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If they are 36 in 2016 then how were they born in 1979?

There are some continuity errors that need to be addressed. The first episode, from what I recall, says they were in 1979, but the children were all turning 36 which means the characters must have been 36 at the time of filming the pilot which I presume was 2015. But we're in 2016 means they were born in 1980. Something isn't right.2601:152:102:34E8:A8EA:EC2F:1FC6:6DF4 (talk) 03:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Randall and Beth were married in 1999? When Randall was 19 years old? According to what? 24.40.129.15 (talk) 03:25, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

They were born Aug. 31, 1980.^[1] -- Bwefler (talk) 06:32, 22 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Dowling, Amber. "'This Is Us': The Complete Season 1 Timeline". 'This Is Us': Timeline Explained. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

Plot summary

Plot summary emphasizes that the series is about the triplets, but episodes have extensive scenes with just Jack and Rebecca. How can we change this to reflect that the series revolves around the entire Pearson family? Tried to add a line of info to resolve this and it was taken down (kindly). So what is there to do? Josssoto (talk) 23:18, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi... that revert was me. If you want to limit your change to just the section that says it focuses on the three siblings' lives, I think that's fine. Some of your other edits had grammar errors so I just reverted the entire edit. I agree with you that the 3 adults siblings are not the sole focus of the show... —Joeyconnick (talk) 23:37, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that plot summary has been there since the first or second episode, which really was the focus. It has expanded since then and should be expanded as well. - Galatz ^Talk 13:39, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lonnie Chavis' recurring role as young Randall

I posted this elsewhere, but wanted to post it here for anyone in doubt. Lonnie Chavis, in portraying young Randall, cannot be credited as a series regular because he is a series regular on another show, and his contract stipulates that he cannot be a series regular in more than one show at a time. Therefore, Lonnie Chavis is only in a recurring role, even though he appears in just about every episode. If anyone has questions on this, please post here. I hope that, in mentioning this, I can help prevent a potential edit war regarding this issue. Thanks. --Jgstokes (talk) 00:59, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What this series is about

(I'm adding this because when I first read the article, I couldn't really imagine what the series was about, and here is what would have helped me get a better sense of it)

It's a deeply empathic multi-perspective portrayal of several generations of a family in which everybody is doing the best they can to deal with the complexities of life. Lots of imperfect human beings modeling secure attachment to a pretty high degree, including good boundaries. Clear differentiation between shame and guilt. Showing why everybody is doing the things they do or feels how they feel, without lecturing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:CB:BBCD:2700:297F:ED5A:BB97:5F9E (talk) 20:51, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How relevant is "conceived at Froggy's, a bar..."???

I have been trying to fix the first paragraph of the series overview because I do not think it is relevant nor is it good style to put in the series overview that the triplets were conceived at Froggy's, a bar in Pittsburgh. One anonymous person put that back in (and was not the first to keep putting it back in) because the anonymous person thought it was relevant that they were conceived in Pittsburgh, so I have mentioned when describing flashback scenes that most occur in Pittsburgh, where the "Big Three" were conceived, born, and raised. I don't think it's either relevant or good style for people to insist on putting in that they were conceived at some bar named "Froggy's". Anyone have any input on that, this post is the place to mention it. Thank you. -- Bwefler (talk) 16:47, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote this entire section. I felt that there was too much emphasis on detailed, specific information. Not only the time and place of the triplets' conception, but also the very specific dates and ages of the Big Three, which after two years of scattered storytelling are inherently nonspecific. I believe describing them as elementary and high school students sufficiently identifies the scope of that storytelling. --DavidK93 (talk) 15:26, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comedy-drama? Or just drama?

