Talk:Rick and Morty/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

New Season Start?

http://www.wsj.com/articles/adult-swim-how-to-run-a-creative-hothouse-1426199501?mod=trending_now_3 Its widely praised first run last year, airing at 10:30 p.m., will be followed by a new season this summer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.85.167.18 (talk) 14:59, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Improvisation

From what I understand as a fan of this show, a lot of the non-story dialogue and jokes are improvised. This can be seen in the episode Rixty Minutes, where the commercials and advertisements were completely improvised in the recording booth. I recall reading this same article a while back and the article went into this in the writing or development section, it even mentioned a specific show-creation technique involving this sort of improv by name. What happened to that? There's no mention of this in the article anymore. Is that not a valuable piece of information about the creation and development of this show? 24.119.53.187 (talk) 21:34, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Can you find some WP:RSes backing that info up?--Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 22:13, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm guessing the writer's reddit account doesn't meet the requirements? Like such as this here? 184.155.109.193 (talk) 18:05, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Recent leak

So, apparently two episodes of the upcoming season have been leaked online; as per this article. Once there is more info and credible sources to be used, they'll be added, as was the case with Game of Thrones this year. ProKro (talk) 16:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Dota 2 Announcer Pack

I consider the content worth including, but something about the way this section is written sounds only a couple degrees off from adcopy. Could it be rewritten? --208.87.223.178 (talk) 02:26, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you

I made the "horse surgeon" edit and failed to specify "horse cardiac(heart) patient" - thank you to whomever corrected me. I have no intention of citing incorrect information on this site, but am not impervious to mistakes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.176.122.10 (talk) 00:02, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

"Jerry's Game" and "Pocket Mortys"

How come these games aren't mentioned in the video game section? I believe they deserve a mention or something.Npamusic (talk) 02:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC) Npamusic (talk) 02:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Rick and Morty/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Owlsmcgee (talk · contribs) 22:39, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

This is my first Good Article review. I'm a fan of the show, but also a fan of Wikipedia, so I'd like to ensure that the article does justice to both. That means ensuring that the article's sources and statements are supported and that the article is actually of encyclopedic quality. I also hope to make my feedback clear to new editors, but as a first-time GA reviewer, I'd welcome feedback from experienced Wikipedians. My notes are below, in bullet points.

General notes

• Let's reduce some of the quotations from Harmon and Roiland and paraphrase them instead. Quotes from critics are fine, but there's too much first-person voice here.
• There's a lot of redundancy and overlong explanations in this article. I think many sections could be condensed with thoughtful rewrites and consolidation - removing the quotes will help a lot.
• The philosophy section is controversial, and while I love 8-bit philosophy, it's not really a reliable source per Wikipedia's rules. This is not because it's a youtube video, it's because it's not a youtube video from a reliable publisher known for fact-checking or verifying accuracy. A good way to handle this section would be to borrow from the "Themes" section of another Good Article on a similar program, South Park. That article has citations from the New York Times, CNN, The Independent, etc, discussing South Park's philosophy/themes/ideology, etc. This is largely owing to the fact that South Park has been around for a long time so has had time for these kind of thoughtful analyses to appear. In time, so will Rick and Morty (The humanist citation seems good to me, so that's a good start). Until then, I'd suggest steering away from unknown publishers such as Ranker and, regrettably, 8-bit philosophy. If those reliable sources can't be found now, I'd suggest holding off on including that section. This pains me to say, as the philosophy of Rick and Morty is one of the reasons I enjoy the show. Unfortunately, I just can't find enough good, reliable sources to justify its inclusion right now.

Specific notes

These are recommendations for improvement to Good Article status.

