Talk:The Path (TV series)

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Neutrality.

I get that the shows producers are vehemently trying to avoid litigation, but the comparisons are overwhelming, overt and obvious. There are also equally overwhelmingly plentiful sources addressing these comparisons. I'm all for the article reflecting the 'for legal reasons' weasel words of the producers but it is absolutely not appropriate for us to USE the weasel words or DO the PR spin doctoring FOR the producers. The show was named The Way to begin with, cough The Way to Happiness cough, they're using e-meters, there's a sea org ffs. No weaseling for them. That's a clear NPOV breach. <!//– ☠ ʇdɯ0ɹd ɥsɐq ☠ // user // talk // twitter //–> 06:10, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge with Meyerism

The page on Meyerism doesn't seem ecumenical enough to warrant its own page and should be merged into a section on the article for the show. JesseRafe (talk) 14:54, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in favour of moving Meyerism here. Maybe in a "Premise" section above "Cast"? - Reidgreg (talk) 21:52, 6 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: sorry, I was thinking about describing the fictional movement to support the episode list and other sections. The analysis of Meyerism against real-world organizations, I'm not sure what under what heading that would be organized. But it does seem better to keep it in the main article. - Reidgreg (talk) 18:43, 7 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

how about "fictional religious background" ?--Sarahcarterslover (talk) 23:00, 7 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Simply call it "Meyerism" and largely retain almost all the content. The above suggested section headings obfuscate the content of the section. JesseRafe (talk) 18:51, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm torn between one section or splitting it up (premise, reception, and part of it is already in the lead). It feels like a bad idea to mix fiction and non-fiction, and normally (MOS:TV) you describe the work first, then its development, themes and reception. Most of the middle paragraph could fit under Reception. I'm going to go ahead and add a Premise section I've written. (I feel like there should be some information on Meyerism early in the article to support Cast and Episodes.) - Reidgreg (talk) 21:20, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Meyerism exists solely within this TV show, so I'm not sure why it even has a separate page. It should most definitely be merged into the show's page. I'd say any info now found on the separate "Meyerism" page that is not already covered in the show page's "Meyerism" section should simply be added into that section first. Once that's taken care of, and the separate "Meyerism" page is deleted, editors can decide whether the show page's "Meyerism" section needs subsections or not. Get the info into the show page; then worry about organizing it. TheVictor99 (talk) 21:00, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For Meyerism to have its own article, it would have to be too big to be included here and also demonstrate notability on its own. I don't believe it meets either of these criteria (yet). At the moment, the only content from Meyerism that isn't covered (aside from the pronunciation guide) is the middle paragraph with the comparisons to Scientology. More than one reviewer makes these comparisons, so maybe they're significant? I've also come across some information (unfortunately, mainly primary source from interviews) how the cast would sometimes go through Meyerist rituals like "unburdening" between takes, or how the storefront used for the Delaware recruitment center actually attracted passers-by who were attracted by the eye logo and interested in the movement. I'm still not sure if this information should be incorporated (and if so, where). - Reidgreg (talk) 13:14, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I get the sense that everyone without exception believes these articles should be merged into The Path (TV series). In light of this, and the fact that the discussion pretty much ended five months ago, I will now proceed with this. KDS4444 (talk) 22:50, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]