Talk:Pilot (Arrested Development)
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As of today (Aug 2011) I thought the level of detail was exactly right. Pilots tend to be crammed with backstory and this gave me exactly what I needed to understand what was going on in the show, which I had started watching a few episodes into Season 1.— Precedingunsigned comment added by67.67.219.180 (talk)03:37, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Can someone re-write the synopsis. It reads like the narrator in the episode, and has many lines just lifted out of it, which sound out of place in Wikipedia.—The precedingunsigned comment was added by82.153.122.68 (talk •contribs) .
The foreshadowing part about ice the bounty hunter sounds like a bit of a stretch. Anyone have a source to prove that this was intended and not a mere speculation/assumption?ArtimusClydeFrog
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In contrast to the other articles about the series' episodes there isn't an section about Background Jokes. I noticed two: When Buster is shown during National Americans/ Tribal Ceremonies an Indian is talking on his cell phone in the background. Secondly, in the extended pilot Gob makes a twenty dollar bill from George Michael disappear and produces instead an Monopoly game, saying: You don't have it, do you?, and George Michael answering: "I think I might". Later in that episode George Michael is packing his things up in the attic and among them are several monopoly boards, meaning that Gob did this. magic trick several times. If nobody is going to object, I will incorporate this into the article.Merkwürdigeliebe (talk)16:06, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Nominator:Crystal Drawers (talk ·contribs)20:47, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewer:DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk·contribs)03:44, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey! I will be reviewing this article :) I look forward to reading it as it seems very interesting! I am going to do a thorough review soon but for now I have three points
1.) The plot summary is too long - it should be less than 400 words per the requirement.
Done
2.) "On the next Arrested Development..."- This should be removed as it is not part of the plot Done (but I feel it is needed)
3.) This sentence in "Accolades" - "The pilot was honored at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Mitchell Hurwitz won Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for writing the pilot episode. During his acceptance speech, Hurwitz joked, "This is such a huge honor and, I fear, a giant mistake."" - is unsourced - please source it (also, I am not sure of the relevance of the acceptance speech?) Done (sourced statements and removed speech)
I will do a thorough review either tomorrow or later this week, so please expect new comments soon...DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)03:44, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I hope you are well! I reviewed the rest of the article. Here are my comments:
Lead - can you please remove the quotes and paraphrase them instead? Done And also can you add the actors' names next to the characters (e.g.George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor)) please? Done
Plot -"This is too much for Michael" - What does this mean? Also regarding the plot, I have struggled to understand some of it and I feel that some of it may not be understandable to readers who do not know the subject, so maybe if you could please try clarifying some things? Done (reworded previously mentioned sentence and made certain parts of the section easier to read)
Development:
1.) "resulting from repeated rewritings and rehearsals" - I am a bit confused by what this means? Done (reworded)
2.) " "squarely in the zeitgeist"" - What does this mean? Done (tried to reword in a more digestible manner)
3.) Please link the "Fox" company Done
4.) "as a put pilot with a six-figure penalty" - What is a "put pilot" and what does "six-figure penalty" mean? Done (reworded to best of my ability; also, to answer your question, a put pilot is when a network agrees to buy a television pilot without being able to intervene, and the penalty is that if they choose not to air it, they are forced to pay a penalty for this. I tried to reword the sentence to also include the description, but it may come off rather awkward to read)
Themes and analysis - "The attitude of "Pilot" has been described as an "early adapter to the changing economic mood [towards America] in the 2000s" - Described by whom? Done
Reception:
1.) ""Pilot" was well received with critics, notably for its deadpan humor and lack of a laugh track.The New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley wrote that any possible comparisons toThe Royal Tenenbaums were unfair, noting thatArrested Development dropped the "highbrow precociousness" of that film." - Both these sentences need sources. Done
2.) "Tim Goodman" of which newspaper/website etc? Done
3.) "while lauding Bateman's performance as "stunningly great"." - This needs a ref Done
Also can you please linkVulture in the sources themselves? Done
Once these are done I will do another check. Well done for your work on it so far!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)19:26, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The result was:rejected by reviewer, closed byLaunchballer talk 05:11, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Crystal Drawers (talk)02:41, 9 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]
GA status, length, hook, close paraphrasing check ok. No QPQ needed. I prefer ALT0. --Soman (talk)20:21, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]@Crystal Drawers andSoman:
perdiscussion at WT:DYK, I've pulled this one out of queue because of unresolved sourcing questions. I'll come back around in a bit to summarize where my thoughts are :)theleekycauldron (talk • she/her)18:55, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
does not involve claims about third parties; it also says that
use of self-sourced material should be minimal; the great majority of any article must be drawn from independent sources. I do see some self-published sources being used for claims about third parties, and I wouldn't say that the use of non-independent sources in the article is minimal. I do think that correcting the first one would go a long way towards addressing the second, so I hope I'm not pushing too much of a burden on you! Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help :)also, I kinda wanna get around to watching this show now. it's been on my list forever...theleekycauldron (talk • she/her)06:42, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There has been no response from the nominator and they have not edited since July 1. With the nomination turning two months old on the 9th, I'mtiming this out.Narutolovehinata5 (talk ·contributions)00:42, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]References
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I've listed this article for peer review because it is a recently listed GA and I plan on submitting it for FA status. It currently could use some work in its production section, themes section, and potentially the reception section. My main concern is that the article may be difficult to follow due to its structuring (particularly in Production). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thanks,Crystal Drawers (talk)20:54, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have added this article to theFAC PR review sidebar. Please consider reviewing other articles listed there and remove this entry when this is closed. I also highly recommend seeking help from aFA mentor as they can provide help and reviews on what needs to be improved upon. Lastly, I recommend that you continue reviewing articles atWP:FAC now: this helps editors learn theFA criteria and builds goodwill amongst FAC reviewers, making your article more likely to be reviewed when nominated.Z1720 (talk)15:11, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Crystal Drawers: It has been over a month since the last comment on this PR. Is this ready to be closed and nominated atWP:FAC?Z1720 (talk)04:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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