Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-188432-20130514042227

I think there's a valid debate as to whether She Said, He Said violates Rule 1 of our four little rules. Is it actually a story? It seems to me, particularly with the Doctor's bit, that it's just a sort of "in-character advertisement". He's totally breaking the fourth wall the whole time. We don't count any other ads like this — such as that first "ball of flame" trailer from series 1 as narratively valid. So why are we doing it with this one? Simply because it has an on-screen title?

That's not good enough for me. There's no difference between what Matt Smith is doing here, and what Chris Ecclston did in his first ad back in 2005. I move that She Said, He Said be slapped with.  