Talk:The Fourth Horseman (Millennium)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 18:56, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Nominator: GRAPPLE   X

Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly. -- Seabuckthorn   ♥  18:56, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

1: Well-written
 * a. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
 * b. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

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 * 1) Check for Correct Structure of Lead Section:  ✅
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 * 5) ** Major Point 1: Plot "In this episode, offender profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) investigates the initial outbreak of a deadly virus, and discovers that his employers, the Millennium Group may pose a danger to his safety." (summarised well in the lead)
 * 6) ** Major Point 2: Production "The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by Dwight Little." & "The Fourth Horseman" was written under the belief that the series would soon be cancelled, and inspired in part by the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom." (summarised well in the lead)
 * 7) ** Major Point 3: Broadcast and reception "It premiered on the Fox network on May 8, 1998." & "The episode has earned positive responses from critics, and was seen by approximately 4.61 million households during its initial broadcast." (summarised well in the lead)
 * 8) * Check for Relative emphasis: ✅
 * 9) ** Major Point 1: Plot "In this episode, offender profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) investigates the initial outbreak of a deadly virus, and discovers that his employers, the Millennium Group may pose a danger to his safety." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
 * 10) ** Major Point 2: Production "The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by Dwight Little." & "The Fourth Horseman" was written under the belief that the series would soon be cancelled, and inspired in part by the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
 * 11) ** Major Point 3: Broadcast and reception "It premiered on the Fox network on May 8, 1998." & "The episode has earned positive responses from critics, and was seen by approximately 4.61 million households during its initial broadcast." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
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 * 14) *** "The Fourth Horseman" is the twenty-second episode of the second season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium.
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 * 5) ** Paragraphs should be short enough to be readable, but long enough to develop an idea. (WP:BETTER)
 * 6) ** Fix short paragraphs.
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 * 12) * Check for Neologisms (WP:PEA): None
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 * Prose is preferred over list (WP:PROSE):
 * Check for Tables (MOS:TABLES):

2: Verifiable with no original research
 * a. Has an appropriate reference section: Yes
 * b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary: excellent (Thorough check on Google. Cross-checked with other FAs)

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Cross-checked with other FAs: Episode 14 (Twin Peaks), Gender Bender (The X-Files), Deep Throat (The X-Files episode), Episode 2 (Twin Peaks) & Squeeze (The X-Files)


 * 1) Check for the material (WP:RSVETTING):  (not contentious) ✅
 * 2) * Is it contentious?: No
 * 3) * Does the ref indeed support the material?:
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 * 9) * Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?:
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 * c. No original research: ✅

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3: Broad in its coverage

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Cross-checked with other FAs: Episode 14 (Twin Peaks), Gender Bender (The X-Files), Deep Throat (The X-Files episode), Episode 2 (Twin Peaks) & Squeeze (The X-Files)


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4: Neutral

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4. Fair representation without bias: ✅


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 * 12) Check for Fringe theories and pseudoscience (WP:PSCI):  None
 * 13) Check for Religion (WP:RNPOV):  None

5: Stable: No edit wars, etc: Yes

6: Images ✅ (None)

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6: Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content: ✅


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6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions: ✅


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Grapple X, I'm very happy and inspired to see your work here. I do have some insights based on the above checklist that I think will improve the article :
 * I think the layout needs to be fixed.

Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. All the best, --  Seabuckthorn   ♥  23:11, 18 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the quick review! Which paragraphs do you feel should be rearranged? I've tried to keep separate subjects separated, especially major scene changes in the plot section, but I could probably merge some of them together. GRAPPLE   X  00:27, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Grapple X, very much for writing such excellent articles. I feel that the last paragraph of the plot section "That night, Black answers a ..." can be merged with the previous one. But I'd leave that to your good judgement. --  Seabuckthorn   ♥  22:44, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Done and done. Thanks for the review! GRAPPLE   X  23:02, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Promoting the article to GA status. -- Seabuckthorn   ♥  22:44, 19 February 2014 (UTC)