Talk:Down Will Come Baby

GA Review

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Reviewer: Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk · contribs) 17:53, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

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 Done Sorry it has taken you awhile for a reviewer.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

    Done

Infobox

• Use Template:Based on in relevant infobox parameter

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• I saw the opening credit sequence on YouTube and found that the writer is given a "Teleplay by" credit. Just move the entry to "screenplay" parameter and change it to "teleplay"

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Lede

• The film stars Meredith Baxter as Leah, While this is not ungrammatical per se, this could be restructured to The film tells the story of Leah (played by Meredith Baxter) for consistency with the other parentheticals used.

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• "who prioritizes her work" -> drop "her"

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Plot

• causing tension with her husband Marcus who wants her to spend more time with her family follow "Marcus" with a comma

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• Meanwhile, Leah accepts a big promotion that requires her to move to Denver such that she only gets to see her family on the weekends. comma after "Denver"

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• While hanging out at the park, Robin is approached by a friendly stranger named Dorothy Cotton who later turns out to be Robin's new neighbour. comma after "Dorothy Cotton"; change "neighbour" to U.S. spelling (MOS:TIES)

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• Leah is suspicious of Dorothy's intentions, but Marcus thinks Dorothy is just trying to be a good friend and dismisses his wife's concerns. "and dismisses his wife's concerns" seems tautological. How about "but Marcus reassures her that Dorothy is just trying to be a good friend"?

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• Dorothy encourages Robin to confide in her and Robin admits that she blames herself for her friend Amelia's death. precede and with a comma

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• Dorothy shares that her younger sister was also named Amelia, but said sister accidentally fell to her death when they were playing in their attic as children. -> Dorothy shares that her younger sister was also named Amelia, who she claims accidentally fell to her death when they were playing in their attic as children.

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• Robin becomes creeped out by Dorothy's increasingly obsessive behavior, which includes stalking Robin, rearranging her bedroom, and yelling at her when she does not follow her instructions to the letter. -> Robin becomes creeped out by Dorothy's increasingly obsessive behavior, which includes stalking her, rearranging her bedroom, and yelling at the girl when she does not follow her instructions to the letter.

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• Robin shares her fears with Marcus who thinks she is overreacting. comma after "Marcus"

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• Marcus is grateful when Dorothy agrees to stay over with Robin while both he and Leah are out of town. drop "both"

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• The worried couple convince their landlord to unlock Dorothy's barely lived-in apartment where they find photographs of Robin's friend Amelia. comma after "apartment"

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• Leah and Marcus break into the summer camp's office where they find out that Dorothy's real name is Gretchen McIntyre. comma after "office"

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• link "guilt" to Survivor guilt

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Cast

• Use Template:Cast listing. Since WP:FILMCAST requires each item be explicitly sourced, you can use the Variety review, which, btw, lists last two additional cast members not in the article: Rahla Kahn as Sophie & Summer Patterson as Brina

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Will continue later. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 17:53, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Production

• "serving as the executive producers" - drop "the"

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Release and reception

• Overall, it was the 120th most-watched television film for the 1998–1999 season with 11.4 million total viewers. - "with a total of 11.4 million viewers"; remove comma following "overall" and add comma following "season" as well

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• Despite his criticisms, Morrison acknowledged that the film was "effective and occasionally well-handled," with an engaging plot and cast. Nonetheless, he felt that its constant gloom ultimately made for an unpleasant viewing experience. - These could be merged into one sentence with a conjunction, like Despite his criticisms, Morrison acknowledged that the film was "effective and occasionally well-handled", with an engaging plot and cast; although he felt that its constant gloom ultimately made for an unpleasant viewing experience. Comma is placed outside the quote for proper logical quotation

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• "a hodgepodge script and so many plot holes." - place period outside the quote, and give link to plot holes

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• "the real horror is that movies like this are still made in the era of two-income families." ditto

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1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   Everything is reliably sourced and verifiable, at least those supported with web-based sources; I'm assuming good faith on sources I don't have access to. No copyvio detected upon close inspection as well.

2. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Nothing strays off topic, and nominator has reasonably covered everything they could about the article

3. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   It's as neutral as it gets.

4. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

5. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   All good, although affirm poster's fair-use rationale image has rationale=yes

6. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

@Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: Thanks for taking on this review. I'll mark every issue I think I've addressed with the {{done}} template. Bennv123 (talk) 20:10, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

@Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: I think I've addressed all the issues you've brought up. Let me know if I missed anything or if there are additional issues to address. Regards. Bennv123 (talk) 08:39, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

All good. It's a pass. Bravo! I'd like to wrap up this review by saying that there are some interesting facts in the article that merit a nomination to be featured in the main page via Did you know. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 09:28, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:50, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

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• Article history

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• ... that a reviewer noted that in the 1999 television film Down Will Come Baby, actress Meredith Baxter plays a "good mom" in contrast to her usual "wack-job" roles? Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times (via ProQuest). Quote: "Only point of interest in this deal is that, for once, Meredith Baxter doesn't play the wack-job. She's the good mom."
  • ALT1: ... that actress Meredith Baxter said the 1999 television film Down Will Come Baby proved television networks were once again open to "stories made up by the magnificence of a writer's mind"? Source: Bobbin, Jay (May 2, 1999). "Dedicated delimma". The Times of Northwest Indiana. p. 7. Quote: "Baxter also appreciates Down Will Come Baby being a work of fiction [...] 'This confirms that the networks are again ready and willing to accept stories made up by the magnificence of a writer's mind,' she says. 'For a long period of time, it seemed a script had to come from the headlines before it had any dramatic credibility.'"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WVTQ

Improved to Good Article status by Bennv123 (talk). Self-nominated at 11:40, 25 November 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - maybe a new one should be proposed.

QPQ: - Not done

Overall: @Bennv123: Good article. However, I feel as if a better hook could be done. Not saying that these hooks are bad but I feel as if you could create a new one. also waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:37, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Regarding the hook, I suppose incorporating the fact that it aired two weeks after the Columbine High School massacre might attract more general readers. How about:

• ALT2: ... that the 1999 television film Down Will Come Baby aired two weeks after the Columbine High School massacre and was criticized for exploiting parental fears with its depiction of child violence? Several sources as cited in the article.

Bennv123 (talk) 16:05, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

QPQ has also been added now. Bennv123 (talk) 09:44, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Meant to ping you when the QPQ was added. Bennv123 (talk) 20:18, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

@Bennv123: Approving. Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:06, 28 November 2022 (UTC)