Some contributors (many anonymous) think this show is a comedy-drama. Others have disagreed, that it is just "drama" (or family drama)—I tend to agree; this is not a light-hearted show.
Would those who think this is a comedy-drama please state your reasons why on this post? Would those who think this is just a drama please state your reasons why on this post? Let's please come to some consensus about this. Thank you. — Bwefler (talk) 04:41, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 4 October 2019

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) Sceptre (talk) 20:12, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This Is Us (TV series) → This Is Us – This show is now on season 4. Look at the last 3 years of page views https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=wiki.riteme.site&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2016-10-03&end=2019-10-03&pages=This_Is_Us_(TV_series)|This_Is_Us_(Backstreet_Boys_album)|This_Is_Us_(The_Necessary_album)|This_Is_Us_(EP) we have the show having 100 times as many page views of the other three pages combined. This is the clear primary topic. Galatz גאליץ ^{שיחה Talk} 15:12, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support. The pageview analysis is overwhelming: between the three entries on the DAB page with articles (the EP is a redirect), the TV series gets 98.8% of them.

Consequential changes. (1) This Is Us → This Is Us (disambiguation). (2) Add an {{other uses}} hatnote to the article about the TV series. Narky Blert (talk) 09:35, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

strong oppose - This is not something to evaluate during a spike in the page's popularity due to the new season just starting. This leads to error (mostly due to fans over-participating in move discussions) and over-reliance on temporary boost in page views. I do not see this being such a clear primary topic if one evaluates it from, say, ten years in the future (WP:10YEARTEST). If one looks at the very long-term page views, you can see an overall declining trendline... a decline that surely will accelerate when the series has gone off the air. -- Netoholic @ 12:38, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If it does become forgotten/non-primary topic in 10 years, then it will be easy to request another move to return things back. I would have agreed with you if this show was in S1 and S2, but the show is far too big at this point of it's life. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 17:38, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support Obvious and clear primary topic. It was outperforming the others with the same titles even during the summer when it wasn't airing. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 17:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support A vast majority of people come here looking for the TV show. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 19:54, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This will be a rather long comment, so please bear with me. I do have a few points I believe are worth making. Aside from the increased views issues, there is no way to tell for sure that this show will fade into obscurity or oblivion in 10 years. I have read public mentions of this show dubbing it this generation's equivalent or answer to "Friends", which is more popular now with a new generation of viewers than it ever may have been when it originally aired. And the main reason that NBC gave this show a 3 season renewal earlier this year is because of their faith in the story that has been mapped out thus far. Also, there is no definitive indication that the series will conclude with the sixth season. Dan Fogelman has been quoted as saying he has a definitive plan, and the show will have an end date at some point, that he had mapped out six seasons initially, but would be open to continuing the show beyond that if he, the cast and crew, and NBC network executives felt there was more to the story of the characters that needed to be told. For these reasons, along with others that I won't go into at present, the suggestion that the show could or almost certaily will fade into obscurity or oblivion in a decade to me is a notion that smacks of crystal balling, which Wikipedia policy advises against. Our task is not to estimate or conjecture when the show will end, and is even more so to not speculate on when it will no longer be relevant. The fact of the matter is that it is relevant now, and if this show and its' associated pages currently have more page views than any other "This Is Us" page on Wikipedia, then renaming the page for at least the duration of the show's run and relevancy, however long that actually winds up being, is an idea I absolutely and unequivocally support. --Jgstokes (talk) 02:27, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support – This year, it's the obvious and clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC when compared with the other topics of the same name. We can move it in 10 years if needed. – Levivich 03:27, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Page view stats indicate an overwhelming primary topic.--Yaksar (let's chat) 05:01, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Season 5 Premiere

I've changed it to October 27 in three different places. If I've missed a spot, let me know. I've provided a reference for the date change. BlackW76 (talk)

Chris Geere as Philip

Chris Geere portrays Kate's second husband, Philip. Although he was a recurring character in season 5, during tonight's season 6 premiere, he was listed with the main cast, just before the actors portraying the younger counterparts of the 3 Pearson siblings. Should that be noted here somehow? Thanks. --Jgstokes (talk) 05:20, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Dowling, Amber. "'This Is Us': The Complete Season 1 Timeline". 'This Is Us': Timeline Explained. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

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