Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-5442547-20130319195443/@comment-4028641-20130320192926

To adress Czech's three points:


 * Is it properly licensed?
 * Has the BBC or the copyright holder indicated that they don't believe the story is a part of the mainstream continuity?
 * Is it obviously parodic?

Yes, it was clearly 'properly licensed'. It followed from a production of The Dark Dimension, a fully licensed show that was cancelled. All to most of the monsters were licensed, with one Dalek being removed because licensing could not be obtained. Furthermore, how many times it was aired is irrelevant. Death is the Only Answer also was only aired once, and also had no official DVD release, but we treat it fair; so why bad treatment for this story?

Has the BBC or the copyright holder indicated that they don't believe the story is a part of the mainstream continuity? No. In fact, it's usually taken just as another story. JNT surely took it seriously, as did the other writers. The BBC website just treats it as another story, not even bringing it's validness into question.

Is it obviously parodic? No. It's goofy, yes, and it's the table scraps of Into the Dark Dimension, but it's surely not a parody. It actually takes itself quite seriously, especially considering that it's a freaking crossover with Eastenders. Basically all of his three points fall flat.