User talk:Bignole/Archive/2021/October

"Smallville" - indicating live-action debuts of A-list characters
Hello. You noted that this info is not essential for the lead of the article, but it was not added to the lead; it was in the second section, "Series Overview," the primary section of the article addressing the narrative rather than production. Do you feel this info could be added SOMEWHERE in the article? Again, it is consistent with numerous other pop culture/superhero articles on Wikipedia; it is the kind of info that fans (speaking as one) often seek out and that is often cited in fandom articles (Newsarama, etc.). I strongly feel it is noteworthy and should be included. Looking forward to your thoughts. Robamcnamy (talk) 22:51, 18 October 2021 (UTC)


 * I apologize, it looked like the lead in the screen when I looked at it. First, just because other articles do something does not mean they should, nor do we do things for fans (as much as I myself often wish we did at times). The issue itself is twofold. First, sourcing: You cannot primary source such a thing because you're stating a definitive that requires more than just being on Smallville as proof. Second, why is this important? Just listing a bunch of comic characters that appeared for the first time isn't really essential to Smallville, a show about Clark Kent. Most of those characters are not well-known outside of hardcore comic fans. The Wonder Twins have not been live action either and they were on the show as well. We don't include everything about a show, because not everything is relevant. Now, what is probably appropriate would be to acknowledge (with a source) that there have been multiple first time live-action appearances from various DC characters on Smallville, including the major ones like Green Arrow who became a series regular on the show.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  23:06, 18 October 2021 (UTC)