User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Tales from the Tardis/@comment-188432-20130325173913/@comment-55646-20130401060136

I am not saying there is no reason to question it. It could very well mean what you say. I think it should be clarified, as I am not "dead cert" that is what he means. The fact is, no matter what Richardson says, Vienna is a Doctor Who spin-off. A spin-off is "a by-product or incidental result of a larger project". Vienna, like Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith, Bernice Summerfield, etc., started out as a Doctor Who character. Since he's not using the term correctly, it leaves it open to interpretation. What Richardson means can be "a series which takes place in the same fictional universe". I freely admit that. But it can also mean, "a series which shares common characters, elements, or themes". I read on a fan's site that a panel said that there would be no time-travel and no appearances by the Doctor. Thus outside the Doctor Who "world", and possibly Richardson's definition of a "spin-off".