Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Epic Western

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The result was REDIRECT to Western (genre)#Film. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 17:02, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Epic Western

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The term "epic western" does not seem to be established. --Spannerjam (talk) 12:57, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you try to look up the term? I went to Google Books Search and found a result from The Film Experience: An Introduction, which says, "Three hybrids or subgenres have distinguished the western: the epic western, the existential western, and the political western... the epic western concentrates on action and movement, developing a heroic character whose quests and battles serve to define the nation and its origins." Other results show that this is definitely a term. However, on Wikipedia, we unfortunately do not have a stand-alone article for the Western film genre (and we really should). We only have Western (genre) which has a "Film" section. I would suggest redirecting this term to that section. Since this article has no references, I would not merge any of the content. I would be fine with dropping in a sentence from the source that I quoted, but that "Film" section is unfortunately pretty sloppy too. Erik (talk | contribs) 13:12, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Erik (talk | contribs) 13:25, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect for now to Western (genre)#Film... but as the topic of "Epic Western" is emminently sourcable and IS covered in multiple sources,[1][2][3] let the redirect be without prejudice toward a recreation of a far better and more comprehensive article which could/would cover the subject in literature and film. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 23:09, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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