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The list was promoted by Scorpion0422 23:09, 28 March 2009 [1].

Veronica Mars (season 1)[edit]

Nominator(s): Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion
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I am nominating this for featured list because I feel it meets the FL criteria. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 07:13, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Truco

Review by Truco (talk · contribs)

  • The first season garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per all 22 episodes in the U.S.. -- Remove the final period, its not needed when using acronyms as such
  • The pilot was watched by 2.49 million viewers,[5] while the final was watched 2.99 million viewers. -- add "by" before 2.99
Critical reception
  • I'm guessing there was no negative?--₮RUCӨ 04:23, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, notify me when this is addressed.--₮RUCӨ 23:01, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Great work. It looks fine.--Best, ₮RUCӨ 02:06, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Previous issues have been resolved to meet WP:WIAFL standards. Good work.--Best, ₮RUCӨ 02:06, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi, I'm not doing a full review here, but shouldn't this be nominated for GA, since the third season article is.--Music26/11 19:28, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, the season three page is more like a season article, rather than a season list, if you get what I mean. I am going to remove some information from that page and nominate it for FL later. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 05:26, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:06, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)

Done

  • "When Veronica discovers new evidence which suggests that Lilly's convicted killer"-->When Veronica discovers new evidence that suggests Lilly's convicted killer
  • "a number of"-->several
  • an update to the "classic California film noir."-->an update to the "classic California film noir".
  • "this season's most interesting character creation."-->"this season's most interesting character creation".
  • "and noted the supporting characters were more than just plot devices, and the guest stars were well-utilized." "and ... and"; not a well-stuctured sentence.
  • "Robert Abele of LA Weekly said " Add "that" after this.
  • "just the sort of satisfying capper you look for in a series that, week after week, keeps you asking questions."-->"just the sort of satisfying capper you look for in a series that, week after week, keeps you asking questions".
  • "Michael Abernethy of PopMatters said that "intrigue, drama, and humor, Veronica Mars is also a lesson book for the disenfranchised. Few TV series aim so high; even fewer succeed so well."" The prose doesn't flow into the quote well here.
  • "Srikamswaren pointed that despite" Insert "out" after "pointed".
  • "Veronica stakes out a seedy motel" Comma after here.
  • "Meanwhile" Idle word, audit throughout for it.
  • "Duncan temporarily goes off his antidepressants" "goes off" is colloquial. Why not "stops taking"?
  • "and hallucinates his dead sister" Wouldn't it be "hallucinates about"?
  • "Veronica and company " Once again, too informal.
  • "Veronica suspects the election"-->Veronica suspects that the election
  • "finds out"-->discovers (multiple occurences)
  • "Sarah disappears, she tries to find" Who is "she"?
  • "which "09er" Casey joined"-->that "09er" Casey joined
  • "by the former lover" What do you mean by "the"; do you mean "his"?
  • "who is revealed to be Duncan"
  • "Veronica also has to contend "
  • "Veronica takes the case" Another example of potentially ambiguous colloquial language; some might think that "case" is referring to a suitcase. Remember that we have to cater to all English-speaking audiences, not just Americans.
  • "Keith secretly takes hair samples from Veronica and sends them in for a DNA test, and Veronica and Logan begin secretly dating. " The DNA test phrase and the dating phrase are unrelated; split them apart.
  • "and that he got it from Logan"-->and that he received it from Logan
  • "and her investigation comes to a conclusion"-->and her investigation concludes
  • "which leads to an uncomfortable car ride with Veronica's ex-boyfriend Duncan. " Can you elaborate? I'm sure that being put in a class didn't directly lead to this.

