Talk:Candyman (film series)

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Requested move 18 October 2019

Latest comment: 4 years ago13 comments8 people in discussion

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The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:20, 26 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Candyman (franchise) → Candyman (film series) – Per WP:NCFILM, the disambiguator "(franchise)" should only be used for multimedia franchises. This is just a film series article. The novelization and a comic adaptation of the first film are too minor for this to be considered a fully-blown franchise. 212.135.65.247 (talk) 13:38, 18 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Support per nom. A novelisation and comic adaptation of the original film—neither of which get any coverage—is insufficient to make this a "franchise". PC78 (talk) 08:12, 19 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

postpone - if the new movie is a reboot or start of a new "film series" unconnected with the other one, that makes the entire thing a franchise. -- Netoholic @ 03:12, 22 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nope, it would still not be a multimedia franchise. 212.135.65.247 (talk) 09:59, 22 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Support The films are the main topic of the article. Dimadick (talk) 10:56, 22 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

NOTE If this ends up being moved, please try to make sure it's main category Category:Candyman (franchise) gets moved to Category:Candyman (film series) as well.★Trekker (talk) 14:17, 22 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
Hey guys, quick note - it looks like there was a board game based on the movie. This could technically push it into franchise territory. What say you, @Dimadick, Netoholic, PC78, and 212.135.65.247:? ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 18:13, 24 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

I suppose the question with this is whether or not this was ever commercially released or not. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 18:15, 24 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
Looks like it's probably no - it's referred to as a promotional item. Still worth putting in the page, even if it's an interesting little extra tidbit and not necessary a franchise maker. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 18:26, 24 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

I'd say that was still too minor to make this anything other than a film series. 212.135.65.247 (talk) 08:26, 25 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Fair enough! ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 20:02, 25 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Support. Seems clearer as to what the article really refers to. "Franchise" works when there are notable releases in other types of media, which doesn't seem to be the case here.--Cúchullain ^t/c 13:56, 25 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

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