• In "plot," the bit about each episode ending with a post-credits scene isn't really a plot point. I'd recommend moving it elsewhere.
• In "characters," I don't understand the sentence, "The series is often retroscripted for Rick's lines." This also seems like a production point, not a character point; this and the post-credits line I mention above could be moved to the production section.
• The character line "He is identified as being the Rick of Dimension C-137" and the mention of Dimension C-137 for Morty seem like a bit of plot trivia requiring knowledge of the show, and doesn't need to be in an introductory article for people looking up information about it. That's appropriate to the list of Rick and Morty characters article, which can be more in-depth.
• Can we paraphrase the direct quote from Harmon in the section about Beth? It's quite long, and Wikipedia should defer to paraphrase when possible, especially since this article is intended as an overview of the show.
• Furthermore, I'd appreciate some more neutral wording or citations for the description of Summer.
• In Development, "Nevertheless, Harmon took a liking to his humor and the two began collaborating" feels a little redundant; let's keep it strictly factual: "The two began collaborating..." reads more like WP:NPOV.
• The line "In 2006, Roiland was fired from working on a television series he regarded as intensely creatively stifling, and funneled his creative energies into creating a webisode for Channel 101" is badly phrased, vague, and uncited; can you rework it or eliminate it?
• The entire second paragraph of "Development" is drawn from primary sources and doesn't seem like it adds much by way of factual, verifiable content. In other words, it talks a lot about Harmon and Roiland's "feelings"; let's focus on facts.
• In "Writing," we don't need the comparisons between Rick and Morty's writing staff and the Community writing staff. It's interesting but not appropriate for this article.
• The bit about Dota 2 reads like promotional copy. I don't think we need: "The announcer pack can be purchased by players and replaces the Default announcer and Mega-Kills announcer with the interdimensional mischief of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, voiced by Justin Roiland."
• "set in the Rick and Morty Rickstaverse" is a bit jargony, I'd cut it; also, why is this cited to a protected Facebook page?
• "According to one of the technical directors..." who? This is uncited so maybe should be cut, though I think the info could be found elsewhere.
• The lede is a bit too long and doesn't stick to the essentials; I'd trim it after writing about the primary cast. The rest of that info is background.

Comment from passerby Protonk

Hi, Owlsmcgee. I made a few edits to the page and I'll try to add some sources here and there. There are a fair number of reviewers/recappers writing about the theories (in bits and pieces) that 8bit philosophy had put together. So someone could re-write that section a bit but keep it in by looking at some of the reviews out there.

Thanks for tackling the review. No notes. I think you're tough on the right things. Protonk (talk) 14:43, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Seems like nobody is up for taking on these suggested revisions, so I'm going to close the GA nomination soon. Let me know if someone is going to take this on in a day or two and I'll hold off. ---Owlsmcgee (talk) 08:16, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Owlsmcgee, I suggest you close the nomination at your first opportunity. The nominator, Philmonte101, made a series of drive-by nominations in the second week of January. So far, two others have been reviewed and there was no move by the nominator to address any issues that came up; both have since failed. Thanks for your efforts in reviewing this one; I'm just sorry that the Philmonte101 hasn't addressed issues on any of them. There's one more that was nominated from around that time; I think I'm going to revert the nomination to prevent a fourth failure. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:01, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, BlueMoonset. I've closed the nom. ---Owlsmcgee (talk) 02:45, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

YouTube source

First of all, don't get me wrong I really like idea of using reliable YouTube videos as sources, but the last time I checked it was against WP:SOURCE, I wouldn't remove it myself as I genuinely support it, but I simply wouldn't be so frivolous to add these to an article. Sincerely, --86.81.201.94 (talk) 23:48, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Season 3 to air in Q4 2016, will feature 14 episodes

Here's the source. Npamusic (talk) 02:25, 5 March 2016 (UTC) Npamusic (talk) 02:25, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

February 2017: Still waiting, but look at "the home page". Retrieved 2 February 2017. Next Showing: February 4th @ 9:30 PM Does this mean season 3 is imminent? —84.214.220.135 (talk) 21:59, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

No, they are just sending old episodes. —84.214.220.135 (talk) 22:49, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Citation Relevancy April 3, 2017

After reading this article, it appears as if all the facts have proper citations that work when you click them. The article is neutral, there isn't any cheerleading or dispute about the show. The sources come from a wide variety of news sources, and they are up to date, there aren't any old or irrlevant ones. There are not viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented. This article is fairly boring to write about for this reason. As much as I love "Rick and Morty" there isn't a lot to critique on its citations or variability. This is good though, however, because it means that this is a strong Wikipedia article, and that I can use this as a good example of how to properly cite information. I don't think that any changes need to be made as of right now. I was really impressed that they even had updates from season 3 up already, as it premiered only on Saturday, April 1, 2017, which was two days ago.

