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Text and/or other creative content from this version of List of Netflix original programming was copied or moved into List of Netflix exclusive international distribution programming with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

Ended series - should specials count?

For series that don't have official cancellations, we've been counting them as ended if 9-12 months have passed without a new episode or news of renewal. Currently there's a debate about including Murderville as an ended series, as the last regular episode aired over a year ago, but a special aired a month ago. I don't see why specials shouldn't count for the purposes of determining whether a series has ended or not. Unless there's a specific announcement about a show being canceled, specials are an indicator that the show is still active. Nisf (talk) 15:08, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: I think this would open a whole new can of worms. While some specials have similar formats as the regular episodes (they are just holiday themed etc.), most do not: they are behind the scenes, making-of, clip show, feature films or interactive specials. And even Netflix differentiates, because some specials actually premiere as episodes of the series (like the After the Altar episodes of Love is Blind), while the one in question is available as a separate entry. I would continue the way the we do it now and not change.Seprentyu (talk) 15:30, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to understand what the format of a special has to do about whether the series is in production or not. Nisf (talk) 19:42, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What I fail to understand is how the release of a special would indicate that a show is in production for further seasons? A special is a one-off thing, it does not foreshadow a future season. Seprentyu (talk) 20:32, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Should lists of upcoming programs be allowed?

There is a long running discussion on if the list of upcoming programs on this page falls under the no EPGs rule. This is following an update to this page in which the list of upcoming programs was removed citing this rule

It would be good to get additional input: Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Proposal for a text change relating to WP:NOTTVGUIDE JordanP7893 (talk) 15:47, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Upcoming programming (Animation/Kids & Family)

Who's the wise guy removing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?!

It's still being worked on at Mikros, you know! 2600:1700:2230:CCB0:2925:1331:2059:BA33 (talk) 02:17, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alphabetization ignoring leading indefinite articles

Tables that are sorted by title should be alphabetized ignoring leading indefinite articles (i.e., starting with The, A, and An.) This not only aligns with the other TV programming pages, but also general English-language publishing standards – see, for example, APA guidelines at https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/alphabetize-nonsignificant-words. Please let me know if there are any significant objections to this proposed change. Nisf (talk) 18:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do object. This would be a very anglocentric move. Or could be perceived as one, even if the intention is not that. Netflix is a global company, servicing the whole world and though most shows have international (English) titles too, some shows deliberately do not. Also even applying this rule as some kind of a compromise to just English-language shows only would feel a hostile, anglocentric move to me, the perception being that people pushing this agenda are trying to exclude the rest of the world. Seprentyu (talk) 18:15, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]