Talk:Post-credits scene

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[edit] Purpose of the article

I created this article because filmmakers are more and more often placing scenes at the end of credits and it deserves a certain amount of attention. I would appreciate it if people with more information than I would A) include background information on the production and frequency of these scenes and B) provide further examples. Kimpire 07:40, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I just gotta say, articles like this are the reason I love Wikipedia. Such obscure things that I've always wondered about. Thanks to everyone who has contributed!  DangerousNerd  talk 20:49, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shrek 2 and other Mid-credit scenes

Should there be a Mid-credits scene article, then? Turidoth 00:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

  • shrug* Go ahead. :) Kimpire 04:15, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Don't think so. A mid-credits scene is essentially the same concept as a post-credits scene. They both occur after the main body of the film is over. Placing the scene earlier in the credits simply means that more people are likely to be in the theatre to see it. -- Supermorff 17:00, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
But some films use "mid-credit scenes" as blooper reels, or alternate scenes, etc. (like every Jackie Chan film he's produced, has a blooper reel showing every injury incurred during filming, as when he breaks limbs, and such) 132.205.44.128 04:09, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
That's not a scene. That's a blooper reels that happens to be run during the credits. Still, it might be worth mentioning that the practice occurs and then link to blooper. -- Supermorff 14:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
The Bullseye scene in Daredevil is mid-credits.
Yes, but the concept is the same as if it were at the end. Would it help the situation if we clarified in the opening paragraph that we mean "a short clip that occurs after or during the closing credits of a movie"? -- Supermorff 19:25, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Film industry term?

If there is a film industry term for this practice that we can reliably source, it would make sense to move this article to that title to avoid issues like "post-credits" vs. "mid-credits". I can start off with "stinger", which I know from MST3K, with the following sources:

The problem is that the use of "stinger" in these works is unexplained, as far as I recall. What we really need is some kind of film industry encyclopedia reference. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 18:18, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Continuing with "stinger", I found the following in Dictionary of Marketing by Jane Imber and Betsy-Ann Toffler (2000; eBook ISBN 0764180134, print ISBN 0764112147), p. 522:
sting: distinctive background music used to add emphasis to an important moment in a motion picture or television program; also called stinger.
Another reference, from NTC's Mass Media Dictionary by R. Terry Ellmore (1991; eBook ISBN 0071405356, print ISBN 0844231851), p. 572:
sting: An emphatic, sudden musical chord or phrase used to accentuate or emphasize a dramatic moment, serve as a bridge, and so on. Also called a stab and stinger.
There would seem to be a connection to the end-scene use, but it's not yet explicit enough. I'll keep looking. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 12:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
The Stinger at The TV Tropes Wiki? --DocumentN (talk) 23:37, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Superman... tagline

Say... didn't just about every James Bond film end with "Bond Will Be Back", or "Bond Will Be Back in From Russia With Love" or somesuch? 132.205.44.128 04:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Every canon James Bond film to my knowledge has ended post-credits with a soon-to-come segment up to Casino Royale, which did not include one. The reason for this was, I believe, that they were reinventing the series as has been done with Spider-Man and Batman Begins. DJ Firewolf 20:29, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List

Now that the category's been deleted, is there any way to access an old version of it? It'd be useful for the purpose of putting the list in here. Kimpire 11:04, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] spoiler warning

Can someone put a spoiler warning on the main section of the article? I would, but I don't know how. There are some spoilers for some very recent (Fantastic Four:Rise of the Silver Surfer) movies in there.

68.44.212.188 20:27, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Done Dangerousnerd 20:44, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
It would probably make more sense to remove the references to very recent movies. --Tony Sidaway 21:37, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
Eh. Seems to me that the newer movies deserve to be in the article, especially really good ones like the one in (Spoiler!) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which really wraps up the story. My vote is to leave 'em in and keep the tags. Dangerousnerd 17:32, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
And, on a second note, talking about older movies still require a spoiler tag, right? :-) Dangerousnerd 17:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Talking about movies doesn't need a spoiler tag unless there's a compelling reason. I suggest that we try it with the new movies but without the spoiler tag and see how it goes. --Tony Sidaway 17:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Alright, sounds good! Dangerousnerd 17:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia doesn't use spoiler warnings. And what idiot would fail to realize that the examples section of an article titled post-credits scene gives away what happens in scenes after the credits? MMMMMMMM (talk) 01:00, 12 May 2008 (UTC) I found the policy: Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles. MMMMMMMM (talk) 07:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rise of the Silver Surfer

I deleted the bit about a post-credits scene in Rise of the Silver Surfer; that section incorrectly said that a post-credits scene showed the Surfer alive after the explosion; however, that scene took place BEFORE the credits started.

I heard there was a post-credits scene involving Uatu, one of the Watchers, but I didn't stay so I need someone to confirm this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnsen953 (talk • contribs)

Thank you!  DangerousNerd  talk 20:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Video games

There seems to be a trend by some (one?) anonymous editor(s) to turn the video game section of the article into a list. I've moved a little in that direction with an edit I just made - having a date header and then one game under each is wasteful. What do other editors (and watchers) think the direction should be? Does Wikipedia have a stance on lists for the sake of lists? (i.e. should it be expanded or deleted?) --GargoyleMT 13:51, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

As of the current version it *is* a list; I just want to make it more readable by having the entries on separate lines instead of lumped together in disjointed paragraphs. --DocumentN (talk) 23:39, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can we talk about this?

Rather than having an edit war, Someguy0830, we can discuss this here. The fact that the list as a separate page was deleted doesn't mean it doesn't have a place within another article. If you look at the history, you'll find that the list was part of this article for a very long time before somebody decided it was too long and should be moved into a separate page. Then, when the page was deleted, it was moved back here. It isn't me that created the list on this page, and in fact I haven't touched this article in a very long time. The list has grown and flowered over the last several months with contributions from over a dozen other people. Let people discuss it before you strike it off needlessly. Kimpire 12:03, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

I hadn't noticed the talk thing. I don't watch the page except through backtracking contribs. This is a very simple concept to understand. The list was AfD'd for a reason: it is an indiscriminate list which WP:NOT discourages. Restoring the content to the article after was AfD'd isn't OK. Take it up with deletion review if you care so much. The main concern of its indiscriminate nature remains in any case, and it wouldn't belong in this article even if it were never an article to begin with. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 08:28, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
Honestly, I agree with Someguy0830. Since consensus was established at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of films with post-credits scenes that the page was not suitable for Wikipedia, the proper way to contest the decision would be to go to WP:DR if you really think that this has a place in an encyclopedia. ffm 13:44, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Great Train Robbery

Is the referenced "shot fired at the audience" actually after the credits? *Were* there credits back then? Anybody know? Kimpire (talk) 13:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Grammar and understanding

"Both are followed after the credits are Speed Racer and What Happens in Vegas...." Is one of the lines in this article. I personally can't tell what it means, as it is seperated from the line above it, which talks about Iron Man. Mew Mitsuki (talk) 01:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Website with listings

Hello. I didn't realize that there was a page in WP about this. I started compiling a list of scenes mostly for me and my friends' benefit (since I'd rather not wait for nothing) and I've had some other people enter some. Anyhow, I called it EndOfTheCredits.com and have it running MediaWiki software. sbuckley (talk) 20:18, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pirates of the Caribbean

Its stated that all three films have a post credit scene. I only recall the third film having such a thing.. --Vindicta (talk) 22:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)