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Sam Waterston on screen and stage[edit]

Nominator(s): Arbero (talk) 02:28, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because this is my first featured list candidate about an actor and I would like to see it added amongst other filmographies featured lists. Arbero (talk) 02:28, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Review by Cowlibob

Firstly great effort in populating this list, must have taken ages.

"Waterston has appeared in numerous films, television projects as well as on stage during his career – one of his early" I think you should split these into two sentences before and after the hyphen.

Done Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

", which gave him a 1974 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series." how about "for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series".

Done Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

" for which he garnered two Golden Globe nominations the year after – Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year." how about "which earned him Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and New Star of the Year.

Done Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The stage section seems out of a place how about move it down to their own last paragraph.

Done I have moved and rewritten it. What do you think? Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"saw him win another Golden Globe nomination" I think receive would be a better word.

Suggestion Are there any other words (synonyms) we can substitute for receive? Not trying to be rude, but I don't want to use it multiple times because it will become very annoying and I prefer to use different words. Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

" – the performance meant Waterston received his first Academy Award" odd phrasing here. How about " for his performance Waterston received his first Academy Award..."

Done Sure. As for the sentence, I was just trying to use another sentence to make it more unique and different. Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Other notable credits from the 1980s.." what makes these notable?

Remark: Those characters he played were notable figures in real life. I have removed Hopscotch and Warning Sign though. Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

" for which he gained" I think "won the" would be better phrasing.

Done Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Waterston more notability as a professional actor" how did the role make him notable?

Remark: I don't know to be honest, so I have decided to remove the sentence and also some unrelated references. Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What makes Hollywood.com and tribute.ca reliable sources?

Remark: If I'm not mistaken, Hollywood.com is a news website like other film websites (Flixster and Yahoo! Movies) and most news there are reliable. As for Tribute, it's a showbiz magazine similar to Empire and Entertainment Weekly and even has its' own Wikipedia article, so shouldn't magazines be counted automatically as reliable sources? Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Generally but these two sources I've found, have copied content from Wikipedia in the past. Cowlibob (talk) 21:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alright then, I'm fine with that. Arbero (talk) 22:12, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Some of Waterston's most notable 1990s films" what makes these films notable in his career?

Remark: – You probably have a point here. I can't really explain how these films are notable, so I have removed the whole sentence. Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"currently appears" can't use words like currently in an encyclopaedia.

Suggestion – How about "As of 2015?" Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I find that it's better to use sentences that can stand the test of time. You don't need to mention his most recent appearance just because its his most recent appearance. Has the role garnered him accolades or critical acclaim? Cowlibob (talk) 21:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Well, not from what I have heard of, no. I'm not sure how to rewrite the sentence, so I have decided to delete it. Arbero (talk) 22:12, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"husband, father and divorce lawyer of two children" Very unclear what this sentence means.

Remark: It means that the role character he plays is a divorce lawyer, married husband and father who has two adopted children. I have shortened the sentence to "divorce lawyer" now. Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In the table, titles which begin with A or The should be sorted by the second word. Roles should also be sorted by last names as should director's names.

Question: Not sure what you are trying to justify here? Could you be more specific by using another actors' filmography list as an example? Arbero (talk) 23:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC) That's it for a quick run-through. Cowlibob (talk) 21:56, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've made some lead changes. There's still more I could do. For the sorting in tables, please see the following FLs: Julianne Moore filmography, John Gielgud, roles and awards, Robert Downey Jr. filmography etc. Sorry for the delay, I'm in quite a busy time at work. Cowlibob (talk) 21:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done No worries. I have added the sort keys. Hopefully I got it right. Arbero (talk) 22:12, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. - SchroCat (talk) 06:52, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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