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One possible {{justifi|ed trope}}cation would be if the two worlds are simply {{Alternate Universe}}s and the "shows" in question are [[{{Transfictionality}} based on visions]] people have [[VisionsOfAnotherSelf from the other world]]. In this case, expect the characters trying to establish what in this show is correct and what is not. It could also be the case that the creators of Show B, within the universe of Show A, simply decided to set Show B [[AlternateHistory in a world where the main characters of Show A don't exist]], but [[AllohistoricalAllusion acknowledge their impact by making them fictional instead]]- though this explanation breaks down if the world at large, and particularly the media, shouldn't know about the events of Show A in the first place. Unfortunately, the FictionIdentityPostulate proves that all fiction is equally unreal. And anyone living in an AlternateUniverse may be, by definition, fictional.
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One possible {{justifi|ed trope}}cation would be if the two worlds are simply {{Alternate Universe}}s and the "shows" in question are [[{{Transfictionality}} based on visions]] people have [[VisionsOfAnotherSelf from the other world]]. In this case, expect the characters trying to establish what in this show is correct and what is not. It could also be the case that the creators of Show B, within the universe of Show A, simply decided to set Show B [[AlternateHistory in a world where the main characters of Show A don't exist]], but [[AllohistoricalAllusion acknowledge their impact by making them fictional instead]]- though this explanation breaks down if the world at large, and particularly the media, shouldn't know about the events of Show A in the first place. Unfortunately, the FictionIdentityPostulate SugarWiki/FictionIdentityPostulate proves that all fiction is equally unreal. And anyone living in an AlternateUniverse may be, by definition, fictional.
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The answer is: [[FictionIdentityPostulate Because it's not real!]]
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Two works are Mutually Fictionally when they reciprocate actions which establish each other as being fiction within their own respective '{{verse}}s. Characters might discuss a work, make a ShoutOut or TakeThat, or the work is shown as a piece of fiction in the show and then the other work does the same. The logic- and consistency-prone viewer may go "But if that A is shown in B and A has watched B then A has watched B watching A and...oh no, I've gone cross-eyed. How can this be?"
The answer is: [[FictionIdentityPostulate Because it's not real!]]
In some cases, the characters from Show A will actually ''enter'' the universe of Show B. In addition to finding out that they're trapped in the universe of Show B, the characters of Show A discover that they themselves are the subject of a Show A in the universe of Show B. The characters from Show A are, in essence, ''simultaneously'' TrappedInTVLand and a RefugeeFromTVLand. This isn't WelcomeToTheRealWorld, since both universes are depicted as being [[UpTheRealRabbitHole equally "real"]].
This is a relatively common trope used in {{Crossover}} FanFic.
[[RecursiveCanon Strictly speaking]], this kind of crossover should never [[FridgeLogic logically]] be allowed to exist. At the very least, the particular episode of each series or work [[CelebrityParadox which references the other]] should be assumed to [[RetGone not exist]] [[CanonDiscontinuity within the other's]] [[{{Verse}} universe]]. Otherwise, you would have a situation wherein it would be distinctly possible for the main characters to see the TV show of their entire reality within said reality, [[BrokenMasquerade realize their entire existence was a lie]], and [[HeroicBSOD freak out]]. And we wouldn't want that, now would we?
One possible {{justifi|ed trope}}cation would be if the two worlds are simply {{Alternate Universe}}s and the "shows" in question are [[{{Transfictionality}} based on visions]] people have [[VisionsOfAnotherSelf from the other world]]. In this case, expect the characters trying to establish what in this show is correct and what is not. It could also be the case that the creators of Show B, within the universe of Show A, simply decided to set Show B [[AlternateHistory in a world where the main characters of Show A don't exist]], but [[AllohistoricalAllusion acknowledge their impact by making them fictional instead]]- though this explanation breaks down if the world at large, and particularly the media, shouldn't know about the events of Show A in the first place. Unfortunately, the FictionIdentityPostulate proves that all fiction is equally unreal. And anyone living in an AlternateUniverse may be, by definition, fictional.
This is where RecursiveCanon meets RecursiveReality. May create an accidental IntercontinuityCrossover.
See also CelebrityParadox. ComicBooksAreReal is a one-sided version, usually dealing with a ShowWithinAShow instead of another real-life series. Compare FaeriesDontBelieveInHumansEither, where each side ''believes'' the other is only stories prior to meeting, but both have always been fact and that's what the stories are based on. Contrast StableTimeLoop, which leads to a similar [[OntologicalMystery Ontological Paradox]].
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[[caption-width-right:307:Top: In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Tenth Doctor watches ''EastEnders''. Bottom: in ''[=EastEnders=]'', Bradley and Stacey attend a ''Doctor Who'' convention.]]
Two works are Mutually Fictionally when they reciprocate actions which establish each other as being fiction within their own respective '{{verse}}s. Characters might discuss a work, make a ShoutOut or TakeThat, or the work is shown as a piece of fiction in the show and then the other work does the same. The logic- and consistency-prone viewer may go "But if that A is shown in B and A has watched B then A has watched B watching A and...oh no, I've gone cross-eyed. How can this be?"
The answer is: [[FictionIdentityPostulate Because it's not real!]]
In some cases, the characters from Show A will actually ''enter'' the universe of Show B. In addition to finding out that they're trapped in the universe of Show B, the characters of Show A discover that they themselves are the subject of a Show A in the universe of Show B. The characters from Show A are, in essence, ''simultaneously'' TrappedInTVLand and a RefugeeFromTVLand. This isn't WelcomeToTheRealWorld, since both universes are depicted as being [[UpTheRealRabbitHole equally "real"]].
This is a relatively common trope used in {{Crossover}} FanFic.
[[RecursiveCanon Strictly speaking]], this kind of crossover should never [[FridgeLogic logically]] be allowed to exist. At the very least, the particular episode of each series or work [[CelebrityParadox which references the other]] should be assumed to [[RetGone not exist]] [[CanonDiscontinuity within the other's]] [[{{Verse}} universe]]. Otherwise, you would have a situation wherein it would be distinctly possible for the main characters to see the TV show of their entire reality within said reality, [[BrokenMasquerade realize their entire existence was a lie]], and [[HeroicBSOD freak out]]. And we wouldn't want that, now would we?
One possible {{justifi|ed trope}}cation would be if the two worlds are simply {{Alternate Universe}}s and the "shows" in question are [[{{Transfictionality}} based on visions]] people have [[VisionsOfAnotherSelf from the other world]]. In this case, expect the characters trying to establish what in this show is correct and what is not. It could also be the case that the creators of Show B, within the universe of Show A, simply decided to set Show B [[AlternateHistory in a world where the main characters of Show A don't exist]], but [[AllohistoricalAllusion acknowledge their impact by making them fictional instead]]- though this explanation breaks down if the world at large, and particularly the media, shouldn't know about the events of Show A in the first place. Unfortunately, the FictionIdentityPostulate proves that all fiction is equally unreal. And anyone living in an AlternateUniverse may be, by definition, fictional.
This is where RecursiveCanon meets RecursiveReality. May create an accidental IntercontinuityCrossover.
See also CelebrityParadox. ComicBooksAreReal is a one-sided version, usually dealing with a ShowWithinAShow instead of another real-life series. Compare FaeriesDontBelieveInHumansEither, where each side ''believes'' the other is only stories prior to meeting, but both have always been fact and that's what the stories are based on. Contrast StableTimeLoop, which leads to a similar [[OntologicalMystery Ontological Paradox]].