Not done

Thanks for the review. :) I moved to the comments to "done" and "not done" for simplicity's sake. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 00:48, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 21:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comments
    • Marsinvestigations is a fan site. The first page says "marsinvestigations.net is an unofficial, nonprofit, unauthorized, unprofessional site done by a bunch of fans."
      • That's true, and I have a hard time arguing my case in respect to these sites, but many users have told me that since the info is coming "straight from the horse's mouth", or whatever, it is slightly more accepted. It's not unusual for fansites to host interviews with their targeted series, and Daggs is saying the info himself, not some fan. Is the issue here that we fear the site may have made this stuff up? Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 23:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • I think the no fansite policy is more of a general thing, for every reliable fansite there are a dozen non-reliable ones (I agree with you though, I edit a lot of Simpsons pages and we can't use The Simpsons Archive, which really hurts sometimes). -- Scorpion0422 15:00, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • Okay. Well, I have not removed the information yet, but I guess I will have to when the time comes. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 06:39, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Is Yahoo useable? I've seen some FACs like this one where users said it wasn't allowed.
      • Well, it's not the most reliable ref, but it is the most reliable ref I could find. It seems no other sources bothered to explain why she left. I could just remove the budget issues section, but I think an explanation of why she left is needed. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 23:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Did you try searching NewsBank (if you don't have access, I can do it for you)? -- Scorpion0422 15:00, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Are we really allowed to link to pirated DVD commentaries like this? After all, we usually aren't allowed to link to YouTube because of copyright concerns (I'm not saying the commentary itself can't be used, I just don't think you should link to it).
      • I have no idea. The thing is, SlaveRats is Rob Thomas' official site, so if he put it up, I'm guessing it's fine? Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 23:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Overlinking in the refs section. -- Scorpion0422 21:19, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Do you mean the repeated linking of "ABC Medianet"? I'm slightly confused when it comes to these things because I see it all the time. Should refs be linked only in the first instance like prose, or is there a different style? Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 23:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Yes, that is what I mean. I don't know if there's a policy against it, but I think it's just a necessity thing. Does ABC need to be linked a dozen times in a row like that? -- Scorpion0422 15:00, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • This is what I get for rushing through an FLC review... Dabomb87 (talk) 21:26, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I took a look in Newsbank and I couldn't find anything. The article itself says its a rumour, and I think it needs a stonger source than Yahoo. -- Scorpion0422 00:48, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • I always think that to prevent {{Globalize/North America}} you should make a mention, if possible, of other international channels/dates/reception . e.g. Living TV in the UK where it averaged 50k viewers, CTV Television Network in Canada, Network Ten in Australia etc.
  • Might be worth adding a mention in the Critical reception section of the awards received as a result of season 1.
    • It is worth it, but I have no idea which awards correlate to this season. Just because the award was awarded in the same year, does that mean it was for this very season? Because of my confusion, I think I'll just leave the award info on the main page. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 12:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • I agree some are difficult, e.g. the AFI award whose criteria is First-run programs airing for American audiences on network or cable television between January 1 and December 31[2] and would apply to S1 and S2. However some of the others are much more obvious. The 2004 Saturn is clearly for S1 as no other season had aired then. The 2005 TCA awards are for S1 as one of the noms is "Outstanding New Program of the Year". Similarly for Teen Choice. Rambo's Revenge (How am I doing?) 14:14, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Consistency in the date format in the references, change the "accessdate" from ISO to the format used in the "date" parameter (i.e. Month DD, YYYY)

Apart from that it looks good. Rambo's Revenge (How am I doing?) 12:01, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. :) Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 12:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other stuff I forgot. I know the episodes themselves provide the director/writers/prod code info, and I will assume they are correct. However a general reference would be nice if it can be found. The episodes don't provide the airdate info and (usually) don't provide the name either. So I think you need an general ref for these (e.g. something like this) Also I have checked and S1 (unlike S3) is not available as video on demand from Amazon Unbox, iTunes and the like. However I think that http://www.thewb.com/shows/veronica-mars/ might show some episodes as video on demand. Might be worth mentioning if it is true. Rambo's Revenge (How am I doing?) 14:44, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I added the general refs. I can't access TheWB website because I don't live in the US, but I don't think it's that necessary anyways. Thanks for the idea though. :) Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 05:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually Scorpion it does have some DVD release info. already. It is just located here in prose form. Best, Rambo's Revenge (How am I doing?) 18:52, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I did notice that. I meant a section with a table, etc. -- Scorpion0422 23:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think the prose has all of that info anyways. Is there anything in particular from the table that you would like me to add to the prose? Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 05:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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