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List of Temperatures Rising episodes edit

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I've listed this article for peer review because Temperatures Rising was a funny and well-made television sitcom (at least in its first season) and therefore warrants a good to excellent episode list. Unfortunately, this show, which first aired on American television more than 40 years ago, is not available on DVD or blu-ray nor is there a web site devoted to it. As a result, information about it is limited to vintage newspaper articles. Still, I have done as best as I could but still feel there is need for improvement. If you can help please do.

Thanks, Jimknut (talk) 18:17, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from SchroCat edit

A few minor copy edits done - feel free to revert if you don't like any of them.

I checked these edits. They are all fine.

Series overview

Do we need the empty DVD and Blue ray columns?
- I suppose not. They have now been removed.

Episodes

Although there is no hard and fast rule on it, having very different lengths of plot summary looks odd: some are less than a line, other into 4 or 5 lines.
- Agreed. Unfortunately, this is a major roadblock in getting the article to where I would like it to be. The series is not currently airing in syndication and is not available on DVD or blu-ray. Therefore, I have not been able to watch all of the episodes (aside from the original broadcasts of 40 years ago). The fuller plot summaries are derived from viewing episodes that I obtained on DVD through dealers on E-bay. The only way I know of to view the others is to arrange private screenings at the UCLA Film and Television Archives in Los Angeles (I live about 40 miles east of there).
There are no sources showing on any of the episodes. Although you can argue, the plots don't need it, the directors and broadcast dates will need to be covered, as will the brief cast section for each series.
- There are two web cites that I know of that list the directors, writers, and broadcast dates: TV.com and The Classic TV Archive. Before I use either perhaps I should get some opinions about their reliability. Likewise there is also the IMDb, but, from what I understand, Wikipedia looks upon them as unreliable. Broadcast dates I may also be able to get from the LA Times. Jimknut (talk) 19:25, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Very brief, I'm afraid, but I've had to squeeze this into a late night tidy up session before I disappear on holiday. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 00:23, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from llywrch

Two general observations:

You use the Los Angeles Times an awful lot as a citation, & the format of its repeated appearance gets wearisome on the eyes. Any possibility you could use a shortened format after the first instance?
- I have altered these citations so that only the first one is linked. Likewise, only the first one lists the location of the paper. (I'll do the same for the main article on the series.)
The print version of TV Guide used to (as in before News Corp bought them) carry the occasional in-depth article on difference programs & actors -- especially for this period. It's worth a look. Consult WorldCat to see if a library near you has a collection of back issues. (Just a reminder, not all important information is on the Internet yet.) -- llywrch (talk) 17:29, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Good suggestion. Unfortunately none the libraries near me carry back issues. You're right about important info not being available on the net. That's why so much of what I wrote had to be derived from old newspaper articles. Jimknut (talk) 16:45, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]