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For a TV show that is airing on two networks (US and UK) very near to the same time (premiering within a week of each other) is it possible to have more than one official website in the infobox? And if so, what is the string? Entering 2 "website" and "website_title" merely displays the last one entered. Thanks Springhill40 (talk) 15:10, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Springhill40: I don't believe so. You should have the website for which ever network is the "original" (ie where the production company first intended it to air), and then possibly put the second at the bottom of the article. Which show are you asking about? - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:18, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm asking specifically for articles like those on the Hanna-Barbera programs like Scooby-Doo, Where are You! and the like. A number of TV shows and/or companies have changed hands multiple times over the years; should the "distributor" section of the infobox reflect the original company (in Scooby's case, Taft Broadcasting), the current distributor (Warner Bros. Television), or the enumerated list of all of the distributors over the years? Would it be better in these cases to simply list the first or last distributor and relegate everything else to prose in the article itself? --FuriousFreddy (talk) 18:38, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say original. Distributors are straining importance at best anyway but it's not realistic to list every possible distributor, and many of them are just in single countries. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 21:16, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking of other countries, we're only sticking to distributors in the country of origin in these infoboxes, correct? The Hanna-Barbera shows I'm speaking of would have no less than five American distributors over the years (Taft, Great American, Worldvision - a Taft subsidiary - Turner, and Warner Bros. The pre-1967 shows will also have Screen Gems as well). --FuriousFreddy (talk) 00:14, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I do not see a need for this parameter due to multiple distributor changes over the years for old programmes; that for many articles is probably out of date. REVUpminster (talk) 11:07, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey all. The director parameter of this infobox is intended for people who are directing episodes, right? Like, behind the camera (live-action) or overseeing the storyboardng (animation)? That's my interpretation anyway. I keep seeing editors adding supervising directors, art directors, and other people with "director" in their titles to this parameter and I'm wondering if maybe the intention of the parameter isn't presented quite clear enough for these editors. Examples: [1], The Problem Solverz, Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Art directors seem to be more appropriately placed under creative_director. What about these other people with director titles? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:14, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your interpretation is correct. It should be blatantly obvious what is meant by the parameter. We have |director= and |creative_director=. If we wanted to list "supervising directors" we'd have a parameter called |supervising_director= but we don't! Note that, unlike |writer=, which is for "the show's writer or writers" (note use of plural form), "director" is for "the show's director" (singular). I've boldly tightened the wording for this parameter by adding a link. --AussieLegend (✉) 16:33, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The director aspect seemed obvious to me. I will admit that I didn't find the singular nature of |director= to be intuitive. Cartoons often cycle through directors during a season. Assuming it's a reasonable number of directors (5 max?) why wouldn't we list them as we would writers? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:13, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Is the purpose of |company= to list all the various sub-contractors who might have been involved in the literal, physical production of the series, or is it intended to list the main company/companies that funded the venture? For example at Avatar: The Last Airbender are Nickelodeon Animation Studios, DR Movie, JM Animation, MOI Animation, and a user recently added Titmouse because they produced the opening credit sequence. The scope is vague and needs clarification. And, does that mean under |country= we'd add United States, Korea, and Canada and adjust the lede accordingly? (i.e., "The Legend of Korra is an American—Korean—Canadian animated television series...) Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:35, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion in Infobox film seems to be relevant here; it may be helpful. Raamin (talk) 23:22, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've tended towards main companies only, because to list all of the subcontractors in the infobox would prove unwieldy for shows like Animaniacs that farmed out individual episodes to various studios across the planet. Unless the list is very, very short (i.e. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions who subcontracted to Wang Film Productions and Fil-Cartoons) It would be better to list the main companies in the infobox and discuss the subcontractors in the body of the article. --FuriousFreddy (talk) 22:32, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can an entry be added to the template for "Musical director" and/or "house band" which is a feature on many variety/talk shows? Downwoody (talk) 13:16, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]