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"A phone number was shown on the screen so that viewers could "call in" and discuss ghostly phenomena (the number was actually connected to a local society for psychic research, who explained that the show was fictional)."
Wasn't the number 081 811 8181? If so, the 'local society for psychic research' thing can't be right, as 081 811 8181 was Going Live!'s number (and later became Live & Kicking's too). Thought I'd ask about it here, having not seen the show... Billy H 23:22, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
Does somebody know whether the British released DVD plays in USA computer DVD drives? Jclerman 12:45, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Tp User:Finlay McWalter's tag; it's spam; sharing the same title does not make it a relevant or useful link:
I've beefed up the criticism section which seems to absolve the BBC of any 'guilt'. There was no reference to Miss Greene's promotion of the film earlier on Halloween morning to children on 'Going Live'. I also removed the word 'supposedly' from the reference to the children reportedly diagnosed with PTSD which was POV. The Fat Contractor 11:27, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I have added templates to two sections in the article (you'll see which ones). These sections are too long compared to the rest of the article, giving undue emphasis to their content. The writing quality of these sections is somewhat less than the rest of the article, and the writer(s) used improper emphasis. Character names do not need to be italicised or bolded everywhere they appear, especially when you have failed to italicise the titles of other programmes and publications. Also, adding emphasis to words simply to create an emotional effect is editorialising. These sections require shortening, removal of fancruft and excessive detail, and style cleanup. I was appalled that so much space was given to non-essential detail about the subject. 71.200.140.35 ( talk) 16:13, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Can anyone provide information on the short story? A plot outline? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.33.190.22 ( talk) 21:00, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I've changed the section on the film's ghost. As the article itself states, it's only referred to as "Mr. Pipes" once. It's referred to simply as "Pipes" far more often, and officially (ie, in the credits) called just "Ghost." Naming the section after, and giving importance to, a name it is referred to by only once (and which itself is simply an honorific of a more used name) seems odd. 76.164.65.23 ( talk) 00:14, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
A huge chunk of this article is basically a blog about what seems to be a fan project on about the level of a DVD extra. Surely information about when a teaser for such a project appeared on Youtube is unnecessary for a Wikipedia article? Considering the excellent nature of the rest of the article it seems a shame the tail-end is hijacked for self-promotion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.55.90 ( talk) 06:35, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Unmentioned in the article is the fact that Halloween wasn't much celebrated in England historically, though there were some related traditions in Scotland and Ireland. By 1992 American style halloween celebrations were starting to enter British culture, but most of the population was unfamiliar with them, particularly the over 30s. When Ghostwatch appeared out of the blue, most viewers had no idea what to make of it. Today Halloween has become mainstream in Britain, and a similar TV programme now would have much less impact. We need a nice WP:RS explaining all this so that it can be added to the article. -- Ef80 ( talk) 19:45, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
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"A phone number was shown on the screen so that viewers could "call in" and discuss ghostly phenomena (the number was actually connected to a local society for psychic research, who explained that the show was fictional)."
Wasn't the number 081 811 8181? If so, the 'local society for psychic research' thing can't be right, as 081 811 8181 was Going Live!'s number (and later became Live & Kicking's too). Thought I'd ask about it here, having not seen the show... Billy H 23:22, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
Does somebody know whether the British released DVD plays in USA computer DVD drives? Jclerman 12:45, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Tp User:Finlay McWalter's tag; it's spam; sharing the same title does not make it a relevant or useful link:
I've beefed up the criticism section which seems to absolve the BBC of any 'guilt'. There was no reference to Miss Greene's promotion of the film earlier on Halloween morning to children on 'Going Live'. I also removed the word 'supposedly' from the reference to the children reportedly diagnosed with PTSD which was POV. The Fat Contractor 11:27, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I have added templates to two sections in the article (you'll see which ones). These sections are too long compared to the rest of the article, giving undue emphasis to their content. The writing quality of these sections is somewhat less than the rest of the article, and the writer(s) used improper emphasis. Character names do not need to be italicised or bolded everywhere they appear, especially when you have failed to italicise the titles of other programmes and publications. Also, adding emphasis to words simply to create an emotional effect is editorialising. These sections require shortening, removal of fancruft and excessive detail, and style cleanup. I was appalled that so much space was given to non-essential detail about the subject. 71.200.140.35 ( talk) 16:13, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Can anyone provide information on the short story? A plot outline? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.33.190.22 ( talk) 21:00, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I've changed the section on the film's ghost. As the article itself states, it's only referred to as "Mr. Pipes" once. It's referred to simply as "Pipes" far more often, and officially (ie, in the credits) called just "Ghost." Naming the section after, and giving importance to, a name it is referred to by only once (and which itself is simply an honorific of a more used name) seems odd. 76.164.65.23 ( talk) 00:14, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
A huge chunk of this article is basically a blog about what seems to be a fan project on about the level of a DVD extra. Surely information about when a teaser for such a project appeared on Youtube is unnecessary for a Wikipedia article? Considering the excellent nature of the rest of the article it seems a shame the tail-end is hijacked for self-promotion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.55.90 ( talk) 06:35, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Unmentioned in the article is the fact that Halloween wasn't much celebrated in England historically, though there were some related traditions in Scotland and Ireland. By 1992 American style halloween celebrations were starting to enter British culture, but most of the population was unfamiliar with them, particularly the over 30s. When Ghostwatch appeared out of the blue, most viewers had no idea what to make of it. Today Halloween has become mainstream in Britain, and a similar TV programme now would have much less impact. We need a nice WP:RS explaining all this so that it can be added to the article. -- Ef80 ( talk) 19:45, 31 October 2019 (UTC)