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Non-notable television show created as part of one editor's self-promotion (see: Lewismash (talk · contribs) & Lewis Marklin Mash). The cited references don't help to establish notability as they're self-referential or apparently broken; Variety Magazine is cited but only the homepage is linked and ADHDtv fails to turn up anything internally. I haven't been able to locate proper external sourcing to indicate notability. This press release claims that "The show competed for a regional Emmy, but was edged out by more traditional, mainstream shows" but the only details I can find about this are from user-created IMDB content claiming two 2008 nomination in the "Southwest" region...this may refer to the region known as Pacific Southwest but, the actual list of nominations doesn't include anything relating to this show. tvguide.com hosts a few videos but they have no discussion of the content. I just don't think this passes WP:NOTE. — Scientizzle 15:47, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• Delete This show never aired on national TV in any form, and it looks likely if it aired at all on regional TV, the reason it was never nominated for an Emmy was because according to the show's Facebook page, it's a cable access show. Emmys are never given out to public access shows because they aren't under their purview. Thus, it's a non-notable cable access show with an equally non-notable web viewership. Nate • (chatter) 19:49, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. —— Scientizzle 21:01, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

You are incorrect sir. The show started on Public access tv, was syndicated to 50 US cities and now ranks higher than half of the network shows on iMDB. The show is the first cable access show to compete for an Emmy. It is world famous. Just because you have not watched the show, does not mean that it is not note worthy to those who want the facts about the show and its creator. This is a pertinent piece of American Television history, when a public domain TV series competed with network produced shows. This is not self promotion. There is nothing on this page that promotes any person or product. This is history and facts, that a member of the general public should have access to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.20.56.147 (talk • contribs) 00:19, March 9, 2011 (UTC)

If it's world famous, please cite reliable sources that substantively discuss the show. Please also clarify the Emmy award nomination...it's not at all clear. — Scientizzle 02:42, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

The show aired nationally for 2 years, there are fans around the world who watch it on tv and now via the internet, however, finding articles is not that easy. There have been some articles, but most of them are either gone or hard to find because the show was not created by a major network. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lewismash (talk • contribs)

Comment Most of the results I'm seeing are for very unrelated projects which deal with the actual condition ADHD and how parents and children can learn to live with it, not this show. Also, I find it very dubious the show was nominated for an Emmy (as noted above, Emmys generally only deal with traditional full-power broadcasting and major regional cable networks, not public access television), and not just because it's nothing but interviews from press junkets which aren't very extraordinary at all. A Los Angeles production must go through the local Emmy show, not the Pacific Southwest show, which is that way because you don't want the LA people winning everything at the cost of San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, etc. Also, if it airs in fifty markets across the nation, I'd like examples please. I live in an area where I can receive the stations of three top 50 markets, and I have never seen this show at all, including Chicago, Milwaukee and Grand Rapids. Please give us station calls and timeslots.

Finally, interviews of the sort that are seen on this show are not "public domain"; they require the permission of the studio whose subject is being interviewed to be aired, so that claim is also dubious. And also, all of your contributions under your named and IP accounts have been solely dealing with subjects involving this program, thus there is self-promotion. Nate • (chatter) 06:52, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

I looked at the LA area 2008 Emmy nominations and I still find nothing to verify the Emmy claim. — Scientizzle 13:34, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

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