diff --git a/components/data/SceneManager.brs b/components/data/SceneManager.brs
index dd9cea41..04b80d22 100755
--- a/components/data/SceneManager.brs
+++ b/components/data/SceneManager.brs
@@ -245,14 +245,6 @@ sub userMessage(title as string, message as string)
     m.scene.dialog = dialog
 end sub
 
-'
-' Display Dialog to show user app is fetching server data
-sub progressDialog(title as string)
-    dialog = createObject("roSGNode", "ProgressDialog")
-    dialog.title = title
-    m.scene.dialog = dialog
-end sub
-
 '
 ' Close currently displayed dialog
 sub dismiss_dialog()
diff --git a/components/data/SceneManager.xml b/components/data/SceneManager.xml
index 7534d617..42e947b0 100755
--- a/components/data/SceneManager.xml
+++ b/components/data/SceneManager.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     <function name="clearPreviousScene" />
     <function name="resetTime" />
     <function name="userMessage" />
-    <function name="progressDialog" />
-    <function name="dismiss_dialog" />
     <field id="currentUser" type="string" onChange="updateUser" />
   </interface>
   <script type="text/brightscript" uri="SceneManager.brs" />
diff --git a/components/movies/MovieDetails.brs b/components/movies/MovieDetails.brs
index bccffa80..fd0b5fb0 100644
--- a/components/movies/MovieDetails.brs
+++ b/components/movies/MovieDetails.brs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ sub init()
     m.trailerButton.text = tr("Play Trailer")
 
     m.top.observeField("itemContent", "itemContentChanged")
-    m.top.findNode("communityRatingGroup").visible = false
 end sub
 
 sub OnScreenShown()
diff --git a/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml b/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml
index 507e23d2..ff0ba871 100644
--- a/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml
+++ b/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           <Label id="releaseYear" />
           <Label id="runtime" />
           <Label id="officialRating" />
-          <LayoutGroup id="communityRatingGroup" layoutDirection="horiz" itemSpacings="[-5]">
+          <LayoutGroup id="communityRatingGroup" layoutDirection="horiz" itemSpacings="[-5]" visible="false">
             <Poster id="star" uri="pkg:/images/sharp_star_white_18dp.png" height="32" width="32" blendColor="#cb272a" visible="false"/>
             <Label id="communityRating" />
           </LayoutGroup>
diff --git a/locale/en_US/translations.ts b/locale/en_US/translations.ts
index 2899a4f5..e5b0b3d6 100644
--- a/locale/en_US/translations.ts
+++ b/locale/en_US/translations.ts
@@ -1021,18 +1021,6 @@
             <source>If enabled, the star and community rating for episodes of a TV show will be removed. This is to prevent spoilers of an upcoming good/bad episode.</source>
             <translation>If enabled, the star and community rating for episodes of a TV show will be removed. This is to prevent spoilers of an upcoming good/bad episode.</translation>
         </message>
-        <message>
-            <source>Loading Episode Options</source>
-            <translation>Loading Episode Options</translation>
-        </message>
-        <message>
-            <source>Loading Video Options</source>
-            <translation>Loading Video Options</translation>
-        </message>
-        <message>
-            <source>Loading Movie Options</source>
-            <translation>Loading Movie Options</translation>
-        </message>
         <message>
             <source>Playback Bitrate Limits</source>
             <translation>Playback Bitrate Limits</translation>
diff --git a/source/Main.brs b/source/Main.brs
index 329dc3f3..885b2836 100644
--- a/source/Main.brs
+++ b/source/Main.brs
@@ -119,10 +119,8 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
             if itemNode = invalid or itemNode.id = "" then return
             if itemNode.type = "Episode" or itemNode.type = "Movie" or itemNode.type = "Video"
                 if itemNode.type = "Episode" and itemNode.selectedAudioStreamIndex <> invalid and itemNode.selectedAudioStreamIndex > 1
-                    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Episode Options"))
                     video = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(itemNode.id, invalid, itemNode.selectedAudioStreamIndex)
                 else
-                    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Video Options"))
                     video = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(itemNode.id)
                 end if
                 if video <> invalid and video.errorMsg <> "introaborted"
@@ -167,7 +165,6 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                 group = CreateItemGrid(selectedItem)
                 sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)
             else if selectedItem.type = "Episode"
-                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Episode Options"))
                 ' play episode
                 ' todo: create an episode page to link here
                 video_id = selectedItem.id
@@ -238,7 +235,6 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
             node = getMsgPicker(msg, "picker")
             group = CreateMovieDetailsGroup(node)
         else if isNodeEvent(msg, "seriesSelected")
-            m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Seriers Options"))
             ' If you select a TV Series from ANYWHERE, follow this flow
             node = getMsgPicker(msg, "picker")
             group = CreateSeriesDetailsGroup(node)
@@ -320,7 +316,6 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
         else if isNodeEvent(msg, "episodeSelected")
             ' If you select a TV Episode from ANYWHERE, follow this flow
             m.selectedItemType = "Episode"
-            m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Episode Options"))
             node = getMsgPicker(msg, "picker")
             video_id = node.id
             if node.selectedAudioStreamIndex <> invalid and node.selectedAudioStreamIndex > 1
@@ -369,7 +364,6 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                 group = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(node.id)
                 sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)
             else if node.type = "Episode"
-                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Episode Options"))
                 group = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(node.id)
                 sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)
             else if node.type = "Audio"
@@ -387,7 +381,6 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
             btn = getButton(msg)
             group = sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
             if btn <> invalid and btn.id = "play-button"
-                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("progressDialog", tr("Loading Movie Options"))
 
