Talk:Mercy Point
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Sector General
Any info on whether or not James White's Sector General books were an inspiration for Mercy Point? Bizzybody (talk) 10:52, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
- They were not a direct inspiration, but a television critic has made the comparison between the two. Aoba47 (talk) 20:45, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Off-topic, Aoba47, but the short citations (e.g. Garcia & Phillips 2008) point to your sandbox. I suggest converting them to short footnote templates of your choice (Template:Sfn/doc). – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 21:55, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for the comment; I have corrected this. Aoba47 (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
Redirects for episodes
Not sure if any of the episodes received enough coverage to justify standalone article (if so, might make a nice Good topic...), but I went ahead and created some redirects, just in case:
- New Arrivals
- New Arrivals (Mercy Point)
- Opposing Views (Mercy Point)
- Last Resort (Mercy Point)
- Second Chances (Mercy Point)
- No Mercy (Mercy Point)
- Battle Scars (Mercy Point)
- Persistence of Vision (Mercy Point)
Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:44, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for the redirects. I completely forgot about that. Unfortunately, I do not believe that any of the episodes attracted enough coverage to receive its own article, but it will definitely be an interesting point to research further in the future. Thank you again. Aoba47 (talk) 20:51, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
How is this notable?
Is Wikipedia just a repository for plot summaries of every tv show that ever existed? 108.28.226.250 (talk) 03:29, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, it is just a repository. We try to disguise this by having well-written featured articles with more background information than just the plot summaries, and using a wide variety of sources to mislead people into thinking these articles are notable. BilCat (talk) 03:44, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- If one had asked this on a friend's group they'd be given the reply "You're uncultured", but Wikipedia exists to make you cultured before being called uncultured :) GeraldWL 07:45, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
Relevance of Starship Troopers
This is not explained at all - what in the holy world is the connection between the two projects? 2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:1B0F (talk) 19:47, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- Since Starship Troopers did not perform well, studios and producers were less-inclined to work on any science-fiction films, particularly those with a large budget, so that is why Mercy Point was never developed as a film. I have added a quote from the source to further support and explain this connection. Aoba47 (talk) 20:15, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you. --2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:1B0F (talk) 10:04, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
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