Talk:The Secret War of Lisa Simpson

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Article milestones Date Process Result May 4, 2007 Good article nominee Listed May 26, 2007 Featured topic candidate Promoted Current Status: Good article

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Contents 1 Most loved 2 Screw up 3 Short 4 What is Ref #3 supposed to be? 5 Failed GA 6 GA pass 7 GA Sweeps (Pass)

[edit] Most loved

Not sure about this assertion at all, nor that that Series 8 marked the end of the Golden Era (for me The Simpsons jumped the shark in series 10, but that's just my POV).

However, The Unofficial Simpsons Guide has it that this one of the duller and more unoriginal episodes put out up to its date of release; something I'd concur with. It's tidily enough written and directed; just not particularly absorbing. Martyn Smith 13:06, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Removed, pending a source. This comment was made at least a month ago, and so far no sources have been forthcoming. If anything, we've got a source from the USG that says it was dull and unoriginal. Feel free to reinclude once someone has a reliable source for the "most loved" and "golden age" commentary... -- nae'blis 05:45, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Screw up

When bart is being slowly chased by the cops you can clearly see chief wiggum driving one of the cars, when he is supposed to be inside on the couch talking to the parents. I feel this should be on the page.

[edit] Short

Why is this page so short? -- Scorpion 18:37, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Because it wants to be. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 21:53, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

There, now expanded. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 22:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, although Gran or I would have gotten here eventually - we're working on all of the Season 8 episodes. Either way, you saved us some time. I'm curious, do you own the Season 8 DVDs? -- Scorpion 01:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

No, I don't own any of them. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 02:12, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What is Ref #3 supposed to be?

Is it the ref that mentions a "Richmond"? I wouldn't know.--Rmky87 03:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Failed GA

I really find the prose dull and stagnant. The lead isn't absorbing, with "Guest starring" a real clunker of a sentence start. The reception section also needs to note which critic gave it a thumbs up. Alientraveller 18:16, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

I noticed this article has been renominated on WP:GAC; I am not going to review this article myself, but I wanted to do some copyediting on it to clean up some prose issues. Hope I didn't step on any toes, and good luck with the nomination! —Daniel Vandersluis^(talk) 20:22, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA pass

Much better. Alientraveller 10:21, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Sweeps (Pass)

This article has been reviewed as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force. I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. The article history has been updated to reflect this review. Regards, MASEM 06:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)