On 10/17/06, Earle Martin wikipedia@downlode.org wrote:
[de-lurk]
On 17/10/06, Chris Picone ccool2ax@gmail.com wrote:
I somewhat agree, but take a look at a Family Guy episode summary.. any one. See the Cultural References section? All facts listed there are entirely OR!
From "Peter's Got Woods":
"When Shauna, Brian's love interest introduces herself, there's heavenly singing of the name 'Shauna' in the background. This parodies a scene from Ferris Beuller's Day Off when Jennifer Grey's character tells Charlie Sheen's character 'It's Jean, but most guys call me Shauna.'" -No source, based entirely on editor's personal knowledge! THese things are all over these summaries!
I'd say nuke anything like that from orbit, along with any critic-esque writing that claims to describe the hidden allegorical meaning of a film, painting, book, music video/song lyrics, etc., without providing a reference from the director, artist, author or other creator of the item in question.
Congratulations, you've nuked half of the television-related articles on
wikipedia.
NOR is fine and good, but pop culture references do help people understand an episode. Instances would be scenes where (for example) the Simpsons rip a scene directly from a Quentin Tarantino movie.
Now, when is FOX going to publish a definitive list of pop culture references? How about never. They've got no interest in doing so. I know of few websites that do so either, especially when the show is less popular than Simpsons or Seinfeld-level popularity.
But to "nuke it from orbit"? Ouch. As for a source, see if one can be found, and if necessary just use the two sources side by side as your reference.
Deletionist.