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Martha not in Series 3

Freema Agyeman will not reprise her role as Martha Jones in Series 3 of Torchwood because she is working on a UK version of Law and Order for ITV.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1467855.ece

Should this be mentioned? Sama4 (talk) 13:45, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would say no, as she never was part of the cast. People kept adding rumors about her being in series 3, but we never had any reliable source for those to begin with. So mentioning that some character which was never announced to be in series 3 will in fact really not be in there is not something we need to include. But good idea to think about it and even better that you did not just add it but sought discussion first! You are welcome to work with us on The Doctor Who WikiProject to improve Doctor Who related articles. Have a nice day! :-) So#Why 13:57, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's good evidence that will hopefully stop those adding her in to the article. Thanks! Tphi (talk) 17:02, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok well thanks! =) Sama4 (talk) 11:24, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cast list

Should Burn Gorman and Naoko Mori be removed from the cast list now that the radio play has been on? The official BBC website has been updated to only show Jack, Gwen and Ianto on the front page now Tescomarc (talk) 17:40, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No. WP:MOS#FICTION shows how we write about fictional characters. --Rodhull andemu 18:05, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AUS DVD dates

Is there a set date for when the series 2 will come out in this little/big island/continent I don't think it says the day in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.177.4.241 (talk) 12:01, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the matter of soundtrack(s)

I notice we've mentioned there being an official soundtrack for the show, (and created and linked to the full wikipedia article about it). Would it be worth mentioning as well the prior existence of an UNofficial Torchwood soundtrack? The unofficial soundtrack, which was created and released by fans to bit torrent, consisted mainly of songs (primarily rock, some old-style big-band music, and stuff) that were playing in the background during various first-season episodes. Say, a character walks into a bar, and this music is playing in the bar, and because of that the same song is added to the unofficial soundtrack. (I'd link here to the appropriate page at thepiratebay.org but I don't know if that'd be appropriate.) --Nomad Of Norad (talk) 18:34, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it's unofficial then it's not notable enough unless it's widespread in the media, and since it isn't then it isn't worth noting on Wikipedia at all. Jammy (talk) 18:36, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Not only that, but any unofficial soundtrack clearly violated copyright laws, and we definitely don't encourage that on Wikipedia. _Talk Islander 18:38, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Action figure line

Why is the official action figure line considered "not notable" among a list including every single other piece of spin-off merchandise (books, audio books, radio plays, magazines, comic strips, downloads, etc. ) out there? What is the criterion in deciding which official merchandise is notable and which non-notable? No justification has been given as to why this one line of merchandise should be singled out for exclusion. The Doctor Who page includes the DW action figure line (I have checked a few other Wiki pages for TV shows and movies with action figure lines and can't find one where they are not included).

Please explain why the official BBC-licensed creator and the official BBC.co.uk website are considered not good sources. The sources clearly show the line exists and is official. What kind of sources are needed? These are popular action figures you can buy in a million shops, what about them is so dubious? Every other piece of merchandise listed on this page is either uncited or has only the seller listed as source (e.g. a link to the iTunes site mainpage with nothing mentioning Torchwood). Queer Scout (talk) 03:11, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The action figure line is of particular note as they were not originally introduced because making toys would be linking the adult-themed show to children's toys. The figures were only introduced after the pre-watershed cut versions were made. (Not having a great day at stringing sentences together, so not quite sure I've made sense there.) PoisonedPigeon (talk) 13:59, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They have no notability because they have no coverage independent media. Doctor Who has at least 40 years of history (but that page also needs sourcing). All the information the paragraph tells us is that there are action figures; nothing more. This is non-information, and with only sellers as sources, it breaks WP:SPAM. Therefor removed. — Edokter • Talk • 14:58, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]