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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)

Hello! Is it possible to add a parameter concerning the state of the series. It should denote which situation the series is in. If it is in production or cancelled. It is important for those who are interested in the series in general. Status should denote which situation the series is in. It can be of importance for the followers of the series. --88.89.14.37 (talk) 14:09, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Could a parameter for choreographer be added? Some shows have a significant amount of dancing or dance numbers, and the choreographer is really of interest in those cases. Schazjmd (talk) 00:30, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Schazjmd: Hey there, just a friendly note that it might be helpful to other editors who might be interested in scope if you could provide some examples of shows that might need this parameter as well as maybe expanding a bit on how prolific those shows might be in whatever culture you are referring to. As someone who usually polices Indian film and TV articles, I can sometimes see the need for other parameters that might be more specific to non-western-style TV. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:04, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some examples of current articles where the choreographer parameter would be useful are Glee, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Smash (TV series), Cop Rock, Soundtrack, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Schazjmd (talk) 14:34, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This section either shouldn't be present or should be overhauled, at least for US TV. Unlike in film, 'Producer' is not a particularly notable position in US TV, and the vast majority of the time it refers to medium-ranking writers, who exist below EPs, Co-EPs and Supervising Producers in the hierarchy - the latter two obviously not being included in the template as it exists. The exception to this are people who get a 'Produced by' credit. 115.70.7.33 (talk) 04:31, 19 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think the parameter should remain, as it remains relevant for shows produced in the U.K. and other countries. However, the parameter should be ignored for U.S. shows for the reasons you have stated (it makes no sense to list producers but not co-exec. or supervising producers who outrank them), and this should be noted in the template documentation. I think it's fine for just the executive producers to be included for U.S. shows. Jimmio78 (talk) 03:06, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can we add a steaming release information parameter something? Perhaps under the release section or its own section. My7thsecret (talk) 15:38, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean? When you say "steaming release information", do you mean that a show was originally released on Netflix and you want to add the date? Or do you mean a show that was originally released on ABC and then 7 months later was released on Netflix and you want to add that information? --Gonnym (talk) 15:41, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The second one, yes. My7thsecret (talk) 15:42, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We normally only record the first date that a program airs on its original network, not subsequent releases on other networks. If we did otherwise, infoboxes would be filled with release dates on subsequent networks. --AussieLegend (✉) 15:50, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is helpful specially if you are looking for a show's (past and current) streaming home. My7thsecret (talk) 15:51, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

With streaming rights this isn't very useful. A show can be on Netfix Singapore, but not on Netflix US, while in the US it can be on Hulu and in Canada on a different one. Which one do you add? --Gonnym (talk) 15:53, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No need for the streaming release date. Just the name of the streaming service will do. Release date will be exclusive to its first release. My7thsecret (talk) 15:53, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]