Object result = asBooleanScript.eval(valueBinding);
+			if (result instanceof Boolean) {
+				return (Boolean) result;
 			}
 		} catch (Throwable e) {
 			// ignore any and all scripting exceptions
+			this.lastException = e;
 		}
 		
 		return false;
diff --git a/website/cli.html b/website/cli.html
index db7cafad..d0f69a11 100644
--- a/website/cli.html
+++ b/website/cli.html
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@
 							<td>conflict resolution</td>
 							<td>override | skip | fail</td>
 						</tr>
+						<tr>
+							<td>--filter</td>
+							<td>episode include rules</td>
+							<td>filter expression (e.g. &quot;y > 2000&quot;)</td>
+						</tr>
 						<tr>
 							<td>-get-subtitles</td>
 							<td>fetch subtitles</td>
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@
 						</tr>
 						<tr>
 							<td>-check</td>
-							<td>create/check verification file</td>
+							<td>create/check sfv file</td>
 							<td>folder or sfv file</td>
 						</tr>
 						<tr>