Talk:List of television series based on video games

Anime game merge
I think we should divide the "Animated" category into anime and non-anime, that way it will be more organized. People who are looking for anime probably aren't concerned with non-anime, and vice-versa. Anyone else agree? - Commander Nemet 18:34, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure merging this would be a good idea at all. the number of TV shows based on games is far larger than what is on the article page, and would easily swamp all the other references, regardless of how the breakdown was.  I would recommend a slight merge of the most popular titles (Street Fighter, Kanon, AIR, Pokemon), with a main article pointer here.--み使い Mitsukai 02:08, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
 * No, the point of an encyclopedia is to promote correct information, not misconceptions that because something was animated in Japan that it's automatically different from any other animation in the world. How about instead, we put the country of origin after each title?
 * Well, the damn list's getting cluttered and confusing by the minute... I guess that could help. And going by your point, List of anime based on video games should be merged with this (Also, many entries are repeated on both). Pikawil 00:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * What about making another page on Television shows including video games, and one on Television shows including board games. Then it would be easier to find information on board games.211.28.148.108 05:30, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Missing Series
I'm not sure where you would put it but your missing the series "Game Over" that was on the UPN network for 1 season for 6 episodes, and then canceled. It was about what happens to game characters when the game is over. It was computer animated and it was 30 minutes per episode. http://www.tv.com/game-over/show/16962/summary.html?q=Game%20Over&tag=search_results;title;1 http://www.amazon.com/Game-Over-Collection-Elizabeth-Daily/dp/B0007WQGSG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1222840539&sr=1-2 Protektor35 (talk) 05:59, 1 October 2008 (UTC)


 * See List of television programs based on video games. D. Brodale (talk) 06:28, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Possible Programme/Film
I seem to recall a program that was possibly on channel 4 in the UK about some college/university students who designed a game. The game was to kill a chosen victim without getting caught. However the person who was killed in the game showed up dead in real life. I cant for the life of me remember the name of it. Anyone heard of it or am I going completely bonkers? Dark verdant (talk) 13:30, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Television episodes based around games
Touched By An Angel did an episode about two guys who played a GTA knockoff and then murdered a hooker. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.193.93.244 (talk) 21:52, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Defiance and Witcher
Just recently, the series Defiance was removed from the live-action section. The editor said it was because the series was not based on a video game, but the other way around. However, the game Defiance is said to be a tie-in to the tv series and vice versa. So I don't know if the series belongs on the list or not. What does anybody else have to say? Plus, I notice that the tv series The Witcher has been on and off this list. It's true it's based on a book, but not a game, but other editors seem to insist on putting it on the list while others remove it. Is there a way to settle this Witcher issue once and for all? God bless!!!Sparkles32 (talk) 02:08, 4 August 2022 (UTC)


 * A simple rule of thumb is to check which draws its plot, content, etc. from the other.
 * In the case of Defiance, the game devs and TV producers say they set out to create a "trans-media" IP franchise, trying to put the two on a more equal footing, so it complicates the matter of trying to determine which is the 'primary' work. However, there are reviews that indicate that say that the game just "[pays] lip service to the TV show", giving the TV show more importance. It appears that both share the same setting, but while the game attempts to have some "episode missions" -- described by the reviewer as a "shallow and gimmicky" connection -- where "the show’s main characters explain [what they did before the events of the TV show]", there isn't a reciprocal flow of ideas in the opposite direction. The game follows the TV show and not the other way round, and thus would not belong on this list. (Even the sequel game continues using the same story and missions.)
 * For The Witcher, that series is officially given as based on the books, not the game (that is also based on the books, but deviates from the source material). Unless the TV show can be demonstrated to have followed the game (by deviating from the books in the same way), it does should not be on this list.
 * People who insist on adding a) might not be aware of the intricacies and/or b) are fans who just want to link it wherever they can. A way to settle this is to establish consensus, and this discussion is a good start as any.
 * — 2406:3003:2077:1E60:ACCA:9BE:7071:C8C2 (talk) 00:12, 16 August 2023 (UTC)