Talk:Quality television

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Hi, I object to the proposed deletion. Frankly, I find the proposed deletion very harsh, especially given the number of fancruft Original Research, unsourced articles out there that don't have a deletion warning. This article, though a humble stub, describes a term used in print and referenced in the article. Let me do the pitch... there's art film, which serious, independently made film that is aimed at a niche audience, rather than a mass audience; they often has an unclear or ambiguous plot, and explore a character's inner psyche. Now Ms. Thompson is arguing that art television is television that shares some of the same traits as art film.Nazamo 20:57, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

The lead is absurd; it cites Britannica, but the quotation has nothing to do with "art television" — it's about the art of television. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 21:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I proposed the deletion not because it was inadequately sourced (although it's too much of a string of quotations - that could be rewritten if the article were voted to be kept), but because it's not a notable term beyond one book. Art film is a well-established & commonly-used term; art television is a phrase attempting to be coined but has no broader circulation. (FWIW, I am a TV scholar who is actually quoted in this article...) --Jajasoon 01:25, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

More and more material is being added that is either completely irrelevant to or only vaguely relevant to the term "art television". --Mel Etitis (Talk) 17:52, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More and more info

Hi, I am adding more and more info to try and improve the article. The proposed deletion notice stated that it was like a rehash of a book chapter (e.g., Kristin Thompson). The Brittanica material was admittedly an addition of dubious value, but some of the new additions are on the topic. I have shown that several UK scholars use the term "Quality Television" to refer to many of the same programs referred to by Kristin Thompson. The new title for the article, "Quality television" is more defensible. Regarding Jason Mittell's suggestion that the information be integrated into another article, I note that there is no article in the television genre article list on quality television (or a similar topic, such as "serious television").Nazamo 19:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi, The list of categories for Wikipedia on Television series by genre includes Children's television, Christian television, Comedy television series, Educational television,Environmental television,Fishing television series,Gambling television programs,Music television channels,Musical episodes,Science fiction television S cont.,Sports television,Telethons,Travel television,Vampires in film and television ,Werewolves in film and television. ..........................I note that the "Quality Television" article could be filed under "Educational Television", as there is a cross-over. ....................Turning now to the actual articles on Wikipedia for "Television genres". They are: Taiwanese drama,Anthology series,Television comedy,Comedy-drama,Culebron,DanceLife,Docu-soap,Dramatic programming,Fantasy television,Fishing television series,Game opera,List of single-camera sitcoms,Medical drama,Paranormal television,Quality television,Reality television,Science fiction Western,Science fiction on television,Situation comedy,Soap opera,Space western,Superhero live-action television series,TV Single Dads,Tabloid talk show,Telefantasya,Telenovela,Téléroman,Televised sex line,Trash TV,Television Westerns............I think that a glance at the list of TV genre articles will show that the "quality television" article is not COMPETING with an existing article on a similar topic (although it could be a subtopic under Dramatic Programming).Nazamo 20:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC)