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==For which episode?==
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We need to cite a source that says this was meant for Angels Take Manhattan. Chibnall did not write that episode, Moffat did, so one would assume that Moffat would have written P.S. All the online sources I've seen have either been ambiguous or have said this was for the end of Power of Three (making its cut make sense as it would have blown the ending of Angels Take Manhattan). [[Special:Contributions/70.72.211.35|70.72.211.35]]<sup>[[User talk:70.72.211.35#top|talk to me]]</sup> 12:43, October 13, 2012 (UTC)
== Canon ==
: The page doesn't say what it was "meant" for. Just that this webcast was put up after ''Angels Take Manhattan'' aired, which it was. -- [[User:Tybort|Tybort]] ([[User talk:Tybort|talk page]]) 13:51, October 13, 2012 (UTC)
why is this not canon
:: Actually, it does say that currently under Story Notes. If it is to be left there, a source would be appropriate. [[User:Spreee|Spreee]] [[User talk:Spreee|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:39, October 13, 2012 (UTC)Spreee
the statement at the top of the page that the fact the story was not produced semes wrong as it was made and released as story boreds with arther darvill{{Unsigned-anon|2.26.206.85}}


::Is the Chris Chibnall Twitter account his real account? I know it sometimes takes time for an account to be labeled as verified. If it is his actual account, he says in a tweet from yesterday, "The Brian scene: written to be a DVD extra, not an alternate ending to Angels Take Manhattan. Not filmed due to actor availability clash." Additionally, "The scene was written long before S7 transmission, same time as Pond Life."[[User:Mewiet|Mewiet]] [[User talk:Mewiet|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:07, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
: Check the archived discussion linked '''on this page''' or [[Forum:P.S.]]. Also, it is not up to individual users to decide what counts and what doesn't, so when an admin undoes your edit, don't change it back. We have a reason for not including it. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:49, March 10, 2016 (UTC)
::having read the thread I'm still no clear on why this is not valid the argument that it was planned as live action but chenged to animation and is there for not valid is strange as nothing that gets published or brocast is as it was originally planned and the story still was made just in a different format if that means it's not valid then that means no version of shada is valid and non of the big finish lost story's can be valid ever also on the bit about shada the Tom baker links make sense in univers given that the curator exist {{Unsigned-anon|2.26.206.85}}


Are there webcasts for every episode?  Or just this one?  And can everyone outside the U.K. watch them?  I'd love to see these!  :)  [[User:JustLittleOlMe|<font color="blue">Jay JLOM</font>]]<sup>[[User Talk:JustLittleOlMe|<font color="Red">Things turn out for the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out - John Wooden</font>]]</sup> 09:25, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
== Invalid? ==
:Last I heard, they were not geolocked.[[User:Mewiet|Mewiet]] [[User talk:Mewiet|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:07, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
::Thanks, Mewiet!  I was able to see it through the link here.  :)  I was actually worried about Brian until this news came out.  ;)  [[User:JustLittleOlMe|<font color="blue">Jay JLOM</font>]]<sup>[[User Talk:JustLittleOlMe|<font color="Red">Things turn out for the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out - John Wooden</font>]]</sup> 15:59, October 31, 2012 (UTC)


== Timeline ==
The invalid tag for this page is not present. Is this a mistake? --[[User:Borisashton|Borisashton]] [[User talk:Borisashton|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:26, February 20, 2017 (UTC)


I'm a bit confused about the paragraph referencing the age discrepancy of Anthony. It seems to imply that [[The Power of Three]] took place before [[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]] for [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian]], which obviously isn't correct. {{User:Eladkse/SigReal|19:00,&nbsp;16&nbsp;October&nbsp;2012}}
== Name ==


== Dating the episode==
There is a box at the top of the page suggestions a change from webcast to DVD extra which if implemented whoud be a mistake as this my have started as a DVD extra but it was released as a webcast like how shada started as a tV story but was finished as a homvid [[Special:Contributions/178.100.229.176|178.100.229.176]]<sup>[[User talk:178.100.229.176#top|talk to me]]</sup> 08:59, May 30, 2017 (UTC)
in the continuity section of this article, it states this takes place in 2020 after power of three.  however there is already enough controversy about the dating of power of three as can be seen at the howling thread [[Howling:Dating the Amy era]]. should we keep this statement about the date given the fact there is so much argument about whether it is accurate?  [[User:Imamadmad|Imamadmad]] [[User talk:Imamadmad|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:25, October 17, 2012 (UTC)


