diff --git a/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs b/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs
index 27ab18df0..35fc88da1 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Api/Series/SeriesModule.cs
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Api.Series
             return GetSeriesResource(series);
         }
 
-        private Response GetSeriesBySlug(string slug)
-        {
-            var series = _seriesService.FindBySlug(slug);
-
-            if (series == null)
-            {
-                return new NotFoundResponse();
-            }
-
-            return GetSeriesResource(series).AsResponse();
-        }
-
         private SeriesResource GetSeriesResource(Core.Tv.Series series)
         {
             if (series == null) return null;
diff --git a/UI/Controller.js b/UI/Controller.js
index 83c103927..b75d8cdf3 100644
--- a/UI/Controller.js
+++ b/UI/Controller.js
@@ -18,24 +18,31 @@ define(
         'System/Layout',
         'Shared/NotFoundView',
         'Shared/Modal/Region'
-    ], function (App, Marionette, HistoryLayout, SettingsLayout, AddSeriesLayout, SeriesIndexLayout, SeriesDetailsLayout,SeriesCollection, MissingLayout, SeriesModel, CalendarLayout,
+    ], function (App, Marionette, HistoryLayout, SettingsLayout, AddSeriesLayout, SeriesIndexLayout, SeriesDetailsLayout, SeriesCollection, MissingLayout, SeriesModel, CalendarLayout,
         LogsLayout, LogFileLayout, ReleaseLayout, SystemLayout, NotFoundView) {
         return Marionette.Controller.extend({
 
-            series       : function () {
+            series: function () {
                 this._setTitle('NzbDrone');
                 App.mainRegion.show(new SeriesIndexLayout());
             },
 
             seriesDetails: function (query) {
+                var series = SeriesCollection.where({titleSlug: query});
 
-                var series = SeriesCollection.where({titleSlug : query});
-
-                if(series.length != 0){
+                if (series.length != 0) {
                     var targetSeries = series[0];
                     this._setTitle(targetSeries.get('title'));
                     App.mainRegion.show(new SeriesDetailsLayout({ model: targetSeries }));
                 }
+                else {
+                    this.notFound();
+                }
+            },
+
+
+            _showSeriesDetail: function(seriesModel){
+
             },
 
             addSeries: function (action) {
diff --git a/UI/Router.js b/UI/Router.js
index d82cfb07b..f4abb0e91 100644
--- a/UI/Router.js
+++ b/UI/Router.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ require(
         'app',
         'marionette',
         'Controller',
+        'Series/SeriesCollection',
         'jQuery/RouteBinder'
-    ], function (App, Marionette, Controller, RouterBinder) {
+    ], function (App, Marionette, Controller, SeriesCollection, RouterBinder) {
 
         var Router = Marionette.AppRouter.extend({
 
@@ -32,9 +33,12 @@ require(
         App.addInitializer(function () {
 
             App.Router = new Router();
-            Backbone.history.start({ pushState: true });
 
-            RouterBinder.bind(App.Router);
+            SeriesCollection.fetch()
+                .done(function(){
+                    Backbone.history.start({ pushState: true });
+                    RouterBinder.bind(App.Router);
+                })
         });
 
         return App.Router;
diff --git a/UI/Series/Index/SeriesIndexLayout.js b/UI/Series/Index/SeriesIndexLayout.js
index 564fe4942..fc6bedcbc 100644
--- a/UI/Series/Index/SeriesIndexLayout.js
+++ b/UI/Series/Index/SeriesIndexLayout.js
@@ -174,10 +174,6 @@ define(
             },
 
             _fetchCollection: function () {
-                if (SeriesCollection.length === 0) {
-                    this.seriesRegion.show(new LoadingView());
-                }
-
                 SeriesCollection.fetch();
             },
 
diff --git a/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js b/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js
index 9128ea883..7c61ac73a 100644
--- a/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js
+++ b/UI/Series/SeriesCollection.js
@@ -19,7 +19,5 @@ define(
         });
 
         var collection = new Collection();
-        collection.fetch();
-
         return collection;
     });