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** Locke is, apparently, the master-at-arms at the Dreadfort, which makes him the Boltons' most senior commander after Roose himself and Ramsay.

** Locke is apparently, the master-at-arms at the Dreadfort, which makes him the Boltons' most senior commander after Roose himself and Ramsay.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has a whole bunch of stuff contained in non-show stuff. Hell, the universe is continued in the comics.

** Though the MilestoneCelebration episode "Forever Red" from ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' is considered a fan favorite, it contains a few PlotHoles, namely how both Jason (the original Red [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Ranger]]) and T.J. (the second Red [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo Ranger]]) are able to morph despite having lost their powers. Writer Amit Bhaumik has said the answer to at least one of these questions can be found in an obscure ''Power Rangers'' mini-series MarvelComics put out in the 90's, which had a story where Lord Zedd restored the original Power Coins (which had been destroyed in Season 3 of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') and gave them to his new team of [[PsychoRangers Dark Rangers]]. Bhaumik claims that he considers the story canon, and that Jason had simply reclaimed his original Power Coin from Osamu (the Dark Red Ranger in the comic) prior to the events of "Forever Red."

* The very first episode of Miranda Hart's TV sitcom ''Miranda'' began with a "Previously On" opening, quickly recapping earlier events that were important plot points. There ''was'' a previous series--on radio, where these sequences were originally fleshed out.

* Series/GameOfThrones Leaves most of it's background and backstory in extremely vague terms, giving only enough exposition to follow the current spot. This is filled by the "Complete History and Lore" features on the home video releases.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has The Complete Guide to Westeros which is included in the Bluray releases. The Season 2 Bluray includes not only the Histories & Lore section by also a War of the Five Kings feature that explains stuff like the origin of the Brotherhood Without Banners, the Houses that declare for Renly and then for Stannis, and even why the Greatjon is missing from Season 2.

** During the Disney era of ''PowerRangers,'' there were a lot of things that were placed on the shows website or in promotional materials that never actually showed up on screen. During ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder,'' Disney's site for the series said that Ethan developed a way for them to teleport across the city by text message. ''[[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]]'' gave Lily's name as Lily "Chill" Chilman, a nickname she was ''never'' called by. Finally, never once in the entire season was it mentioned exactly what ''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'' stood for (It's Racing Performance Machines, if anyone cares.) Whether it's AllThereInTheManual, AbortedArc, or TheyJustDidntCare is a matter of debate.

* The miniseries ''RoseRed'' has a tie-in novel that fills in some of the background. Not required, but nice. Unfortunately, it refers to a website with lost excerpts from the novel (including one that implies HoYay between Ellen and Sukeena), but that site is gone.

* ''TwinPeaks'' had several print and audio media (The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, Diane:The Tapes of Agent Cooper, e.g.) which offered teasing insight into the developing plot.

* TheMightyBoosh isn't a show heavy on continuity or deep backstories, but The Mighty Book of Boosh gives a few details that explain the characters a bit more. Among other things, it tells us how the Hitcher knew Jack the Ripper (Hitcher raised him as a sort of apprentice), and tells of when FeralChild Vince was first inspired to leave the jungle for London (A nature documentary crew filmed him being nearly murdered by a crocodile, which gave him his first taste of stardom).

* Regarding the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Journey's End": ''The Doctor Who Adventures'' magazine in one of its amusing side-pictures implies that the Doctor left Rose and his human counterpart with a TARDIS root (presumably so they can go off and have their own adventures) a detail which has a huge impact on the ending shown in the episode. The scene was shot and was boxed with the DVD set. Creator/RussellTDavies has stated that whether we acknowledge it is our own choice. Of course, considering that it raises more questions about TARDISes it may be for the best it was cut.

* The motivations of the players of ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' are often utterly inexplicable to those who have not watched the supplementary "Secret Scene" videos on CBS's website (and sometimes remain inexplicable even then until interviews with the players after the game has ended make things more clear). This is often the case for 24/7 RealityTV shows which only use a tiny percentage of their filmed footage to form the narrative of the show.

* ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'' series finale infamously [[spoiler:divided the fandom with its vague non-answers over the nature of 'God' and its refusal to explain either the 'Head-People' or what was going on with Starbuck. The Sci-Fi Channel had already approved a comic series called ''The Final Five'' which will address some of these questions: a preview of the first issue, for example, reveals that Pythia appears to have been an earlier incarnation of Starbuck and was given her visions of the future by Head-Six, whilst the father of Saul Tigh was one of the original Cylon skinjobs of Kobol. The comic is written by one of the TV scriptwriters with the approval of the producers: however, a caveat was added to the first issue stating that it was "An original interpretation of the story,", making its canonical status dubious. This may actually have been a wise move: having been denied their answers on TV, the dissatisfied section of the fanbase may have actually exploded to learn the real answers were being given in a comic book mere months later]].

** Though the MilestoneCelebration episode "Forever Red" from ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' is considered a fan favorite, it contains a few PlotHoles, namely how both Jason (the original Red [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Ranger]]) and T.J. (the second Red [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo Ranger]]) are able to morph despite having lost their powers. Writer Amit Bhaumik has said the answer to at least one of these questions can be found in an obscure ''Power Rangers'' mini-series MarvelComics put out in the 90's, which had a story where Lord Zedd restored the original Power Coins (which had been destroyed in Season 3 of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') and gave them to his new team of [[PsychoRangers Dark Rangers]]. Bhaumik claims that he considers the story canon, and that Jason simply reclaimed his original Power Coin prior to the events of "Forever Red."

