So you've decided to write a recap for a series, one which you might be new to or one you have seen hundreds of times.
One way you could do so is to use this handy template, then what follows after it.
[Begin Template]
[Data for the Installment]
- If it is a manga, what chapters does this cover?
[Description]
- What went on during the story? If needed, have a short summary, followed by a longer one.
[Tropes]
Tropes that appear in the episode/arc
[End Template]
Necessary Tropes
- Any episode tropes, such as Bottle Episode or Tournament Arc.
Choices, Choices
- In a more general sense, how does the story shape up? Would it be better to organize as one giant page, broken up by arc or saga, or keep each episode separate?
- If the series is covered by multiple media, and each one has similar canonicity, could the recap cover them all? For example, many Anime are directly adapted from Manga, keeping the events close to the original telling.
- After completing the page, which list can it go on for Recap? Any trope-related lists? Genre? Medium?
Scale of Medium-coverage
If it is only covered by one medium, then it may only need to go on the subpage related to that one. If two, then cover it on two. But from three onward, see if it would be better suited to go on the general recap page, or on the list of franchise recaps.Related questions:
- Where on the Season Fluidity scale does it fall?
Pitfalls
Potential Subversions
Writers' Lounge
Suggested Themes and Aesops
Potential Motifs
Suggested Plots
Departments
Set Designer / Location Scout
Props Department
Costume Designer
Casting Director
Stunt Department
Extra Credit
The Greats
- Glee: Their "What You Missed On Glee" recaps are unique because they mostly describe things that will be important to the episode that's coming next.
