Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Mind Meld

Mind Meld

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 1, 2015 by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:58, 17 May 2015 (UTC)



Mind Meld is a 2001 American documentary film in which actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy (pictured) discuss the Star Trek science-fiction franchise and its effects on their lives. Among the topics discussed are the difficult relationships they had with Gene Roddenberry—the creator of Star Trek—and with the several fellow cast members who disliked Shatner. It was in Mind Meld that Nimoy first publicly revealed that he had struggled with alcoholism while he was acting in the 1960s Star Trek television series. Mind Meld attracted some notoriety because of an unintended sound in one scene that became a popular subject of flatulence humor among Star Trek fans and on morning zoo radio programs. Shatner denied being the source of this sound in multiple interviews. Scott Brown of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an "F", and stated that the only people likely to watch the film other than extreme Star Trek fans are people interested in hearing Shatner's supposed flatulence.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Blackrock is scheduled for May 1, but the only similarity is that they are both films. There hasn't been a TFA about a documentary film since Not My Life last November, and the most recent Star Trek-related TFA was Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home last December.
 * Main editors: Neelix
 * Promoted: April 12, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: Because Nimoy died only two months ago, this TFA is likely to be a popular one if it goes up soon.
 * Support as nominator. Neelix (talk) 14:49, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Make it so, number one —  Cliftonian   (talk)  22:50, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Engage! er, Support.  Montanabw (talk)  06:43, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: I have no quarrel with the article. The problem is that we have recently had rather too many film/TV-related articles nominated for TFA, and I am trying to avoid scheduling any more in May, unless they have a strong date connection. Thus, I hope you will understand if there is something of a delay before this is scheduled. Brianboulton (talk) 14:10, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Support ...err, mindful of observation I might try and rustle up some non-TV/film ones ;) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:37, 1 May 2015 (UTC)