Doctor Who seems the most forgiving in that area. It has a built in etch-a-sketch mechanism between series/actors/writers and we’ve generally gotten accustomed to shrugging and go “sure, why not” again and again.
Yeah, I remember watching the re-boot thinking, first thinking, “wow, this is getting really complicated” before realizing it was a just a kid’s show ultimately and nobody was taking the timeline implications seriously.
I don´t think you could have a show like Dr. Who with strict canon. Every other episode would be a Yesterday’s Enterprise, with a former Dr running about in the background from an earlier episode.
Doctor Who seems the most forgiving in that area. It has a built in etch-a-sketch mechanism between series/actors/writers and we’ve generally gotten accustomed to shrugging and go “sure, why not” again and again.
H2G2 has multiple canons between the books, radio play, miniseries, and movie
The unifying thread comes from the towel you always keep at your side.
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Yeah, I remember watching the re-boot thinking, first thinking, “wow, this is getting really complicated” before realizing it was a just a kid’s show ultimately and nobody was taking the timeline implications seriously.
I don´t think you could have a show like Dr. Who with strict canon. Every other episode would be a Yesterday’s Enterprise, with a former Dr running about in the background from an earlier episode.
9 (Tennant) best encapsulates the confusion:
There is/was a Time War, enemies are back and gone again. Best not to think too hard on it or risk an aneurism.
He’s 10 , but yes.
Shit, right. Uh… canon has changed. Yeah, that’s the ticket.