Sophiestauffer (talk) 13:10, 3 April 2017 (UTC)Sophie

Redundant wording

"The series is inspired by British-style storytelling, as opposed to traditional American "family TV" stories."

"Harmon has stated that his inspiration behind much of the concept and humor for the series comes from various British television series, such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who."

These are redundant, shouldn't one or the other lines be deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Morty C-137 (talk • contribs) 03:49, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Citation needed?

The following statement is not found in the citation provided. Can anyone provide a citation for this? Otherwise it should be removed.

The series originated from an animated short parody film of Back to the Future created by Roiland for film festival Channel 101. Adult Swim approached Harmon for television show ideas, and he and Roiland developed the program based on the short, replacing the characters of Doc with Rick and Marty with Morty

178.167.166.183 (talk) 19:50, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

By request, sourcing has been added. Channel 101 film festival site link, and coverage by 3rd party news website Moviepilot. Morty C-137 (talk) 23:10, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, Mortiest Morty. 31.200.183.13 (talk) 12:46, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Misleading Rotten Tomatoes scores

The 100% score from Rotten Tomatoes is misleading and fails to provide adequate context.

Normally articles mention the number of reviews used to create Rotten Tomatoes scores, to give some context. In the case of Rick and Morty Season 1 there were only 5 critics. Rotten Tomatoes requires more reviews than this before they make any claim of critical consensus, and it is misleading to emphasize the high score without any mention of the unusually low number of critics to create the score. Season 2 and Season 3 also do not have enough reviews for Rotten Tomatoes to claim any consensus. This is a low bar and Rick and Morty hasn't passed it, and it means that Rotten Tomatoes fails to provide a good overview in this case.

The way the scores are currently presented is lacking adequate context, it gives undue weight, and implies wider critical acclaim that the sources really show. (It is clear R&M is very popular, but not that it is widely popular yet.) I would suggest putting Metacritic first, since that is where the specific text "universal acclaim" actually comes from, and I would put the Rotten Tomatoes score in a separate sentence, with the score and some context such as at least the number of reviews it is based on, or some mention that this number is considered "no consensus" by RT, but the repetition of the text universal acclaim beside the Rotten Tomatoes score and the Metacritic score is misleading. -- 109.78.254.37 (talk) 01:32, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

McDonald’s

With the MD recturn of Szechuan Sauce do we knew if they will be some rick and morty toy or something with it?82.38.157.176 (talk) 22:58, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2017

Can you add links to Nick Weidenfeld's wiki page for any mentions of him? Thanks!

CaseyMeurer (talk) 18:59, 16 October 2017 (UTC)Casey CaseyMeurer (talk) 18:59, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

Not done: Nick Weidenfeld doesn't have a Wikipedia article, and we don't link to drafts, especially those that have been declined. SkyWarrior 19:06, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2017

Hi, I'm not a regular editor so I may need some help with the formality of this request. In the philosophy section, I don't see how the second sentence before the comma, "The show most frequently adopts an existentialist perspective," is supported by its source. The source article headline does use "Existential" in a descriptive way, but the article body uses a form of that word only once, and to highlight how the show "counters" it. There is also a Sartre parallel at the end of the article that's been on and off the wiki page that similarly uses existentialism as a foil to the philosophy of Rik and Morty. Can we cut this part of the sentence or add a "citation needed" tag? Thanks 174.216.24.55 (talk) 01:32, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Done I added the "citation needed" template and i took the opportunity to mention cosmicism. -- Radiphus 08:02, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2017

