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locker_monsterThe "Meanwhile in the TARDIS..." scenes got me thinking: are they canon? They were written specifically for the DVDs, not any particular TV script, so they're not strictly deleted scenes. On the other hand, Steven Moffat wrote them and his word is kind of like law, canonically anyway.
This applies to all fandoms, really. All of this extra material, do we include it in official canon? Where do we draw the line?
With long running shows, it's hard. Once upon a time they had a central creator or creators, but shows pick up a lot of staff along the way. Can we accept anything, and I mean anything (an article, a post, an e-mail, etc.) from Russell or Steven Moffat as canon, for example? They're not the creator of Doctor Who but they certainly are a creator. On the other hand, you can have a show like Buffy, who has one stand-out creator. Anything Joss writes we accept as canon. Case in point, Faith's last name. I think Joss posted on Whedonesque about coming up with Lehane for a RPG and now it's canon.
I suppose, if you want it to be, any old fact or tidbit or phrase can be canonized. As fans, we all know how it goes. Everything's right until a retcon comes along. ;-)
This applies to all fandoms, really. All of this extra material, do we include it in official canon? Where do we draw the line?
With long running shows, it's hard. Once upon a time they had a central creator or creators, but shows pick up a lot of staff along the way. Can we accept anything, and I mean anything (an article, a post, an e-mail, etc.) from Russell or Steven Moffat as canon, for example? They're not the creator of Doctor Who but they certainly are a creator. On the other hand, you can have a show like Buffy, who has one stand-out creator. Anything Joss writes we accept as canon. Case in point, Faith's last name. I think Joss posted on Whedonesque about coming up with Lehane for a RPG and now it's canon.
I suppose, if you want it to be, any old fact or tidbit or phrase can be canonized. As fans, we all know how it goes. Everything's right until a retcon comes along. ;-)
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