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Unrelated

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For autocat infobox television:

  • |co_network1= |co_network2=, etc - used for programs which were a co-production or for some reason aired originally on two networks in different countries (but the second one still counting as an original production).

Doctor Who

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The Doctor Who infobox is the only TV series-specific infobox left. All others were deleted except for two which became wrappers of {{Infobox television episode}}.

Summary

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Review

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  • Unique parameters: |quotes=, |type=, |doctor=, |doctors=, |companion=, |companions=, |cast=, |script_editor=, |executive_producer=, |composer=, |setting=, |missing_eps=, Split date field (|started= or |date= and |ended=).
  • Parameters named differently: |show= instead of |series= |serial_name= instead of |title= (this isn't used only for serials), |number= instead of |episode=, |series= instead of |series_no= and |season_article=, |preceding= instead of |prev=, |following= instead of |next=, |date= instead of |airdate=.
  • Missing parameters:
  • Inconsistency in usage with all other episode infoboxes:
  • Inconsistency in style with all other episode infoboxes:
    • Lists the total overall episode number instead of the current season number.
    • Lists the episode number in the title field.
    • Links the |series= to the season article instead of using just the number.
    • Does not have the season link placed in the same location as |season_article= does.
    • Uses the header "Others" instead of "Guest appearance(s)" for guest credits.
    • Uses the label "Length" instead of "Running time".
    • Uses the labels "First broadcast" instead of "Original air date".
    • Has the cast and production sections in the opposite order.

Changes

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  • Unique parameters viability breakdown:
    • Not needed to be merged:
      • 2 parameters |quotes= and |type=) are used for the sub-header and color of the infobox.
      • 5 parameters |doctor=, |doctors=, |companion=, |companions= and |cast= are used for main cast listing.
      • |executive_producer= does not have consensus to be added per recent discussion.
      • |script_editor= - we don't list all production staff.
      • |setting= - not documented and not used.
    • Remaining parameters:
    • Rename to use standard names:
      • |show= to |series= - though it currently has a few letters and will need to change to full name
      • |serial_name= to |title=.
      • |number= to |episode=.
      • |preceding= to |prev=.
      • |following= to |next=.
      • |date= to |airdate=.
      • |started= and |ended= to |first_aired= and |last_aired= in {{Infobox television season}}.
    • Special case:
      • |series= has a duel purpose so the number value should be converted to |series_no= and |season= (as the series uses both "series" and "season") and the season link to |season_article=.

Breakdown per series

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Conclusions

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  1. Trivia fields should be discussed if should be kept or not. These aren't the only TV series with a special "thing" happening each episode.
    1. Lost could have "Flashback/Flash-Forward/Flash-Sideways", "Character centric" and "Day" fields;
    2. Stargate SG-1 can have a "Planets visited" field.
    3. Star Trek: The Original Series already use a "Stardate" in their tables, so would want this in the infobox.
  2. |Showrunner= credit from Simpsons is useful for all shows.
  3. |Composer= from Doctor Who is useful for all shows. Currently the |Music= field is being misused for artist only cases (see, Tricks and Treats (Hokey Wolf)).
  4. Main cast should not be included in infobox, as The Goodies and Doctor Who currently do.
  5. Style should be consistent so - Episode and season lists should be removed.
  6. Style should be consistent so - Doctor Who should be split and use the correct infoboxes - for episodes and for seasons.
  7. Doctor Who's unique fields such as |missing_episodes= should be discussed.
    1. If |missing_episodes= is to be included, it should probably be included in the season template.
  8. If the Rocky and Bullwinkle template is merged into this one, the |story_arc_no= and |segments_no= param should be added.

Unrelated

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  1. Should |animator= be added? Tricks and Treats (Hokey Wolf) misuses the |Cinematography= field for it.
  2. How to deal with The Huckleberry Hound Show that has separate TV shows as segments. Tricks and Treats (Hokey Wolf) uses both TV series names as the series name.
  3. Add a field for non-numbered episodes or specials. Something like |episode_type= - So Lost: The Journey could get "Clip show", The New Man in Charge could get "Epilogue", etc.
  4. Add a field |segment= (or this could use the |episode_type= option from above) for cases like Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight) and Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) where the article is not about the whole episode, but about a segment of that episode.