Template talk:Infobox The Wire episode
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Here's an infobox for episodes of The Wire that I created. –FunkyVoltron talk 13:28, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Syntax
{{Infobox The Wire episode
| image =
| caption =
| episode_name =
| episode_no =
| epigraph =
| teleplay =
| story =
| writer =
| director =
| guest_star =
| prod_code =
| airdate =
| season =
|}}
[edit] Usage
Parameters in red are required fields.
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| image | An image of an identifying scene in the episode; should be resized to 250px. |
| caption | A caption for the image. |
| episode_name | The title of the episode. See List of The Wire episodes for titles. |
| episode_no | The overall episode number, in order of airdate. See List of The Wire episodes for the number. |
| epigraph | Each episode of The Wire is presented with an epigraph, usually a line of dialogue spoken by one of the characters in the episode. The quote should be written within quotation marks, followed by a line break (<br>), a space, a normal dash (-), another space, and the character's name (see below). The text is automatically italicized. |
| teleplay | The Wire utilizes "teleplay by" and "story by" credits instead of the usual "written by." Use this for the teleplay... |
| story | ...and this for story. |
| writer | However, for one episode, the series actually uses "written by" credits. Use this for that episode. |
| director | The director or directors of the episode. |
| guest_star | A list of the guest stars in the episode, separated by line breaks. Because The Wire episodes features so many guest stars, it is advisable to list the guest stars in a separate section ("Guest stars") and link to that section using the following: [[#Guest stars|see below]] (italicized). |
| prod_code | The episode's production code. See this list at epguides for production codes. |
| airdate | The date of the original broadcast of the episode; use {{Start date}} |
| season | The season of the series the episode belongs to. The season number is spelled out (i.e. one, two, three, four, or five). |
[edit] Example
{{Infobox The Wire episode
| image = [[Image:Example.png|250px]]
| caption =
| episode_name = Stray Rounds
| episode_no = 22
| epigraph = "The world is a smaller place now."<br> - The Greek
| teleplay = [[David Simon (writer)|David Simon]]
| story = [[David Simon (writer)|David Simon]] and [[Ed Burns]]
| writer =
| director = [[Tim Van Patten]]
| guest_star = ''[[#Guest Starring roles|see below]]''
| prod_code = 209
| airdate = [[July 27]], [[2003]]
| season = two
|}}
| The Wire episode | |
| "Stray Rounds" "The world is a smaller place now." - The Greek |
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| Episode no. | 22 |
| Teleplay by | David Simon |
| Story by | David Simon and Ed Burns |
| Directed by | Tim Van Patten |
| Guest stars | see below |
| Prod. code | 209 |
| Original airdate | July 27, 2003 |
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| Episode chronology | |
