Talk:Tales of the City (1993 miniseries)

Cast list disagreement

TAnthony (talk · contribs) has removed these additions I made to the cast list. I believe they meet the criteria for inclusion. --SSBohio 03:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Disputed additions

Character	Portrayed By	Significance
Charles Hillary Lord	Paul Bartel	Gay actor noted for his star turn in 1982's cult film, Eating Raoul, which he also wrote and directed.
William Devereaux Hill	Lance Loud	Gay columnist who was a part of PBS's groundbreaking documentary An American Family, a progenitor of reality television. Loud was perhaps the first gay teen to have a recurring place on American television and was something of a gay icon until his 2001 death.
Richard Evan Hampton	Bob Mackie	California fashion designer who designed costumes for The Carol Burnett Show and dressed Judy Garland, Elton John, and Cher. He is often tapped to appear at gay community events.
Archibald Anson Gidde	Ian McKellen	Another gay icon: Theatre, film, and television actor who came out as gay 1988 and became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the United Kingdom's most influential LGBT rights groups.
Coppola Woman	Janeane Garofolo	Garofalo went on to have careers in stand-up comedy, acting, and political punditry. Her role here was an early glimpse of her as an actress. I think of it as sort of a "pre-cameo."
Motherly Waitress	Mother Love	Mother Love is known in California and in the broader African-American community as a radio personality, actor, entertainer, author, and activist.
Father Guido Sarducci	Don Novello	Novello's portrayal of Catholic priest Sarducci brought him much notoriety on Saturday Night Live (and an arrest in Vatican City). Novello resides in Marin County and his presence in character serves to anchor the story both in time and place.
Joaquin	Country Joe McDonald	McDonald is the noted composer of the 1960s anti-Vietnam War protest song, the Fixin' to Die Rag. His role on Tales (where he sings his famed song) is small, but develops the major characters attending Mrs. Madrigal's dinner party.

--SSBohio 03:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Argument(s) in favor

• Support - These portrayals, while in minor roles, also need to be considered as akin to cameo appearances. Their significance is borne out by the fact that each of these performers has significant Wikipedia coverage. What sets Tales apart is the degree to which it immerses the reader in the zeitgeist, the spirit of its time and place. These people are collectively important because by their recognizable nature, they contribute to the creation of the immersive quality of the film. --SSBohio 03:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Argument(s) against

• Oppose - TAnthony (talk · contribs) states that there is "no need to list every single minor character." I invite them to further support the removal of this content. --SSBohio 03:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

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Aired all in one day?

Was this miniseries aired all in one day? From what I can tell there are six episodes, so that probably means it was aired over several days. So what was the date spread? LA (T) @ 08:34, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

What was the date spread for the other two miniseries as well? LA (T) @ 08:35, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Re: Move to Tales of the City (1993 miniseries)

Why was the article moved from Tales of the City (miniseries) to Tales of the City (1993 miniseries) when no differentiation from another miniseries is needed at this time? This is what we call unnecessary disambiguation. If this was prompted by the recent news of a continuation series, it is too early to start moving and renaming articles based on an unknown.— TAnthony^Talk 21:42, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Since my comment I saw that Tales of the City (1993 miniseries) has been created. I'm fine with its existence, but I'm not so sure that it is properly named/disambiguated, because we do not yet know the actual intended title, and we don't really know if it should be classified as a TV series or miniseries. But I suppose there's no harm in leaving it this way until we have more information.— TAnthony^Talk 21:56, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

In the official press release (see [1]), Netflix announced the title as being Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, the same title as the original miniseries. Additionally, they also referred to the production as a limited series. BoogerD (talk) 22:39, 24 April 2018 (UTC)