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Subject fails WP:NBOOK Chris Troutman (talk) 00:46, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Do not base an entire article on primary sources, and be cautious about basing large passages on them.See also MOS:WAF. The notability of the franchise is a red herring, as it has no bearing on whether this topic should have a stand-alone article. TompaDompa (talk) 06:11, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
| “ | Other paratexts followed, including the 1999 release of Sunnydale High Yearbook, co-authored by tie-in phenoms Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder. The Yearbook is designed with verisimilitude in mind, as if it is an actual high school yearbook—complete with “signatures” on the inside front and back covers, “handwritten” notes throughout, and descriptions of school events from the show’s diegesis such as Halloween, the Talent Show, the Sadie Hawkins Dance, and the Spring Fling, accompanied, of course, with pictures from the corresponding episodes as if they had been taken by the yearbook committee. Transmedial by nature, both of these kinds of paratexts suggest a life for the show beyond its televisual borders. Obviously, BtVS did not invent these kind of paratexts; other shows such as Twin Peaks and The X-Files had companion books and guides, too, but situated temporally as it was within the nascent phenomenon of online fandom, the paratextual BtVS experience was highly influential in how later shows—particularly those aimed at the 18–35 demographic—were wooed through such cultural products. | ” |
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SourcesA book is presumed notable if it verifiably meets, through reliable sources, at least one of the following criteria:
- The book has been the subject of two or more non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself. This can include published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries, bestseller lists, and reviews. This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book.
The book notes: "Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. Sunnydale High Yearbook. New York: Simon, 1999. Print. 112p. A fully realized fake yearbook for the Sunnydale High graduating class of '99, many of whom survived the graduation ceremony and went on to future careers. There are reports on Homecoming, including runners-up Cordelia Chase and Buffy Summers, Homecoming fashion perspectives from Harmony Kendall, and reports from the chess, computer, dance, and drama clubs. There are updates on prime student hangouts around Sunnydale, including The Bronze, the Zoo, Putters' Green, the Mall, and the Sun Cinema. The swim team had an unfortunate year, with the coach and several members mysteriously missing. The "In Memoriam” section at the back is inevitably rather long, and includes Herbert the Pig, school mascot. On the bright side, the school had the lowest annual mortality rate in recent history."
The review notes: "Ultimately, Yearbook scrapes the bottom of the trivia sarcophagus: Even having seen every episode, I couldn’t place some of the so-called key references, like the endless rosters of Sunnydale’s sports teams. About as informative as a rerun—and not nearly as entertaining. C-"
The article notes: "... this year there's one gift that will make you look smart, funny and cool. And, really, that's why we give gifts, isn't it? To look cool? It's "The Sunnydale High 1999 Yearbook" (Pocket Books, $16.95). That's the school that just graduated Buffy Summers, the once-in-a-generation slayer, enemy of vampires, demons and other evil creatures with bad skin. What we've got here is one of the best TV tie-in gifts in years, a clever connection to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" that's as ironic as the series. To sum up the year, the yearbook gushes: "We're proud to say the class of '99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class." It's hard to compete with that kind of achievement, but here are a few more gift ideas for people who just love TV. It comes with senior class photos and summaries, pictures of activities (proms, graduation, demon attacks), and autographs to Buffy (Willow wrote: "You made me grow. Not in a getting bigger way. Another way.")."
The book notes: "Other paratexts followed, including the 1999 release of Sunnydale High Yearbook, co-authored by tie-in phenoms Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder. The Yearbook is designed with verisimilitude in mind, as if it is an actual high school yearbook—complete with "signatures" on the inside front and back covers, "handwritten" notes throughout, and descriptions of school events from the show's diegesis such as Halloween, the Talent Show, the Sadie Hawkins Dance, and the Spring Fling, accompanied, of course, with pictures from the corresponding episodes as if they had been taken by the yearbook committee. Transmedial by nature, both of these kinds of paratexts suggest a life for the show beyond its televisual borders."
The article notes: "Young adult. Sunnydale High Yearbook, by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder, 1999. Even though Buffy and her crew have immersed themselves in college life, at times they will feel nostalgic for their former high school. Because the actual building is a huge mass of charred rubble, they will have to turn to the Sunnydale High Yearbook to relive their memories. And now so can you. Buffy's yearbook, complete with color pictures, messages from classmates and an "in memoriam" section that lists people who fell to the evil in Sunnydale, is available for you to look at."
Cunard (talk) 10:59, 8 February 2024 (UTC)