Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Dexter episodes/archive4


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by Matthewedwards 01:50, 24 August 2009.

List of Dexter episodes

 * Nominator(s): Nergaal (talk), Music  26/  11, 97198 

And another month of waiting for somebody still not bored with episode lists because the last FLCs were closed early. Nergaal (talk) 04:41, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No they weren't. Matthewedwards : Chat  18:02, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I have to agree with Matthewedwards here, though the second FLC was closed early because there wasn't enough time to fix a reviewer's comments. But does this really matter?-- Music 26/  11  19:57, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It doesn't. I was trying to make a point about the last FLC where for 10 days nothing happened, then at day 10 and 16 first detailed comments were made which were fixed quickly; and when another set of comments came at day 20 when I was traveling, the FLC was closed. I bet that nobody will make any significant comments until this gets listed at Featured list candidates/backlog/items. Nergaal (talk) 20:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Comments--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 16:18, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Lead
 * 1) More info should be added regarding awards received by the tv show and its success
 * How is it now? Nergaal (talk) 17:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Good enough for me.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Since the Blu-ray discs weren't released at the same time of the DVDs their release date should be mentioned either in the lead, per season or in the overview.
 * I added half a paragraph and a column on this. Nergaal (talk) 16:01, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * General
 * 1) I also suggest making redirects for "Dexter Season 1" and its equivalents to the according section in the list since the seasons don't have their own lists yet, I hope some day someone creates them.
 * Did that, but I doublt anybody will create season articles until the show becomes bigger. Nergaal (talk) 16:01, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) You should add the viewers share and number in the Overview.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 17:56, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Added viewers average. Nergaal (talk) 18:51, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Since the overview became pretty wide, could u reformat it to be like the one on List of Lost episodes.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:03, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That looks extremely ugly! If one uses a 1000 or 800px wide browser then the table would simply use two lines for the dated entries, which would still look much better than the lost version. Nergaal (talk) 19:26, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Wouldn't Dexter_(TV_series) be better in this list?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 07:17, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Not really. The emphasis here is on the episodes, not on the contents of the DVDs. Nergaal (talk) 23:33, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Something else that's needed are viewers share or number for every episode like in Seinfeld Season 2 or others. This fairly interesting to see how the viewers reacted to the show and how it evolved.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) There are only a few episodes of which the viewer numbers are available (usually only the season premiere and season finale and occasionally an episode in between. Most of which are already mentioned in the section's intros). It's not enough for a header in the table as there would be too many dashes or N/A's.-- Music 26/  11  20:28, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Is there also any info about why they chose the tweleve episode format? Instead of the usual 24 format?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Because it's a premium cable show, those usually have 12 or 13 episodes instead of 22 or 24.-- Music 26/  11  20:28, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) The sentence with "20 years" found in the second paragraph in the lead is nearly the same in the first season section last paragraph.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * So? It is not like it is copyvio and it is an important enough fact about the show to be worth mentioning in the intro also. Nergaal (talk) 20:53, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I wasn't saying it's a copyvio, it's a repetition and repetitions usually don't look that great. If it's that important of a fact then leave it.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 21:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) The Blu-ray and dvds will be released tomorrow so I suggest updating the list about the blu-ray as soon as possible.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 19:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * How is this an overlooked thing? And what is there to update that is not in the list already? Nergaal (talk) 20:53, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Date of DVD and Blu-ray release, changing tenses and info about special bonuses (if available) for the 3 DVD set.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 21:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Changed. Nergaal (talk) 17:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) What's the general reference you used for air date, wirter, director, title and production number?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 21:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Added. Nergaal (talk) 17:04, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I suggest saying under the References section General and adding those two reffs. Then have Specific and under it the reflist.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 17:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Still things I overlooked. Support I believe the List is featured quality. BTW I started watching the show, it's very good.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 07:26, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Support The list meets all Featured list criteria and all issues have been addressed as much as possible.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 06:54, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Support, issues from previous FLCs have been resolved. I don't think that we need to go too in-depth on awards and reception, as that's what the main article is for. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * On second thought, I think there should be a couple reviews for each season. Here are some for season three, it shouldn't be too hard to find them for the other seasons. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:41, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Can you be slightly more specific? You want a sentence in each section about the general view of the season? Nergaal (talk) 17:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * How are the additions I made? Nergaal (talk) 18:29, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Dabomb: is that support still striked? If yes, is there a particular reason for it? Nergaal (talk) 17:35, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * What makes http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dexter/cbs-welcomes-dexter-tonight-16698.aspx?pollid=360&answer=1444#poll360 reliable? Dabomb87 (talk) 14:16, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * BuddyTV is considered reliable because it bases its articles on published articles and press releases (which it sometimes also links too). The source for a BuddyTV article is always below the author's name (in this case Showtime and TV Guide). In addition BuddyTV is used in various new FAs ("Through the Looking Glass", "Pilot", "Premiere", "The Beginning of the End") on Wikipedia.-- Music 26/  11  16:23, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm on the fence about it. Here's an LA Times article that can replace the air date source. Dabomb87 (talk) 21:09, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I've switched with the LATimes reference. thanks, Nergaal (talk) 15:34, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * OK. The other use of buddytv is uncontroversial so I'll let it be. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Note FLC is currently short of reviewers; please consider reviewing one or more on the nomination list if you have not already (this message is being posted to all running FLCs). Dabomb87 (talk) 23:21, 14 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Question for reviewers is this notable for mentioning in the 4th season? Normally would be in the production section of a separate article on the season, but I don't know if it should be in this broader article. Nergaal (talk) 16:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Unless the event affected the episodes themselves, or the production, in a significant way, I don't think it's worth mentioning here. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:55, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Support -- Previous issues from past 2 FLC's have been resolved from me to meet WP:WIAFL.-- T ru  c o   503 22:14, 23 August 2009 (UTC)


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