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Record 1 2006-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Video Technology
  • Cinematography
  • Graphic Reproduction
DEF

A character from a television series who visits another television series while playing the same role.

OBS

This type of character reuse is found almost exclusively in television, but is theoretically applicable to a series of movies, comics, books, or video games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Cinématographie
  • Production graphique
DEF

Interprète phare d'une série télévisée qui fait une apparition remarquée dans une autre série.

OBS

Bien que l'on voit les personnages de séries croisées surtout à la télévision, on retrouve aussi ces derniers au cinéma, dans les dessins animés et les bandes dessinées ainsi que dans les jeux vidéo.

Spanish

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