Talk:You Know They Got a Hell of a Band

Hendrix?
I don't remember him appearing in the story. I thought that the wife speculated that he would be a police officer since he was once in the military, but she was wrong. Maybe I just need to reread it... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.203.6.12 (talk) 20:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC).

The summary that appears on this page is apparently based on the television version. Jimi Hendrix does not appear in the print story - and the maggots erupt from Janice Joplin's mouth, not eyes.

"Summary"
The summary for this story is way too long and flowery. Stuff like, "Such a glance strikes Mary like a shot through the heart as everything around her fades to black and white momentarily." is not encyclopedic. Can somebody familiar with the story try to strip this thing down to the key elements? We don't need to know every twist and turn in the plot, just an outline of what happens. Matt Deres (talk) 04:36, 1 January 2008 (UTC) I know people complain about too much plot, but a lot of people rely on wikipedia for exactly that. If fans stopped putting in way too much plot there would be nowhere to seek such information at all. This is pretty much the only place you can find out about current literature. Im glad people do it anyways. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.233.81 (talk) 22:37, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Plot summary based on adaptation
This is the article for the story, not the adaptation. I'd change it, but I haven't got to reading it yet. If you are responsible for having made the plot summary like this, I would suggest making an article for the adaptation, instead of doing it here. --MwNNrules (talk) 00:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Some changes.
I made some minor changes and some major changes to this article. I don't think any of them will be controversial, but I figured that I would explain myself a bit. First of all, I removed all instances of euphemisms for "dead". Dead is dead. They're not lost, gone, or resting in peace. They're dead. Second, I cut down on the excessive details in the plot summary and changed the tone a bit, while also adding due weight to the first half of the story, before the couple reach the Creepy Town in the Middle of Nowhere. Going back over the summary again, I removed a few instances of flowery writing, and combined a paragraph or two. Responding to criticism that the summary was overly dependent on the TV miniseries adaptation, I reread the short story and referenced the novel directly, as I rewrote the synopsis. I think most of the major work was already done on this by other editors, but I removed a few minor details that were incorrect or over-emphasized, according to my rereading of the short story. I also emphasized several minor points that were more important to the short story, while trying to be mindful of the length of the synopsis. In addition to my work on the synopsis, I also added a new section, creatively titled "Notes", summarizing King's own notes on the story, from the novel. In what will probably be the most controversial edit (like anyone cares!), I linked King's statements to the article on Romanticism. Personally, I think this is legitimate, but I'm prepared to accept that it may, under some interpretations, be classified as original research. If you think so, then edit it or remove it, as you see fit. However, be careful not to remove the citation that follows.

Oh, I removed the "tone" tag, because I cleaned up the article. It's still a bit too long, but I'm tired of editing it, and any further decrease in length would probably necessitate a more thorough rewrite. The article isn't quite where I'd like to have left it, but I think it's much better now. If someone could further reduce the length of the synopsis, that would be helpful, but I think it's pretty readable, while not sacrificing necessary details. One of the major themes throughout the first half of the story is how Clark continually pushes onward, obstinately refusing to back down from his present course of action. This theme is not emphasized overly much in the teleplay, and thus was missing from the original article. I would caution against the urge to streamline this major theme out of the synopsis, if you're only familiar with the teleplay. At the same time, if you can succinctly sum up my wordy verbiage in a single paragraph, instead of two or three, that'd be fine, too. Instead, however, I'd probably look to removing the detailed list of rock musicians that get shout-outs and references, perhaps replacing them with a new section that simply lists the famous residents. In fact, if I remember, I'll probably do that later, when I'm feeling more awake.

I doubt anyone seriously cares about these changes, as this is an infrequently edited article about a somewhat forgettable short story in a twenty year old novel, but it never hurts to explain one's edits. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:52, 1 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Followed through and moved the exhaustive list of musicians outside the synopsis. I think it works well, but I wouldn't be offended if someone wanted to change it back.  Revert the change, if necessary.  I won't fight you. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:13, 1 May 2012 (UTC)