Should mention be made that it is on a perpetual marathon on Adult Swim's website? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:401:480:D49C:1B32:8FB6:BD46 (talk) 21:30, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

 Done See: Rick and Morty#Online distribution. -- Radiphus 22:25, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2017

"which are lyrics from the song "Get Schwifty" that was sang by" is wrong and should be "which are lyrics from the song "Get Schwifty" that was sung by" 2A02:1812:2C61:5B00:80C7:D55E:A585:7A67 (talk) 19:02, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

 Done GMG^talk 19:04, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2017

Please add Anatomy Park to the games section. if more information is required i can look it up when i am at my desk Tazuras (talk) 17:47, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

 Done See: Rick and Morty#Tabletop games. -- Radiphus 18:17, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

Blu-ray/DVD reviews, special features, extras, sound and video quality

According to MOS:TV#Release, this information should be presented in prose format in the section Home media. This information is available at blu-ray.com. See here for the first season, and here for the second season. Make sure to not list every episode with a commentary track or deleted scenes, but focus on special featurettes that discuss something unique about the season. -- Radiphus 11:50, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2018

Please change "but this doesn't" to "but this does not" in section "Premise" per Wikipedia:Contractions. 5.151.0.121 (talk) 12:40, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Already done Spintendo ᔦᔭ 17:56, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Philosophy section

In this edit, Themidget17 added in good faith a section analyzing philosophical themes. While I can certainly appreciate the work that went into the creation of the section, I don't understand why we're focusing on what random viewers have to say about the series. Any such critique or analysis should be coming from reliable published sources, professional critics, and the like. Sources like this and this seem frivolous to me. Everybody on the intertubes has an opinion, but that doesn't mean that Wikipedia is the right venue for their thoughts. I think the section should be seriously recalibrated, or cut. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:36, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Hello there. I want to say that 8-bit Philosophy alone is a very respected YouTube channel, just because it's on YouTube doesn't mean it isn't reliable. At the risk of straying from the matter at hand, I want to say I'm getting a little frustrated by this type of challenges from experienced Wikipedians to new editors. I'm very new at Wikipedia (less than 300 edits), and I've already had content I contributed removed a couple of times already. But other times the content doesn't even have sources and it stays on the page. For instance just yesterday I made a +2,500 edit to the page "Receptive field" without adding a single reference and it stayed there. In this case, the philosophy in Rick and Morty, you can see that this is not at all original research. You may question my choice of sources, but let's be reasonable for a minute; this is philosophy, it's often quite ambiguous, I mean just look at the page about consciousness and all the different theories, it's mostly one argument after another, and it's purely discourse, not that many references. This isn't science, not that it shouldn't be well sourced (which I think my contribution is), but I think if this page was for instance about the Earth's atmosphere then yeah anything anybody says has to be double-checked, but again this is philosophy. Also, Rick and Morty isn't gonna be featured in plato.stanford.edu any time soon, these sources are the best there is, and they're good (especially two of the videos I linked).

I guess I want to sum it all up by saying this: Cyphoidbomb, if you're the only one who thinks this section should be done away with, please don't delete it just yet. _themidget17 | babble 01:41, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Another thing, Cyphoidbomb if you've watched the show, I'm pretty sure you've palpated the existentialism in there yourself. I mean it's pretty conspicuous. Wubba lubba dub dub, bye _themidget17 | babble 01:47, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I agree with Cyphoidbomb, I came here just to say I thought the section should be cut. The problem is that there clearly isn't enough content to warrant an entire section in this case. Consequently the section reads like an uninspired high school student trying to pad out an essay to the required length. The line about the "reminders of the insignificance of the Earth" just seems like trying to find any detail in the show that could possibly be called "philosophical" to bulk out the section. What I would recommend is cutting the "Philosophy" section and replacing it with a more general "Themes" or "Style" section, like what you get on many other Wikipedia articles for TV shows. There should be enough material for a couple of paragraphs, in which the philosophical aspects can be mentioned in passing. Gaiacarra (talk) 00:13, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

