Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of television series canceled after one series


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The result was   delete.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  06:13, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

List of television series canceled after one series

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WP:SALAT. This list is overly broad, and would include thousands of entries, even if it were to be restricted to the author's revised subject of only science fiction television shows cancelled after one season. Article's prose is just original research. Singularity42 (talk) 23:24, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Whilst I agree with your assertion that the original scope is too broad, I am actually trying to capture science fiction shows that were recently cancelled, post year 2000, or shows that certain networks such as NBC, ABC or FOX appear to have cut short where viewers numbered many millions. In many cases, the frequency and magnitude of these cancellations are unrecognized by the science fiction community due to the fragmentation of data. Wikipedia can address this subject with a single page. I agree that the list may prove large but I suspect that the article will provide clarity on whether certain networks cancel science fiction shows more frequently than others.
 * You need to think of a better list name/topic/definition. I can see your intention in a general sense but it isn't specific enough to be encyclopedic. I can remember creating a list like this myself. It didn't get deleted it got redirected away, same thing really! Szzuk (talk) 09:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps a title "List of Popular Science Fiction Shows Cancelled" with a listing where viewing numbers where recorded at over five million? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cams0ft (talk • contribs) 23:57, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. This article's title has since been changed to List of science fiction television programs canceled after one series. This title is still flawed, because most of the programs covered are American, yet the title uses British English (in the U.S., we would say that these programs were cancelled after one season, not one series -- we use series to refer to the entire run of a program, regardless of how many years it lasts). But that's a minor point and doesn't go to the substantive reason that this article should be deleted -- namely, that numerous television shows of all genres get canceled after a single season, not just SF shows. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:27, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete - not a proper list subject, far too broad and of little or no encyclopedic interest. Harley Hudson (talk) 15:49, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. The list just doesn't hang together, even with the new name. Szzuk (talk) 21:47, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment this makes no sense. Most TV universes end after one series. Multi-series TV franchises are rare. Many TV series are cancelled to end their run. This would be an extremely large list otherwise. And the list is even WRONG, since Battlestar Galactica had a sequel series called Galactica 1980. Nightstalker and The Prisoner were both remade. 65.95.13.213 (talk) 05:52, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * See my comment above; "series" is probably being used to mean "season" in this article. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:32, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Regardless of title, it's a trivial intersection of two distinct traits that don't constitute an inherently notable class of thing. Bearcat (talk) 01:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, items that meet this criteria will still be entirely unrelated; so no reason to group in a list. jorgenev 16:32, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
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