User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-1272640-20170119000701

I'd like to propose the two Dirk Gently books (but not the adaptations) be considered a valid source.

One of the central characters of the series is Professor Chronotis, who was created for Shada. There's a lot suggesting the Chronotis in Dirk Gently is the same Chronotis that appears in Shada.

For instance, in Dirk Gently, Chronotis is a time traveller whose time machine is his office. He's got memory problems, and has been alive for centuries, having resided in the same office for over 200 years. It's also stated he retired from "something pretty good".

In fact, he's even teaching at the same college - St. Cedd's.

There's this exchange:

"Here?" said Reg. " Just about two hundred years. Ever since I retired."

"Retired from what?"

"Search me. Must have been something pretty good, though, what do you think?"

I'm not saying that the TV series is valid, because both of them remove Chronotis, and thus the connection to Doctor Who, entirely.

The novels, however, have Chronotis as a main character. The comics published by IDW do as well.