@Gaiacarra:There clearly is enough content to warrant a special section, which is probably why it has stayed there since it was added. You find more and more articles online talking about this aspect of the show each day. Also, a reviewer writing about the GA nomination said that editors should simply add more references to the section as these articles start appearing, but did not recommend deleting it. Please don't take my word for it, see the GA review fr yourself! I'll add, on a personal note, that criticizing the section's writing style while having yourself no more than 300 edits (less than 100 to mainspace!) has a certain self-righteous air to it, least from my standing point. _themidget17 | babble 05:56, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

This conversation is likely to devolve quickly if we're going to start slinging barbs at each other. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:25, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

You're right @Cyphoidbomb:. Apologies to @Gaiacarra: for being less than civil. I guess we'll simply have to see what the community decides about. It won't do anybody or the wiki any good to discuss this between the two of us just for the hell of it. _themidget17 | babble 18:01, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

The comments about the writing style were relevant because they're symptomatic of what I think is the problem with the section, which is that it doesn't have enough content. The section reads awkwardly *because* I think it's trying to stretch two sentences of information to section-length. I definitely think folding the information here into a general "Themes" section (which is standard enough practice on Wiki articles about TV shows) is the best way forward here. Gaiacarra (talk) 11:16, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

@Elzbenz: already has done just what you are suggesting, @Gaiacarra:. See the article :) Themidget17 (talk) 15:38, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

My 2p: I learned something reading about the "cosmic horror". That's useful, haven't seen in elsewhere, and it's referenced. That at least should stay IMO. Arided (talk) 17:52, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Rick isn't portrayed as being all that good of an influence on Morty so perhaps the show is anti-existentialist. In episode 1 Rick says God doesn't exist and to be consistent with atheism he would also have to think that life is an accident (or else to be an atheist you would have to think that the world always existed; which the Big Bang theory disproves) so Morty's Sartre quote could have come about from hanging around with Rick too much. 86.45.226.161 (talk) 23:13, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

"In episode 1 Rick says God doesn't exist and to be consistent with atheism he would also have to think that life is an accident (or else to be an atheist you would have to think that the world always existed; which the Big Bang theory disproves)" This is not true; to be consistent with atheism you just have to not believe in God: A-theism. 155.192.180.10 (talk) 10:06, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

The section has been rewritten and renamed to "Themes and analysis". What's next?

In the last months i have made some changes to the section, but there is still room for improvements. I think we need to first say a few words about the main characters, before the paragraph with Harmon's analysis; the philosophies mentioned in the last sentence should be reworked into the main flow; and we also need to quote some critical reviews. -- Radiphus 17:10, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Cancellation?

According to this [1] and some other websites, 'Rick and Morty' has not been renewed for a fourth season. Some even say "cancellation". Dan Harmon himself has also confirmed that the show hasn't been renewed. I'm not going to do any editing, because I think it should be discussed first. Dpm12 (talk) 02:53, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

It is known that the show has not been renewed for a fourth season, but it has not been officially canceled yet. Creator Dan Harmon and writer Ryan Ridley have said that the show will probably return for a fourth season (see Rick and Morty#Future). All we can do is wait until October 1, 2018 (one year after the conclusion of the show's third season) and if no news arrive, regarding the future of the show, we will simply update the {{Infobox television}} parameter "last aired" in accordance with the template's documentation, which states In some cases the fate of a program might be uncertain, for example if there are no announcements that a show has been renewed. If such a program has not aired a new episode in 12 months, "present" can be changed to the date the last episode aired, using  (). This does not imply the series has been cancelled, rather that the program "last aired" on that date. -- Radiphus 15:52, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 March 2018

{{subst:trim|1=

}I would like "Rick and Morty is" to be "Rick and Morty was"} Blakegale (talk) 12:46, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: The tense is correct. –Ammarpad (talk) 14:04, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

The Rickinator

According to Dan Harmon on Twitter, Adult Swim is airing an unannounced premiere episode of 'Rick and Morty' titled "The Rickinator" on Sunday night Dpm12 (talk) 03:07, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

