Expanding the Multi-Verse
anonymous
August 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 Boucher). It's too bad JMS never pulled off the crossover he had wanted to with Babylon 5 and DW, or that would be a wonderful link.
Hugh (who promises, even if it takes a while, to dust off his notes and put a collection together)
Re: Expanding the Multi-Verse
anonymous
September 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?
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 Boucher). It's too bad JMS never pulled off the crossover he had wanted to with Babylon 5 and DW, or that would be a wonderful link.
Hugh (who promises, even if it takes a while, to dust off his notes and put a collection together)
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