Template talk:Supernatural (American TV series)

message: I would like to add color bars to this template, similar to this.  We should think about what colors would be good.  Any ideas? - Peregrinefisher 05:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: How about FB6E70? --OGoncho 10:33, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Color bars

message: Can people please not keep re-adding Missouri to the group of secondary characters as she's only a guest character. The secondary characters section should be for characters who've appeared in several episodes on a recurring basis. Thanks.
Gmanuk2007 21:11, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missouri 

message: Please forgive my potential ignorance, but why is John Winchester listed twice, once as a main character, and once as a supporting? Should he not just fall under only one of those two categories? -Shane Lawrence 01:22, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think he is under both categories because he is a main character in the Origions spin-off comic and a supporting character in the show. But I agree, it is really weird. Maybe we should just place him in the catergory (Main or Supporiting) based on whether his character is more... what's the word... influencal, no, not prominant, I can't think of the word. Okay, how about this. We should have John placed based on which (the comic or the show) has a bigger influence on the audiance. I have never read the comics. But I have no idea. --Meraculas 00:55, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

text: he was not the main character for season one, that was Sam and Dean, and he was not a supporting character in season 2(he only appeared twice) but he is the main character in Supernatural: Origins. Rau J16 03:17, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

text: It relates to Supernatural. That includes the comic. Rau's Speak Page 21:29, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Winchester Listed Twice? 

message: Should an article about Bela be started?  She's becoming a recurring character.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.69.179.184 (talk) 10:42, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bela

message: There should be links to the main actors of the series, ie Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, possibly others (Jeffery Dean Morgan, Jim Beaver, Misha Collins, Katie Cassidy, Lauren Cohan, etc) in my opinion. Bovineboy2008 (talk) 20:36, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: In what format?  Like...Dean Winchester (portrayed by Jared Padalecki) Sam Winchester (portrayed by Jensen Ackles)...or something else?  This would be easy to implement if there is consensus, but it would be appreciated to have a firmer grasp on the suggested format.  Thank you.  hornoir (talk) 21:10, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Tentative Support. I wouldn't mind crediting the named characters in this manner, but I don't think the actors should be given their own grouping nor be displayed at full text size.  hornoir (talk) 21:10, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure of the best format but, looking at some other nav templates like  and  give a separate line for cast and  gives an entirely different nav. I suggest that we do give them another line, full size. Bovineboy2008 (talk) 23:37, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure  is a good example, since the cast list was added mainly to help the template avoid deletion ("With the actor links there is just about enough to justify a template", as quoted from here).  But, if you there is a consensus to redesign the template towards the look of  (with Executive Producer links and the sort as well), then that would be fine.  Supernatural has enough information to be as well constructed as the House pages are.  hornoir (talk) 00:54, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Looks good. But for now, it would probably be best to have it listed as Comic Books, since we don't have articles on the novels and stuff. As well, most of the people under cast aren't actually cast members, so should be deleted. Only Ackles, Padalecki, Cohan, and Cassidy should be listed, as all others are merely recurring characters. Ophois (talk) 01:41, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Print media encompasses comic books and allows it to easily expand should the novels and whatnot get separate articles; also, the link is to a section that lists the comics and novels, thus a general term seems more appropriate.  As for the cast, I list EVERYONE that plays the characters named.  I'd agree it should be shorter, but I was devising the most encompassing list possible.  Oh, and Cassidy shouldn't be listed unless Cortese is — since Cortese is now playing Ruby, which Cassidy formerly did.  hornoir (talk) 02:01, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Cortese is a guest star, though. Cassidy was credited as a cast member for her appearances. Ophois (talk) 03:28, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Fair enough point, Ophois.  I'm just not sure where the line should be drawn.  hornoir (talk) 13:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think the line should be drawn where it was here: Supernatural (TV Series)#Cast, and I prefer the one above over the one below. Bovineboy2008 (talk) 15:35, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: My gut instinct concurs with Bovineboy2008, that if the cast member is listed in the cast section then they should be listed in the navigation box.  On another matter, I do prefer the Season Summaries layout of the bottom template and the inclusion of the Quotes by Season links.  hornoir (talk) 16:47, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Cast sections of templates are just for stars of the series, though, not recurring characters. Ophois (talk) 02:04, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Ophois, but can you direct me to where you are getting that guideline from?   doesn't mention anything about what should or shouldn't be used within one and — sadly — WikiProject Television's style guidelines for navboxs simple states: "The standard navbox for television articles is the  template. See the template's article for instructions on creating a navbox."  Since there is no guideline for content (unless I just couldn't find it), that means a general consensus vote on the talk page deems what should and shouldn't be included.  hornoir (talk) 12:11, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have any place where it is written, but I've never seen recurring actors in a template. Ophois (talk) 01:52, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Some do, such as Template:GilmoreGirls. Rreagan007 (talk) 23:19, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actors 

message: Apparently, there is some disagreement over the linking of the WikiBooks version of each article in the Navbox (especially when there is a WikiBooks link in the Toolbox on the left side of every page. See discussion here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia-Books#Question.   BIGNOLE   (Contact me) 15:27, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiBooks in Nav 

message: I have removed the excessive section links for a second time.  we don't link to every episode, only the ones with articles.  likewise, we don't link to every character, only the ones with articles. Frietjes (talk) 23:56, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section links 

message: Oughtn't we add Lucifer and Metatron to the antagonists section of this template?  allixpeeke (talk) 04:48, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Antagonists