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** The TV movie shows the morgue guard watching ''[[Frankenstein]] (1931)'' which seems to match the trope, but the movie was used for a reason (to compare to the Doctor coming back to life) and the movie is not public domain—the rights are owned by Universal, who produced the TV movie. |
** The TV movie shows the morgue guard watching ''[[Frankenstein]] (1931)'' which seems to match the trope, but the movie was used for a reason (to compare to the Doctor coming back to life) and the movie is not public domain—the rights are owned by Universal, who produced the TV movie. |
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** In "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E10 Midnight|Midnight]]", the entertainment screens on the shuttle bus only show old black-and-white movies. Unlike most examples of the trope, the characters are aware that they're old movies, and aren't especially entertained. |
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** In the opening "The Impossible Astronaut", Rory is watching a [[Laurel and Hardy]] movie, ''The Flying Deuces'', which is out of copyright. Presumably this has something to do with the fact that the Doctor shows up in it briefly to wave at him—getting permission to alter something under copyright is going to be a lot more difficult than merely getting permission to show a clip from it. The other reason is probably because of the [[Cool Hat|fezzes]]. |
** In the opening "The Impossible Astronaut", Rory is watching a [[Laurel and Hardy]] movie, ''The Flying Deuces'', which is out of copyright. Presumably this has something to do with the fact that the Doctor shows up in it briefly to wave at him—getting permission to alter something under copyright is going to be a lot more difficult than merely getting permission to show a clip from it. The other reason is probably because of the [[Cool Hat|fezzes]]. |
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