                 ' Check if a specific Audio Stream was selected
                 audio_stream_idx = 1
diff --git a/source/ShowScenes.brs b/source/ShowScenes.brs
index a0da9296..269cdf54 100644
--- a/source/ShowScenes.brs
+++ b/source/ShowScenes.brs
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ function CreateHomeGroup()
 end function
 
 function CreateMovieDetailsGroup(movie)
+    startLoadingSpinner()
     group = CreateObject("roSGNode", "MovieDetails")
     group.overhangTitle = movie.title
     group.optionsAvailable = false
@@ -353,15 +354,17 @@ function CreateMovieDetailsGroup(movie)
     extras = group.findNode("extrasGrid")
     extras.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
     extras.callFunc("loadParts", movie.json)
-
+    stopLoadingSpinner()
     return group
 end function
 
 function CreateSeriesDetailsGroup(series)
+    startLoadingSpinner()
     ' Get season data early in the function so we can check number of seasons.
     seasonData = TVSeasons(series.id)
     ' Divert to season details if user setting goStraightToEpisodeListing is enabled and only one season exists.
     if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.goStraightToEpisodeListing") = "true" and seasonData.Items.Count() = 1
+        stopLoadingSpinner()
         return CreateSeasonDetailsGroupByID(series.id, seasonData.Items[0].id)
     end if
     group = CreateObject("roSGNode", "TVShowDetails")
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ function CreateSeriesDetailsGroup(series)
     extras = group.findNode("extrasGrid")
     extras.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
     extras.callFunc("loadParts", group.itemcontent.json)
-
+    stopLoadingSpinner()
     return group
 end function
 
@@ -446,6 +449,7 @@ function CreateAlbumView(album)
 end function
 
 function CreateSeasonDetailsGroup(series, season)
+    startLoadingSpinner()
     group = CreateObject("roSGNode", "TVEpisodes")
     group.optionsAvailable = false
     m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)
@@ -456,10 +460,13 @@ function CreateSeasonDetailsGroup(series, season)
     group.observeField("episodeSelected", m.port)
     group.observeField("quickPlayNode", m.port)
 
+    stopLoadingSpinner()
+
     return group
 end function
 
 function CreateSeasonDetailsGroupByID(seriesID, seasonID)
+    startLoadingSpinner()
     group = CreateObject("roSGNode", "TVEpisodes")
     group.optionsAvailable = false
     m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)
@@ -469,7 +476,7 @@ function CreateSeasonDetailsGroupByID(seriesID, seasonID)
 
     group.observeField("episodeSelected", m.port)
     group.observeField("quickPlayNode", m.port)
-
+    stopLoadingSpinner()
     return group
 end function
 
