Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Police Station


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The result was keep. ✗ plicit  23:40, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Police Station

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No better sourcing found. Current source is a directory listing. Deprodded without comment Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 16:14, 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?) 16:14, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article quotes from KTLA spokesman Bob Reagan. The article notes (my bolding): ""A case in point is our 'Police Station.' After the first show it took a panning from the press. We fired the whole cast, replaced them with more efficient actors. Second show was a little better. Third show was good. Now it's rolling along sponsored," he concluded." The quote demonstrates that there is additional offline coverage of the show from 1958 that will be hard to access.   The review notes: "You have to start somewhere in TV, and this poor cop's Dragnet starts at the bottom where it is apt to stay unless future episodes surpass by far its dull debut. In what obviously was a shoestring operation the sets and locale were limited, leaving the acting to make whatever impact it could with a weak episodic storyline. To a degree the jerky pace might be ascribed to the fact that this was tailored for the standard 26-minute stretch, but KTLA slipped in more commercials than par and trimmed the tale to around 22 minutes. ... Series is produced, written and directed by Sandy Howard, who seems to have spread himself as thin as this format." The article notes that the cast members include Baynes Barron, Gordon Wynn, Henry Beckman, Roy Wright, Bill Hampson, Larry Kerr, Robin Priest, Ruth Seville, Mary Patton, and Harry Rose." The article notes that "Police Station" aired on KTLA on October 8, 1959, from 10:00pm–10:30pm.   The review is of Police Station, which aired on KTLA on September 15, 1958, from 10:00pm–10:30pm. The review notes: "A crackling pace that moved as fast as the memorable last act of "The Front Page" highlighted the debut of this new series, worthy of note because here was a live local airer that, production and technical-wise, beamed as far superior to the many live network offerings in the cops-and-robbers vein. Actually, the pace and acting were so professional that possible intent by producer Sandy Howard to tease viewers into wondering whether they were looking at the real thing was negated — even the most naive viewer must have realized he was watching a well-rehearsed play. Realistic setting is that of an average police station, focal point of which is the high desk of the uniformed sgt. (Jack Mann) with adjacent private office sets for detectives (Hank Scott and Gordon Wynn) and a policewoman (Enid Baine). ... Though the pace was admirable, theatrically speaking, it can be slowed a bit on future segments for more realistic effect, if that is the primary aim."   The article notes: ""Police Station," new Sandy Howard production based on actual files of various police departments throughout the country, makes its debut as a weekly half-hour ept. 15 at 10 p.m. over KTLA. Bill States will direct the live show as scripted by Howard, Enid Baine and Hank Scott, who also doubles as production supervisor."   The article notes: "In TV field, Howard Prods. has new live, weekly "Police Station" series on at KTLA, with national tape syndication in the wind. On the drawing boards are the two other video properties, a fantasy series, "Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones," pilot of which will be taped at KTTV within the next three weeks ..."   The article notes: "TV producer Sandy Howard planed to New York last night to confer with president Hal Hackett of Official Films on distribution of his "Police Station" TV series, of which eight half-hour films are completed." </li> <li> The article notes: "Official Films and Sandy Howard Prods. have set a deal whereby Official will distribute 39 half-hour "Police Station" segments nationally. Segments will be filmed expressly for Official syndication and will go into production next week. Video-taped version currently being aired on KTLA doesn't enter into deal set by Official prexy Harold L. Hackett and Howard." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Police Station, KTLA (5), 10 p.m. (new). Based upon actual files of various Police Departments throughout the United States, this series depicts what goes on inside a police station, from bookings to investigations. Jack Mann stars as Sgt. Battle." </li> <li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Police Station, KTLA (5), 7:30 p.m. The police blotter tonight includes cases of shooting, grand theft and kidnaping." </li> <li> This is two sentence-entry about the show. The book notes: "Police Station. (Series; Crime Drama; Syn.; 1959). The day-to-day operations of a police station (Precinct 11) of a big city. Real cases are dramatized and followed from the crime to the arrest to the conviction. Cast: Baynes Barron (Sgt. White); Henry Beckman (Sgt. Stan Albertson); Roy Wright (Det. Pat Green); Larry Kerr (Det. Chuck Mitchell)." </li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Police Station to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 01:48, 29 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul>


 * Comment: Pinging, who removed the proposed deletion. Pinging , who created the article. Cunard (talk) 01:48, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cunard's comment. --Bensin (talk) 14:15, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per the citations listed by Cunard. Donald D23   talk to me  17:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Cunard found clear evidence this passes the general notability guidelines.  D r e a m Focus  20:29, 31 May 2022 (UTC)


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