The Big Picture: Worlds Within Worlds

[Allthingsspectacular]

Here's a creepy thought: The Mythbusters did a cameo on an episode of CSI. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are real people. Ergo, we are also imaginary.

That would explain why my life has plotholes.

 

[jFr[e]ak93]

Mind = Blown

That is one of the most awesomely geeky revelations I've ever had. Thanks for a Movie Bob Moment...

 

[Bloodstain]

Nooooooo, you spoiled St. Elsewhere for me. D:

 

[Hyperme]

Oh man crazy fan theories. However, I see a way to rapidly unravel this particular one. If we assume that the St. Elsewhere peeps have a dream-nature, we assume this infects things they come in contact with. However, unless the St. Elsewhere crossover episode is explicitly referenced in a 'real' episode, we can simple assume that the crossover never actually happened, and was the product of Autism God-type including elements of other things into his imagination. This examination can then be reapplied if a universe has the dream-nature, with any crossovers it has. Via this method, I'd assume a large number of connections break, and suddenly the shared universe collapses.

 

[person427]

So I just checked out this chart, and it has a link to Batman. This means this whole mess of TV continuity also connects to the messed up DC continuity. But wait! There was a whole big Marvel vs DC series that connects those two continuities. Now between Marvel vs Capcom and Mortal Kombat vs DC universe, we have links to video games as well.

In other news, there's a direct link between Doctor Who and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I am very interested in hearing about this one.

 

[Dangit2019]

So... what about that Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode where they insinuated that maybe the entire show was took place inside the head of a girl locked inside a mental institution? That's some Inception sh*t right there ^^

Also, somewhat related. This is partially why I'm not too bummed over the rights to X-Men not reverting back to Marvel any time soon. Being part of the larger continuity always kind of undermined the whole idea of that franchise.

That just means that the boy imagined the world that in turn is imagined by a fictional (in his mind) girl.

 

[Mkvenner]

:O

D:

that is so cool. Thanks Bob

 

[Sejborg]

What is the point? That everything can be connected if you just try hard enough? So what?

 

[Redem]

I think I can only say "We need to go deeper."

That blew my mind and confused me.

I do feel like doing the Inception sound

 

[pilouuuu]

So all reality is a product of the kid's imagination? So we can say that we live in some kind of Matrix?

But if we wake up from that Matrix, would that be reality? Or is it a matrix within a matrix?

Is this the real life or is this just fantasy?

 

[daviejjd]

um yeah, no bob, have you never had a dream with real people in it, or people you've seen on tv?

 

[Kursura]

Informative, interesting, and utterly awesome episode, thanks Bob.

 

[conflictofinterests]

Holy shit
the funny thing is I once made a similar chart connecting Video games, Movie, TV, Literature, Comics and several other universe.
It got so massive that it took over ten sheets of printer paper to map it out.

Everything is connected and everything is cannon

Is that the media creed? Instead of "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" "Everything is connected, everything is cannon"

 

[Strain42]

Okay, lemme go over some shows that I love that might fall out of this theory.

Futurama? Nope, references The Simpsons
My Name is Earl? Nope, characters have been seen watching CSI: Miami
Community? ...Given Abed's references I'm sure that applies somewhere, even if I can't find an example
30 Rock? Nope, had the whole Night Court thing (I don't remember hearing Night Court on there anywhere, but I thought they might have crossed over with Wings who crossed over with Frasier...)
Scrubs? What about Scrubs? Well If Scrubs doesn't have its own references (which I'm sure it does) we know Scrubs is linked to Cougar Town and we know Cougar Town exists in Community, which was mentioned earlier in this post.
EDIT: Yes, because Scrubs has an entire episode about how much they loved Cheers. Duh, forgot all about that one.

Burn Notice? ...I'm drawing a blank on this one. Anyone got anything for Burn Notice?

Still, this really did just blow my mind...

 

[lostlevel]

I like this theory, there are some slight flaws but perhaps the point is that continuity should be less strict as that "strictness" is what keeps the potential list of imagined universes growing.

 

[Starik20X6]

I'd heard of this theory before, but had no idea just how far it reached.

Here's a creepy thought: The Mythbusters did a cameo on an episode of CSI. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are real people. Ergo, we are also imaginary.

Does that also apply for all the celebrity cameos on The Simpsons?

 

[Evil Smurf]

Oh dear, I think I've gone cross-eyed...

That makes you derpy hooves right? Besides alternate universes have to real, because in one of them I am banging Emma Watson

 

[Dr Jones]

Snopsnip

Oh god, how could I forget that awesome moment? I love Hermes