Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beach Patrol


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The result was keep. ✗ plicit  10:44, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Beach Patrol

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Could only find superficial mentions here and there. Every hit on ProQuest was just a name-drop when rattling it off as one of many shows aired by TruTV/Court TV. Prod contested Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:51, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:51, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The review gives the TV series a rating of "Grade: C". The review notes: "Court TV's new reality series "Beach Patrol: Miami Beach" (debuting tonight at 8) is so depressing you might swear off sandy shores for the rest of the summer. Given the channel's promos, you're expecting sun, surf and hard bodies, a real-life "Baywatch." "Beach Patrol" is "Cops" with grit and paunch, middle-aged men whose faces are marked by years of working under the sun. ... In a way "Beach Patrol: Miami Beach" is emblematic of what's wrong with Court TV - the cable channel is desperately searching for an identity. ... "Beach Patrol" is another misstep, not as exploitive as one might expect but not as interesting, either."  The review notes: "Baywatch meets Cops on South Beach in the Court TV series Beach Patrol. However, the episode provided for review is neither as titillating as Baywatch nor as bizarre as Cops. The documentary-style half-hours follow the cops and lifeguards who try to maintain safety and civility in an environment in which both are constantly in play. ... Indeed, despite the predator alerts and reckless behavior of some beachgoers, there is never a moment when a life seems to hang in the balance. ... If there isn't an agreement that Beach Patrol will not show anything that embarrasses law enforcement, the cameras must have been rolling on a day when everyone was extraordinarily forgiving. As a whole, Beach Patrol manages to turn back the clock to the pre-Miami Vice days when South Beach was boring."  The article notes: "Television crews are wrapping up production next week on a cable reality show that showcases the city's lifeguards. "Beach Patrol: Honolulu," which airs on Court TV, has been in town since March filming lifeguards at various beaches including Waikiki, Sandy Beach, Hanauma Bay and Makapu'u. The show, in its fourth season, will air nine episodes filmed in Hawai'i in July. ... Honolulu is the third city to be featured in this reality TV program. "Beach Patrol" has filmed in San Diego and Miami Beach."  The article notes: "We turned them down, but TV producers found another ocean rescue team on another famous Florida beach willing to be portrayed in a "Cops"-like reality series. The result: "Beach Patrol: Miami Beach," a half-hour unscripted show premiering at 8 tonight on Court TV. ... Most of the buff scenery in the show's debut episode - lots of male abs and bikini-clad women - is on display in the opening sequence, as shown in a rough cut of the program provided by Court TV."  The article notes: "Images of the everyday rescues and workings of Huntington Beach lifeguards will go national starting Jan. 1 on a new reality show, a Court TV spokeswoman said. ... A production crew from Burbank-based Evolution Film and Tape followed the lifeguards seven days a week this summer, capturing their every move on the job, from ocean rescues and medical aids to jelly fish bites and their interactions with beach-goers. ...The cable show, now called "Beach Patrol," is in its fourth season with episodes of lifeguards in Honolulu. Huntington Beach will be featured for the fifth season, officials said."  The article notes: "Perhaps the timing couldn't be better for "Beach Patrol," a 10-part documentary-style show being filmed through Labor Day at Mission Beach. The program won't be a clone of "Baywatch," the fictional series about lifeguards that showcased thin plots, hard bodies and buxom blondes. "Beach Patrol," set to air next year on cable channel Court TV, will portray local lifeguards as highly trained, multi-tasking public servants in red bathing suits and blue T-shirts. ... Evolution Film & Tape Inc. of Burbank has been shooting Fridays through Mondays. Using the Mission Beach lifeguard tower as its hub, the film crew has found plenty of action along the bustling, two-mile-long boardwalk."</li> <li>Less significant coverage:<ol> <li> The article notes: "The network filmed nine episodes in Hawai'i this year featuring city lifeguards doing everything from responding to medical calls to working the memorial service for legendary entertainer Don Ho in Waikiki."</li> </ol></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Beach Patrol to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 10:56, 28 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul>


 * Comment: Pinging, who removed the proposed deletion. Cunard (talk) 10:56, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Per sources identified above by Cunard. Donald D23   talk to me  13:45, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge. I'm satisfied with Cunard's sources, which seem to provide enough in-depth coverage of the show to enable us to write a policy-compliant non-stub article. The sources suggest that this may be related to Ocean Force, e.g. ("′Ocean Force′ is the latest in a series of reality docudramas that have aired on TruTV - until today known as Court TV - under the previous title of ′Beach Patrol′"), so it might be worth considering a merger of some sort. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:30, 4 June 2022 (UTC)


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