== Not a valid source ==
: Our current policy is that this special was neither ''finished'' or ''released''. Thus the article should be about the original unfinished product. Also the situation you brought up makes no sense, as ''Shada'' is indeed dabbed by its original intended format -- TV story. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]] ([[User Talk:OttselSpy25|Talk]]) 12:02, May 30, 2017 (UTC)
It is a long-held belief of this wiki that unfinished works are not [[T:VS|valid sources]].  By Chibnall's Twitter admission, this was a '''cancelled project''', abandoned because of actor availability. What we're seeing are a series of storyboards for an unfinished project, and therefore it doesn't "count" when trying to write in-universe articles.


Yes, it may be referenced in the "behind the scenes" sections of articles, but along with the Eighth Doctor's regeneration in [[Endgame (graphic novel)]], the spider Dalek from ''[[The Dark Dimension (TV story)|The Dark Dimension]]'', the "bit of TARDIS coral" scene from ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', the unfinished televised version of ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' and other incomplete bits and pieces that have been made public by the BBC, this one is "officially released but invalid".
::ok I don't know why I got it in to my head that sharda had a hovid dab a better comparison whoud be the lost storys from big finish we all are caneld tv storys that where released on audio like how PS homevid was cancelled but PS webcast was finished and released infact this is listed on the list of unproduced stories as a adeption of the DVD version [[Special:Contributions/2.30.191.42|2.30.191.42]]<sup>[[User talk:2.30.191.42#top|talk to me]]</sup> 13:33, June 1, 2017 (UTC)


Hence, it will continue to fly the {{tlx|notdwu}} banner, and cannot be used as a source for other in-universe articles. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 00:44: Tue 30 Oct 2012</span>
::: But we, by our own policies, do not agree that P.S. the webcast managed to be a different piece of media than P.S. the Homevideo. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]] ([[User Talk:OttselSpy25|Talk]]) 13:57, June 1, 2017 (UTC)
===Continuity section moved here===
::::but its still a picece of media and it was released officially as a webcast by the BBC wiche is why I've never agreed with the dicigion to give this page a notvalid tag wiche is not on the page at the moment [[Special:Contributions/2.30.191.42|2.30.191.42]]<sup>[[User talk:2.30.191.42#top|talk to me]]</sup> 09:38, June 2, 2017 (UTC)
Because this is a cancelled scene, and therefore not a valid source, the notion of it having "continuity" is somewhat spurious. It is our usual position that non-DWU material doesn't have active continuity. I've preserved the entirety of the continuity list here, however, for posterity:
::::: Look again. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]] ([[User Talk:OttselSpy25|Talk]]) 09:54, June 2, 2017 (UTC)
:::::: It should also be noted that the determination of a story to be invalid does not require the agreement of every single editor. The validity of this story has been debated at least twice. First, in the [[Forum:P.S.|old forums]] and, more recently, [[Thread:120836|here]]. The IP 2.30.191.42 did not participate in either of these discussions. By [[T:BOUND]], whether an editor participated in a discussion or not and whether they have already edited on the site at the time of the discussion, they are still bound by the current policy. Please do not remove the "invalid" tag that is currently on the page. Thank you. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:45, June 2, 2017 (UTC)


* ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'' implied that Amy and Rory had been sent from the cemetery to circa 1938, the era to which Rory was first sent.
The rename tag on this page says: "If we're going to write this as if the story is a cancelled DVD extra instead of a released webcast, we need to DAB accordingly. Thus, i suggest: ''P.S.'' (homevid)". However, the page says it was released as a webcast and has not yet been released on any kind of home video. I don't have a problem with a rename in general, if someone has an idea for it, but I don't think homevid applies here. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:13, October 30, 2017 (UTC)
* ''The Angels Take Manhattan'' also implied that Amy and Rory remained in or about [[New York City]]. ''P.S.'' confirms this. Anthony's sister was in New York during their parents' lifetimes, both as adult [[River Song]] in the summer of [[1969]], and as young Melody and infant Mels in January [[1970]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')
* The Doctor and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] were momentarily in Manhattan twice during Rory's and Amy's temporal exile: once carrying the [[First Doctor]] in 1966 at the [[Empire State Building]]'s observation deck; and again in July 1969, piloted by the Eleventh Doctor and carrying Rory's and Amy's younger selves on the side of a skyscraper under construction. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')
* Anthony is stated to be in his mid-sixties, and to have been adopted as an infant in [[1946]]. However, ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'' and ''P.S.'' take place in or after [[2020]], by which time, Anthony would be in his mid-seventies, barring time-travel.
* Rory says that he realizes "having a grandson who's older than you is so far beyond weird". Rory grew up with his own daughter and also knew her as a woman considerably older than himself. Even in their youths, Mels was already several years older than Rory and Amy, despite appearing to be their age.
* ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' established Amy's inability to bear additional children after [[River Song|Melody]], resulting from the events at [[Demon's Run]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
* Amy and Rory are the second and third former companions shown to have adopted children, after [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'') [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] were said to have operated an orphanage in [[India]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'')
* Rory mentions that he bought a trowel, in response to Brian's suggestion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'')
* Brian is watering the plants when Anthony arrives, as he told the Doctor he needed to do. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'')


