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 * Nominator(s): Bruce Campbell (talk) 23:30, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

I am nominating this for A-Class because I plan to put it through FAC once I get better writers to go through it. Plus it's my favorite episode. Much like my first FA Terms of Endearment, the episode begins with the death of a baby (I can't fathom how I got into that niche). In addition, the episode is notable for widely being called the scariest episode of the series, and for good reason. It features a clan of incestuous mutants serial killers, plot points revolving around rape, infanticide, and kidnap, features a couple being clubbed to death and two separate impalings. And most lovely of all, it was almost entirely based on true events.

Please, fell free to nitpick. Bruce Campbell (talk) 23:30, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

That's all I have. Damn, you did some serious work on this!-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   01:32, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Intro: "however the investigation uncovers a truth even more sinister." I wouldn't 'tease' the audience, I'd just say what the sinister truth is
 * In the pic with Don Knotts and Andy Griffith, I would put the parenthesis before the period.
 * Writing: "Wong was fascinated in how the family lived, deciding to base the Peacock family on the Ward brothers, incorporating their unusual lifestyles into the script." -> "Wong was fascinated by how the family lived and decided to base the Peacock family on the Ward brothers and incorporate their unusual lifestyles into the script."
 * Filming: "horrifying adult imagery" kind of has a pornographic ring to it. Maybe "horrifying graphic imagery"
 * Reviews: Put all letter grades ("A+", "C–") in quotes
 * Footnotes: Some of the dates are DD MM YYYY, and others are MM DD, YYYY. I'd pick one and stick with it

Changed the prose issues, fixed the date formats. Went with the more annoying DD MM YYYY, because even though it's more awkward it's what I used with Terms of Endearment. Changed the teasing part of the lead (however there really is no nice way to say "they were breeding with their mother..." so I kept it as vague as I reasonably could). Bruce Campbell (talk) 03:55, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Excellent. I will Support now.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   04:36, 19 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Support Amazing work, meets the A-Class criteria. TBrandley 15:31, 19 November 2012 (UTC)