Talk:Jekyll (TV series)

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Instead of talking about it being a postmodern updating, blah blah blah, couldn't it just (or additionally) be referred to as a sequel to the original story? Also, would it be acceptable in Wikipedia terms to provide a more precise "genre" description, say "Horror", instead of the catch-all "Drama"? -88.109.33.60 08:53, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

It's not really horror. I'd say it's a thriller, of the soft science fiction or fantasy type. --Tony Sidaway 12:00, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Copyright infringements 2 Cast And Characters 3 Spoliers in the Episode Listing 4 Sush, don't tell Daddy.... 5 The American Woman 6 Second series 7 Episode Guide 8 Overseas Edits

[edit] Copyright infringements

Please don't restore copyright infringements to this article. If this continues the material will simply be removed, and there may be blockings. --Tony Sidaway 16:51, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cast And Characters

This has been bugging me for weeks now: what's with the constant adding and then almost instant removal of the Characters section? Sometimes there is a detailed section of the characters, and other days there is just a cast and character listing. What's going on? Either keep it or chuck it out, instead of this annoying edit battle. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the article being locked or the 'copyright infringement' comment above, but whoever is constantly adding/removing that section better come to their senses. King Wagga 11:42, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

The section contains verbatime copies of content from the BBC site, subject to copyright and obviously not licensable under the GFDL. I remove it whenever it's added, but with different (mostly not logged-in) editors continually adding it and failing to discuss on this talk page that's a losing battle, so it's now semi-protected. --Tony Sidaway 11:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

A while ago I did add detail for the Benjamin character which wasn't taken from the BBC site, because he isn't listed there. The last episode should air this weekend, maybe we could write out a short paragraph or two on each once it's done? Hewinsj 15:54, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spoliers in the Episode Listing

Perhaps the descriptions in the episode list could be tweaked to not include spoilers? After all, the show story relies on suspense and careful revelation of details. Knowing some of the information beforehand could ruin it for people. Theangryblackwoman 15:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

As per WP:SPOILER, spoilers are to be expected in articles, as articles are supposed to cover a subject in detail. Equally, there is no need for spoiler tags for this same reason, and the fact that tags mess up the style of a page. _TheIslander 15:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I would not expect there to be a spoiler in the main article for a TV show or in a summary listing of the episodes. Now, an article ABOUT the episode, surely. I would have no quibble. But in this case, it's just gratuitous. And also the summaries are badly written, which is another issue. Theangryblackwoman 14:15, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Would I be going too far by suggesting that the summaries have been boiled down to just moments that could be considered spoilers? Hewinsj 05:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sush, don't tell Daddy....

After the airing of the last episode I realized there are still many unanswered questions [the most interesting of which is Tom's children telling their mother to "hush", possibly about them "swapping" (bodies?) in the life caskets (the containment coffins) - which would lead one to believe they have a similar curse of their father]. I'm not asking for speculation, I just posted this comment to ask if anyone knew if a second series was in the works? With the unanswered questions and the open-ended issues (such as will Hyde continue to exist as a persona?), on top of the DVD being titled "Jekyll: Series One", can anyone confirm if the BBC plan on continuing the Jekyll story? King Wagga 19:45, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

There are no definite plans yet for a second series, but please bear in mind that this page is for the discussion of the Jekyll article, not Jekyll itself. _TheIslander 20:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Of course, you're right about this talk page. That said, if there are plans for a second season, it should be reflected in the article. Someone on the IMDb discussion board for Jekyll (I know, not a reliable source) says that there was a second season, to air before Christmas, was mentioned "on This Morning or GMTV and also in the T.V. guide". Can anyone verify this? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 22:25, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

I can't verify or deny it, but I will say that it sounds extremely unlikely to me. Before Christmas? I can't see it happening... _TheIslander 22:58, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

'TheIslander', I apologize for my comment seeming as though I was talking about the actual Jekyll TV programme, I only inquired to a second series so that we could have a mention on the actual article. And 'Josiah Rowe', I will have a search on the net for anymore info, although I agree with TheIslander that it sounds unlikely. King Wagga 22:55, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The American Woman

Who played the sinister American woman who turned out to be Jackman/Hyde's mother? And what was the name of the character? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.145.241.154 (talk) 18:21, 11 August 2007

The credits of Episode 4 list it as "Ms. Utterson" (the head person of Klein & Utterson) played by Linda Marlowe. There isn't a wikipedia article on her, so I suggest visiting the IMDB entry for her. King Wagga 18:10, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Second series

The article still lists the original run as "present". Does anybody know if a second series has been commissioned or if it's been cancelled? If it's been cancelled the infobox should be updated to reflect this. Matthew 19:27, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think either, right now. Series 2 certainly hasn't been comissioned, but I don't think it's been cancelled either. Still a possibility. _TheIslander 19:32, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

The Stage says maybe.[1] Brad 16:04, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

The BBC DVD reads Season One, so I doubt it's cancelled.

sepmix 23:41, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Let's not speculate - this is Wikipedia, after all. Besides, the "Season One" on the DVD cover might imply a second coming, but after the large October 2007 money cuts, the shows' future remains unclear now that the BBC are planning on showing repeats of old stuff for an unspecified amount of time, rather than buying new series content. King Wagga 18:08, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

This of course doesn't mean that there will be a second series, but according to an interview with the writer of Jekyll, Steven Moffat: http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/08/03/moffatt-talks-about-jekyll-doctor-who/ he does say that he has a sequel ready, if the BBC are interested. Gaunt 21:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Episode Guide

I notice the synopsis for episode six has big spoilers in it, should they be left like this, the episode descriptions?

sepmix 23:43, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

It's an episode summary thing, so it's to be expected. If the spoilers are really big and detailed, it may be best to add a spoiler banner. (You know, the thing that reads "Spoiler warning: plot details may follow"). I'd do it, but I haven't yet learnt how to. King Wagga 15:29, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Per WP:SPOILER, spoiler tags aren't needed - as you yourself point out, it's a summary, so you'd expect to find spoilers. _TheIslander 16:17, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Overseas Edits

I'd have thought that the overseas edits of the series would warrant a mention - not least because they were dreadful. Episodes were sandwiched together into 3 'movie-length' episodes and a heap of swearing was edited in for entirely elusive reasons. I don't have all the details but thought it was relevant... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.205.249 (talk) 07:36, 26 March 2008 (UTC)