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Darkwarriorblake: did you read the link I provided? The hatnote should appear precisely because they are disambiguated: "When two articles share the same title, except that one is disambiguated and the other not, the undisambiguated article [ = this article ] should include a hatnote with a link to the other article."
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I realise some guy(s) put effort into “thematic analysis” section and I’m sorry but there really is no call for it. The pseudo father bit is ok. But the other stuff is taking the film way too seriously. You ought to consider deletion. Timmytimtimmy ( talk) 16:24, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
The wording here is a bit, well, bad, and my changes keep being reverted:
"The film failed to replicate the cultural impact and following of Ghostbusters. Although some retrospective audiences praised it, Ghostbusters II is generally seen as a poor follow-up to Ghostbusters and responsible for stalling the franchise for decades. The film spawned a series of merchandise including video games, board games, comic books, music, toys, and haunted houses. Despite the relative failure of Ghostbusters II, a second sequel was pursued through to the early 2010s. A financially unsuccessful 2016 series reboot led to renewed efforts on a sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is scheduled for release in 2021."
What I wrote: "Despite failing to replicate the cultural impact and following of Ghostbusters, the film spawned a series of merchandise including video games, board games, comic books, music, toys, and haunted houses. A second sequel was pursued through to the early 2010s. A financially unsuccessful 2016 series reboot led to renewed efforts on a sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is scheduled for release in 2021."
Mine is cleaner and less ambiguous. Who are the "some retrospective audiences"? What's the *cultural impact* of the original "Ghostbusters" that the second failed to replicate?
With the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, is this movie still canon, or does the new movie disregard this? If the latter is the case, I think the introduction should make a note of this. Josh ( talk) 03:29, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
Per recent edits, I'm not sure if you ( JediJones77) are conflating "toys" with "action figures", but they're not the same thing, action figures may be toys but not all toys are action figures. And a contemporary NYTimes source, a well-respected newspaper, is better than a modern film website. Darkwarriorblake ( talk) 09:32, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
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Darkwarriorblake: did you read the link I provided? The hatnote should appear precisely because they are disambiguated: "When two articles share the same title, except that one is disambiguated and the other not, the undisambiguated article [ = this article ] should include a hatnote with a link to the other article."
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Finnusertop (
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I realise some guy(s) put effort into “thematic analysis” section and I’m sorry but there really is no call for it. The pseudo father bit is ok. But the other stuff is taking the film way too seriously. You ought to consider deletion. Timmytimtimmy ( talk) 16:24, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
The wording here is a bit, well, bad, and my changes keep being reverted:
"The film failed to replicate the cultural impact and following of Ghostbusters. Although some retrospective audiences praised it, Ghostbusters II is generally seen as a poor follow-up to Ghostbusters and responsible for stalling the franchise for decades. The film spawned a series of merchandise including video games, board games, comic books, music, toys, and haunted houses. Despite the relative failure of Ghostbusters II, a second sequel was pursued through to the early 2010s. A financially unsuccessful 2016 series reboot led to renewed efforts on a sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is scheduled for release in 2021."
What I wrote: "Despite failing to replicate the cultural impact and following of Ghostbusters, the film spawned a series of merchandise including video games, board games, comic books, music, toys, and haunted houses. A second sequel was pursued through to the early 2010s. A financially unsuccessful 2016 series reboot led to renewed efforts on a sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is scheduled for release in 2021."
Mine is cleaner and less ambiguous. Who are the "some retrospective audiences"? What's the *cultural impact* of the original "Ghostbusters" that the second failed to replicate?
With the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, is this movie still canon, or does the new movie disregard this? If the latter is the case, I think the introduction should make a note of this. Josh ( talk) 03:29, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
Per recent edits, I'm not sure if you ( JediJones77) are conflating "toys" with "action figures", but they're not the same thing, action figures may be toys but not all toys are action figures. And a contemporary NYTimes source, a well-respected newspaper, is better than a modern film website. Darkwarriorblake ( talk) 09:32, 8 March 2024 (UTC)