diff --git a/src/watches/handlers.rs b/src/watches/handlers.rs
index 910181f..2bb1e4b 100644
--- a/src/watches/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/watches/handlers.rs
@@ -3,22 +3,29 @@ use axum::{
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer};
 use sqlx::{query_as, SqlitePool};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::templates::{GetSearchWatches, GetWatch};
-use crate::{AuthContext, GetWatches, ShowKind, User, Watch};
+use crate::{AuthContext, GetWatches, ShowKind, Watch};
 
 //-************************************************************************
 // Constants
 //-************************************************************************
 
-const GET_WATCHES_QUERY: &str =
+const GET_SAVED_WATCHES_QUERY: &str =
     "select * from watches left join witch_watch on $1 = witch_watch.witch and watches.id = witch_watch.watch";
 
 const GET_WATCH_QUERY: &str = "select * from watches where id = $1";
 
+const EMPTY_SEARCH_QUERY: SearchQuery = SearchQuery {
+    title: None,
+    kind: None,
+    year: None,
+    search: None,
+};
+
 //-************************************************************************
 // Error types for Watch creation
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -46,28 +53,26 @@ impl IntoResponse for WatchAddError {
 // Types for receiving arguments from search queries
 //-************************************************************************
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub struct SimpleSearchQuery {
-    search: String,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub struct FullSearchQuery {
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SearchQuery {
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "empty_string_as_none")]
+    pub search: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "empty_string_as_none")]
     pub title: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "empty_string_as_none")]
     pub kind: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "empty_string_as_none")]
     pub year: Option<i64>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub enum SearchQuery {
-    Full(FullSearchQuery),
-    Simple(SimpleSearchQuery),
-}
-
-impl Default for SearchQuery {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SearchQuery::Simple(SimpleSearchQuery::default())
-    }
+// kinda the main form?
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct PostAddWatch {
+    pub id: Option<String>, // maybe this already exists
+    pub title: String,
+    pub kind: Option<ShowKind>,
+    pub release_date: Option<String>, // need a date-picker or something
+    pub metadata_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -75,7 +80,12 @@ impl Default for SearchQuery {
 //-************************************************************************
 
 /// Add a Watch to your watchlist (side effects system-add if missing)
-pub async fn post_add_watch() -> impl IntoResponse {}
+pub async fn post_add_watch(
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
+    Form(form): Form<PostAddWatch>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+}
 
 /// A single Watch
 pub async fn get_watch(
@@ -89,7 +99,7 @@ pub async fn get_watch(
         "".to_string()
     };
     let id = id.trim();
-
+    let id = Uuid::try_parse(id).unwrap_or_default();
     let watch: Option<Watch> = query_as(GET_WATCH_QUERY)
         .bind(id)
         .fetch_one(&pool)
@@ -106,7 +116,7 @@ pub async fn get_watch(
 pub async fn get_watches(auth: AuthContext, State(pool): State<SqlitePool>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let user = auth.current_user;
     let watches: Vec<Watch> = if (user).is_some() {
-        query_as(GET_WATCHES_QUERY)
+        query_as(GET_SAVED_WATCHES_QUERY)
             .bind(user.as_ref().unwrap().id)
             .fetch_all(&pool)
             .await
@@ -120,28 +130,47 @@ pub async fn get_watches(auth: AuthContext, State(pool): State<SqlitePool>) -> i
 
 pub async fn get_search_watch(
     auth: AuthContext,
-    State(_pool): State<SqlitePool>,
-    search: Option<Query<SearchQuery>>,
+    State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
+    search: Query<SearchQuery>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    use SearchQuery::*;
-    let search = match search {
-        Some(Query(Simple(SimpleSearchQuery { search }))) => search,
-        Some(Query(Full(q))) => {
-            // obviously this is dumb
-            format!("{q:?}")
-        }
-        None => "".to_owned(),
-    };
-    let search = search.trim().to_string();
-
     let user = auth.current_user;
 
+    let search = if search.0 != EMPTY_SEARCH_QUERY {
+        let s = search.0;
+        format!("{s:?}")
+    } else {
+        "".to_string()
+    };
+
+    // until tantivy search
+    let watches: Vec<Watch> = query_as("select * from watches")
+        .fetch_all(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
     GetSearchWatches {
-        watches: vec![],
+        watches,
         user,
         search,
     }
 }
 
+//-************************************************************************
+// helper fns
+//-************************************************************************
 
+/// Serde deserialization decorator to map empty Strings to None,
+fn empty_string_as_none<'de, D, T>(de: D) -> Result<Option<T>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    T: std::str::FromStr,
+    T::Err: std::fmt::Display,
+{
+    let opt = Option::<String>::deserialize(de)?;
+    match opt.as_deref() {
+        None | Some("") => Ok(None),
+        Some(s) => std::str::FromStr::from_str(s)
+            .map_err(de::Error::custom)
+            .map(Some),
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/watches/templates.rs b/src/watches/templates.rs
index 1f4525d..ab9358f 100644
--- a/src/watches/templates.rs
+++ b/src/watches/templates.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use askama::Template;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{OptionalOptionalUser, User, Watch};
+use crate::{OptionalOptionalUser, ShowKind, User, Watch};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, OptionalOptionalUser)]
 #[template(path = "get_watches.html")]
diff --git a/templates/get_search_watches.html b/templates/get_search_watches.html
index 6835865..fe3bb8e 100644
--- a/templates/get_search_watches.html
+++ b/templates/get_search_watches.html
@@ -16,12 +16,35 @@
         {% endfor %}
     </ul>
 </div>
-<p>
+<h2>Simple Search</h2>
+<div class="simplesearch">
     <form action="/search" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" method="get">
         <label for="search">Looking for something else to watch?</label>
         <input type="text" name="search" id="search"></br>
+        <input type="submit" value="Let's go!">
+</div>
+<h2>Fussy Search</h2>
+<div class="fullsearch">
+        <label for="title">Title</label>
+        <input type="text" name="title" id="title"></br>
+
+        <label for="year">Release Year</label>
+        <input type="text" name="year" id="year"></br>
+
+        <label for="kind">Type</label>
+        <select id="kind" name="kind">
+            <option value="">Unknown</option>
+            <option value="0">Movie</option>
+            <option value="1">Series</option>
+            <option value="2">Limited Series</option>
+            <option value="3">Short</option>
+            <option value="4">Other</option>
+        </select>
+
         <input type="submit" value="Let's go!">
     </form>
-</p>
+
+
+</div>
 
 {% endblock %}