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After the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] chided a swarm of [[Weeping Angel]]s for everything that they had taken away from her in the past, the Tenth Doctor, who had yet to experience said losses, enquired as to what she was referring to, she used the term. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') | After the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] chided a swarm of [[Weeping Angel]]s for everything that they had taken away from her in the past, the Tenth Doctor, who had yet to experience said losses, enquired as to what she was referring to, she used the term. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') | ||
After arriving in [[1666]] England, [[Donna Noble]] accidentally informed [[Isaac Newton]] that he would receive a knighthood, prompting the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] to apologise and describe the information as spoilers. ([[TV]]: [[Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)|''Wild Blue Yonder'']]) | |||
Of course, neither the Doctor nor River was the originator of the term. [[The Doctor]] had certainly heard and used it long before meeting River. While being tortured by a [[Boy (Unnatural History)|member]] of [[Faction Paradox]] in [[San Francisco]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] strongly cautioned him against revealing any spoilers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') The Tenth Doctor also said the term to Donna shortly before River's archaeological expedition arrived on the Library. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | Of course, neither the Doctor nor River was the originator of the term. [[The Doctor]] had certainly heard and used it long before meeting River. While being tortured by a [[Boy (Unnatural History)|member]] of [[Faction Paradox]] in [[San Francisco]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] strongly cautioned him against revealing any spoilers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') The Tenth Doctor also said the term to Donna shortly before River's archaeological expedition arrived on the Library. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | ||
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Other [[companion]]s besides River also knew the term. [[Fitz Kreiner]] once wrote a song called "[[Contains Spoilers]]" which he assured his audience did indeed contain spoilers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | Other [[companion]]s besides River also knew the term. [[Fitz Kreiner]] once wrote a song called "[[Contains Spoilers]]" which he assured his audience did indeed contain spoilers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | ||
== Alternate meanings == | ==Alternate meanings== | ||
In the [[newspaper]] trade, spoilers were a marketing tactic. According to [[James Stevens]], when one newspaper scored an exclusive in an early edition, competing newspapers would spoil their competitors by printing the substance of the scoop in an edition that came out mere hours later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | In the [[newspaper]] trade, spoilers were a marketing tactic. According to [[James Stevens]], when one newspaper scored an exclusive in an early edition, competing newspapers would spoil their competitors by printing the substance of the scoop in an edition that came out mere hours later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
In [[television]], a spoiler was any information about an episode that had yet to be broadcast. [[KWJM3]] broadcast an hour-long trailer for their upcoming fall season, something that was full of spoilers about upcoming content. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'') | In [[television]], a spoiler was any information about an episode that had yet to be broadcast. [[KWJM3]] broadcast an hour-long trailer for their upcoming fall season, something that was full of spoilers about upcoming content. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[Steven Moffat]] included the reference in ''Silence in the Library'' as a slight dig at fans who wanted to know details of forthcoming episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' before they aired. ([[CON]]: ''[[Shadow Play (CON episode)|Shadow Play]]'') | [[Steven Moffat]] included the reference in ''Silence in the Library'' as a slight dig at fans who wanted to know details of forthcoming episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' before they aired. ([[CON]]: ''[[Shadow Play (CON episode)|Shadow Play]]'') | ||
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