@User:Dpm12 Think about it bro, April 1st? He's pulling our leg. Not going to happen. YborCityJohn (talk) 05:12, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

@YborCityJohn, yeah, I realized that not too long ago. I feel stupid. Dpm12 (talk) 12:22, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Bushworld Adventures

For April Fools 2018, Australian animator Michael Cusack known for his animated series, Damo and Darren was asked by Adult Swim to create a ten minute Ricky and Morty episode in the style of his animation and comedy, titled Bushworld Adventures. The episode has Rick and Morty searching for a cube in the Australian outback, coming across Australian versions of the Rick and Morty cast. The cast are stylized as Australian stereotypes referred to by most Australians as bogans. The episode was streamed live on the Adult Swim website and is currently available for public viewing.

http://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/bushworld-adventures/ — Preceding Dude comment added by Dude (talk) 08:31, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

70 Episode Order

AS of 10th of May Justin Roiland announced a 70 episode order. The exact episode unit per season size is yet to be confirmed. Previously every main season of Rick and Morty has been 10 episodes.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dc2Uc0OVwAEJu-7.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.241.8 (talk) 18:17, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Regarding Netflix claiming that the 70 eps equate to 7 seasons, the only source there is their twitter, no one else has said this, so we should not consider this tweet a confirmation of # of seasons. --Masem (t) 18:18, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

I agree. I believe it was a joke. -- Radiphus 19:27, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Basing the content on your personal opinions is textbook WP:OR. There is a verified source that states seven seasons; basing the article content on what you think is a joke, with nothing to back it up, is not how Wikipedia works. It is irrelevant if Netflix are the original broadcasters or not, the source is verified. -- Alex^TW 04:59, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

That's not how it works, and why we try to avoid social media sources. There are two authorative soruces here: Adult Swim and Justin Roland/Dan Harmon. Roland/Harmon's not said anything, and Adult Swim has not told anyone else how many seasons, but only use the language "years to come". [2]. Netflix may have post-broadcast streaming rights, but they are not authoritative here and the fact no other RS has picked up on Netflix's 7 years likely means they know it's a wild stab given past seasons have been 10 eps. --Masem (t) 05:38, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

This is not original research. Per WP:CONTEXTMATTERS, the reliability of a source depends on context. Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content. -- Radiphus 06:37, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Rick and Morty soundboards

Is it possible to add my soundboards to the reference section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:7E0C:6600:E9B2:557A:9052:B0F8 (talk) 17:38, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Unfortunately no, not least of which because basically all of that content is infringing on the copyright of the show's creators. GMG^talk 17:41, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Categorization

Because this article is already in Category:2010s American adult animated television series, there is no need for it to also be placed in its parent Category:American adult animated television series. It was added unnecessarily with this bot edit following an upmerge as a result of a CfD of a different category. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 07:10, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

Okay, thank you for taking the time to explain that. - Radiphus (talk) 07:13, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

The Fandom

This show has a massive fanbase and gained a lot of attention last year and I think that there should be a section dedicated to that.

I don't know if there needs to be something about the fanbase in general or not, but there should definitely be something about the McDonald's szechuan sauce thing. That got a pretty significant amount of media coverage and I'm kind of shocked that there's nothing about it here whatsoever. Alphius (talk) 08:24, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

In the main article of a series, it is expected to include content that relates to the series as a whole. As an isolated incident, the szechuan sauce fiasco should be mentioned in the episode article or the season article (i have written about it there). It could also be mentioned in the parent article, but only among other examples that highlight a common behavior. At this point, there is not much to say about the subject, and i believe that it would be best for now to not mention something like that here, in order to avoid generalizations. Radiphus (talk) 08:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Hmm...I still think it should probably be at least mentioned in the main article (even the "to-do list" in the talk page header above says that information about how the show has impacted society should be added), but I didn't realize there was already a longer write-up on the season page. And that write-up looks pretty good to me. (I'll undo my own edits here for now.) Alphius (talk) 09:01, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

