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Is Sesame Street canonical to The Muppet Show?
The Muppets does not have canon or a "universe"
The question here applies the wrong frame of thinking. These are not shows, or movies, that are interested in creating coherent, ongoing, &...
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Is "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" considered official canon?
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil was written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published while he was still alive, and it is considered part of his Legendarium.
In universe, it is presented as a translation of some ...
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How is canon determined for the works set in the world of ASOIAF?
Only the books are canon
GRRM has said this on at least two occasions.
angelos_l: I recently played the Telltale Game of Thrones game. I know that House Forrester exists in your books, so I just ...
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What other Harry Potter related writings has Rowling written?
Note: Many smaller tidbits (example) are not mentioned in this list. Lots of these can be found on Accio-Quote
Companion books
Quidditch Through The Ages
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (...
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Are Chiss in Disney canon?
Yes - Both Chiss (and Admiral Thrawn!) are Disney canon.
Timothy Zahn's Disney Canon novel Thrawn introduces them.
Eli winced. A gift for the Chiss of the stories, that would have been a deadly ...
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In what ways does The Cursed Child contradict established Harry Potter canon?
Note that many of these can be answered up, one way or another.
Platforms 9 and 10 are separated by a metal barrier, not a brick wall
He wheeled his trolley forward cautiously until it was right ...
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Is Sesame Street canonical to The Muppet Show?
In a word, Yes. In the film A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) the Muppets (consisting of Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, etc) go on a road trip that encompasses a trip to Sesame Street, where they meet ...
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Which Doctor Who works are canon?
Nothing, and also everything
The definitive piece of writing on Doctor Who canon is this blog post by writer Paul Cornell. I'm essentially going to be summarizing his post here, much less eloquently, ...
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Have authors ever rewritten their early books to fit future canon in scifi and fantasy works?
Tolkien literally did just that:
In the first edition of The Hobbit, Gollum willingly bets his magic ring on the outcome of the riddle-game, and he and Bilbo part amicably. In the second edition ...
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What Star Wars Legends (EU) content has successfully become a part of Disney canon?
There are a number of elements from the EU that were borrowed by George Lucas and incorporated into what was then known as G- or T-Canon; most notable among these are Boba Fett (who, as noted by ...
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Is there a complete list of JK Rowling's Harry Potter tweets?
This list should be complete as of December 2016, though it is very possible that some tweets were missed.
This list was started by @Alexwchan using some Python scripts that used the Twitter API to ...
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Are all of the Jurassic Park films canon?
Yes. All five movies are canon to each other.
According to a Yahoo Movies interview with Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow, the rebooted sequel is indeed canonical with the earlier trilogy. That ...
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Star Trek: Is the Post-Atomic Horror still canon?
The Third World War (and its resulting nuclear exchange and subsequent unpleasantness) has been referenced in every Trek show to date. You may wish to note that it's been described very inconsistently,...
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Are there any canonical examples of the Prime Directive being broken that aren't shown on screen?
Well in the technical sense there are several incidents that happen offscreen which become onscreen when the Enterprise has to clean up the mess. For example...
In TOS "The Omega Glory" - ...
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Which, if any, version of Terminator 2 is officially canon?
Although I personally believe it is practically impossible to agree on what's canon in a franchise that rewrites not just the past and future, but the actual rules of time travel as it goes, the ...
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Which Harry Potter works are considered canon?
Neither J.K. Rowling nor Warner Bros has made any official policy over what constitutes Harry Potter canon. (but see the end of this post)
There are differing opinions among fans.
Here are the canon ...
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Is there any Star Trek material set after Nemesis?
The new 2020 series Star Trek: Picard starts after Picard's retirement as an admiral, and Data's death (in Nemesis) as a past fact is mentioned.
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Can content still be added to Star Wars Legends continuity?
Yes...
You've answered your own question: Star Wars: The Old Republic, the BioWare-developed online game set in the Knights of the Old Republic continuity (ergo, Legends1) is still being actively ...
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Who has creative control of Star Wars?
Primarily, Disney via the Lucasfilm Story Group...
The Lucasfilm Story Group is a division of Lucasfilm, created after the Disney acquisition; it's their job to keep the Star Wars canon as internally ...
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What is the real-world timeline of the revelation of facts around Kirk's relationship to David Marcus?
The pertinent line from the transcript for Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan is:
KIRK: I did what you wanted. ...I stayed away. ...Why didn't you tell him?
The implication is strongly that Kirk was, at ...
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What are the differences between old Pottermore and new?
Parts of the old Pottermore not carried over:
The artwork from the quizzes (Sorting & Wand) (note that the sorting quiz has changed)
Dumbledore's Army Reunites at the Quidditch World Cup (Some ...
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What's the canonicity of Star Trek: Lower Decks?
According to the showrunner, Mike McMahan, the show is entirely canon within the Star Trek universe. This has been stated numerous times across multiple interviews without correction by the studio.
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Did CS Lewis ever write other Narnia works?
It would appear not.
On Wikipedia's page for C. S. Lewis, on there no mention of any other works set in the Narnia world, though there are some works which were never finished. Likewise, on their ...
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How many confirmed LGBT characters have appeared in Star Wars materials?
Not many
LGBT representation in Star Wars, as in much “children’s” fiction until recently, has been sparse. Of the many thousands of characters that have appeared in canon and Legends materials, only ...
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Are Pablo Hidalgo's Tweets Canon?
Officially? No
It's worth reminding ourselves what "canon" means in the context of Star Wars:
@pablohidalgo Periodic reminder that all 'canon' means is: do other storytellers *need* to be beholden ...
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Is there a Howard-canon map of Conan's world?
This is a map of the Hyborian Age drawn by Howard himself. It clearly shows both the ancient kingdoms and the modern coastlines of the region. It looks like Howard traced the modern parts, then ...
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Are Chiss in Disney canon?
Thrawn is in Star Wars Rebels, which is Disney Canon. As we all know he is Chiss and retains the blue skin/red eye combo that we all know and... recognize?
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How canon are the 1993-1995 Witcher comic books?
All of the 1993–1995 comics are based on short stories by Sapkowski, (except the last one, Zdrada/The Betrayal). List from Wikia:
Droga bez powrotu (A Road with No Return, based on the short story ...
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Is "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" canon with Star Trek?
Obviously as already stated by sebsmith in his answer, the two medias cannot be considered canon to each other. We are talking about two different shows, with intellectual property rights owned by two ...
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