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Torchwood

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I've listed this article for peer review because I want to submit it for a GA nomination and just want to know what improvements can be made so it could pass as GA.

Thanks, Twentiethil1986 (talk) 20:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

From Philcha

I'll add comments after I've read through the article.

Hi, TwentiethApril1986. I think we need to discuss how the package of "Torchwood" articles is structured before going into details. --Philcha (talk) 14:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA criteria

Please see WP:WIAGA. --Philcha (talk) 14:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Timing

I'm not sure this is a good time to go for GA, as the fourth season debuts in the summer of 2011 on Starz. I'm sure there's a guideline about articles that are likely to change significantly in the near future. I'll ask for advice at WT:GAN. --Philcha (talk) 13:01, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations#Articles that are likely to change significantly in the near future suggests that WP:BREAKING applies. WP:BREAKING advises that it's wise to delay writing an article about a breaking news event. --Philcha (talk) 20:39, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Structure

I think it would be best to create a separate article about each series, e.g. Torchwood series 1, Torchwood series 2, Children of Earth (with Torchwood series 3 redirecting to it) and Torchwood: Miracle Day (with Torchwood series 4 redirecting to it). The advantages include:
Some characters (e.g. Martha Jones and John Hart in series 2), many of the writing and production, many of the reviewer comments, e.g. are only relevant in series or specific episodes, and need not be included in the top-level article.
It may be easier to get articles on series 1 to 3 to GA as these series are already finished. The current Torchwood article has plenty of content and citations you can reusable. --Philcha (talk) 14:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

No citations in section "Opening sequence", section "Overview", para "Unlike its parent programme Torchwood centres on a team ... Gwen's former police partner and occasional comic relief" in section "Main cast", etc. In GA review the nominator is expected to have check that all paras (at the end of para) and any significant parts of paras have citations - otherwise these can be removed instantly, see WP:V. --Philcha (talk) 14:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Themes

So citations
No themes except LBGT ones. --Philcha (talk) 14:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

I'll do the lead last, as that's the easiest way to check that it summarises the main text and contains nothing that is not in the (modified) main text. --Philcha (talk) 13:44, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't like "transitioned" as a verb in "has transitioned its broadcast channel every year". --Philcha (talk) 13:44, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]