Talk:Hotel Babylon

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Good show JayKeaton 15:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Removed the bit about Michael Attwell's character being fired because of Michael Attwell's death, as Mr Attwell participated in the scenes where his character is dismissed and then leaves the hotel. I doubt that many scenes could be created digitally. kju 15:22, 9 May 2006 (UTC)#

Plus, the episode in question where he was fired was aired on the 2nd March '06 and he died 16 days *after this...conclusive proof that it was wrongly added SmUX 01:14, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] New Series

Anyone know when Series 3 is due to start? I haven't been able to find a date anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.216.65.110 (talk) 05:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Canada

Added Canada to the International Broadcasts section

[edit] What's It About? Synopsis Needed!

There's quite a lot of information about the programme in this article... except what it's about!

Someone should add a synopsis... setting, themes etc. I've never watched it so I can't help.

Without some description of what the basic premise of the show is, this article is seriously deficient,

Martan 00:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I added a little one, but please do improve on it. Olz06 (Talk)

[edit] Deviation from normal storyline "cliffhangers"

Anyone who writes information about the show should mention that the show does not rely on cliffhangers to keep people coming back. There is of course the "and on next week's show..." but there have been ample opportunities for the writers to use cliffhangers (like at the end of the second series, where they could have left the fate of the hotel until next series) but they choose not to.

It's not important, but I think it's worth mentioning :-) SmUX 01:18, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Series vs. Season?

Is there a good reason that seasons are referred to as series' throughout this page? I don't really keep up on British tv lingo, but typically the collection of episodes that airs during the series' first year is referred to as 'season 1', not 'series 1'.64.178.144.123 01:09, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

The old adage "potato potato" describes what I think about this...a rose by any other name would smell as sweet! In other words, is it really that important? Series = Season to most people SmUX 19:59, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
It's a BBC show so British lingo wins over American in this article.
'Series' and 'season' are not equivalent terms to most of the world. In the US, Australia, and for some British television shows, the word 'series' describes the show as a whole, including all episodes from all years. Most British shows however refer to a season of episodes as a 'series', and the show in it's entirety is referred to as a 'television series'.142.179.219.13 02:29, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Episode List & Titles

I would be happy to write short episode descriptions for an episode list page, but have no clue of how to start one. Most TV shows have a link to a separate page, listing each episode with a short description, in that little box in the upper right of the article. This one does not. If someone begins one, I'd be happy to contribute, although admittedly only with the BBC America edits or online versions I can find. Also, does anyone know the titles of episodes, if they exist, or where to find them? --LKAdriaan 07:38, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

IMDB - usually a good authority on these matters - does not list any episode titles. See: [1]. Wouldn't be the only show that doesn't name their episodes. As for creating an episode list page, I'd just find some other show's episode list, copy the formatting, and just change the details. Lurlock 16:38, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
I just added a link to a formatted but incomplete episode list page. I will add to it as I rewatch each episode and will try to fill the basic information in from IMDB. Thanks for the heads up on that! --LKAdriaan 07:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
I went ahead and did some other basic stuff like adding a category and a Navbox to the bottom. (Ripped off the one from Footballer's Wives, figured it was close enough.) I hope it meets general approval - I've never done this on Wikipedia before. (I'm an admin and major contributor on another wiki, but the rules are slightly different here.) Now of course, there's a bunch of red-links for all the character names (except Tanja Mihajlov of all people), so you can feel free to start on those as well. I've only seen the episodes that have been broadcast in the US, so I can't write anything complete about that. Have fun! Lurlock (talk) 22:10, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Also just added all the basic episode info I could get off of IMDB regarding Writers, Directors, and Air-Dates. Now it's just a matter of filling in the blanks with episode descriptions. Lurlock (talk) 22:33, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Hotelbabylonmain111.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:47, 13 February 2008 (UTC)