Talk:The Thing About Pam

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A fact from The Thing About Pam appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the show The Thing About Pam is based on Pam Hupp's involvement in the murder of Betsy Faria?

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GA Review

Article has passed. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:28, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Reviewer: Onegreatjoke (talk · contribs) 15:09, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I plan on doing this review. Comments will come sometime in the afternoon. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:09, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alright! I am done with the review. Putting this on hold so that you can finish it. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:02, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Onegreatjoke:

Done A person in Georgia (talk) 00:46, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@A person in Georgia: I still have problems about the broadness. Specifically the premise being too short for me. If you can fix that than I can pass this. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:50, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Onegreatjoke:

Done A person in Georgia (talk) 15:08, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Satisfied now. Approving nomination. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:28, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Prose

Development

"about the involvement of Pam Hupp in the murder of Betsy Faria as well as the sentencing and release of her husband Russ Faria" should be "of her husband, Russ Faria".
"Since 2014, Dateline had devoted several episodes to the story" should be has.

Casting

"It was also reported NBCUniversal Chairman of Entertainment Content Susan Rosner Rovner" should be "It was also reported that NBCUniversal Chairman of Entertainment Content"

Filming

"After adding the prosthetics, makeup took between two and a half and four and a half hours to apply." should be "After adding the prosthetics, the makeup took between"
"When asked why they did not cast an actress with a closer resemblance of Hupp's physical appearance" replace with to.

That's it for prose!

Referenced

Programming Insider doesn't explicitly mention whether these are american viewers.
- Not much I can do about this since that's what the template says; Nielsen only reports US numbers (nielsen rating). A person in Georgia (talk) 00:46, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Viewers for episode 2 isn't correct.
- In the source, we're using the "updated live+same day" info at the very bottom. A person in Georgia (talk) 00:46, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Citation 16 doesn't exactly say it was on the final stagesof pre-production. Nor does it say that casting was underway in New Orleans.
- Recited source 17. A person in Georgia (talk) 00:46, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"After adding the prosthetics, makeup took between two and a half and four and a half hours to apply." The source doesn't verify this.
- Added source. A person in Georgia (talk) 00:46, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's it!

Copyvio

Earwig detected no Copyvios so this section is a pass.

Broad

Personally, I feel as if the premise of the story is lacking. The premise is extremely small and should probably be expanded so that it's more than two sentences.

Neutral

Article seems to be neutral so this section is a pass.

Stable

Article is stable so this section is a pass.

Media

All media looks good so this section is a pass.

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 23:55, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the true crime show The Thing About Pam has been criticized for its comedic tone? Source: https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-thing-about-pam-review-renee-zellweger-nbc-pam-hupp-dateline/ , https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/entertainment/the-thing-about-pam-review/index.html , and others.
- ALT1: ... that the show The Thing About Pam is based on Pam Hupp's involvement in the murder of Betsy Faria? Source: https://podcastreview.org/review/the-thing-about-pam/ , https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nbc-news-blumhouse-dateline-pam-hupp-1234610258/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dērītum
- Comment: I was the one that reviewed the article to GA.

Improved to Good Article status by A person in Georgia (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 21:52, 21 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Article was nominated within 7 days of GA status. Prose has more than 1,500 characters. Article is neutral. Earwig reported a 39.4% copyright violation but copyright violation is unlikely. Cast list is not sourced, but there is a "casting" section that is sourced, so I feel that is OK. QPQ fulfilled. I think ALT1 might be a better hook. This doesn't affect DYK eligibility, but some of the episode summaries are too long and per WP:TVPLOT, each episode summary should be 200 words or less. lullabying (talk) 06:29, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]