Talk:Not Going Out

Re: past tense
The general consensus is that all shows whether they have ended or not should not be past tense. The phrase 'Not Going Out was' or even 'Dad's Army was' could be interpreted to suggest that these shows no longer exist and that's not true as they exist in archives and, in most cases, are available on DVD or broadcast several times a week in many countries. The idea of changing 'was' to 'is' in all relevant articles has also been discussed in the talk page of Friends thus the articles introduction reads 'Friends is'. People seem to be in general agreement that describing any TV show in the past tense in an encyclopaedic article, is erroneous. There is no Wikipedia rule either way however, so we need to do one or the other for all shows and not both. For the record I prefer 'is'. Peteb16 15:01,


 * You say "the general consensus" is for present tense, I disagree and most articles seem to be past tense. Regardless, I suggest there be some proper discussion somewhere and then come up with a rule. --Berks105 18:40, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Some shows no longer exist, so which tense to use is sometimes difficult to determine. However, this show is still running, and (part of it at least) is on DVD, so it should definitely be in the present tense. Nietzsche 2 (talk) 22:03, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Pavlov
Shouldn't Pavlov be added to the list of characters? I know he's only in one episode, but I would say he's still an important character in the series, what with him marrying Barbara and everything. George.millman (talk) 17:49, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No because he wasn't a main/recurring character. 88.104.29.197 (talk) 00:10, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
 * He only appeared in one episode and is not mentioned in any other episodes. Jim Michael (talk) 21:45, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

DVD subtitles
Hi there

Previously it said on this page that Series 1 did not have subtitles, but Series 2 and the box set for both series did. I have Series 2 on DVD, and it doesn't have subtitles, so I have changed that. I think it is likely that the box set doesn't have them either, but I haven't seen that so I haven't changed it. If anyone has that on DVD please change it. Thanks! George.millman (talk) 18:44, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

5th series
I removed the following as it lacks citation and looks like original research:

"A 5th series will not be produced, according to people familiar with the matter." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.64.74 (talk) 12:09, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Kelly Preston ?
I'm not going to delete the link, but given there's no other evidence she ever crossed the Atlantic, let alone appeared in a UK sitcom, I would suggest this is a bunch of crap. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.88.9 (talk) 01:28, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Series 8
My edits are being reverted for changing the article from saying there will be an eighth series as the sources that exist state the BBC have not confirmed this. The sources do state scripts have been written and will be read-through that may or may not be Series 8. Saying anything other than this would be original research. I've now challenged the sources with failed verification templates. Please can we sort this out? Peteb16 (talk) 17:25, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Opinion in Series 9 without being quote
In the Series 9 section, it mentions "a delightfully witty ad lib from Lee" which is pretty subjective, but it doesn't appear to be a quote from anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DeputyBeagle (talk • contribs) 00:16, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Am Going Out
...to void this so-called 'comedy' show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.166.206 (talk) 19:08, 3 November 2023 (UTC)