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Can Planned by be added as parameter? Or can we continue using "Created by" and "Developed by"? The South Korean infobox has it and a lot of articles (TV series articles) use it. Manly, a planner is a production manager that oversees the production company and help it plan the work. He is not part of the production company or it is an entire different company that help plan everything before the production company start shooting. So far people have been using "Created by" and "Developed by" since there is no "Planned by". May question is, which is the correct parameter for this? CherryPie94 (talk)

Co-Producers and Co-Executive Producers are high ranking members of a TV Show's crew and often lead the direction of the show as well as make decisions about the show's story line. It has been disputed by many that Co-Executive Producers do not belong in the Executive Producer list and that Co-Producers do not belong in the Producer list. If Co-Executive Producers have a higher ranking that Producers, shouldn't they have a spot in the info box? Shouldn't Co-Producers get recognition for their hard work on a TV Series? Is there anyway we could possibly start adding Co-Executive Producers to the Executive Producer list or that we could make a separate Co-Executive Producer section? (Editor.ww.wentz (talk) 21:45, 26 January 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Co-Executive producers are more times than not also writers on the series/season, so they get recognition elsewhere. Additionally, as far as I've seen, Co- credited individuals never get higher ranking than non Co- credited individuals. As you said yourself, this has been discussed before and I don't see any new reason or push for their inclusion. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 18:07, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Some Executive Producers and Producers also serve as writers while some Co-Executive Producers don't serve as writers. It makes no sense to credit producers but leave out Co-Executive Producers who are clearly rank higher and do more for the show. WGA ranks Co-Executive Producers and Supervising Producers below Executive Producers but above Producers. Refusing to give them credit is like crediting the president and the regular cabinet but leaving out the Vice-President. Starforce13 (talk) 03:17, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That's not entirely true. If it was "executive producer" then yes, you're correct. "Co-executive" is really more honorary than practical. Tom Welling received "co-executive producer" credit for season 9 of Smallville as part of his new contract. It was honarory, nothing more. It allowed them to pay him more. In season 10, he became an actual executive. That's why he wasn't listed until season 10 in the infobox.  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 12:18, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

For reference’s here’s the Producer’s Guild guidelines on positions including Co-Executive Producer. Larrybob (talk) 14:58, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Many shows, such as talk shows and game shows, have voiceover talent that is more commonly referred to as an "announcer" than a narrator. For instance, Jim Thornton's article refers to him as the "announcer" of Wheel of Fortune, and the text of that article refers to all of its voiceover talent as "announcers". Is there a way that the "narrator" field can be modified to use "announcer" instead in instances where that is the more common term? Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:23, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why did this need to be a formal RFC instead instead of an actual discussion? -- Alex^TW 05:24, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Because the last couple times I've brought it up, no one even said a peep. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 06:09, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can see, the only time that you brought this up was 6.5 years ago.[1] You could have just opened a normal discussion after such a long time and, if it went nowhere, then you could have opened an RfC instead of just jumping right into one. Eight previous discussions have failed to reach a consensus to make your desired changes. For the record, the following discussions seem relevant:

• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 8#The addition of fields for late-night talk show related articles - (RfC) June 2015
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 8#Template-protected edit request on 29 May 2015 - May 2015
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 4#Narrated - November 2011
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 3#Talk shows - August 2010
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 3#Announcer and host parameters - March 2010
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 3#Additional fields - February 2010
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 3#Lines needed - January 2010
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 2#Announcer listing - August 2009
• Template talk:Infobox television/Archive 1#Game and Variety/Talk Shows need Host and Announcer Options - January 2008

I don't think I missed any but it's possible. The last was an RfC that closed with no consensus to change the template. --AussieLegend (✉) 07:26, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in favor of your suggestion and for the same reasoning. Ping me if this ever gets to an actual vote as I've already been through this discussion. --Gonnym (talk) 20:12, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Is there an exception to the rule 'Years and seasons should not be included for TV presenters For example: A show that is fronted by one presenter has had more than one presenter during it's lifetime (A presenter has stepped down and a new host replace him/her or the show has been revived but with a new host ) an example of this is Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (UK version) which recently had a week long revival for it's 20th Anniversary with Jeremy Clarkson hosting since it's Original host Chris Tarrant stepped down in 2013 (when the show was subsequently axed). So can I add which version each one hosted to avoid confusion amongst people? Also is there a reason that years should not be included

This has been discussed at length by multiple editors and the short answer is that there aren't any exceptions. Not everything needs to be jammed into the infobox, which has limited space and is not a replacement for the entire article. If presenters or cast have had certain tenures, this should be discussed in the body of the article. --AussieLegend (✉) 18:56, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I was hoping we could add 2 categories to the Infoboxes on television and movies? I'm requesting that below or above Cinematography - we add ...

Production Design

Costume Design

Both are important elements to the overall look of the show or movie. A lot of production and costume designers have extensive wiki pages, so it would be great to include everyone on the Project page infobox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smashinga (talk • contribs) 14:31, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone modify this template so it can also cover programming blocks? JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 11:06, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, should we be listing series that have had a few years gap and have come back as a revived format. For example Dancing on Ice finished in 2014 but then returned in 2018, so should we list the start and end dates separately? MSalmon (talk) 20:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The start date is the first date that the first ever episode aired. The end date is the first date that the last ever episode aired if the program has ended. If the series is still airing, which includes revived series, then the end date in the infobox is "present". This has previously been discussed and is in the instructions for the infobox. Your most recent edit to the Dancing on Ice infobox was quite correct. --AussieLegend (✉) 20:34, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]