House of Cosbys

I feel it should be mentioned in the article that Roiland created The Real Adventures of Doc and Mharti in response to a cease and desist letter from Bill Cosby’s lawyers after his Channel 101 show House of Cosbys. Bob3458 (talk) 09:57, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

User:Bob3458 Couple of things... first do you have any research/evidence that can be used as references to what you have stated about Bill Cosby and Justin Roiland? If not then no it can't be included, anything you post on Wikipedia has to have concrete references to collaborate anything that you post. Second this may be considered trivial which is generally frowned upon but I digress to any other Wikipedian who wants to chime in on this. YborCityJohn (talk) 18:34, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Here is an article mentioning what I was talking about: https://www.geek.com/tech/before-rick-and-morty-there-was-house-of-cosbys-1655689/ Bob3458 (talk) 18:46, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Coincides with the interpretation how exactly?

In the video games subsection one item starts:

Pocket Mortys is a Pokémon parody game set in the "Rick and Morty Rickstaverse",[99] released on iOS and Android as a free-to-play game from Adult Swim Games, released early on January 13, 2016.[100] Coinciding with the many-worlds interpretation, the game follows versions of Rick and Morty that belong to an alternate timeline, rather than the duo followed in the show.

Given the linked to Many Worlds Interpretation was put down at some time before 1957, I don't see how a 2016 work can coincide with it, unless that's an American usage of the term I'm not au fait with. Assuming the link is valid, and the Many Worlds Interpretation doesn't have a more unique definition in this context, I'd suggest that a better present participle might be 'Using', but I'm not a fan of the series, so I'm not quite sure.

I see that wiktionary on it's definition of 'coincide' has the example if ideas coinciding meaning they are similar, but I'd argue that an animated series usage of the concept is significantly less complete than a physicists use so I'd argue they aren't really coincident in that way either, but as I say I'm not a fan, and have never actually seen a whole episode (I think it's only just started being broadcast where I am). 78.144.38.114 (talk) 21:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Edit on Rick and Morty article

For your information I undid your edits removing Harmonious Claptrap and Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! Harmonious Claptrap is Dan Harmon's production company and Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! is Justin Roiland's production company (along with Green Portal Productions which Roiland also owns). Harmon and Roiland are the co-creators and co-executive producers of Rick and Morty and these companies are directly run by them, they are NOT (repeat NOT sub-contractors). In the future please check your information before you make any more erroneous edits. Thank you. YborCityJohn (talk) 05:59, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, YborCityJohn. Harmon and Royland created these companies to provide their services. Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! and Harmonious Claptrap is sub-contractors hired to perform production work, e.g. directing and writing. The show is owned by WarnerMedia (Adult Swim, Williams Street), so it is the general contractor. According to Template: Infobox television, "sub-contractors hired to perform production work, e.g. animation houses, special effects studios, post-production facilities etc. should not be included here, as this may create confusion about the nation(s) of origin. Instead, use sourced prose in the article's Production section to explain these details." I don’t know anything about Green Portal Productions, so I did not remove it. Aoito (talk) 13:32, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Aoito Uh I'm not going to argue with you about this but Harmonious Claptrap, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! and Green Portal Productions they are the co-producers and co-owners of Rick and Morty and not subcontractors. YborCityJohn (talk) 17:52, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

YborCityJohn, they are not co-owners. See closing credits: "©2019 The Cartoon Network, Inc. A WarnerMedia Company. All Rights Reserved." Aoito (talk) 00:31, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Aoito The Cartoon Network, Inc. is the copyright owner but under their contract with TCNI both Harmon and Roiland in addition to receiving their salaries for producing the show they also own a piece of the show in which they receive money from residues, advertising revenue and DVD and digital distribution, so yeah they are co-owners. I've been working in public relations and other executive positions in the entertainment industry for 30 years and I am personally knowledgeable on how these kind of things are structured. The same situation stands for Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David who both own a large chunk of Seinfeld and as a result make hundreds of millions of dollars in syndication and distribution agreements. YborCityJohn (talk) 02:19, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

