Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Big Brother (TV series)/archive1

Big Brother (TV series)
I stumbled upon this article back in May of 2005. It was the first article I read on Wikipedia, and happens to be one of the most informative and well written. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FireSpike (talk • contribs) 21:39, October 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. Lacks a References section to cite the sources used by this article as required by criteria 2 of the featured article criteria. --Allen3 talk 23:28, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Object - I don't think it's informative or well written, and the lead paragraph is particularly weak. "While any pretences to be a cultural experiment are dubious" is an example of POV, but there are others. "On the other hand, other versions have involved plotting in the vein of the most cruel soap opera. Some versions have been filled with sex-crazed housemates ...." is not encycopedic.  The article itself is very short, and only appears long because of the lists.  Big Brother around the world - I'm not sure it's needed. I don't think it is.   Some pecularities needs to be absorbed into the main text.  As stated above - there are no references and that is absolutely mandatory. Rossrs 09:01, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth. I think naming the countries around the world that have broadcasted their own version of Big Brother is certainly encyclopedic and relevant to this article. How it should be included is up to debate. - 131.211.51.34 12:22, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Object - lacks an encyclopedic tone. See popular culture studies or try looking at material from this google scholar search. TreveXtalk 15:19, 10 October 2005 (UTC)