Talk:The Chase (American game show)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Bilorv (talk · contribs) 06:37, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

I'll review this shortly. Bilorv ^(Talk)_(Contribs) 06:37, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments

Infobox

• Could we get a "Running time" parameter? Source #8 says ":60", so you could at least put "60 minutes, including adverts".
  •  Partly done though runtimes generally do not include commercials on other American game show articles. Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
    • Even better - the one hour option would be if we didn't know how long the episodes last. 42-44 minutes is more accurate. Bilorv ^(Talk)_(Contribs) 21:19, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Cash Builder and individual chases

• In the second paragraph, maybe the description of lower and higher offers should be rephrased. I've seen the UK version of the show, so I understood it, but I think especially the sentence "The contestant must answer five questions correctly without being caught to bank the money and continue to the Final Chase" is confusing, as it is untrue (it could be 4/6 questions) - regardless of later clarification. I think the second paragraph in the UK article explains it better.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• "given credit for an incorrect answer"...so, they are given no credit at all? I'd replace with ...and do not move.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• "until the contestant either banks their prize money" - this made me think (momentarily) that banking was a choice the contestant could make (like banking on The Weakest Link, for instance). I'd write something along the lines of until the contestant reaches the end of the board, and banks their prize money.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• "or if they are locked out" - perhaps add by the time limit or something similar.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

The Final Chase

• "These contestants": change to the contestants
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• "or moves the team ahead by one if he is at the starting line": there is no real "starting line" - the Chaser is just not on the board yet (at least, not in the UK show). I thought of ...if the Chaser has not moved yet, but that's not technically true; maybe if the Chaser has not moved onto the board.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• I'd explicitly mention that if the Chaser gives a wrong answers, but the contestants also answer incorrectly, no-one moves at all.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• I'd completely remove the sentence "If there is one contestant for the Final Chase, that player wins all of the money"; it seems redundant next to the explanation of how the prize fund is divided.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:45, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Production

• You've included dates for when the second and third seasons premiered, but not the first. It makes sense to put the date "August 6, 2013" somewhere in the section for when the first episode of the first season aired.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:48, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Reception

• Maybe you could get more from the Manhattan Digest review - for instance, Tyminski also talks about the [lack of] difficulty and "rapid" pace of the game.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 20:44, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• I think "argued that the presence of "dick-related questions" hurt the series when comparing it with the British version of the show" is a bit of a misinterpretation of the review. Am I missing something? I can't see anywhere where Teti criticizes questions with sexual innuendos, let alone that this "hurts" the show when compared with the British version.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 20:44, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• The Emmy nomination is described in less detail in Reception than in the lead. For instance, The American Bible Challenge is mentioned in the lead in the paragraph about the Emmy nomination but not under Reception. The relevant sentences should probably be swapped around: whatever the solution, anything mentioned in the lead should also appear in the Reception section.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 20:44, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
• The Chase was #9 on this list - perhaps this deserves a mention in the article.
  •  Done Bentvfan54321 (talk) 20:44, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Overall, the article is good, but a bit small; I understand that it's not going to be a particularly large article but is there nothing else that could be added? Maybe there could be more detail in the Ratings section. Bilorv ^(Talk)_(Contribs) 18:42, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your review. I'll do my best to address all these issues as soon as I can. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 19:31, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

•  Done with pretty much everything, including an expansion on the ratings section. Let me know if anything else needs to be fixed. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 20:44, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Everything's been addressed. Good work. :) Pass for GA. Bilorv ^(Talk)_(Contribs) 21:19, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

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