YborCityJohn, It makes sense, I'll keep that in mind in the future. Thank you! Aoito (talk) 02:29, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2020

For the reason that the word “domestically” for all readers of the English language article does not equal “in the United States,” please change:

==International broadcast==

The show is available to watch on Netflix in a number of countries outside the United States, including Australia, while the first three seasons are available to stream domestically on Hulu.

to:

==International broadcast==

The show is available to watch on Netflix in a number of countries, including Australia, while the first three seasons are available to stream in the United States only on Hulu. Videsque (talk) 20:18, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

References

@Videsque:  Done! GoingBatty (talk) 01:17, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Netflix

This series is not in Netflix now.
www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/rick-morty-season-4-netflix-release-schedule-2020-06/
--206.116.72.144 (talk) 20:27, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Multiverse

In the paragraph that describes that rick is from dimension C-137, you could have gone into a little more detail about the premise that there are infinite ricks and could have also mentioned the citadel. --BenjiPolk2112 (talk) 03:04, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Themes and Analysis

I'm not sure if discussing the common breaks in the fourth-wall belong in a theme section. It kind of seems like a random fact out of place, even though it is important to point it out. It would probably be a more effective part of a whole analysis section of the article because there's one paragraph about theme and then one for analysis its just this one fact.--BenjiPolk2112 (talk) 03:23, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Episodes

Would have been nice to have a list of episodes so far from seasons 1-4. --BenjiPolk2112 (talk) 04:10, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Like at List of Rick and Morty episodes? --Masem (t) 05:27, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2021

While only three seasons are available to stream on Hulu, all four seasons are available at HBO Max 69.164.131.78 (talk) 15:10, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 20:18, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Season 5 draft

There's a Draft:Rick and Morty (season 5). Need to know when that will be ready to add? When the broadcast date is confirmed? AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 17:19, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 June 2021

I want to edit Video Games in the Rick and Morty page. 72.83.144.226 (talk) 15:38, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. Terasail^[✉️] 16:57, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Season 5 is out.

The article should reflect that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jqsemclutrsynvvyyd (talk • contribs) 03:32, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2021

Season 5 last aired date: August 22, 2021 Pradhyumna05 (talk) 15:10, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done. We'll add a last aired date once the show ends. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (talk) 18:28, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Morty isn't good-hearted

that dude murdered an entire civilization in season 5 episode 1, and killed various versions of himself in season 5 episode 2, Rick broke him, you can safely remove that line AdityaShankar50 (talk) 12:07, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2021

I want to change the total number of episodes to 51 from 49 as it was edited on 8th Aug. Dante314159 (talk) 19:36, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Alternatively, you will be autoconfirmed in 4 days presuming you make 9 more edits. That'll let you edit this page yourself. Cheers! —Sirdog9002 (talk) 19:45, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2022

Please remove the mention of an upcoming movie, the source is a ScreenRant article that claims a producer saying "I’d like to see what a movie would be" is confirmation BossBabyIsAMasterpiece (talk) 11:28, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: source passes verification ––FormalDude talk 17:50, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 March 2022

Please change Metacritic score for Season 5 from N/A to 89. 2A00:23C7:218F:9E00:C834:CF62:6CC:4646 (talk) 09:38, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Source: https://www.metacritic.com/tv/rick-morty/season-5 2A00:23C7:218F:9E00:C834:CF62:6CC:4646 (talk) 09:40, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done SK2242 (talk) 02:15, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2022

Quite a few spelling and grammar errors throughout, would love to fix them. TheLDB (talk) 02:45, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. 💜  melecie  talk - 02:57, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Multiversus

Could add that both characters appear in the 2022 videogame MultiVersus 80.41.28.222 (talk) 10:02, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2022

Please change in the category Episodes Season 6: "First aired - from September 4, 2021 to September 4, 2022" also in the main-articel "List of Rick and Morty episodes" 85.16.99.209 (talk) 06:23, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —Sirdog (talk) 07:15, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Fixed but also hidden as hardly any information. Thanks, Indagate (talk) 07:25, 14 August 2022 (UTC)