diff --git a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/methodheap.py b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/methodheap.py
index e3f17fa0b39..553b8ca51cc 100644
--- a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/methodheap.py
+++ b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/methodheap.py
@@ -625,9 +625,9 @@ def searchRecorded(self, init=False, key=None, value=None):
             return ('recorded.%s=%%s' % key, datetime.duck(value), 0)
 
         if key == 'olderthan':
-            return ('recorded.starttime>%s', datetime.duck(value), 0)
-        if key == 'newerthan':
             return ('recorded.starttime<%s', datetime.duck(value), 0)
+        if key == 'newerthan':
+            return ('recorded.starttime>%s', datetime.duck(value), 0)
 
 
         # recordedprogram matches
@@ -641,8 +641,9 @@ def searchRecorded(self, init=False, key=None, value=None):
             return ('people.name', 'recordedcredits', 4, 1)
 
         if key == 'livetv':
-            if value is None:
+            if (value is None) or (value == False):
                 return ('recorded.recgroup!=%s', 'LiveTV', 0)
+            return ()
 
         return None
 
diff --git a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/static.py b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/static.py
index c85a2408137..c6d1704701e 100644
--- a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/static.py
+++ b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/static.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Contains any static and global variables for MythTV Python Bindings
 """
 
-OWN_VERSION = (0,24,0,0)
+OWN_VERSION = (0,24,0,1)
 SCHEMA_VERSION = 1264
 MVSCHEMA_VERSION = 1038
 NVSCHEMA_VERSION = 1007
diff --git a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/utility.py b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/utility.py
index a345df5ed5c..9b28a2051d6 100644
--- a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/utility.py
+++ b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/utility.py
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ def parseInp(self, kwargs):
                     raise TypeError(errstr % (self.__name__, key))
                 res[0] = 'NOT '+res[0]
 
-            if len(res) == 3:
+            if len(res) == 0:
+                continue
+            elif len(res) == 3:
                 # normal processing
                 where.append(res[0])
                 fields.append(res[1])