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The result was keep. Consensus was that the broader topic of a Top Gun franchise is notable. (non-admin closure) Rollidan (talk) 05:27, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Literally nothing has changed about it as a franchise that wasn’t already in the world when the Top Gun (film series) article was discussed in 2019. Like, even through the pandemic, there’s not much if any supplemental media, like video games, TV series, or even something like Battle at Big Rock or the Dominion prologue to bolster franchise status. There hasn’t been a Top Gun video game since 2012. Maverick had nothing surrounding it, it’s its own little island and while another sequel might earn the series franchise status, it would not have quick enough turnaround for this article to be sustained without at least one deletion. See also Talk:Top Gun#Requested move 28 June 2022 for aligning reasoning CreecregofLife (talk) 03:18, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2022 July 1. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 03:40, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: Multiple films, soundtracks, corresponding singles, video games, and cultural impact meet the standards for a franchise. A franchise is an expansion of the original media, well the Top Gun franchise is an expansion of the original film. It meets the standard of a franchise. This is why it is a page about the franchise including music and video games, and not just a page about the film series. I agree that if the page were titled "Top Gun (film series)", it would not be a suitable page, but "Top Gun (franchise)" is inclusive towards all related and future media to Top Gun, which is deserving of a page. Zvig47 (talk) 16:52, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film, Music, and Video games. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:41, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep While there are only 2 films in the franchise there are a massive amount of games that need a series page, this franchise page can function as the landing page for both. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 02:13, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Per Zxcvbnm. Timur9008 (talk) 11:42 , 2 July 2022 (UTC)
• Keep per Zvig47 LockzZ (talk) 13:11, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Notable franchise.DavidEfraim (talk) 15:11, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: From strictly a film perspective, this is among the most famous movie franchises in history – has significant cultural impact not only on pilots/aviation or military communities but also on broader American culture. Exceedingly well-known and well-loved and among the highest-grossing franchises ever. Slowtationjet (talk) 18:29, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - per nomination. BilCat (talk) 21:16, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This seems like it will just be a WP:CONTENTFORK. ― Kaleeb18^Talk_Caleb 23:53, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Per Nom, BilCat. Wait for the hattrick (if it comes) then it'll be more of a franchise. - FlightTime (open channel) 00:04, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as sufficient sources discuss the two movies, the 1983 story, and video games. There is even a lawsuit over who owns the series. Pikavoom ^Talk 08:26, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Keep- Per Zxcvbnm. Two films, soundtracks, and several video games are all right. While there hasn't be a new one since 2012, right now it's borderline notable to me. VickKiang (talk) 08:53, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  I have to say the no video game since 2012 argument is very weak, as notability is not temporary. The The Naked Gun (franchise) has been dead entirely since 2012, that's not cause for deletion. It's also pretty obvious we'll see new video games coming sometime. There's already coverage like this and an expansion pack for Flight Simulator. Even without the probably coming games, there's over twenty years of game releases. Pikavoom ^Talk 09:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I could kind of see the argument, but IMO it isn't worthy of deletion. Many thanks for your reply! VickKiang (talk) 09:09, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per Zvig47.— Crumpled Fire • contribs • 15:47, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Since there are a large number of video games connected with the 2 films we clearly have grounds for arguing that there is indeed a media franchise here.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:27, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.