Talk:Lethal Inspection

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Storyline conflict with earlier episode[edit]

In A Pharaoh to Remember, Bender gets extremely depressed exactly because he considers himself mortal and worries about dying before he has achieved fame. The whole premise of that episode is built on that. How is that best worked into this episode's Wiki?--Cancun771 (talk) 18:47, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Generally continuity issues (such as this) are best left out unless they are discussed in a reliable source. I have seen one article which notes that this episode conflicts with a previous episode where Bender emerges from the production line full sized. If there is enough coverage of these issues there could be a section titled "Continuity", it all depends on if secondary reliable sources discuss the issue. See Space Pilot 3000 for a good example. Star dust 8212 20:50, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Continuity always takes a back seat when the Rule of Cool or Rule of Funny take over. The full-size production line of Bender is likely Rule of Funny, and his death worries (and subsequent enslaving of an entire planet to build a gigantic statute of him) falls under Rule of Funny and Rule of Cool respectively. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.78.11 (talk) 21:34, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Cool explosion" Cultural Reference[edit]

"He did it, and he's not looking back at that cool explosion? He's a hero!"
— Bender

Bender's cool explosion comment after Hermes exits the burning house is a cultural reference to "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", the song by Andy Samberg, Will Ferrell, and J.J. Abrams. Unfortunately, I do not have a source. XP1 (talk) 14:29, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Without a source, how certain can you be? It's not the exact same line from the song and hardly an original idea.Luminum (talk) 17:48, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Queenieacoustic (talk) 19:18, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Hi CTJF83! This is my first ever GA review, so if there's something I'm doing wrong, just tell me.

I've read the article and while it is well-written for the most par, I have still noticed some things that need to be done. They are as follows:

Plot[edit]

Done Bender soon discovers that he suffers from a terminal manufacturing defect: built without a back up unit, making him mortal. Write "he is built without a back up unit" etc.
Done Bender's attempts to discover the inspector's identity from Mom's Friendly Robot Company. This sentence doesn't make much sense. Please reword it.

Production[edit]

Done The episode is a rare episode in which Hermes is the lead. This sentence is poorly written. Please rewrite it.
Done Cultural references in the episode include the Rubik's Cube, the television show Hollywood Squares, and actor and comedian Paul Lynde, who was the regular "center square" on the show Not sure if this fits in Production. Isn't there usually a separate section for cultural references?
Done The image caption needs punctuation and (pictured).

Reception[edit]

Done You should probably explain what the "ratings" and "shares" are for those who don't know Nielsen-speak.
Done The second paragraph is very long. It should probably be made into two paragraphs.

Done Also, "Futurama" needs to be italicized.

As you can see, the article is not far from GA status, just fix these issues and I'll be able to pass it. I'll put it on hold for seven days, though I'm pretty sure you'll be done with it before then. Queenieacoustic (talk) 19:18, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review! I have fixed all your concerns. CTJF83 01:15, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite, there are some things in the Production section that need to be fixed. You're almost done though! :) Queenieacoustic (talk) 10:51, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How in the world did I miss the whole "production" section?! Normally the cultural references (CRs) would be in a separate section...but since it is one sentence, I didn't want to put it in it's own section...and actually, I'm going to expand on what I have for CRs and give more specific details after I wake up. CTJF83 12:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just an FYI, I've been a bit busy at work, and don't have enough time now to sit down and expand the CR section, but will get to it in about 24 hours, which is my day off. CTJF83 21:18, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Queenieacoustic (talk) 21:41, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot I had work training today...but all done, I'm happy with the cultural references section. CTJF83 02:59, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It seems you spelled "bureaucrat" wrong, but since it's such a minor mistake, I have been bold and fixed it. Queenieacoustic (talk) 10:09, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations CTJF83! You can now add this one to your GA résumé. Queenieacoustic (talk) 10:10, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review! CTJF83 19:22, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Picture?[edit]

Where has the picture gone to? Mordecairule 15:19, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

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