Talk:The Great Gatsby (Playhouse 90)

A fact from The Great Gatsby (Playhouse 90) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 March 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Rod Serling–hosted television production The Great Gatsby (1958) was described as being "neither 'Great' nor 'Gatsby'"?

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 22:26, 7 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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... ~~that the Rod Serling-hosted production, The Great Gatsby, was described as being "neither 'Great' nor 'Gatsby'"?~~ Source: here ("Great Gatsby' Neither 'Great' Nor 'Gatsby'") and this ("Rod Serling ... Host")
- ALT1:... ~~that the Rod Serling-hosted production, The Great Gatsby, was described as a "fraud"?~~ Source: here ("TV 'Gatsby' Fraud, Not Fitzgerald's 'Great Gatsby'") and this ("Rod Serling ... Host")
ALT2... that the Rod Serling-hosted television production, The Great Gatsby (1958), was described as being "neither 'Great' nor 'Gatsby'"?

Reviewed: Julia Koch

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:10, 2 March 2021 (UTC).Reply

New & long enough, hooks check out. QPQ done. The plot section needs a ref, which should be easy, as it is the same as the novel. I think the article needs to quote more of the review to explain the comments. I think the hook needs a date, & to clarify it's tv. Also " Rod Serling-hosted production" means nothing outside the US, & probably nothing to most inside. Adding the main actors might be better. Johnbod (talk) 03:58, 6 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

@Johnbod: Thanks for the review. I've tended to your suggestions and added ALT2. I do continue to believe that the Rod Serling mention is worthwhile. Serling has a strong cult following (much more so than any of the actors), and past DYK hooks referencing him have performed extraordinarily well. E.g., a hook last November on "Rod Serling's Forbidden Area ..." drew 18,272 DYK views, and another in September on "Rod Serling's 'In the Presence of Mine Enemies'" drew 20,907 DYK views. Cbl62 (talk) 15:24, 6 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

GTG. Ok, I'll take your word for it. Both hooks ok, but ALT2 preferable imo. Johnbod (talk) 15:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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