About this episode

Thomas Dolan-Gavitt explores the origins of a conspiracy theory linking various television shows through a shared universe.

In which Futureling Thomas Dolan-Gavitt traces how an offhand blog post gave rise to television’s greatest conspiracy theory, weaving together Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The X-Files, and a shared universe the shared-universe craze swept Hollywood. Certificate #6555.

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