** During the Disney era of ''PowerRangers,'' there was a lot of things that were placed on the shows website or in promotional materials that never actually showed up on screen. During ''Dino Thunder,'' Disney's site for the series said that Ethan developed a way for them to teleport across the city by text message. ''Jungle Fury'' gave Lily's name as Lily "Chill" Chilman, a nickname she was ''never'' called by. Finally, never once in the entire season was it mentioned exactly what ''RPM'' stood for (It's Racing Performance Machines, if anyone cares.) Whether it's AllThereInTheManual, AbortedArc, or TheyJustDidntCare is a matter of debate.

** Though the MilestoneCelebration episode "Forever Red" from ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' is considered a fan favorite, it contains a few PlotHoles, namely how both Jason (the original Red [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Ranger]]) and T.J. (the second Red [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo Ranger]]) are able to morph despite having lost their powers. Writer Amit Bhaumik has said the answer to at least one of these questions can be found in an obscure ''Power Rangers'' mini-series MarvelComics put out in the 90's, which had a story where Lord Zedd restored the original Power Coins (which had been destroyed in Season 3 of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') and gave them to his new team of [[PsychoRangers Dark Rangers]]. Bhaumik claims that he considers the story canon, and that Jason simply reclaimed his original Power Coin several years later.

** Though the MilestoneCelebration episode "Forever Red" from ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' is considered a fan favorite, it contains a few PlotHoles, namely how both Jason (the original Red [[Series/MightyMorphin Ranger]]) and T.J. (the second Red [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo Ranger]]) are able to morph despite having lost their powers. Writer Amit Bhaumik has said the answer to at least one of these questions can be found in an obscure ''Power Rangers'' mini-series MarvelComics put out in the 90's, which had a story where Lord Zedd restored the original Power Coins (which had been destroyed in Season 3 of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') and gave them to his new team of [[PsychoRangers Dark Rangers]]. Bhaumik claims that he considers the story canon, and that Jason simply reclaimed his original Power Coin several years later.

** Though the MilestoneAnniversary episode "Forever Red" from ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' is considered a fan favorite, it contains a few PlotHoles, notably how both Jason and T.J. are able to morph despite having lost their powers. Writer Amit Bhaumik has said the answer to at least one of these can be found in an obscure ''Power Rangers'' mini-series MarvelComics put out in the 90's, which had a story where Lord Zedd restored the original Power Coins (which had been destroyed in Season 3 of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') and gave them to his new team of [[PsychoRangers Dark Rangers]]. Bhaumik claims that he considers the story canon, and that Jason simply reclaimed his original coin from the Dark Red Ranger sometime later.

* The extra material involved with ''Series/TwentyFour'' is staggering. There are book series, one-shot comics, the prequels that are only included on the DVD release (and are actually important to understanding the context of the season), and information on the various forms of the 24 website at FOX.com (which gave background information on the characters never mentioned in the show) that are crucial to understanding some characters and their subplots:

** The season four prequel shows Jack being fired from CTU, and with his new girlfriend, Audrey. The fifth-season prequel shows how Jack was discovered after faking his death for a year. While the Day 6 prequel is irrelevant, there is extra material included on the Season 6 DVD set that takes place after the day's events finish. Jack is debriefed by two fellow CTU officers, and gives background information on himself.

* The motivations of the players of ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' are often utterly inexplicable to those who have not watched the supplementary videos on CBS's website (and sometimes remain inexplicable even then until interviews with the players after the game has ended make things more clear). This is often the case for 24/7 RealityTV shows which only use a tiny percentage of their filmed footage to form the narrative of the show.

* Regarding the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Journey's End": [[spoiler:''The Doctor Who Adventures'' magazine reveals that the Doctor left Rose and his human counterpart with a TARDIS root(presumably so they can go off and have their own adventures) a detail which has a huge impact on the ending shown in the episode.]] The scene was shot and was boxed with the DVD set. Creator/RussellTDavies has stated that whether we acknowledge it is our own choice.

** From "The Angels Take Manhattan," [[spoiler:There is no closure for Rory's father Brian; whether or not the Doctor ever goes back and tells him what happened is never said, despite him being introduced just three episodes earlier and thus being very fresh in viewers' memories. A scene was written, storyboarded and given a voiceover by Arthur Darvill, but not filmed, that gives him some closure .]]

* Enforced by the PBS Red Book in situations where the sponsor count for a particular program (e.g. ''Eyes on the Prize'' and ''Independent Lens'') is too high for the program to conceivably list all the sponsors and square with the Red Book. The standard credit to use in such situations is "...and others (a complete list is available from PBS)."

* ''Series/{{Helix}}'' has supplemental material available at Syfy's Helix [[website http://www.syfy.com/helix]], particularly the [[Access Granted http://www.syfy.com/accessgranted/helix]] subsection, which contains in-universe personnel files, video resumes, and cryptic documents.