Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Films and television shows produced in Wilmington, North Carolina

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The result was no consensus. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 00:15, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Films and television shows produced in Wilmington, North Carolina[edit]

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While a considerable collection, it fails WP:LISTN. No evidence that these shows/films taken together are notable. Nor is this the sort of list we should encourage because ostensibly every place in the world where a film has been made could have such an article. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:30, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Film, and North Carolina. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:30, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There has been a request to make an article like this one for years now in the To-do list for NC. I don't see the arguemnt on notabliity as Wilmington is quite a notable film city and is one of the largest outside the other major film areas like Hollywood, Atlanata, Etc... If the problem here is taking out films/shows that are not notable, then that can be done. DiscoA340 (talk) 08:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Just because its on the to-do list does not make it notable. Instead, the list itself needs to have been discussed as a group, and I'm not seeing that sources are as a group considering this list. My other concern is: are there any other lists like this? This is the only article that starts with "Films and television shows produced in..." Other articles on point cover national level films, not single cities. In many ways, this seems more useful as a category than a list. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Wilmington is a major film center and though some non-notable productions can be taken out, a list of productions in the city easily meets N. Nate • (chatter) 18:12, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This fails list guidelines. The fact that a show or film was in some way partly made in a particular local is not worth listing. Now maybe Film and television prodcutions in Wilmington, North Carolina is an article worth having, but this list is not.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:11, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Do you mind if you go into more detail about what you’re saying? What you propose is what this article is about, almost all of the entries on the list were filmed entirely in Wilmington. The Wilmington film region spans about 50 miles outside of the city which includes Pender, Brunswick, and Onslow counties as mentioned on the Screen Gems website. Many films go to different places to shoot but as the previous comment said, entries can be removed that aren’t as important as others. But all in all this list is no different from other WP articles which involve major filming locations. DiscoA340 (talk) 15:10, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or move to and rewrite as "Film industry in Wilmington, North Carolina". The list is junk, but it aims at a general topic of "Film industry in Wilmington, North Carolina" which would pass WP:GNG: Wilmington’s film industry enjoys record-breaking year - WECT6 News, Biggest Year Ever For Film Industry - Wilmington Biz, Could Wilmington benefit from another film studio? It already is. - Port City Daily, Film production relocates to NC, citing abortion ban in Arkansas - The News & Observer (minor mentions of a movie and TV show filmed there), multiple articles from the Wilmington Star-News [1][2][3] When and where to see 11 Wilmington-shot movies and TV shows premiering in 2022 - Star-News via WWAY3, Lights, cameras of film industry make a comeback in NC - WRAL-TV. My university database search also turns up this: Laine, Tricia (March 6, 1998). "Townies: Wilmington, North Carolina, becomes popular film location". Entertainment Weekly. No. 421.. A blurb from that article: "Ever since 1983, when Universal's Firestarter was filmed in the small (pop. 65,000) coastal town, Wilmington has quietly grown as the alternative film locale of choice; today it's the third-biggest moviemaking city in the U.S., behind L.A. and New York. Thanks to its Anytown, USA, look, Wilmington boasts a resume of 200 productions, including the recent Oprah Winfrey-produced TV miniseries The Wedding." The article also mentions the movie I Know What You Did Last Summer and TV show Dawson's Creek. There's also "It's In The Mix: Downtown Wilmington Island Passage". Women's Wear Daily. October 1, 1999. pp. 78–83. ProQuest 1445774852 which discusses the film industry's impact on the local clothing/fashion industry. -Indy beetle (talk) 06:39, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 12:38, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 14:29, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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