| Revision as of 23:26, 16 February 2006 editReflex Reaction (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users12,998 edits →Episodic series: removed "soap operas" they are episodic series, I haven't seen anything disambiguated that way before← Previous edit | Revision as of 23:31, 16 February 2006 edit undoNetoholic (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users39,916 edits Soap operas - routinely handled this way, see Category:Soap operasNext edit → | ||
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Main page: Misplaced Pages:Naming conventionsOften, articles related to television share the same name as other programs, series, movies, books or terms. When disambiguating these articles from something else, use the most appropriate method as described below.
Remember, disambiguation is only necessary if multiple articles would normally have the same name. If the title of the TV program is the most common usage of the phrase, let it be the title of the article.
Articles about television
Articles which relate to general concepts related to television technology, terminology, and industry (but not programming) should use Article (television).
Episodic series
Many TV productions (both broadcast and cable) are typically produced under a single name, with each episode relating to the others in an understandable way. For these, use ProgramName (TV series). This should only include series where the typical episode is 1 hour or less.
- Specific genres
Use these, where appropriate, instead of "TV series", as they are used frequently in common speech and make articles recognizable.
- Miniseries (consisting of a short run of movie-length episodes) use ProgramName (TV miniseries).
- Game shows use ProgramName (game show).
- Talk shows use ProgramName (talk show).
- Soap operas use ProgramName (soap opera).
Episode articles
Episode summaries should be combined onto a single page (List of Knight Rider episodes) or organized as a summary by season (The X-Files (season 1)).
Where an article is created about a single episode, add the series name in parentheses if there are other articles by the same name, e.g. Bart the Genius, but The Sting (Futurama). For Star Trek episodes, always add the series name.
One-time (non-series) productions
- Made-for-television movies - ProgramName (TV movie).
- For all other uses, the most appropriate moniker is ProgramName (TV program).
(Note: programme may be substituted for program if that spelling is more appropriate based on the show's originating region.)
Other methods
Consider using these only as a last resort.
- Prefix the country of broadcast - ProgramName (Australian TV series).
- Prefix the year of release - ProgramName (1997 TV movie) (For series, use the year of debut.)
- Prefix the network identification - ProgramName (BBC TV series).