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Merge soundtrack?

The Terminator (soundtrack) is not independently notable. Therefore, since this article is a Good Article, there must be a way to merge without ruining the Good Article. --George Ho (talk) 04:17, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of The Terminator (soundtrack) is questionable. The article is small currently, so should it be expanded or merged into The Terminator? --George Ho (talk) 03:42, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That seems like a good idea. The soundtrack is a relatively small article, and I've seen quite a few articles on movies with "soundtrack" sections. Meeples10^{t ~ c} 00:30, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Yes, absolutely merge them. This should be a "no brainer". --Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 13:57, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Already merged. The whole page needs cleanup after merge. George Ho (talk) 20:40, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sophia the real creator of both The Matrix and The Terminator

http://jasonskywalker5.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/black-author-wins-matrix/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4TQg-1LWY4 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.197.61.87 (talk) 17:40, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please direct any responses to this to Talk:The_Matrix#Sophia_Stewart.2C_again where the same issue is being discussed. Thanks. - SummerPhD (talk) 21:46, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reddit interview

Just curious about the Reddit interview. I personally have no doubt that's it's actually Arnie in the interview but I'm not sure if it follows WP:SOURCE that says "the information on the site must be 'reliable, third-party, published... with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.". As Reddit isn't really that kind of a site like a published magazine or online newspaper, I'm not really sure if we should use it in an article that's already a GA. Should we take this up further or has it been brought up already? Thank you! :) Andrzejbanas (talk) 12:56, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple ways a Reddit AMA done by a verified participant qualifies, but one that comes to mind immediately is WP:ABOUTSELF. Ylee (talk) 13:03, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Unmerge soundtrack

A while back I added a lot of more information to the soundtrack section of the article. Can anyone give their opinion on whether or not it's enough to deserve it's own article again? Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:59, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My opinion is that it is NOT notable per Wikipedia:Notability guidelines. I don't see where the soundtrack "has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". The citations pretty much are AllMusic which lists information on all albums. You would need at least 1 or 2 citations (apart from general album databases) which discuss the importance of the soundtrack to indicate it is notable.AbramTerger (talk) 19:40, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. If I can find more sources or anything, I'll ask again. Thanks for the quick input! Andrzejbanas (talk) 20:29, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Siri's Movie Review

Thought this was funny enough to mention. When you ask Siri about the first movie, sometimes she replies: "Oh, just more misunderstood cyborgs getting fried to a crisp. But I heard that the Governor of California was in it." --Zhane Masaki (talk) 03:07, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Another influence or inspiration

A number of reviewers have noted that there's another source that most likely inspired Cameron to the film, which is Saturn 3 (1980) where a homicidal robot goes rampant on people and has a fixation on a woman. Some reviewers have gone so far as to call it "the blueprint to The Terminator": [1], [2], [3]. One film geek forum post (unreliable for just being a forum post) even said that some scenes from Saturn 3 are copied shot-by-shot in The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Aliens (1986). --80.187.110.67 (talk) 15:29, 4 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]