Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Jankiewicz
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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:54, 27 February 2013 (UTC).
Tom Jankiewicz[edit]
... that Tom Jankiewicz wrote the initial script for Grosse Pointe Blank in 1991 after receiving an invitation to his 10th high school reunion?
Created/expanded by Scanlan (talk). Nominated by LlamaAl (talk) at 13:45, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Date, size, hook all fine. Boring (to me) but it's not an official criteria. GTG. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 20:22, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- ALT 1: ... that Tom Jankiewicz simultaneously worked as a cashier at a Big Lots and a substitute teacher before the script he wrote for Grosse Pointe Blank was picked up for production? --LlamaAl (talk) 21:12, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- If the Alt is considered, I would suggest you switch "cashier at a Big Lots" so it comes first. Otherwise, it could be ambiguous as to whether he was a teacher at a Big Lots as well.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:24, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Actually, hooks are supposed to be interesting, so "boring" is a reason not to approve a hook. Needs a review of the ALT1 hook; if the original hook is deemed insufficiently interesting, it should be struck. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:08, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
- I will withdraw from this review, as I find alt1 also uninteresting (many people have two mundane jobs), however I would feel bad for sinking a second hook for such a subjective reason. Maybe another reviewer will find the hook interesting enough. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:33, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- New reviewer needed, who should consider whether ALT1 is indeed uninteresting; if another ALT is proposed in the interim, that should be considered as well. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:59, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- Well... "interesting" is a matter of opinion, but how about these:
- ALT2: ... that screenwriter Tom Jankiewicz collapsed after a screening of his film Grosse Pointe Blank, and died soon after?
- ALT3: ... that Tom Jankiewicz wrote a screenplay which he described as a combination of Enter the Dragon and Pleasantville?
- Chamal T•C 03:01, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
- I think ALT2 isn't brilliant, but we've used much worse.--Carabinieri (talk) 12:41, 26 February 2013 (UTC)