Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Science Fiction Theater (WOR-TV)

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The result was merge to WOR-TV. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Science Fiction Theater (WOR-TV)[edit]

I am unable to verify this program's existence via Google. Unless someone can confirm this meet Wikipedia notability standards, I would recommend its deletion. Pastor Theo (talk) 13:00, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It unquestionably was a program that WOR aired during the early '70s. I hope to have at least one reference to confirm it by today.

--Jtmatbat (talk) 13:15, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a discussion about it on YouTube (full disclosure: I'm "Earl" :-):

http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=AGLoaTAzMfY&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DAGLoaTAzMfY--Jtmatbat (talk) 13:53, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another thing in its favor was that it was the only movie program that showed sci-fi films exclusively at that time in the NYC area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtmatbat (talk • contribs) 14:17, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- I'^mperator 13:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 17:55, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 17:56, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to WOR TV article. Insufficient independent notability. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:17, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to WOR-TV. It existed... even had mention at Google books... and there may be 1970's hardcopy sources toward independent notability. But until then the stub will be happy at WOR-TV. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 05:37, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The 1973 references from the NYT are indeed the program in question. Thanks for finding them! As for merging it with the WWOR page, I have no problem with that. I just hope that I would be allowed to create its own page once I can get more info, references and footnotes for the show and that I wouldn't be locked out if I attempted to do so at a later date.--Jtmatbat (talk) 14:37, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe the Google Books link refers specifically to the WOR-TV show -- "Science Fiction Theater" may have been a common name for film programs on a number of local stations around the U.S. Pastor Theo (talk) 14:20, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That "Science Fiction Theater" was a sci-fi anthology series that aired during the Fifties. It shouldn't be confused with the program on WOR that ran old science-fiction movies during the early '70s.--Jtmatbat (talk) 14:37, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A merged certainly doesn't preclude splitting it out later if independent notability is established or the content becomes extensive and unduly burdens the main aritcle per undue weight. The main thing is to include the content appropriately with good sourcing. Sometimes a merge exposes good content to a greater audience than a lonely unlooked at separate article. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:06, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just added a passing mention of "Science Fiction Theater" to the WOR-TV article, along with two other film programs from that channel, "Million Dollar Movie" and "The 4 O'Clock Movie." FWIW, I am from New York City and I grew up watching WOR-TV back in the 1970s -- though, honestly, I don't recall "Science Fiction Theater" at all. I remember "Chiller Theater" on WPIX, however. Pastor Theo (talk) 18:34, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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