Talk:Serial Mom

the movies on the tv sentance is bad. I tried to fix it. Maybe we need a complete list of the movies.--Gbleem 22:21, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Fictional?

Can someone please cite a source that states that this is completely fictional? Is it not even tangentially based on a similar event? I was unable to find that information in the IMDB page. Check out the commentary if you have the DVD, and let me know what John has to say. - Asarkees

In the beginning of the DVD commentary, he says "In the beginning it has this thing that says 'All this was true' and everything. You'd be surprised at how many people really believed that. I have people who say, 'Well, where can I get the book?' ... People really believed that this was true in the beginning, that it was based on a true crime book." Sam 06:33, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Plot summary

Is that a plot summary, or a novelization? -- AvatarMN 22:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

I know! Why not just copy and paste the entire script? It would take less time to just watch the movie.71.63.119.49 (talk) 09:45, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 07:50, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Item too trivial for trivia section (!)

The following was removed from the trivia section. It is posted here as an example of what not to include in an entry:

• In John Waters' original 1992 script, several small details vary from the final product:

In the original version, rather that Misty asking "Do you think i could get 50 cents for The Village People on Vinyl?" and Chip replying "You might get a buck" she asks "Do you think i can get 50 cents for Vanilla Ice?" to which Chip replies "I wouldn't give you a nickel"

I'm a big fan of John Waters' films too, but when I'm writing about them I try to exercise restraint about what information to include. His scripts are loaded with numerous plot twists and quotable lines. But unless the item is relevant to the plot summary, or a memorable line can be included in the text of the entry — not a trivia section — I won't include it. I'd love to, but it ain't Wiki-like. So, dear writers, please step back from your work and ask yourself, "Is this really relevant, or can I delete it?" Thank you. Kinkyturnip (talk) 14:59, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

More trivia

I removed the trivia list below from the article. Here's why:

• I think the first item about the rights to the song "Tomorrow" can be salvaged if a source can be found and it can be smoothly incorporated into the article. (Putting it in the plot summary seems awkward, but maybe a talented writer can have a go at it.)
• The second item about Mary Vivian Pearce being a Dreamlander is unnecessary because Pearce is already mentioned in the cast list, where clicking on the link to her name says she's a Dreamlander (and what one is).
• Is the fact that movie was filmed at the high school Divine attended relevant? I don't think so, maybe others do. Either way, info belongs in the article, not a trivia section, if at all. Discuss.
• All the dirt on Pee Wee Herman can be found in the article about him. Kinkyturnip (talk) 16:30, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Trivia

• The copyright holders of the song "Tomorrow," heard playing while Mrs. Jenkins watches Annie (1982) in her living room, charged $60,000 for the rights to use the song because of the explicit content of John Waters' past films.
• Mary Vivian Pearce, a Dreamlander, is featured in a cameo appearance as a book buyer.
• The high school used in the movie, Towson High School, was the same school that frequent Waters collaborater Divine attended.
• The Pee Wee Herman doll used in the movie served as a tribute to Pee Wee during his public exposure scandal.