It should be noted that since the infobox contains the entirety of the piece, it's hardly a tragedy to lose this section. Readers can watch the thing for themselves, from our site.  It would take them longer to read this list than to just watch the scene. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 05:06: Tue 30 Oct 2012</span>
But this is in the doctor who universe{{unsigned|Mr bootel}}
: According to this wiki's validity policies, as laid out in [[Tardis:Valid sources]], based on two community discussions  [[Forum:P.S.]] and [[Thread:120836]], this story is considered invalid. The primary reason is that its production was never completed. Accordingly, no material from this story can be used on in-universe pages. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:32, February 24, 2019 (UTC)


== DVD release header ==
I've removed the rename tag for now. No one has defended it in a year and a half since my last post. At [[Forum:P.S.]], [[User:CzechOut]] quotes Chibnall's statement that it is '''not''' a DVD extra. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:06, May 21, 2019 (UTC)
I added a header with a "to be added" note underneath. Although it's not included in the Series 7 Part 1 release, until the complete season is released we won't know for certain that it won't be issued in some form. The BBC seems to have been pretty good about issuing stuff like this these days, so it's quite possible it'll be included in the complete series 7 box. Obviously if we get official word that it won't be (i.e. Chibnall or Moffat indicating this), then the section can be removed. I also followed Wikipedia's Be Bold philosophy and put in the reference to Angels Take Manhattan - it's a no-brainer, regardless who wrote the thing since it ''makes direct and indisputable reference'' to the events of that episode, whereas it contains very little that has to do with ''Power of Three''. [[Special:Contributions/70.72.211.35|70.72.211.35]]<sup>[[User talk:70.72.211.35#top|talk to me]]</sup> 13:43, November 26, 2012 (UTC)
:I think this is backwards. You are putting it up there until it is proven wrong, rather than the logical method of not putting it up until it is confirmed. Otherwise any speculation could be put in any article, as it isn't proven wrong yet. Besides, Chris Chibnall already indicated it wouldn't be included as a DVD extra when he said it was "...written to be a DVD extra" but not filmed, and it was then released on the BBC website instead. And the fact that it wasn't on the Season 7 Part 1 DVD really indicates that is probably won't be released for DVD. I'm not saying that it won't be, just that the evidence we currently have all suggests that, and assuming that it will be is just pointless speculation until we have any indication to the contrary. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#A70000">'''Snorlax'''</span>]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#0000A7">'''Monster'''</span>]] 09:08, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
 
==Inclusion==
'''BBC press release''' -
A special scene was written by Chris Chibnall that revealed some of the answers but sadly, the sequence was never shot. However, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be bringing you the scene tomorrow. Using animated storyboards and a voice-over specially recorded by Arthur Darvill, we’ll discover more about Brian and the Ponds, post-Angels.
 
...
 
Doctor Who’s Executive Producer, Caro Skinner, said, ‘We’re delighted we can present this lovely scene written by Chris Chibnall. People took Rory’s dad, Brian, to their hearts very quickly, so it’s fitting we can give the character a degree of closure in this poignant piece.’
 
Doctor Who: P.S. is a short video written by Chris Chibnall and is essential viewing for anyone who wants to know more about what happened to Brian, Amy and Rory.
 
 
 
 
'''Chris Chibnall on Twitter''' -
The Brian scene: written to be a DVD extra, not an alternate ending to Angels Take Manhattan. Not filmed due to actor availability clash.
 
But delighted the scene's available.
 
