Talk:The Medico of Painted Springs/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Khazar2 (talk · contribs) 20:37, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi Bonkers, I'll be glad to take this one. Thanks in advance for your work on it. -- Khazar2 (talk) 20:37, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

This looks like it covers the main aspects of a rather obscure topic, but a check of the sources does raise some issues I'd like to discuss. Let me know your thoughts on the below. Thanks again for your work here! -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:00, 3 November 2013 (UTC)


 * " Rubel never got to see it." -- this phrasing is a bit odd, suggesting he wasn't allowed to see it or something prevented him from doing so. Could you simply say "Rubel never saw it"?
 * Done.


 * Is it possible to expand the plot section a bit, giving a touch of context on who Fred Burns and Ed Gordon are? I don't quite understand the plot from the summary as given here. Also, as the second-billed character, what role does Nancy Richards play in the plot? (It looks like the Blottner has more information on this.)
 * Doesn't the current plot read coherent enough? Nancy Richards doesn't directly affect the plot in any way, I get that after reading Blottner's plot. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 04:55, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I've added a little bit. Let me know if you have any objections. -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:52, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * ( Comment from uninvolved editor ) I have this article on my watchlist for some reason (maybe because I did the DYK review) and wanted to also point out that I think the plot section is a bit too short. Turner Classic Movies has a long plot summary that may be of use:  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 23:32, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I have a habit of mis-paraphrasing plots if I don't actually watch it myself. In this case, I admittedly have not watched the film, so I did not pretend to know it all and wrote a short plot instead. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 09:59, 6 November 2013 (UTC)


 * "Then-recruit actor" -- "recruit" is an unusual adjective for an actor--do you mean it in the sense of "novice"?
 * Done.


 * "one of the earliest films he starred in" -- if he was uncredited, I'm not sure it can really be said that he "starred" in this film--how about "appeared"?
 * Fixed.


 * "James L. Rubel never got to see the film due to unspecified reasons." -- what's the source for this? Blottner is the next footnote, and he says the premiere was near Rubel's house, though he doesn't specify whether Rubel was actually there.
 * Blottner does write that Rubel never saw it. See last sentence of 256.
 * Odd--we may be looking at slightly different editions here. The last sentence of 256 using the edition linked in the references is "Summation: The picture was not available for viewing by the author", and 257 starts discussion of "Thunder Over the Prairie". As for Rubel, what this edition says is: "James Rubel was living in Newport Beach, California, when the film was completed. A local movie house, the Lido Theater, was the site of the film's premiere. the Medico of Painted Springs was the only one of Rubel's novels to be made into a movie." What does yours say? I don't have any problem taking this as AGF, but just wanted to make sure it's not an error.
 * Incidentally, there's some discussion on p 11 here (search for "Rubel") indicating that the franchise was stopped because Rubel was angry about the changes to his books. Seems worth adding. -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:58, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Ohhhh! Silly me, I thought "the author" referred to Rubel! Ah, now I realise it refers to Blotnner. I think we can just ditto the sentence altogether. Also, your link does not quite show what it is supposed to show. I get incomplete snippet views with no mention of Rubel. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 09:59, 6 November 2013 (UTC)


 * "The following two films in the series were Trouble in the Prairie" -- the source actually appears to give a title of "Thunder of the Prairie"--is this an alternate title?
 * I wonder how I got that wrong. Changed.
 * Sorry, now I'm miswriting it myself. The source says "Thunder over the Prairie". Changed again. -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:44, 4 November 2013 (UTC)


 * The running time in the infobox should have an inline citation to an RS as (arguably) a statistic. One author I saw gives the running time as 59 min.
 * Referenced with a hidden citation to Blottner.

I have addressed all issues brought up. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 04:56, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Okay, I think that does it. I agree with Taylor that the plot section is still a bit thin--between Blottner and TCM, you can probably put something more extensive together--but it's good enough to cover it in a basic way for GA. Spotchecks show no sign of copyright issues, and the article passes in all other areas as well. So that's a pass --thanks for your work on this. -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:36, 6 November 2013 (UTC)