In setting an order for Virtual Channels is it possible to for the guide to always start at the earliest episode in that order (For example Season 1, Episode 1 as the first in the guide?)
No that's not how virtual channels work
If the ability to start at a particular episode in the guide is not a possibility with virtual channels then I would like to request that the query capability between virtual channels and collections be consistent. For example, I would like to create a collection using the following query.
title=[Shows Title] import=true watched=false