***
 
The argument that "P.S." should not be included just because it was not released in the form originally intended for it is spurious. The webcast supersedes the planned scene in the same way that the webcast of "Shada" supersedes the incomplete live-action version of "Shada". The BBC present it as an official continuation of Amy and Rory's story and have released it on their own website.
--[[Special:Contributions/220.239.109.57|220.239.109.57]]<sup>[[User talk:220.239.109.57#top|talk to me]]</sup> 05:41, December 14, 2012 (UTC)

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why is this not canon the statement at the top of the page that the fact the story was not produced semes wrong as it was made and released as story boreds with arther darvill– The preceding unsigned comment was added by 2.26.206.85 (talk).

Check the archived discussion linked on this page or Forum:P.S.. Also, it is not up to individual users to decide what counts and what doesn't, so when an admin undoes your edit, don't change it back. We have a reason for not including it. Shambala108 ☎ 19:49, March 10, 2016 (UTC)
having read the thread I'm still no clear on why this is not valid the argument that it was planned as live action but chenged to animation and is there for not valid is strange as nothing that gets published or brocast is as it was originally planned and the story still was made just in a different format if that means it's not valid then that means no version of shada is valid and non of the big finish lost story's can be valid ever also on the bit about shada the Tom baker links make sense in univers given that the curator exist – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 2.26.206.85 (talk).

Invalid?[[edit source]]

The invalid tag for this page is not present. Is this a mistake? --Borisashton ☎ 15:26, February 20, 2017 (UTC)

Name[[edit source]]

There is a box at the top of the page suggestions a change from webcast to DVD extra which if implemented whoud be a mistake as this my have started as a DVD extra but it was released as a webcast like how shada started as a tV story but was finished as a homvid 178.100.229.176talk to me 08:59, May 30, 2017 (UTC)

Our current policy is that this special was neither finished or released. Thus the article should be about the original unfinished product. Also the situation you brought up makes no sense, as Shada is indeed dabbed by its original intended format -- TV story. OS25 (Talk) 12:02, May 30, 2017 (UTC)
ok I don't know why I got it in to my head that sharda had a hovid dab a better comparison whoud be the lost storys from big finish we all are caneld tv storys that where released on audio like how PS homevid was cancelled but PS webcast was finished and released infact this is listed on the list of unproduced stories as a adeption of the DVD version 2.30.191.42talk to me 13:33, June 1, 2017 (UTC)
But we, by our own policies, do not agree that P.S. the webcast managed to be a different piece of media than P.S. the Homevideo. OS25 (Talk) 13:57, June 1, 2017 (UTC)
but its still a picece of media and it was released officially as a webcast by the BBC wiche is why I've never agreed with the dicigion to give this page a notvalid tag wiche is not on the page at the moment 2.30.191.42talk to me 09:38, June 2, 2017 (UTC)
Look again. OS25 (Talk) 09:54, June 2, 2017 (UTC)
It should also be noted that the determination of a story to be invalid does not require the agreement of every single editor. The validity of this story has been debated at least twice. First, in the old forums and, more recently, here. The IP 2.30.191.42 did not participate in either of these discussions. By T:BOUND, whether an editor participated in a discussion or not and whether they have already edited on the site at the time of the discussion, they are still bound by the current policy. Please do not remove the "invalid" tag that is currently on the page. Thank you. Amorkuz ☎ 12:45, June 2, 2017 (UTC)

The rename tag on this page says: "If we're going to write this as if the story is a cancelled DVD extra instead of a released webcast, we need to DAB accordingly. Thus, i suggest: P.S. (homevid)". However, the page says it was released as a webcast and has not yet been released on any kind of home video. I don't have a problem with a rename in general, if someone has an idea for it, but I don't think homevid applies here. Shambala108 ☎ 01:13, October 30, 2017 (UTC)

But this is in the doctor who universe– The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mr bootel (talk • contribs) .

According to this wiki's validity policies, as laid out in Tardis:Valid sources, based on two community discussions Forum:P.S. and Thread:120836, this story is considered invalid. The primary reason is that its production was never completed. Accordingly, no material from this story can be used on in-universe pages. Amorkuz ☎ 22:32, February 24, 2019 (UTC)

I've removed the rename tag for now. No one has defended it in a year and a half since my last post. At Forum:P.S., User:CzechOut quotes Chibnall's statement that it is not a DVD extra. Shambala108 ☎ 01:06, May 21, 2019 (UTC)

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