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Hello.

I have launched the miniseries page of Olive Kitteridge. This will be somewhat strenuous to complete, so if anyone is willing to contribute images, text boxes, as well as expand information, I will appreciate it. Be sure that you cite credible sources of information and keep your noses clean!

If anyone has a question or facts worth of interest, please write it down in the talk page. Thank you for your courtesy!

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This is a four-hour mini-series, and should be described as such. The opening credits twice label it an HBO Mini-series. But Film Fan has three times added

(though described as a film in the credits)

to the opening sentence. This is not helpful information to readers and is bad formatting for the lead. And most broadcasts of Olive Kitteridge have put it in two two-hour parts, yet Film Fan has also repeatedly removed the fact that this is a four-hour project and instead put "four-part" in the lead, repeating it twice. This is not particularly helpful to readers, who would be more interested in how long it is. Gothicfilm (talk) 07:54, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a film. The first thing that comes up in the opening credits for each episode is "HBO Miniseries". That is repeated at the end of the closing credits and that is the case for all four episodes. The "A film by Lisa Cholodenko" is (I believe) terminology that is set by the standard contract between the Directors Guild of America and the Studios. Although this should be enough I will add that in the OnDemand menu (US Cable Company ComCast) it is in the "HBO Series" section rather than the "HBO Movies" one. Thus, IMO, the term film should not be used in the credits. MarnetteD|Talk 15:47, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The opening credits start with the brand name "HBO Miniseries". Then the screen says "A Film by Lisa Cholodenko"... which means it's also a film. Also, no series or film is described by how long they are in hours/minutes. "Four-hour" is both incorrect and unnecessary. It's a four-parter. There are undeniably four parts. But the parts are not even hours and the full runtime is not four hours, so leave it as "four-part". If you want to add runtime information, there is an infobox for that.

Did you even read my post? I noted the director credit and explained why it is written the way it is. The way the credit is written does not turn this miniseries into a film. You are straying into WP:POINT territory. MarnetteD|Talk 16:06, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]