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:Please read the [[Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Television episodes|debate]] on writing articles on individual television episodes.

Some [[Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to individual '''Television episodes'''. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] and see the [[Wikipedia:to-do list|to-do list]] there.

A possible template for individual episodes of television series has been implented for the episodes of ''[[Babylon 5]]''; see [[Midnight on the Firing Line]] for an example of this template in action. An abbreviated version is included below for comment and improvement.

For more information on WikiProjects, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProjects]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices]].

== Parent Wikiprojects ==

The parent of this WikiProject is the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Television|Wikiproject Television]]

== Participants ==

*[[User:TheDJ|The DJ]]

== TV shows currently using these guidelines==

* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] [[Angel (TV series)]]

* [[Stargate SG-1]]

* [[Stargate Atlantis]]

* [[Firefly]]

* [[Frasier]]

* [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]

== TV shows not yet using these guidelines ==

Other series for which there exist numerous articles about invididual episodes, and for which formatting should be standardized:

* ''[[Star Trek]]'' and its many spinoffs

* ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''

* ''[[List of The Twilight Zone episodes]]''

* ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Docter Who]]''

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]''/[[Angel (TV series)|''Angel'']] -- see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Buffyverse|WikiProject Buffyverse]]

* ''[[Babylon 5]]''

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== Structure of an episode article ==

===Infobox===

{{Infobox Television episode|

Title=Midnight on the Firing Line|

Series = [[Babylon 5]]|

Image = [[Image:Midnight on the firing line 1.jpg|256px]]|

Caption = Garibaldi and Ivanova, with Londo in the background

Season=1|

Episode=1|

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}}

All episode articles should contain a '''{{tl|Infobox Television episode}}''' as depicted to the right.

There are a lot of related infoboxes in use and we need to clean it up:

*{{tl|B5 episode}} Babylon 5

*{{tl|ST episode}} Startrek

*{{tl|Doctorwhobox}} Doctor Who

*{{tl|Infobox Angel Television episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox Television The Apprentice}}

*{{tl|Infobox Arrested Development episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox Ben 10 episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox Futurama episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox Simpsons episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox South Park episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox Roswell episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox Weeds episode}}

*{{tl|Infobox The West Wing episode}}

===Introduction ===

'''"Midnight on the Firing Line"''' is the first regular episode of the science-fiction television series ''[[Babylon 5]]''.

===Plot synopsis===

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(Plot synposes will obviously vary in depth.)

===Arc significance===

"Midnight on the Firing Line" marks the first mention of Londo's dream fortelling his own death. The fulfillment of this prophecy is seen in "[[War Without End]]," although it takes place in a markedly different context than that which Londo anticipates in this episode.

===Production details===

"Midnight on the Firing Line" was originally titled "Blood and Thunder."

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Although "[[The Gathering (Babylon 5)|The Gathering]]" was filmed as the pilot episode and was intended to be followed immediately with regular episodes, there was actually almost a year between the broadcast of the pilot and the broadcast of the first episode -- therefore "Midnight on the Firing Line" functioned in part as a second pilot.

===Trivia===

* When Londo approaches G'Kar to confront him about the attacks, G'Kar offers Londo [[spoo]], noting that it is "quite fresh." In the fifth season episode "[[A Tragedy of Telepaths]]," we learn that the Centauri consider an offer of fresh spoo an insult.

==See also==

*[[Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Television episodes]]

==External links==

* [http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/001.html Lurker's Guide Episode Page]

[[Category:WikiProject Television]]