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Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 8)

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I've listed this article for peer review because it has to be reviewed in order to be included in Wikipedia:Featured topics/Seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. The article has just been created and contains as much information as is available at the moment. If this isn't Peer Reviewed, then this article cannot be included in the Featured Topic, and the Topic will become delisted.

Thank you, Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:58, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments

• "Claire Edwards, Darcy Edwards's younger sister" - do you need the Edwards after Darcy?
  • Done
• If you are redlinking all those actors of new characters why not Sam Earle?
  • It was linked at one point, but then I tagged the article for speedy deletion as it was a copy vio of The N's website. Twinkle removed all backlinks. I've added it back in.
• "Evan Williams as Kelly,^[13], and" - extra comma
  • done
• External links - I expect they have been copied from season 7 and need updating
  • Could you not link the specific drop down season for TV.com e.g. this (I think this could be done for all seasons :p)
    • Hmmmm.. TV.com has changed all its site around. Anyway, Done.
  • "Season 7 episode synopses" relevant in a season 8 article?
    • Done
• Is there a citation for the season being 22 episodes.
  • Only if we use the degrassi.tv forum, which I'm trying to avoid.
• Add networks to infobox?
  • It's already there? The N isn't included because that's not the original network -- as of now, all episodes will premiere on CTV this season. If some do air first on The N, then it will be included in the infobox.
• The N website [1] confirms that the premiere is a one hour one on Friday 10th 8 p.m. ET, maybe you use this as a ref in the lead.
  • done
• CTV website confirms premiere on th 5th at 7:30 p.m. - add time and ref [2]
  • done
• Add a WP:RS for the first episode being named "Uptown Girl Part I" This was the best I could find. I think you need to reference it whilst it is not widely known, as there is plenty of speculation of names for all 22 episodes which we want to avoid being added.
  • Thank you for all these links.
• Any ref for Melissa DiMarco leaving?
  • Only the last episode of season seven.
• If you have the time stubbify those redlinks :(
  • There's nothing to put in them yet that would establish notability.

Rambo's Revenge (talk) 15:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the review. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 18:04, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments II

• Wrt those redlinks, if they are not notable should they be redlinks? - this is an actual question as I'm not sure.
  • I'm sure they'll be created at some point. And I see redlinks and a sort of encouragement for people to actually go and create articles.
• Whilst it is bordering on WP:OR the fact that the first episode on The N is an hour long (10/11/08) and the one on CTV (5/11/08) seems to be half an hour would suggest that Part II will air in America first, unless CTV plans to change the night it shows on, which seems unlikely. And if so The N into infobox.
  • I made it clear that at this point it is aring as an hour long special in the US only
• To that end, I would change the lead "the season eight episodes will premiere in Canada" as you are assuming they will. Maybe just comment that unlike S6 & S7 the season is premiering in Canada not the US.
  • done
• Add episode summary for Uptown Girl? [3] - I found this press release with info on the content of the first two parts and further details about the new cast you might like. I realise The Futon Critic is not a WP:RS but I think it has been established that press releases hosted on their site are ok. Am I right? Even if you don't use it I thought it may be of interest to you.
  • I found it published at Netscape, so I'll use that version. Thanks!
    • Actually, the press release doesn't say which 30-minute production will contain which storylines, so I'm going to leave it for now. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 22:33, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
• If it is acceptable to use that source "The N will run an all-day marathon, leading up the anticipated one-hour premiere at 8:00 p.m. (ET)." would be of interest.
  • They tend to do that quite often when they premiere new seasons. I don't think it's as encyclopedic as it is relevant to fans.
• That source also gives enough info. to make a reasonable crew section e.g. Epitome Pictures etc.
  • Will do :)
• You could add something about Season 8 production being in Toronto. [4] or [5]
  • Thank you. I also have http://www.omdc.on.ca/Page3679.aspx this, which I think is a more secondary source.
• My main concern is the lack of reference for 22 episodes. Would it be worth putting a note that this is unconfirmed?
  • See the talk page. The exec producer Stephen Stohn has said there's 22 episodes, but it's on the registration-required forum.

Rambo's Revenge (talk) 19:12, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments III

• "seasons six" in the lead links to season 7
• "the season opener will once again premiere in Canada" - once again seems a bit excessive maybe just again.
• " university freshman Kelly Ashoona, played by Evan Williams as Kelly" - extra Kelly
• "Claire Edwards (Darcy's younger sister), played by Aislinn Paul, will also become a new student at the school. Paul has already made a number of guest appearances in seasons six and seven as Claire." - just reads funny with the brackets and the commas. maybe link up those sentences perhaps with "having already made" and possible remove brackets so it's "Darcy Edwards' younger sister Claire, played by Aislinn Paul" - whatever I just thing it needs a change of some sort.
• add time zone after the times.
• still not sure that it's clear that the hour long special is in the U.S. as the two parts bit applies to Canada & U.S. maybe tag on "in the U.S." to aired as hour long special.

After these changes I think we're ok, do I need to say something like ready to be added to topic? Rambo's Revenge (talk) 23:07, 25 September 2008 (UTC)