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It is quite common for characters within one work of fiction to reference another. If this show takes place in our Universe then it is to be expected that the characters would know about any other show that exists in the real world. The only real show that by default doesn't exist within a story is the one you're watching right now (and there are some exceptions to even this).

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  • Fictional Media
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  • It is quite common for characters within one work of fiction to reference another. If this show takes place in our Universe then it is to be expected that the characters would know about any other show that exists in the real world. The only real show that by default doesn't exist within a story is the one you're watching right now (and there are some exceptions to even this).
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  • It is quite common for characters within one work of fiction to reference another. If this show takes place in our Universe then it is to be expected that the characters would know about any other show that exists in the real world. The only real show that by default doesn't exist within a story is the one you're watching right now (and there are some exceptions to even this). On the other hand, there is no reason why the author is required to stick to real media. Sometimes, an author will make references to a work that was never written in the real world, even if it's completely real for their characters. Some other times, the author will use a non-existent book to mock something. Or use it as a Take That for a film, or just as a parody. Characters in series may listen to platinum albums that were never recorded, watch movies never filmed, or play videogames never programmed. This is not necessarily just a throwaway reference either; sometimes the whole point of the main work is based upon this Fictional Media, for example a review of a non-existent book, or a trailer for a film that no one had any intention to make. Common types of Fictional Media include: * Fictional Document * Great Big Book of Everything * Scrapbook Story * Epistolary Novel * Tome of Eldritch Lore * Spell Book * Hollywood Apocrypha * Fictional Video Game * My Little Panzer * Niche Network * Real Trailer, Fake Movie * Show Within a Show (arguably the Super-Trope) Examples that almost aren't Fictional Media: * Back to The Future Part II had a Jaws sequel at a number the real franchise did not reach. * In fact, that was a common future trope for the movies about the future made in the 1980s and 1990s. Rambo and Rocky sequels were also popularly mentioned. * Red Dwarf did the same with Friday the 13 th, up to one thousand six hundred and forty nine.
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