Template:Did you know nominations/A Trip to the Moon


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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:29, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

A Trip to the Moon

 * ... that the famous moon landing in A Trip to the Moon (pictured) was created with black velvet, a rolling chair, and a heavily made-up actor?
 * ALT1:... that a special effects expert faked a moon landing using black velvet, a rolling chair, and a heavily made-up actor?
 * Reviewed: Mrs Howard Paul
 * Comment: Alt1 is probably the more interesting hook, though perhaps it's a bit coy for a non-April-Fool's-Day DYK. Where credit is due, the hook was inspired by RiffTrax's joke that A Trip to the Moon was "the original faked moon landing."

Improved to Good Article status by Lemuellio (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Kailash29792 (talk), and Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Lemuellio (talk) at 14:43, 14 May 2014 (UTC).


 * ALT2:... that A Trip to the Moon is generally considered to be the earliest film of the science fiction genre?


 * It looks fine so far, I prefer the ALT1 hook too. Used in conjunction with the image that shouldn't cause outrage. I assume the hook fact is cited to Frazer at the end of the subsequent sentence, but as I got my bum spanked for not demanding that the citation appear at the end of the sentence from which the hook was taken, and since I can't see the book, you had better do the deed (put a citation at the end of the sentence for the hook, not spank my bum again!). I'll tick it off as soon as you do so (or if I've gone on holiday I'll had my proxy over to the closest reviewer - hi closest reviewer, it's fine) Belle (talk) 16:59, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Good catch! The citation has been fixed. Let's go with ALT1. Thanks!--Lemuellio (talk) 17:29, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Fab (by which I mean "all criteria met"). Belle (talk) 17:50, 14 May 2014 (UTC)