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June 17

Trial film = legal drama?

Aren't those two expressions for more or less the same thing? (= Redundancy?)--Hildeoc (talk) 20:09, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Hildeoc:It looks like they are the same thing, so yes, it would probably be sensible to merge under "Duplicate: There are two or more pages on exactly the same subject, with the same scope." This reference desk is not the place for discussing this, so should probably be done on the talk page or the help desk. Regards, Willbb234 (talk) 20:35, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've posted a merge suggestion. --76.69.46.228 (talk) 22:42, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No. Legal drama states it also encompasses TV productions. That being said, I have no objection to merging trial film into it, as there is considerable overlap and I am a bit skeptical of the claim that "trial films" are a film genre. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:32, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably also there were 'Legal dramas' in the form of plays before the invention of radio (not previously mentioned), television and film. One might argue that The Merchant of Venice is, in addition to other things, a legal drama. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195) 2.122.177.55 (talk) 18:29, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think of a legal drama on TV as something like Boston Legal or Perry Mason, which were series rather than standalone works. 173.228.123.207 (talk) 01:26, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]