Time for categories for book authors with enough gun-using film adaptations?

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by Mazryonh

I didn't mean just pages for authors who have been actors as well (which is how Stephen King's page on the wiki is set up); I mean category pages like those we have now for directors on the wiki. I'm sure some of us would like to quickly find all the pages based on works by certain authors.

Like I said, Stephen King already has one.

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Category:Stephen_King

[Mazryonh]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

Like I said, Stephen King already has one.

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Category:Stephen_King

I see, that never came up when I entered "Stephen King" without the quotes. I would still appreciate it if more Author category pages were made on this wiki for those Authors who have enough media works covered by this wiki based on their writings. Maybe even a supercategory for "Author" as well, like we have for "Actor" and "Director."

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by Mazryonh

I see, that never came up when I entered "Stephen King" without the quotes. I would still appreciate it if more Author category pages were made on this wiki for those Authors who have enough media works covered by this wiki based on their writings. Maybe even a supercategory for "Author" as well, like we have for "Actor" and "Director."

Normally, we redirect the name straight to the category, but as you pointed out, King actually qualifies for an actor page here. I'm not sure what the precedent is. I've seen it done a few ways.

[Evil Tim]

I can't really see much call for this, to be honest; when you look at a page you might want to look up another film by the same director, but I can't really see anyone thinking 'hey, I wonder what guns were in other movies based on short stories by the same author.' Being a franchise, Clancy is more like a producer than a writer, and King isn't just a writer, he's also acted and even directed (though people try to forget about Maximum Overdrive as a rule).

[Jcordell]

Elmore Leonard is also a category. Stick, Joe Kidd, 3:10 to Yuma, Hombre, Stick, Get Shortly, Last Stand at Sabre River, Justified, Jackie Brown, Out of Sight and more. The man is a machine. But most authors haven't had that many of their novels or short stories turned into movies. I like the system that is in place.

[Mazryonh]

Originally Posted by Jcordell

Elmore Leonard is also a category. Stick, Joe Kidd, 3:10 to Yuma, Hombre, Stick, Get Shortly, Last Stand at Sabre River, Justified, Jackie Brown, Out of Sight and more. The man is a machine.

Well, at least I would like to see an Author category created for the late great Philip K. Dick. Of films based on his writings we have Blade Runner, Total Recall (both versions), Minority Report, Paycheck, Next, already on the wiki. I'm sure A Scanner, Darkly will also be included eventually. And Ridley Scott once expressed interest in making a sequel to Blade Runner.

I'm sure that eventually more films that are adaptations of work from a single author will be put on this wiki, so an Author category will see more use eventually.

[Jcordell]

Originally Posted by Mazryonh

Well, at least I would like to see an Author category created for the late great Philip K. Dick. Of films based on his writings we have Blade Runner, Total Recall (both versions), Minority Report, Paycheck, Next, already on the wiki. I'm sure A Scanner, Darkly will also be included eventually. And Ridley Scott once expressed interest in making a sequel to Blade Runner.

I'm sure that eventually more films that are adaptations of work from a single author will be put on this wiki, so an Author category will see more use eventually.

Well you can create the category for Philip K. Dick if you want. It is a Wiki so feel free. Then, of course, if there are issues you can rest assured that one of us will soon come along and sharp shoot you.

[Ben41]

Just FYI:

Stephen King = 18 entries

Tom Clancy = 13 Entries

Elmore Leonard = 14 Entries

[funkychinaman]

Maybe 10?

Do we want to set a limit for directors as well? We have one director category with only two films.