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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,851 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm looking for opinions as to how to handle a television cast credit.
As you know, the main cast are often credited in every episode of a TV series, even when they don't actually appear in some episodes. Let's say that such an actor is always credited but the role is not specified in the credits. In this case we will find the role name from another source and enter it in Profiler.
My question is, would you still enter such an actor's role for an episode in which the actor is credited but does not appear? On the one hand I say yes, because we know the role this actor plays, but on the other hand this character was not present in the episode.
How do others handle such a situation?
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| Registered: December 10, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | Smallville, Babylon 5 & Buffy all seem to list everyone credited whether they appear outside the credits or not. Personally, I would have gone the other way. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | As the character name usually stays the same through a season, I enter that role name. I don't really see any reason to leave it out. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,851 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
I don't really see any reason to leave it out. My reasoning would be that the role doesn't appear in the credits and the character doesn't appear in the episode. But I'm still undecided on whether or not I think the role should be left blank because of this. --------------- |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | I say credit them.
The credit itself is what we're after. Even though it's not perfect.
Who knows, this may not be something that only affects TV Series. There could be cases where an actor is credited a film's credits, but their scenes were deleted, but we credit them anyways since that's what the credits list.
This could easily be solved if a "Doesn't appear" or other similar term could be added to the cast section along with voice and uncredited. Thus when checked people who would know that particular actor didn't actually appear in the episode. |
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  | Corne | | Registered: Nov. 1, 2000 |
| Registered: April 5, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
As the character name usually stays the same through a season, I enter that role name. I don't really see any reason to leave it out. ^This | | | | Cor |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Agree with the Martian as well | | | | Pete |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
My question is, would you still enter such an actor's role for an episode in which the actor is credited but does not appear? Yes. |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,851 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
This could easily be solved if a "Doesn't appear" or other similar term could be added to the cast section along with voice and uncredited. I definately wouldn't mind seeing that as an option, and think it would be a satisfactory way to handle such a situation. In the meantime, it looks like I should just keep notes and include the roles if I plan on contributing. I suppose a "Doesn't appear" feature request has already been submitted? --------------- |
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| Registered: March 31, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,798 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting T!M: Quote:
Quoting scotthm:
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My question is, would you still enter such an actor's role for an episode in which the actor is credited but does not appear?
Yes. Yea as T!M says how can we be sure if a actor is in the episode or not.? |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,851 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting ruben.: Quote:
how can we be sure if a actor is in the episode or not.? By watching it. --------------- |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
Quoting ruben.:
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how can we be sure if a actor is in the episode or not.?
By watching it.
For heavens sake, what are you suggesting? Watching the DVDs?? Is nothing holy to you??? | | | Karsten
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't understand why one would include someone that is not on screen. If they are not in the episode, they should not be credited.
Edit: The only way I would include them is if they are listed in the episode credits. | | | | Last edited: by Kathy |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kathy: Quote:
Edit: The only way I would include them is if they are listed in the episode credits. And that's what we're talking about here: people who do appear in the credits, but who do not appear in the actual episode. |
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