Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death on the Nile (2004 film)

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 redirect to Death on the Nile#Agatha Christie's Poirot. The lone keep argument reconsidered noted they would possibly reconsider their !vote based on the fact the reviews found were for a different version of the film. If there is any content worth merging from this article into the target, it can be done so from the history. (non-admin closure) Steven Crossin 02:50, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Death on the Nile (2004 film)[edit]

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The notability of the article is in great question - It cites no sources for its information; It acts as if the story is not the same or close to the original novel's plot; And there is sufficient coverage about the adaptation, on the article covering the original novel. GUtt01 (talk) 06:25, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Although I agree that the referencing in the current version of the article is weak, this is a major made-for-TV movie shown in both the US and the UK, starring David Suchet. There are many professional reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes that can be used to create a "Critical reception" section, and those reviews show that the film is notable. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have seen the film twice. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:32, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Cullen328, that RT link is for the 1978 film directed by John Gullermin, which is different from the 2004 version directed by Andy Wilson. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 12:36, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize for the error and will reconsider my recommendation to keep. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 18:38, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment I'm afraid I don't agree to this at all. For one, very strong reason, none of the other televised adaptation of Christie's Poirot novels, made by ITV, have gotten separate articles at all; they are instead covered by the "Adaptations" section of the articles covering her novels, which provide reasonable and sufficient coverage, particularly on who starred in it, and if the adaptation had any changes made to the original plot of the novel. As far as can be concerned, the article on the 2004 adaptation is set out as if it is an original story or doesn't not match closely to the plot at all; it even seems to paraphase some of the plot mentioned in the novel's article, from what I can see. The only adaptations of such novels that I can agree to having separate articles, are any films made, such as the 1978 adaptation. GUtt01 (talk) 12:09, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Almost all the links to reviews in the rotten tomatoes list lead to nothing. Searches for other RSs covering this telemovie have been fruitless. Doesn't pass GNG. Cjhard (talk) 08:32, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~ Redirect to Death on the Nile#Agatha Christie's Poirot. Searching found a brief mention in one review: [1], while the article seems to have only IMDb as a source. This 2004 film doesn't have the coverage needed for WP:NFILM or WP:GNG. Gab4gab (talk) 15:13, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Death on the Nile, the book from which it was adapted, where the 1978 film adaptation is also covered. Note that the delete !votes above do not address WP:ATD-M, which prefers that non-notable (but verifiable, which all admit!) content be merged rather than deleted, and should be discounted as non-policy-based. Jclemens (talk) 17:48, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This 2004 film is already covered in Death on the Nile in the Agatha Christie's Poirot section. There may not be anything worthy of merging. Gab4gab (talk) 19:37, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Gab4gab gets my point; merging this article is pointless, since there is absolutely nothing in the article that is notable for merging with the article on the novel. Either a deletion, or a redirection to the article Death on the Nile, would be suitable on the matter.GUtt01 (talk) 19:54, 24 June 2017 (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.