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Is question regarding a movie website On-Topic?
Today when i see this question What happened to IMDB to cause ratings to be skewed?
I got little confused and even posted one close-vote but it's in a good Q/A format but is it in our boundaries? I ...
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Are this kind of question On topic here?
I have asked these two question on Scfi 1 and 2. I always prefer M & Tv over Scfi till the On Topic clause doesn't conflict.
So i asked these two question on Scfi because they have these kind of ...
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Are evolution/existence of genre questions on-topic?
Before I ask this on main, I wanted to find out if it would be on-topic since it could result in (and to some extent requires) lists to be made, but I'm more interested in the analysis of the lists.
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Would a specific question about the evolution of the system to collect Nielsen ratings be on topic?
I'm curious about steps that Nielsen is taking to change the means through which they collect ratings as people start to turn toward other outlets besides television to watch their shows.
My feeling ...
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Identification questions revisited [duplicate]
Some 4 months ago we had this discussion on identification questions whether these questions should be on-topic here. My answer was essentially: what's all the fuzz about? What's the difference with ...
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Are “Does item X from movie Y exist in real life” questions on topic?
This might seem like a duplicate of this question but I think there's a difference.
Is it on-topic for a user to ask about whether an item exists in real life or not?
For example a question could ...
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Are questions about “is x possible in real life” on topic?
Example: Could a fire hose really support the weight of a falling man?
It seems to me that this isn't really a question about movies or T.V. It's a question about physics triggered by a scene in a ...
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Asking Duplicate questions from SciFi to gain movie perspective
As far as I understand, cross posts between SciFi and movies are allowed SciFi/Movies overlap
Though, I have recently found out that this is not the case when the user posting the duplicate is aware ...
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Are questions about TV realism on topic?
Are questions about the realism of movies on-topic? Some recent examples:
Are the csi crimes solved realisticly?
Is the electric track the tour vehicles follow on in Jurassic Park actually ...
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Should questions about which artist sang or played a song or music in a movie be allowed?
A question of mine, "Boys Don't Cry (1999 film): Who is the band or artist that played the cover of the song, “Boys Don't Cry”, by The Cure, in this film?" was recently closed as off-topic.
What is ...
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Do we want web-series on-topic here?
Warning!! Poor examples ahead!!!!
Day[9] Daily
The Guild
Journey Quest
Pioneer One
Among other series are popular web-only series that air on a regular schedule, with each episode archived for ...
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Should we merge with TV?
Now that Television is on-topic for the Movies site, I move that we include TV completely, and invite people following the TV proposal to come hang out with us.
I noted in another answer that being ...
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Including non-theatrical “Movies” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Final TV Decision
Sorry for this "duplicate" post but related discussions are spread throughout meta and the Q&A.
There has been a lot of discussion circling around ...
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Are TV specials on-topic? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Final TV Decision
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) is a 47 minute long TV special that aired on NBC and then later on CBC. The narrative goes something like
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Is a question about applications that keep records of movies on topic?
I posted a question about which online tools can be used to keep track of movies I have already seen. Is it on topic?
In a broader sense - would a question about IMDB.com be on-topic?
Or is it a ...
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Is the trailer-question off-topic?
I see this question has a close-vote with the reason off-topic. I could join in and close-vote, but I miss at the moment the particular reason, why it is off-topic. The question is related to movies, ...
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Should TV-movies off-topic? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Final TV Decision
In an comment to another question @Aarthi states:
According to Princeton University, a television show is "a program broadcast by television," ...
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Are documentaries on-topic?
Sure, some documentaries are made for TV in multiple parts. That seem to be a TV-show and off-topic. But what about for example with:
Arlit, deuxième Paris
Sans soleil
The Shock Doctrine
If the ...
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Are questions about the works of directors/actors/writers on-topic?
I realized, that I asked two questions, that are not specific to a concrete movie, but to the general works of a director:
Did Hayao Miyazaki make any movie without an environmental theme?
Did ...
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What are movies?
This is an on-topic question. We all want questions about movies to be on-topic, but what are movies? Every thinks to know, but can we really give a definition? Is it release for cinema? But what ...
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“Where can I buy X?”
This question asks where to buy a fairly obscure movie. Are these questions on-topic? Finding an old/obscure film can be very frustrating sometimes, so I can see a clear appeal to being able to ask ...
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Questions relating to playing movies
This question asks how to play Region-2 DVDs in the USA. Is this on-topic?
Is there a way to see Zone 2 in the USA?
My immediate reaction is that it is clearly not on topic; but then I realized ...
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How will genre questions be handled?
The question Twilight: science fiction or fantasy? aims to get an answer to what genre the Twilight movies fall into. Are these types of questions on-topic?
What genre a piece of work belongs to ...
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Are short movies on-topic?
Should shorts be in-topic? That includes for instance:
the three blender-movies
La Jeteé
most of the work of Charlie Chaplin before 1923
If we want to exclude short-movies, where is the line? 30 ...
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Subjectivity and Film Study : How to deal with it?
Now I am going to say it up front, I am by no means someone one who academically nor professionally studies film so it would be good if someone who has actually participated in Film Studies weigh in ...
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Is this question on Wedding Crashers trivia?
The question asks about To what extent were the central characters in Wedding Crashers improvising?, to which a user replied with answer sourced from movie trivia.
Even the OP asks for other scenes, ...
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Is the Blu-ray/DVD question on-topic?
I am looking at this question, Why Do Blu-rays Cost More Than DVDs?, and wondering if it's a good fit here. It feels more an economy subject.
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SciFi/Movies overlap
We already have two questions with an obvious SciFi/Movies overlap (that have already been asked on SciFi.SE):
What is the best order to watch Star Wars movies?
Is there a definitive explanation to ...
