diff --git a/react/actions/show.js b/react/actions/show.js
index c4862c48..caf4b13b 100644
--- a/react/actions/show.js
+++ b/react/actions/show.js
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ export function newChannelRequest (id, name, channelId) {
   };
 };
 
-export function addChannelRequest (id, error, data) {
+export function addChannelRequest (id, error, name, longId, shortId) {
   return {
     type: actions.CHANNEL_REQUEST_ADD,
-    data: { id, error, data },
+    data: { id, error, name, longId, shortId },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js b/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js
index bfe4ac87..009513ab 100644
--- a/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js
+++ b/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
     error           : show.showAsset.error,
     name            : show.showAsset.name,
     claimData       : show.showAsset.claimData,
-    // test
-    showAsset       : show.assets[show.request.id],
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx b/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx
index f48e41a8..3563b32e 100644
--- a/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx
+++ b/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ShowAsset extends React.Component {
   }
   componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
     // case where componentDidMount triggered new props
-    if (requestIsAnAssetRequest(nextProps) && requestIsNewRequest(nextProps, this.props)) {
+    if (requestIsNewRequest(nextProps, this.props)) {
       const { requestId, requestName, requestModifier, assetRequests } = nextProps;
       const existingRequest = assetRequests[requestId];
       if (existingRequest) { // case: the assetRequest exists
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ShowAsset extends React.Component {
         this.onNewRequest(requestId, requestName, requestModifier);
       }
     } else {
-      console.log('show.assetRequests did not update');
+      console.log('show.assetRequestId did not update');
     }
   }
   onNewRequest (id, requestName, requestModifier) {
@@ -52,13 +52,18 @@ class ShowAsset extends React.Component {
     const assetId = `a#${name}#${claimId}`;
     const existingAssetRecord = assets[assetId];
     if (existingAssetRecord) { // case: the asset data already exists
-      let { error: assetError, name, claimId, shortId, claimData } = existingAssetRecord;
-      this.props.onShowExistingAsset(assetId, assetError, name, claimId, shortId, claimData);
+      this.showExistingAsset(assetId, existingAssetRecord);
     } else { // case: the asset data does not exist yet
-      console.log('error: there should be an existing record');
-      // this.props.onShowNewAsset(assetId, name, claimId);
+      this.showNewAsset(assetId, name, claimId);
     }
   }
+  showNewAsset (assetId, name, claimId) {
+    this.props.onShowNewAsset(assetId, name, claimId);
+  }
+  showExistingAsset (assetId, existingAssetRecord) {
+    let { error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData } = existingAssetRecord;
+    this.props.onShowExistingAsset(assetId, error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData);
+  }
   componentWillUnmount () {
     this.props.onLeaveShowAsset();
   }
diff --git a/react/containers/ShowChannel/index.js b/react/containers/ShowChannel/index.js
index de174c89..c605ea01 100644
--- a/react/containers/ShowChannel/index.js
+++ b/react/containers/ShowChannel/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
     requestChannelName: show.request.data.name,
     requestChannelId  : show.request.data.id,
     requestList       : show.channelRequests,
-    channels          : show.channels,
+    channelList       : show.channels,
     // show channel
     error             : show.showChannel.error,
     name              : show.showChannel.channelData.name,
diff --git a/react/containers/ShowChannel/view.jsx b/react/containers/ShowChannel/view.jsx
index c9477e21..d99096ab 100644
--- a/react/containers/ShowChannel/view.jsx
+++ b/react/containers/ShowChannel/view.jsx
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ function requestIsNewRequest (nextProps, props) {
 
