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::I don't know about the BBC, but Moffat is the one who said that "it's impossible for a show about a dimension-hopping time traveller to have a canon".--[[User:MrThermomanPreacher|MrThermomanPreacher]] <sup>[[User talk:MrThermomanPreacher|talk to me]]</sup> 21:08, October 2, 2011 (UTC) | ::I don't know about the BBC, but Moffat is the one who said that "it's impossible for a show about a dimension-hopping time traveller to have a canon".--[[User:MrThermomanPreacher|MrThermomanPreacher]] <sup>[[User talk:MrThermomanPreacher|talk to me]]</sup> 21:08, October 2, 2011 (UTC) | ||
::Every bit of BBC publicity about this refers to it as though it's part of the series. It's a "one-off mini episode of ''Doctor Who''," a "bonus episode," a "spin-off," a "''Doctor Who'' mini-adventure," and such [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/24/who.shtml][http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk40/sat.shtml#sat_doctorwho2][http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110707_03/Script_to_Screen_Winners_Announced] none of which implies the BBC intend for it to be taken as anything but part of ''Doctor Who.'' It certainly seems to be within the remit of [[Tardis:Canon policy]], which includes "All Doctor Who television stories;" it's a ''Doctor Who'' story, it was broadcast on television, and it's not a ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''-type overt spoof or an obvious out-of-universe affair like ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]].'' Indeed, there's precedent for winners of childrens' contests being every bit as official as anything else; [[Susannah Leah]]'s [[Junk TARDIS]] console design was featured in the relevant episode and ''Confidential'' and even made into a licenced toy. — [[User:Rob T Firefly|Rob T Firefly]] - '''[[User talk:Rob T Firefly|Δ]][[Special:Contributions/Rob T Firefly|∇]]''' - 21:36, October 2, 2011 (UTC) | ::Every bit of BBC publicity about this refers to it as though it's part of the series. It's a "one-off mini episode of ''Doctor Who''," a "bonus episode," a "spin-off," a "''Doctor Who'' mini-adventure," and such [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/24/who.shtml][http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk40/sat.shtml#sat_doctorwho2][http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110707_03/Script_to_Screen_Winners_Announced] none of which implies the BBC intend for it to be taken as anything but part of ''Doctor Who.'' It certainly seems to be within the remit of [[Tardis:Canon policy]], which includes "All Doctor Who television stories;" it's a ''Doctor Who'' story, it was broadcast on television, and it's not a ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''-type overt spoof or an obvious out-of-universe affair like ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]].'' Indeed, there's precedent for winners of childrens' contests being every bit as official as anything else; [[Susannah Leah]]'s [[Junk TARDIS]] console design was featured in the relevant episode and ''Confidential'' and even made into a licenced toy. — [[User:Rob T Firefly|Rob T Firefly]] - '''[[User talk:Rob T Firefly|Δ]][[Special:Contributions/Rob T Firefly|∇]]''' - 21:36, October 2, 2011 (UTC) | ||
That makes sense. It's not like it really matters whether it canon or not anyway. If it is, then we have to modify the Ood and Einstein pages, and maybe a few others, but the mini-episode doesn't exactly impact the entire show. There isn't really any good reason not to consider it canon, except that it isn't very good.[[User:Icecreamdif|Icecreamdif]] <sup>[[User talk:Icecreamdif|talk to me]]</sup> 04:01, October 3, 2011 (UTC) | That makes sense. It's not like it really matters whether it canon or not anyway. If it is, then we have to modify the Ood and Einstein pages, and maybe a few others, but the mini-episode doesn't exactly impact the entire show. There isn't really any good reason not to consider it canon, except that it isn't very good.[[User:Icecreamdif|Icecreamdif]] <sup>[[User talk:Icecreamdif|talk to me]]</sup> 04:01, October 3, 2011 (UTC) | ||