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*** In fact, the Doctor being romantic with companions was actually not uncommon before Nathan-Turner brought it to a halt . Two had some HoYay with Jamie, Three possibly had romantic feelings for Jo Grant, to the point that in ''The Green Death'' he left the party celebrating Jo's engagement to Cliff Jones to avoid ManlyTears[[note]] Many fans interpret him as being more of a ParentalSubstitute--there's plenty of AlternateCharacterInterpretation available[[/note]]. Four had some ShipTease with Sarah Jane, and later had huge amounts with Romana II (though [[RealLifeWritesThePlot that was chiefly because Tom Baker and Lalla Ward actually were an item on set]] -- their disastrous marriage, the fallout of which very negatively affected Baker's final season, may have been one of the reasons [=JNT=] put the kibosh on more Doctor-companion romance).

* When the series premiere of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' first aired, some viewers immediately accused the show of ripping off the "protagonist wakes up in a hospital after a post-apocalyptic event" scene from ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater''. In fact, not only did the comic book series show this scene a full seven months before ''28 Days'' premiered in U.S. theatres in June 2003, but both of those films copied it from ''Literature/TheDayOfTheTriffids'', which was written in 1951 (more than 50 years before either of the two works in question).

* ''Series/PakDePoenDeShowVan1Miljoen'' looks like a perfect candidate for WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire, but it predates Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire by a decade.

* A television GameShow with a school theme, increasingly difficult questions themed to "grades", and {{lifelines}}: before ''Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader'' did it in 2007, ''Series/WinTuition'' did exactly the same in 2002.

* The brief flashes of scenes from the forthcoming episode of Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 was, according to Ronald Moore, cribbed from Series/Space1999. However both are simply special cases of something far older. Starting in the 1970s TV shows would, for some inexplicable reason, have mini-trailers for the upcoming episode ''right before the episode'', often prefaced with "This week on n". The original series had these, in fact!

* People thought that the first {{Creator/ABSCBN}}/Dreamscape Entertainment child/values-oriented teleserye that was released on odd number of years is ''{{Series/May Bukas Pa}}'' as the trailers of child-oriented teleseryes following this such as ''Honesto'' first state ''May Bukas Pa'', but actually the trend of releasing child/values-oriented teleseryes on odd number of years was started in 2005 with ''Mga Anghel na Walang Langit ''featuring the original Goin' Bulilit members Carl John Barrameda, Nikki Bagaporo, Miles Ocampo, Sharlene San Pedro and John Manalo, and the late Johnny Delgado and was aired from May 9, 2005 to February 24, 2006. ''Mga Anghel na Walang Langit'' was followed by ''Princess Sarah'' in 2007, also featuring Sharlene San Pedro and was aired from November 12 to December 21, 2007. Thus, ''May Bukas Pa'' is actually the third teleserye in the lineup of child/values-oriented teleseryes of ABS-CBN/Dreamscape Entertainment that were released on odd number of years, after ''Mga Anghel na Walang Langit'' and ''Princess Sarah''.

*** Finally, the destruction of Gallifrey and the Time Lords by the Doctor's hand in a war that got waaaaaay out of hand, '''''the''''' biggest event that takes place between the old and new series, first happened midway through the run of the Eighth Doctor Adventures. The difference is that in the novels [[spoiler: it was for good]].

* Because of Creator/JonStewart's famed "stop hurting America" appearance on CNN's ''Crossfire'' in 2004, a lot of people now seem to assume it was a show specifically created as a vehicle for conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. In fact, it debuted in 1982 as a SoundToScreenAdaptation of a "left vs. right" Washington, D.C. talk radio show that was co-hosted by liberal Tom Braden (who was also the RealLife inspiration for ''Series/EightIsEnough'') and conservative Pat Buchanan, and went through a bunch of other co-hosts over the years. The iteration Stewart appeared on was a widely-loathed reboot to make the show YoungerAndHipper, including adding a studio audience. It was already limping along in the ratings when Stewart made his scathing appearance, and was canceled a few months later.

* The practice of following an episode with a preview that shows clips from the next episode didn't start in the '80s or '90s. Some film serials did the same thing at least as far back as the '40s.

* From 1977-83, Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{CBS}} aired select UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball games from the NCAA's lower profile divisions (I-AA, II, III) on a very limited regional basis (usually on just the affiliates in the home markets of the teams playing), as a ContractualObligationProject, since the NCAA (which controlled all regular season college football TV rights at the time) mandated these games as part of the package. A 1984 Supreme Court decision stripped the NCAA's monopoly over TV rights, which ended these telecasts. But looking back, the concept of a major TV network producing and packaging niche sporting events under their branding, for focused distribution to a small audience, makes these games a clear ancestor of Creator/{{ESPN}}3 and ESPN+.

-->''Doctor Who'': "You belong to us. You will be like us."
-->''Star Trek'': "You will become like us. You will service us."
-->''Doctor Who'': "Resistance is Useless" (September 1967)
-->''Star Trek'': "Resistance is futile."

** On a related note, the Doctor as a sexual being is something that has been around long before the movie. As mentioned above, the First Doctor had a romantic subplot in "The Aztecs" and his first companion was his granddaughter. The Third and Fourth Doctors had quite a bit of ship tease with their companions as well. The Doctor being asexual was something that was introduced when Creator/JohnNathanTurner became producer and became worried that the [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers British tabloids]] would go wild with tales of "hanky-panky in the TARDIS" either in-universe or in RealLife (mainly due to the fact that for the first time the incumbent Doctor, 29-year-old Creator/PeterDavison, was much closer in age to his female companions), incurring the wrath of the BBC, which by that point was already looking at axing the show altogether after complaints by MoralGuardians due to violence. This snowballed into Five [[NoHuggingNoKissing being informally forbidden to even touch Tegan or Nyssa platonically under most circumstances]][[note]]Come ''The Twin Dilemma'', and many thought the rule should have been extended to Six and Peri[[/note]]. The fandom and the Expanded Universe just ran with it.
*** In fact, the Doctor being romantic with companions was actually not uncommon before Nathan-Turner brought it to a halt. Two had some HoYay with Jamie, Three possibly had romantic feelings for Jo Grant, to the point that in ''The Green Death'' he left the party celebrating Jo's engagement to Cliff Jones to avoid ManlyTears[[note]] Many fans interpret him as being more of a ParentalSubstitute--there's plenty of AlternateCharacterInterpretation available[[/note]]. Four had some ShipTease with Sarah Jane, and later had huge amounts with Romana II (though [[RealLifeWritesThePlot that was chiefly because Tom Baker and Lalla Ward actually were an item on set]] -- their disastrous marriage, the fallout of which very negatively affected Baker's final season, may have been one of the reasons [=JNT=] put the kibosh on more Doctor-companion romance).