 class ShowChannel extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount () {
-    const {requestId, requestChannelName, requestChannelId, requestList} = this.props;
+    const {requestId, requestChannelName, requestChannelId, requestList, channelList} = this.props;
     const existingRequest = requestList[requestId];
     if (existingRequest) {
-      this.onRepeatChannelRequest(existingRequest);
+      this.onRepeatChannelRequest(existingRequest, channelList);
     } else {
       this.onNewChannelRequest(requestId, requestChannelName, requestChannelId);
     }
   }
   componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
     if (requestIsAChannelRequest(nextProps) && requestIsNewRequest(nextProps, this.props)) {
-      const {requestId, requestChannelName, requestChannelId, requestList} = nextProps;
+      const {requestId, requestChannelName, requestChannelId, requestList, channelList} = nextProps;
       const existingRequest = requestList[requestId];
       if (existingRequest) {
-        this.onRepeatChannelRequest(existingRequest);
+        this.onRepeatChannelRequest(existingRequest, channelList);
       } else {
         this.onNewChannelRequest(requestId, requestChannelName, requestChannelId);
       }
@@ -38,13 +38,25 @@ class ShowChannel extends React.Component {
     console.log('new request');
     this.props.onNewChannelRequest(requestId, requestName, requestChannelId);
   }
-  onRepeatChannelRequest ({ id, error, data: { channelName, longChannelClaimId} }) {
+  onRepeatChannelRequest ({ id, error, channelData: { channelName, longChannelClaimId} }, channelList) {
     // if error, return and update state with error
     if (error) {
       return this.props.onRequestError(error);
     }
-    // if no error, get the channel's claims data
+    // check if the channel data is present or not
+    const existingChannel = channelList[id];
+    if (existingChannel) {
+      showExistingChannel();
+    } else {
+      showNewChannel();
+    }
   }
+  showNewChannel () {
+
+  };
+  showExistingChannel () {
+
+  };
   componentWillUnmount () {
     this.props.onShowChannelClear();
   }
diff --git a/react/reducers/show.js b/react/reducers/show.js
index 8ad899c3..adb936c2 100644
--- a/react/reducers/show.js
+++ b/react/reducers/show.js
@@ -124,8 +124,12 @@ export default function (state = initialState, action) {
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         channelRequests: Object.assign({}, state.channelRequests, {
           [action.data.id]: {
-            error: action.data.error,
-            data : action.data.data,
+            error      : action.data.error,
+            channelData: {
+              name   : action.data.name,
+              longId : action.data.longId,
+              shortId: action.data.shortId,
+            },
           },
         }),
       });
diff --git a/react/sagas/show.js b/react/sagas/show.js
index 408c316d..e50e8503 100644
--- a/react/sagas/show.js
+++ b/react/sagas/show.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function* newAssetRequest (action) {
   }
   if (success) {
     yield put(addAssetRequest(id, null, name, longId));
-    return yield put(showNewAsset(id, name, longId));
+    const newAssetId = `a#${name}#${longId}`; // note move to action
+    return yield put(showNewAsset(newAssetId, name, longId));
   }
   yield put(addAssetRequest(id, message, name, null));
 };
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ function* getAssetDataAndShowAsset (action) {
   yield put(updateShowAsset(id, null, name, claimId, shortId, claimData));
 }
 
-function* retriveFile (action) {
+function* retrieveFile (action) {
   const name = action.data.name;
   const claimId = action.data.claimId;
   // see if the file is available
@@ -86,15 +87,17 @@ function* newChannelRequest (action) {
   try {
     ({success, message, data} = yield call(getChannelData, name, channelId));
   } catch (error) {
-    yield put(addChannelRequest(id, error.message, null));
+    yield put(addChannelRequest(id, error.message, null, null, null));
   }
   if (success) {
-    console.log('api/channel/data/ response:', data);
-    return yield put(addChannelRequest(id, null, data));
+    const { channelName, longChannelClaimId, shortChannelClaimId } = data;
+    return yield put(addChannelRequest(id, null, channelName, longChannelClaimId, shortChannelClaimId));
   }
-  yield put(addChannelRequest(id, message, null));
+  yield put(addChannelRequest(id, message, null, null, null));
 }
 
+
+
 export function* watchNewAssetRequest () {
   yield takeLatest(actions.ASSET_REQUEST_NEW, newAssetRequest);
 };
@@ -107,6 +110,10 @@ export function* watchShowNewAsset () {
   yield takeLatest(actions.SHOW_ASSET_NEW, getAssetDataAndShowAsset);
 };
 
-export function* watchFileIsRequested () {
-  yield takeLatest(actions.FILE_REQUESTED, retriveFile);
+export function* watchShowNewChannel () {
+  yield takeLatest(actions.SHOW_ASSET_NEW, getAssetDataAndShowAsset);
+};
+
+export function* watchFileIsRequested () {
+  yield takeLatest(actions.FILE_REQUESTED, retrieveFile);
 };
diff --git a/react/utils/lbryUri.js b/react/utils/lbryUri.js
index bc40f35c..33ac7081 100644
--- a/react/utils/lbryUri.js
+++ b/react/utils/lbryUri.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module.exports = {
   REGEXP_ADDRESS        : /^b(?=[^0OIl]{32,33})[0-9A-Za-z]{32,33}$/,
   CHANNEL_CHAR          : '@',
   parseIdentifier       : function (identifier) {
-    console.log('parsing identifier:', identifier);
     const componentsRegex = new RegExp(
       '([^:$#/]*)' + // value (stops at the first separator or end)
       '([:$#]?)([^/]*)' // modifier separator, modifier (stops at the first path separator or end)
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ module.exports = {
     const [proto, value, modifierSeperator, modifier] = componentsRegex
       .exec(identifier)
       .map(match => match || null);
-    console.log(`${proto}, ${value}, ${modifierSeperator}, ${modifier}`);
 
     // Validate and process name
     if (!value) {
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ module.exports = {
     };
   },
   parseClaim: function (name) {
-    console.log('parsing name:', name);
     const componentsRegex = new RegExp(
       '([^:$#/.]*)' + // name (stops at the first extension)
       '([:$#.]?)([^/]*)' // extension separator, extension (stops at the first path separator or end)
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ module.exports = {
     const [proto, claimName, extensionSeperator, extension] = componentsRegex
       .exec(name)
       .map(match => match || null);
-    console.log(`${proto}, ${claimName}, ${extensionSeperator}, ${extension}`);
 
     // Validate and process name
     if (!claimName) {