Talk:Intervention (TV series)/Archive 1

A Reality show?
Not in the stereotypical sense... This reality show is really about reality, and the realities facing addicts. It is leagues far from reality shows on MTV, such as Road Rules.


 * I'd classify Intervention as what is sometimes called a "candid reality show"...not really a documentary, and it is somewhat scripted (the addict is the only one who doesn't know what's going on), but I agree that the show isn't a typical "reality show". Scarletsmith (talk) 02:36, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

More like for unusually fucking stupid drama. Seriously man A&E has no reality cause everyone that enjoys it is infact has no real sense of reality in them.

Season Five
I changed the order the episodes are listed for Season Five to the order they will be showing on TV.

The episode for Chad showed the first time on 06/16/2008. Dan will be on 06/23/2008 and Sandra will be on 06/30/2008. --Sexecutioner (talk) 10:09, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

The YouTube section of Allison being featured with "Walking on Sunshine" is kind of off-topic from the episode, and furthermore is more like an insult to her addiction. Tibbydibby (talk) 18:00, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Has Season 6 started?
I have problems viewing the A&E site and the only way for me to get information on the different episodes is by clicking on "Schedule" and looking through the listing of all their shows and seeing which ones of Intervention are on there. When I was checking on the TiVo guide tonight to see if any were coming up that I haven't seen yet it was showing that "Intervention: Janet" will be shown on December 15th. Is this the start of Season 6 or is it still Season 5? Since I'm not sure which Season it is I didn't start a new section.--Sexecutioner (talk) 11:55, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I think the commercial said that "an all-new season of Intervention" starts on December 15th, so I don't think its a continuation of Season 5.--Redroller (talk) 21:38, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Addicion?
I hope nobody minds, but I added to the base description since the show doesn't always cover an addiction. Anorexia, for example, is not an addiction. 12.26.68.146 (talk) 14:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Ya...it kinda is. If curling is an Olympic sport, then anorexia is an addiction.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.183.13.73 (talk) 18:54, 21 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, yeah, we do mind (or at least I do) because, yes, Anorexia is an addiction. Many former Anas have stated that they did not recognize how much like a drug addiction the act of starving oneself can be.  Ever watch a person doing heroin or smoking meth or doing some other drug that requires preparation?  Same thing.  Anas go through some of the weirdest rituals just to prove they are in control of the food (remember Emily, sorting the pieces of lettuce she'd chopped to fine pieces, shuffling them around, etc.?) when in reality, they are addicted to the rituals they use to avoid eating (exercising in the shower, as Emily did; chew-and-spit as Annie did; picking out food to eat but refusing to eat it in front of a camera or, for that matter, anyone else, like Kim did).  Food manipulators (overeating, starving, binge/purge) are definitely addicts.  Huffing cans of duster is an addiction.  Downing fistful after fistful of DXM is an addiction, regardless of what Ben/Rob Cypher/whatever his name is this week says.  Video game playing, when it consumes a person's whole life, is an addiction.  This show is about, as Jeff VanVonderen has stated several times, taking an addict and moving them from point A (needs help, won't get it) to point B (needs help, will get it).  But I'm curious:  Which specific show (don't generalize and say "the anorexics" and don't pick a really easy target like video game playing) to you consider being a case of the show depicting a non-addiction? Scarletsmith (talk) 21:00, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

What did Ben/Rob Cypher say about his issues? curious to know —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.236.65.208 (talk) 03:04, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Why did you change the page?
Why did you remove the summaries from each episode? It was a very convenient way to check to see which episode was coming on, and now you have completely taken away any reason to come to Wikipedia instead of going directly to the A&E site. It was incredibly easy to come to this page and search the episode name. Now it involves multiple steps to get the information.

Any chance of switching it back? It was infinitely better the other way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Redroller (talk • contribs) 23:00, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

For quite a while this page has had descriptions of each episode and there are many who prefer to come here to check for info on the show. I (& many others I am sure) also have problems with the Intervention website loading and being able to check the information for episodes on here is useful. --Sexecutioner (talk) 05:46, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

I apologize for stepping on anyone's toes here, but the removal of the episode summaries made it pointless to visit this page. Being told to go to A&E's site is time consuming as the episodes and seasons are on different pages and there is no easy way to find an episode to see which one you are watching (specifically if watching re-runs). The WikiProject Television "is an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to television programs", the changes made to the Intervention page were the exact opposite.


 * Those episode summaries contain liberal amounts of editorializing by people who have contributed to the page. Additionally, the summaries are incomplete, missing details about the conclusion of the episode or even information that was provided in the epilogue.  They mostly appear to be pulled from "TV Guide" and include teaser descriptions to get you to watch the episode.  The descriptions written have different writing styles used as well as various grammatical errors.


 * To start, I would suggest creating a separate article for the episode descriptions rather than placing them in the main article. The summaries need a lot of work as well. Sottolacqua (talk) 22:34, 30 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I moved the episode summaries to List of Intervention Episodes. The descriptions still need a ton of work – they are all in a "giant paragraph" format and contain a lot of opinion.


 * The anonymous poster who complained that the summaries contain "opinions" clearly has never seen the show or does not understand that the show itself gives "opinion" through the BSoJs. Scarletsmith (talk) 21:20, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Information article should address
What motivation/enticements do the subjects receive for appearing in the "documentary?" (money?)

With all the serious opinions of this show out in the treatment community, why is there only two (abbreviated) opinions in the criticism section?

Didn't Jeff VanVonderen (one of the interventionists) have a recent relapse (in the past year to 18 months)? Both the A&E site and VanVonderen's business site (that A&E links to) don't mention this relapse. Isn't honesty part of recovery? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthronify (talk • contribs) 16:05, 4 February 2009 (UTC)


 * JVV did indeed have a relapse and admitted to it on the show (in a post-intervention special) and took most of season six off to recover.Scarletsmith (talk) 21:27, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Sources?
I am irritated with the "no sources" tag at the top of the article. The show itself is the source of the items in the article, and whoever put the tag on the article has obviously never seen the show. So, if there is no objection by 0000 GMT, I will be removing the "no sources" tag at the top of the article. Scarletsmith (talk) 21:13, 21 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Received no objection; therefore, the "sources" tag will be removed from the main Intervention page. Notice to anyone who puts it back: You must provide complete, valid justification in this comment section for replacing the tag, or it will be removed without prejudice every time. You had over two hours to object and chose not to; therefore, there is no valid objection for the page to contain the "sources" tag. Scarletsmith (talk) 01:12, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Factual error
Hi, there is in error in this sentence: "As of 2010, only four addicts—Alissa in Season 1, Marquel in Season 8, Adam in Season 9, and John in Season 9--have completely refused all offers of treatment." John from Season 9 went to treatment, just left after 40 days. I'm looking at the episode right now, the John/Dionicio episode. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.56.151.211 (talk) 07:27, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

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