Talk:Hollywood (miniseries)
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Should we include certain information for cast & characters?
[edit]For instance, should we include the fact that Dick is a closeted gay man, that Claire is Camille's rival and Avis's daughter, that Henry is/becomes Rock's agent, that Henrietta has an affair with Erwin, and that Rock and Archie are boyfriends? All of this information is revealed in later episodes and are light spoilers but at the same time doesn't really ruin the story. What do you all think?
Also, should we include information about who the non-fictional characters were inspired by? Laura Harrier's character Camille was inspired by Dorothy Dandridge, and Samara Weaving's was inspired by Marilyn Monroe, and McDermott's character look was inspired by Clark Gable. There are many reliable sources that cover this. Should we include the inspirations for the characters or no? Factfanatic1 (talk) 01:24, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Factfanatic1: Wikipedia contains spoilers, please see WP:SPOILER. As for inspired by information, they would need to be sourced with reliable source(s). You can't claimed they are inspired by real people without reliable sources as this would be WP:OR. — YoungForever(talk) 01:34, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- @YoungForever: Well yeah, I already knew about that. I'm just asking for opinions and if anyone thinks we should add or exclude any of the information or keep it as is. Factfanatic1 (talk) 02:54, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- @YoungForever: Why edit my reply without replying? Genuine question, are you a robot or a human? If you're human, do you think we should keep the cast info as it is, remove stuff, or add stuff? Factfanatic1 (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Factfanatic1: I strongly advised you to be civil and not personal attacking me. I recommend leaving the cast info as it is because the creators never explicitly said the specific characters were inspired to specific real persons. — YoungForever(talk) 05:22, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- @YoungForever: Why edit my reply without replying? Genuine question, are you a robot or a human? If you're human, do you think we should keep the cast info as it is, remove stuff, or add stuff? Factfanatic1 (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- @YoungForever: Well yeah, I already knew about that. I'm just asking for opinions and if anyone thinks we should add or exclude any of the information or keep it as is. Factfanatic1 (talk) 02:54, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
Looks like Scotty Bowers story to me. Lycurgus (talk) 14:51, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
@Factfanatic1: Re: this edit, I understand the rationale behind it, but I'm afraid that the idea of "only add a contribution if it's uniform throughout the whole article" holds Wikipedia back: instead the reader should be invited to add more, and to leave that material about the wife up. Not everyone has ample amounts of free time, and requiring additional contributions for an edit that we all acknowledge is good just puts more of a burden on one-time/drive-by contributors. People won't want to add material if their additions just get removed like that. I would suggest leaving that up and adding a {{expand section}}. I personally do not fit that profile, but I do suggest considering those that do. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:22, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
- I found some additional commentary on characters that I added. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)