Literary Spin-offjohnmunchAugust 4 2007, 10:20:31 UTC
Burke's Law also brings in Honey West, supposedly based on a series of private eye novels.
Re Dragnet: The '90s verion is connected in that it is supposed to be the same Joe Friday - which is somewhat ridiculous. In a similar vein, Adam West's Batman bears no resemblance to the Keaton or Bale version so I would not include them (yeah, yeah, they're movies, I know. So sue me).
TGA and/or the LA Tribune do not stir me that much. For that matter: Were the airline or the newspaper included as references to previous appearances, or were they simply re-invented every time? Meaning: The mental leap from TWA to TGA is a very small one, for example, so it is possible that TGA was re-invented again and again, apart from the obvious cases when the airline was used in shows which were already connected by solid - that is: character - crossovers.
Re: Literary Spin-offcrossovermanAugust 4 2007, 12:33:43 UTC
We've already admitted Oceanic Airlines, so unless I was to go back and remove that, Trans Global and the LA Tribune stay. Almost certainly the LA Tribune is a reference to Lou Grant since that was the setting for the series.
Trans Global has as much right as Oceanic to claim Tommy's mental real-estate.
"Adam 12 brings in Dragnet and Dragnet 67 (anyone know if Dragnet 67 is connected to the two revivals in the 80s and 90s?)" I actually don't think they were related. There was also a late 1980s revival of Adam 12, but I think those were reboots and not sequels.
If you're looking for upping the count, Wonder Woman was virtually two series, with a revamp from season one to two (changing from the 1940s setting to modern day).
And speaking of superhero shows, "(To answer a recent question, Hudson University also connects to the DC Universe series devised by Bruce Timm, as well as the DC comic universe itself)"--how ironic: I was the one who sent in the Hudson University info, only to forget that it gave a link to animation. By the way, I teach, so I won't get anything done for awhile (we are starting a new year), but I will start working on an animated, Muppet, and beyond collection of links.
Aren't the various Power Rangers shows all different series in a linked universe, or are they reboots?
Power Rangers are all (or at least almost all) in a shared universe, basically due to the character of Tommy Oliver. I can confirm that everything from the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers up to Power Rangers: Space Patrol Delta shares a universe. I assume, but can't confirm, that Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, or Jungle Fury are also in the same setting.
Also, there is debate as to whether the episode "Forever Red" is canon. If so, it alone ties together everything from Mighty Morphin to Wild Force together.
Wonder Woman was basically two different shows, but for this purpose they can remain one... it's an odd example!
Power Rangers are all linked. Basically the title changed with each season... but really, they are all "Power Rangers".
And even if it's not for a while, I'd love to see a Tommy Westphall spin-off of animated, Muppet connections... and if someone (else?) wanted to attempt it - movies!
Expanding the Multi-VersecrossovermanAugust 4 2007, 20:50:36 UTC
I'll take that challenge. My own way of linking shows allows them to go through movies (so, for example, Alias Jesse James allows a cross for several TV westerns), and I definitely would use Muppets and animated means (I'm even fine with Father Guido and Pro-Wrestlers, to pick up comments others have made up here), so long as there is an intent to make a connection through fictional productions.
I love (because of its almost absurdity) that Doctor Who can bring in MMPR, just showing how varied this system can be. I have been thinking about the "Dimensions in Time" special that suggests a connection between DW & Eastenders. I know "DiT" isn't considered "canon" for DW, but, then again, neither are appearances by the TARDIS in Red Dwarf or Chelmsford 123 either. Plus, one DW novel hints that it is all a bad dream by the 7th Doctor, the perfect complement to Tommy's visions. There is a CD series called "Kaldor City" that connects characters from "Robots of Death" (a Tom Baker-era serial) with Blake's 7 (both are written by Chris
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Re: Expanding the Multi-VersecrossovermanSeptember 14 2007, 08:37:34 UTC
The canonicity of "Dimensions in Time" for [i]Doctor Who[/i] is debatable, but the fact of the matter is that quite a few of the original [i]Doctor Who[/i] actors appear [i]in character[/i] for the special, as do quite a few [i]Eastenders[/i] characters. It's a lot more solid a link than quite a few actually. Would [i]Eastenders[/i] link to any other British series?
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We really need an online list and not just a file to download...
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Re Dragnet: The '90s verion is connected in that it is supposed to be the same Joe Friday - which is somewhat ridiculous. In a similar vein, Adam West's Batman bears no resemblance to the Keaton or Bale version so I would not include them (yeah, yeah, they're movies, I know. So sue me).
TGA and/or the LA Tribune do not stir me that much. For that matter: Were the airline or the newspaper included as references to previous appearances, or were they simply re-invented every time? Meaning: The mental leap from TWA to TGA is a very small one, for example, so it is possible that TGA was re-invented again and again, apart from the obvious cases when the airline was used in shows which were already connected by solid - that is: character - crossovers.
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Trans Global has as much right as Oceanic to claim Tommy's mental real-estate.
Thanks for the Honey West connection!
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I actually don't think they were related. There was also a late 1980s revival of Adam 12, but I think those were reboots and not sequels.
If you're looking for upping the count, Wonder Woman was virtually two series, with a revamp from season one to two (changing from the 1940s setting to modern day).
And speaking of superhero shows, "(To answer a recent question, Hudson University also connects to the DC Universe series devised by Bruce Timm, as well as the DC comic universe itself)"--how ironic: I was the one who sent in the Hudson University info, only to forget that it gave a link to animation. By the way, I teach, so I won't get anything done for awhile (we are starting a new year), but I will start working on an animated, Muppet, and beyond collection of links.
Aren't the various Power Rangers shows all different series in a linked universe, or are they reboots?
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Also, there is debate as to whether the episode "Forever Red" is canon. If so, it alone ties together everything from Mighty Morphin to Wild Force together.
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Power Rangers are all linked. Basically the title changed with each season... but really, they are all "Power Rangers".
And even if it's not for a while, I'd love to see a Tommy Westphall spin-off of animated, Muppet connections... and if someone (else?) wanted to attempt it - movies!
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I love (because of its almost absurdity) that Doctor Who can bring in MMPR, just showing how varied this system can be. I have been thinking about the "Dimensions in Time" special that suggests a connection between DW & Eastenders. I know "DiT" isn't considered "canon" for DW, but, then again, neither are appearances by the TARDIS in Red Dwarf or Chelmsford 123 either. Plus, one DW novel hints that it is all a bad dream by the 7th Doctor, the perfect complement to Tommy's visions. There is a CD series called "Kaldor City" that connects characters from "Robots of Death" (a Tom Baker-era serial) with Blake's 7 (both are written by Chris ( ... )
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