Talk:Tales of the Black Freighter

Unnecessary splitting
There's no need for there to be a separate Tales of the Black Freighter article that covers the contents of the Watchmen series; Tales of the Black Frieghter is one of the recurring motifs of the series, and isn't a separate element. Ultimately it's unnecessarily content-forking particularly since the main article deals with the motif comprehensively and it isn't overlong. However, an article devoted to the DVD feature is perfectly valid. WesleyDodds (talk) 05:18, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * See: Talk:Watchmen (film). (Emperor (talk) 05:23, 10 March 2009 (UTC))
 * That's more about the DVD than the elements from the original series. Right now the elements about the comic are outright duplication of the content in Watchmen, and that's needlessly redundant. Also, Tales of the Black Frieghter is a recurring element of that story that adds to the overall narrative; it's not a separate story in of itself (especially given how scenes and dialogue overlap in the comic issues). However, the Watchmen film and the Black Freighter are two different things, with their own copyright notices, sales figures, and so forth. WesleyDodds (talk) 05:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree with WesleyDodds that the article should focus on the DVD. Unlike with the Watchmen comic book series, there is a clear separation of the theatrical release from this additional material.  It would not be fair to the Watchmen article for information about the pirate comic to be displaced from there.  With the film, displacement is more acceptable because the film's biggest impact is now in its theatrical cut, not when it's combined with all the supplementary materials. — Erik  (talk • contrib) 14:02, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * We'd still need the comic book context, though, otherwise this article is incomplete. Sceptre (talk) 16:05, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No we don't, if the article is only about the DVD. The point we're trying to make is that there is no need for an article to cover the source material and the DVD. It's akin to, based on the rumors about The Hobbit being split into two films, making an article about the parts of the book one of the films is based on as well as the film itself. There's a solid rationale for making an article about the DVD. There's no solid rationale for making one about the source material form Watchmen. And it's just awkward and at times needlessly redundant to make an article about both. WesleyDodds (talk) 03:29, 12 March 2009 (UTC)