Hi there i would like to ask a couple of questions regarding the new Editing Policy and specifically the part about : "The episode summary should be free of major spoilers". My first question is what does Major Spoilers mean? Also if there should not be spoilers (major or otherwise) should the summary stay blank? I'm asking because i just started adding summary for a netflix series, which in the summary has spoilers and i can't really add anything now, that i read about the spoiler rule.
Thanks for reading the policy and asking for feedback!
Especially official summaries are almost always vague enough to avoid any major spoilers. Minor giveaways about the plot are of course inevitable in an episode summary. Can you post the summary here, so we can discuss it in detail?
Well i will give you the link, but most of the summary contains major spoilers and i should warn you that some fans might read it.
Jessica Jones Synopsis for every episode. Major Spoilers
My main question was should it stay blank when it contains spoiler (major or minor).
These look fine to use to me. For example, the summary from the first episode:
"Jessica vows to prove Hope's innocence, even though it means tracking down a terrifying figure from her own past." This, "a terrifying figure from the past", looks like it's written somewhat vague specifically to avoid a major spoiler.
Writing an episode summary without giving away any details about the plot at all is of course impossible. In general, I think an episode summary should be detailed enough to make you remember the episode a year after you've watched it, but not give away any spoilers like a major event the whole episode is building up to.
It's not easy describing this in our policy objectively though. Feedback is welcome. :)
Yes, but my main question is if the summary has a major or even a minor spoiler in the future episodes should the summary here stay blank or not.
With a "minor spoiler" like in the one from Jessica Jones you showed, it can be added.
Ok on the minor spoiler, however if it is a Major one?
Cereal_Killer wrote:
Ok on the minor spoiler, however if it is a Major one?
A major spoiler should not be in an episode summary :)
So basically is there is a major spoiler in the summary, the summary should be blank.
I'd say not. Just rewrite it to omit the spoiler.
Cereal_Killer wrote:
Well i will give you the link, but most of the summary contains major spoilers and i should warn you that some fans might read it.
Jessica Jones Synopsis for every episode. Major Spoilers
My main question was should it stay blank when it contains spoiler (major or minor).
Summary/Description/Synopsis, obviously must remain spoiler free and just give a simple layout of the show. And why would you even think about using reddit as your source? Try to use official sources from official tv show websites or official synopsis provided by networks on IMDB.
Reddit is not the source, someone just compiled the official Netflix summaries there ;)
Indeed, if you spot a major spoiler, you're free to rewrite it.
IMDB is not an official source, by the way.
Adnaan wrote:
Summary/Description/Synopsis, obviously must remain spoiler free and just give a simple layout of the show. And why would you even think about using reddit as your source? Try to use official sources from official tv show websites or official synopsis provided by networks on IMDB.
And how do you purpose to do that? Jessica Jones is NETFLIX series in which i have to create an account to access the info about it, where i live we don't have access to Neflix in any sort of way. I can't register so how do you purpose to get that info from Netflix? As for IMDB, IMDB has very little to none actual summary of the series, a lot of them are added after the episodes are out.
Yes rewriting it is good, but i don't think i can actually will be able to do so that it doesn't really have a way. For me to rewrite it i have to know what will happen in the episode and until i see it i can't really see it.
david wrote:
Reddit is not the source, someone just compiled the official Netflix summaries there ;)
Indeed, if you spot a major spoiler, you're free to rewrite it.
IMDB is not an official source, by the way.
I know IMDB is also user generated content but on IMDB, official network accounts post summaries for episodes unperiodically. I found many summaries or plot by HBO on IMDB.
Cereal_Killer wrote:
And how do you purpose to do that? Jessica Jones is NETFLIX series in which i have to create an account to access the info about it, where i live we don't have access to Neflix in any sort of way. I can't register so how do you purpose to get that info from Netflix? As for IMDB, IMDB has very little to none actual summary of the series, a lot of them are added after the episodes are out.
Yes rewriting it is good, but i don't think i can actually will be able to do so that it doesn't really have a way. For me to rewrite it i have to know what will happen in the episode and until i see it i can't really see it.
Hmm, I understand that then! You can read the spoiler summaries from reddit (if you want to ruin it for yourself), and then rewrite a spoiler free for TVMaze. Or you could just not add a plot for this particular show and let someone else take care of it.
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Well, all i can say is that I don't care much about those small spoilers in the summary even in pictures or in videos because they don't tell you the whole episode and how everything shown or written is connected, so to me it's not ruining anything. Also I can't write about something i don't know nothing. So when i see something with major spoiler i will just not added it. If someone decides to rewrite it and post it they are welcome.
Cereal_Killer wrote:
Well, all i can say is that I don't care much about those small spoilers in the summary even in pictures or in videos because they don't tell you the whole episode and how everything shown or written is connected, so to me it's not ruining anything. Also I can't write about something i don't know nothing. So when i see something with major spoiler i will just not added it. If someone decides to rewrite it and post it they are welcome.
Minor spoiler for one might be a Major gut wrenching spoiler for other :P
Cereal_Killer wrote:
And how do you purpose to do that? Jessica Jones is NETFLIX series in which i have to create an account to access the info about it, where i live we don't have access to Neflix in any sort of way. I can't register so how do you purpose to get that info from Netflix? As for IMDB, IMDB has very little to none actual summary of the series, a lot of them are added after the episodes are out.
Yes rewriting it is good, but i don't think i can actually will be able to do so that it doesn't really have a way. For me to rewrite it i have to know what will happen in the episode and until i see it i can't really see it.
Spoiletv posts all official summaries. It's easy to get that. But again, those are copyrighted. If you can't or don't think you are able to write original summaries, don't do it. Let someone else do it. It doesn't matter if there are no summary before airing (at least for me), if you can add them after watching the episodes, i'm sure that's fine too.
I hope TPTB will enable a spoiler free display. It can be in the site preferences...
Also agree with Adnaa, what is a spoiler is going to be let to individual preferences, i understand then your question but if you're vague enough, there shouldn't be any issue.
Hello,
I had a question regarding episode summaries and "major spoilers". First, how detailed can the summary be with regards to a cooking (non-competitive) show? For a cooking show, would describing, in detail, what the chef is making considered a "major spoiler"?
For example, with regards with one of recipes in an episode, would the following (from an official source) be a "major spoiler" or acceptable?: "Within a Tuscan kitchen, nothing goes to waste, so Michael transforms stale bread into a rustic bread salad called Panzanella. Bread, olive oil, and red wine vinegar mingle with the juices of Pomodoro tomatoes and cucumber while red onions and basil add an extra bite."
Please reply.
Thank you.
animegirl wrote:
Hello,I had a question regarding episode summaries and "major spoilers". First, how detailed can the summary be with regards to a cooking (non-competitive) show? For a cooking show, would describing, in detail, what the chef is making considered a "major spoiler"?
For example, with regards with one of recipes in an episode, would the following (from an official source) be a "major spoiler" or acceptable?: "Within a Tuscan kitchen, nothing goes to waste, so Michael transforms stale bread into a rustic bread salad called Panzanella. Bread, olive oil, and red wine vinegar mingle with the juices of Pomodoro tomatoes and cucumber while red onions and basil add an extra bite."
Please reply.
Thank you.
A summary will always be a bit spoilerish, as it should tell us at least a bit what is going on in that episode. But it should not be a recap. it should not retell every scene, it should not tell us who the murderer is, or who gets killed.
The summary you gave would be fine by me, it is not too long and a cooking show is not like a thriller, where some ingredients are kept secret until the last minute of the show :) If it would be a competition like show, the winner of the episode should of course never be mentioned.
