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One can't really expect a new television series to introduce all of its recurring segments in the first episode, so in the second episode (which, I may remind you, is the Doctor Who crossover), several concepts were introduced that went on to appear several times in the series. And this means that the majority of RR:tS actually passes [[T:VS]]. (The concepts introduced, as far as I can make out, for those interested, are [[Iris Rat|Iris]] and [[Freddy Rat]] and [[RatEnders]], although there may be some that I've missed.) | One can't really expect a new television series to introduce all of its recurring segments in the first episode, so in the second episode (which, I may remind you, is the Doctor Who crossover), several concepts were introduced that went on to appear several times in the series. And this means that the majority of RR:tS actually passes [[T:VS]]. (The concepts introduced, as far as I can make out, for those interested, are [[Iris Rat|Iris]] and [[Freddy Rat]] and [[RatEnders]], although there may be some that I've missed.) On the one hand, this shouldn't make anything invalid. On the other, it makes rather a lot of things valid. | ||
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Revision as of 17:47, 3 September 2023
If this thread's title doesn't specify it's spoilery, don't bring any up.
Opening Post
Introduction
On the 13 September 1986, the second episode of the first series of Roland Rat: The Series aired. In what this wiki has mistakenly identified as a continuity ident, Colin Baker appeared, in-character as the Sixth Doctor.
It wasn't a continuity ident, although it certainly looks like one. Let me explain.
The conceit of Roland Rat: The Series was that it was an actual talk show broadcast on BBC Three, and that Roland Rat, Errol the Hamster and the like all existed in-universe. To invoke this deception, they invited various personnel to introduce RR:tS in fictional continuity idents. It was one of these in which the Sixth Doctor appeared.
Why we should cover the whole thing
Someone made a reasonable mistake and presented incorrect facts. That's about it. There's a draft of what a page for the overall series would look like over at User:Epsilon the Eternal/Sandbox Four that I've contributed to rather significantly, and there's really not much more to say. Except...
Additional nuance that shouldn't affect validity but is worth mentioning
One can't really expect a new television series to introduce all of its recurring segments in the first episode, so in the second episode (which, I may remind you, is the Doctor Who crossover), several concepts were introduced that went on to appear several times in the series. And this means that the majority of RR:tS actually passes T:VS. (The concepts introduced, as far as I can make out, for those interested, are Iris and Freddy Rat and RatEnders, although there may be some that I've missed.) On the one hand, this shouldn't make anything invalid. On the other, it makes rather a lot of things valid.
Discussion
to be added
