Talk:Breakout character
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[edit] More potential additions to the list
- Thing from Fantastic Four you'll need to cite this
- Seth Cohen from The O.C. you'll need to cite this
- Fire Marshall Bill from In Living Color you'll need to cite this
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- These last two use the same cite. Daniel Case 04:21, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
- Stiffler in American Wedding you'll need to cite this
- Eddie in Barbershop 2 you'll need to cite this
- Joy in My Name Is Earl you'll need to cite this
- Baby Sinclair in Dinosaurs you'll need to cite this
- Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos you'll need to cite this
- Mr. Spock in Star Trek
[edit] Historical breakout character
Could Falstaff be considered a breakout character? The article says little about it, but if memory serves he became so popular that Shakespeare pretty much wrote The Merry Wives of Windsor around him because the public demanded a Falstaff vehicle, even though the character was already officially dead? Daniel Case 16:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Must the term be used in a cite?
Do we have to limit ourselves only to references in which the actual term "breakout character" is used, or can we go with one where it says "X was intended to be the main character of the show, but Y took over it after audiences clamored for more of the character."? Daniel Case 04:24, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Recent additions
I found a source characterizing Spike as a breakout character, and Klinger I'll keep since it refers to his being added as a regular and is consistent with similar (unsourced, I know) info in the main Klinger article (and I'm not really sure how you cite that). But Miss Piggy I have tagged as it is sourced neither here nor in the main article. It sounds like it would have to refer to some interviews with the show's producers, and I can't find it online.
If it is not sourced in a week, I'm parking it here. Daniel Case 02:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
I am not sure how to reference it correctly, but the history of Miss Piggy can be seen in the Season 1 DVD set of The Muppet Show. The text commentary points out her appearence (as just another female pig) and points out where her first karate chop was, etc. ColinBlair 21:42, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I see what you mean. I've had things from DVD commentary that I've thought of adding, too.
- Someone should look and see if any of the major citation styles (MLA, APA, Harvard) have developed a way of citing DVD commentary. If not, we'll have to find one ourselves. Daniel Case 13:28, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
