The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was WP:SNOW Keep (non-admin closure), as the notability of this highly influential film series is not in question. Ecoleetage (talk) 01:21, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dirty Harry (film series)

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This article consists of plot summaries of the Dirty Harry films (each of which have their own article), speculation about a future film, and, despite the title, a listing of not notable books based on the Dirty Harry character. Unreferenced except for distinctly unreliable sources for the future film. Note that an article about the Dirty Harry character already exists as Harry Callahan (character). Delicious carbuncle (talk) 17:40, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I'd say that a series of five films and a dozen novels (and at least one video game, though that isn't mentioned here) is ripe for a series overview article. The part about "inspired films" should go though, lest it turn into an "in popular culture" cruftpile. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Given the number of films and books an overview article seems sensible. Yes it needs a bit of work with respect to references and some other tidying up but this is no reason to delete. Dpmuk (talk) 18:01, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Yeah, its definitely notable and can be organized a little better to show off the entire series. --Banime (talk) 18:37, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If this were an actual article about the series I wouldn't have nominated it for deletion. It is plot summaries which are redundant to the film articles. It is unreferenced, except for the future film part which should probably be removed as unverified. The books are not notable. No single part of this is worth keeping. The character article is a better overview. If someone wants to convert this to a list of films and rename it, I'll happily withdraw the nom. Thanks. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:07, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. A very notable film series, and influential. If there's a concern regarding the content of an article, then that's a content issue. WP:BOLD applies -- if one thinks it's too heavily weighted to plot summaries and the like, then be bold and add content to expand the article. This is Dirty Harry we're talking about-- guaranteed there are reputable third party sources establishing notability, scholarly interest, etc etc. There is plenty of precedent (I don't recognize WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS in this context) for notable film series to have an all-encompassing article as well as articles on characters and individual films. Bond comes immediately to mind. 23skidoo (talk) 19:14, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, that's why I linked Harry Callahan (character) in the nomination. Take a look at it. Perhaps I should withdraw the nom and simply redirect? Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:19, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as a franchise article and expand (Dirty Harry must have tons of sources). I'd rather see the character merged into here than the other way around. – sgeureka ^t•c 22:29, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Valid way to present the entire franchise, and the franchise itself is just as notable as the individual films, if for no other reason that the contributions in popular culture. As is, the article seems to be pity and well organized, not sure what the issue is. PHARMBOY (TALK) 22:51, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.