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I'm gonna try my hand at arguing for validity on something that really has no strong evidence one way or the other, but that I think should be valid anyway because, well, I don't see why it ''can{{'}}t'' be. | I'm gonna try my hand at arguing for validity on something that really has no strong evidence one way or the other, but that I think should be valid anyway because, well, I don't see why it ''can{{'}}t'' be. | ||
{{cs|Consider Yourself One Of Us... (TV story)}} was [[BBC One]]'s big Christmas promo for 2011. It featured a host of BBC stars getting together for a festive knees-up - seemingly hosted by national treasures, [[David Jason (in-universe)|David Jason]] and [[Graham Norton (in-universe)|Graham Norton]] - in which they all belt out the titular song (from ''Oliver Twist'', of course). | {{cs|Consider Yourself One Of Us... (TV story)}} was [[BBC One]]'s big Christmas promo for 2011. It featured a host of BBC stars getting together for a festive knees-up - seemingly hosted by national treasures, [[David Jason (in-universe)|David Jason]] and [[Graham Norton (in-universe)|Graham Norton]] - in which they all belt out the titular song (from ''Oliver Twist!'', of course). | ||
The promo takes a dip into meta-fictional territory: [[Brendan O'Carroll]] appears in full get-up as the [[Agnes Brown|titular matriarch]] of ''[[Mrs. Brown's Boys (series)|Mrs. Brown's Boys]]'', and [[The Gruffalo (character)|the Graffalo]], in all his animated glory, even gets a brief look-in. | The promo takes a dip into meta-fictional territory: [[Brendan O'Carroll]] appears in full get-up as the [[Agnes Brown|titular matriarch]] of ''[[Mrs. Brown's Boys (series)|Mrs. Brown's Boys]]'', and [[The Gruffalo (character)|the Graffalo]], in all his animated glory, even gets a brief look-in. | ||
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How, in the 2011 ident, can we tell this is Eleven and Amy rather than Matt and Karen? Well, I believe context clues are a factor here. | How, in the 2011 ident, can we tell this is Eleven and Amy rather than Matt and Karen? Well, I believe context clues are a factor here. | ||
With the majority of the BBC stars here, there's no definitive way of telling if they're playing themselves, or characters that they're known for. | With the majority of the BBC stars here, there's no definitive way of telling if they're playing themselves, or characters that they're known for. The majority are easy to deduce: most of the stars are just known for their presenter roles (Anne Robinson, Gary Lineker, etc.) | ||
Several ''EastEnders'' cast members are in the ident. Are they playing themselves or their characters? I have no doubt that its the former because of [[June Brown]], who is wearing her real life hairstyle as opposed to [[Dot Cotton]]'s trademark curls that she | Several ''EastEnders'' cast members are in the ident. Are they playing themselves or their characters? I have no doubt that its the former because of [[June Brown]], who is wearing her real life hairstyle as opposed to [[Dot Cotton]]'s trademark curls that she was never seen without. One ''could'' argue that the other cast members are playing their characters while June isn't… but why would they go to the trouble of making that distinction? | ||
The kids from ''Outnumbered'', now they ''could'' be appearing as their characters, but there's really no definitive way to tell (unlike the [[It's Showtime (TV story)|following year's ident]], due to the context clues in that one). | The kids from ''Outnumbered'', now they ''could'' be appearing as their characters, but there's really no definitive way to tell (unlike the [[It's Showtime (TV story)|following year's ident]], due to the context clues in that one). | ||
[[Brendan O'Carroll]]… | [[Brendan O'Carroll]]… need I say more? | ||
With all that said, what is the status of the DW cast members? In my opinion, the Cyberman is what makes all the difference here. There's no reason for us to assume this is anything but an actual, literal Cyberman, ergo, why wouldn't this be Eleven and Amy as well? | With all that said, what is the status of the DW cast members? In my opinion, the Cyberman is what makes all the difference here. There's no reason for us to assume this is anything but an actual, literal Cyberman, ergo, why wouldn't this be Eleven and Amy as well? | ||
Anyway, that's my view on the matter. It's not often I go into long-winded analysis, so I hope I was able to make my points coherently, and that you all followed my line of reasoning just fine. | Anyway, that's my view on the matter. It's not often I go into long-winded analysis, so I hope I was able to make my points coherently, and that you all followed my line of reasoning just fine. | ||