@@ -513,7 +520,7 @@ sub CreateSidePanel(buttons, options)
 end sub
 
 function CreateVideoPlayerGroup(video_id, mediaSourceId = invalid, audio_stream_idx = 1, forceTranscoding = false, showIntro = true, allowResumeDialog = true)
-
+    startMediaLoadingSpinner()
     ' Video is Playing
     video = VideoPlayer(video_id, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx, defaultSubtitleTrackFromVid(video_id), forceTranscoding, showIntro, allowResumeDialog)
 
@@ -522,17 +529,18 @@ function CreateVideoPlayerGroup(video_id, mediaSourceId = invalid, audio_stream_
     video.observeField("selectSubtitlePressed", m.port)
     video.observeField("selectPlaybackInfoPressed", m.port)
     video.observeField("state", m.port)
-
+    stopLoadingSpinner()
     return video
 end function
 
 function CreatePersonView(personData as object) as object
+    startLoadingSpinner()
     person = CreateObject("roSGNode", "PersonDetails")
     m.global.SceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", person)
 
     info = ItemMetaData(personData.id)
     person.itemContent = info
-
+    stopLoadingSpinner()
     person.setFocus(true)
     person.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
     person.findNode("favorite-button").observeField("buttonSelected", m.port)
diff --git a/source/VideoPlayer.brs b/source/VideoPlayer.brs
index cc4c56c5..0a611c2b 100644
--- a/source/VideoPlayer.brs
+++ b/source/VideoPlayer.brs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function VideoPlayer(id, mediaSourceId = invalid, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle
     end if
 
     if video.content = invalid
+        stopLoadingSpinner()
         return invalid
     end if
     jellyfin_blue = "#00a4dcFF"
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ sub AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle_idx = -
         playbackPosition = meta.json.UserData.PlaybackPositionTicks
         if allowResumeDialog
             if playbackPosition > 0
+                stopLoadingSpinner()
                 dialogResult = startPlayBackOver(playbackPosition)
+                startMediaLoadingSpinner()
                 'Dialog returns -1 when back pressed, 0 for resume, and 1 for start over
                 if dialogResult = -1
                     'User pressed back, return invalid and don't load video
@@ -311,7 +314,6 @@ sub AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle_idx = -
     if not fully_external
         video.content = authorize_request(video.content)
     end if
-    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("dismiss_dialog")
 end sub
 
 function PlayIntroVideo(video_id, audio_stream_idx) as boolean
@@ -368,8 +370,6 @@ end function
 
 'Opens dialog asking user if they want to resume video or start playback over only on the home screen
 function startPlayBackOver(time as longinteger) as integer
-    'Closes Loading  Dialog
-    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("dismiss_dialog")
     if m.scene.focusedChild.focusedChild.overhangTitle = tr("Home") and (m.videotype = "Episode" or m.videotype = "Series")
         return option_dialog([tr("Resume playing at ") + ticksToHuman(time) + ".", tr("Start over from the beginning."), tr("Watched"), tr("Go to series"), tr("Go to season"), tr("Go to episode")])
     else
diff --git a/source/utils/misc.brs b/source/utils/misc.brs
index 7521ce49..e9373081 100644
--- a/source/utils/misc.brs
+++ b/source/utils/misc.brs
@@ -281,3 +281,28 @@ function findNodeBySubtype(node, subtype)
 
     return foundNodes
 end function
+
+sub startLoadingSpinner()
+    m.spinner = createObject("roSGNode", "Spinner")
+    m.spinner.translation = "[900, 450]"
+    m.spinner.visible = true
+    m.scene.appendChild(m.spinner)
+end sub
+
+
+sub startMediaLoadingSpinner()
+    dialog = createObject("roSGNode", "ProgressDialog")
+    dialog.id = "invisibiledialog"
+    dialog.visible = false
+    m.scene.dialog = dialog
+    startLoadingSpinner()
+end sub
+
+sub stopLoadingSpinner()
+    if isValid(m.spinner)
+        m.spinner.visible = false
+    end if
+    if isValid(m.scene.dialog)
+        m.scene.dialog.close = true
+    end if
+end sub