diff --git a/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.Designer.cs b/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.Designer.cs
index b287311..67f4e50 100644
--- a/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.Designer.cs
+++ b/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.Designer.cs
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
             this.btnClock.TabIndex = 12;
             this.btnClock.Text = "Send";
             this.btnClock.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.btnClock.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnClock_Click);
             // 
             // label6
             // 
@@ -194,6 +195,11 @@
             // tmrVlc
             // 
             this.tmrVlc.Interval = 1000;
+            this.tmrVlc.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.tmrVlc_Tick);
+            // 
+            // tmrClock
+            // 
+            this.tmrClock.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.tmrClock_Tick);
             // 
             // Form1
             // 
diff --git a/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.cs b/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.cs
index 9046ecf..ba345df 100644
--- a/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.cs
+++ b/AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper/Form1.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,26 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Dynamic;
 
 namespace AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper
 {
     public partial class Form1 : Form
     {
+        private string VlcHostName { get; set; }
+        private string VlcPassword { get; set; }
+        private int remainingTime { get;set; }
+        private string timeString { get; set; }
+
         public Form1()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
@@ -19,7 +31,177 @@ namespace AnimeCon.Vlc.Scraper
 
         private void btnConnect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+            if(lblStatus.Text != "Disconnected")
+            {
+                lblStatus.Text = "Disconnected";
+                lblStatus.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
+                btnConnect.Text = "Connect";
+                lblTime.Text = "00:00:00";
+                tmrVlc.Stop();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.VlcHostName = txtHostname.Text;
+                this.VlcPassword = txtPassword.Text;
+                lblTime.Text = "00:00:00";
+                try
+                {
+                    DoWebRequestAsync();
+                    tmrVlc.Start();
+                    btnConnect.Text = "Disconnect";
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    tmrVlc.Stop();
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
+        private async Task DoWebRequestAsync()
+        {
+            using (HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient())
+            {
+                // Convert the credentials to Base64
+                string base64Credentials = Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes($":{this.VlcPassword}"));
+
+                // Add Authorization header with Basic Authentication
+                httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", base64Credentials);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    // Make a GET request to the remote XML file
+                    HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.GetAsync($"http://{this.VlcHostName}/requests/status.xml");
+
+                    // Ensure the request was successful
+                    response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+                    lblStatus.Text = "Connected";
+                    lblStatus.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green;
+                    
+                    string xmlContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                    dynamic parsedObject = ParseXml(xmlContent);
+
+                    int timeValue = GetPropertyValue(parsedObject, "time");
+                    int lengthValue = GetPropertyValue(parsedObject, "length");
+
+                    remainingTime = lengthValue - timeValue;
+                    ConvertSecondsToTimeString(remainingTime);
+
+                    return;
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    // Handle exception
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
+                    lblStatus.Text = "ERROR!";
+                    lblStatus.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
+                    throw;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void btnClock_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        private void tmrVlc_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                DoWebRequestAsync();
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                tmrVlc.Stop();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void tmrClock_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        static dynamic ParseXml(string xmlContent)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
+                xmlDoc.LoadXml(xmlContent);
+
+                return ParseXmlNode(xmlDoc.DocumentElement);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                // Handle parsing exception
+                Console.WriteLine($"Error parsing XML: {ex.Message}");
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        static dynamic ParseXmlNode(XmlNode node)
+        {
+            if (node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
+            {
+                dynamic dynamicObject = new ExpandoObject();
+                var dictionary = (IDictionary<string, object>)dynamicObject;
+
+                foreach (XmlNode childNode in node.ChildNodes)
+                {
+                    dictionary[childNode.Name] = ParseXmlNode(childNode);
+                }
+
+                return dynamicObject;
+            }
+            else if (node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Text || node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.CDATA)
+            {
+                return node.InnerText;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return null; // Handle other node types as needed
+            }
+        }
+
+        static int GetPropertyValue(dynamic parsedObject, string propertyName)
+        {
+            if (parsedObject != null)
+            {
+                var dictionary = (IDictionary<string, object>)parsedObject;
+
+                if (dictionary.ContainsKey(propertyName))
+                {
+                    dynamic propertyValue = dictionary[propertyName];
+
+                    // Check if the property value is an array with the format ["#text", value]
+                    if (propertyValue is object[] && propertyValue.Length == 2 && propertyValue[0] == "#text")
+                    {
+                        return Convert.ToInt32(propertyValue[1]);
+                    }
+                    else if (propertyValue is ExpandoObject)
+                    {
+                        return GetPropertyValue(propertyValue, "#text");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        return Convert.ToInt32(propertyValue); // Fallback if the format is different
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return 0; // Default value if the property is not found
+        }
+
+        private void ConvertSecondsToTimeString(int totalSeconds)
+        {
+            // Calculate hours, minutes, and seconds
+            int hours = totalSeconds / 3600;
+            int minutes = (totalSeconds % 3600) / 60;
+            int seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
+
+            // Format the time string
+            lblTime.Text = $"{hours:D2}:{minutes:D2}:{seconds:D2}";
+            timeString = $"{hours:D2}{minutes:D2}{seconds:D2}";
         }
     }
 }