The whole point of the arrs is to download things in advance. Many users set up Import Lists… There are also apps like Boxarr.

Netflix’s model is to provide the cheapest, low-quality media you can bear to watch. The kind of browsing you are describing is your distressed search to find something watchable. If you populate a server with good TV or at least TV that interests you, you won’t want to hop between media like that.

It’s for movies and tv to “find and fetch missing or upgradable media.” Huntarr was the go-to app but it had security concerns and the maker’s responses were negatively received. In the last couple of weeks, some people have presented AI slop replacements for Huntarr.