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The nature of the Shared Universe — multiple independent creators creating one continuity — can easily lead to a [[Continuity Snarl]] if it lasts a long time and the different creators don't take care to keep things straight. If a Shared Universe starts relying too heavily on continuity, especially if it's obscure or too reliant on each work in the Verse, a [[Continuity Lock Out]] may occur. When creators disagree on the direction the Verse should take, they may fight [[Armed With Canon]]. If some corners of the continuity are "off limits" to some characters to avoid theme-drift or plot derailing, then [[Superman Stays Out of Gotham]].
When they [[Older Than Steam|go back centuries]], [[Older Than Feudalism|and even further]] and [[Older Than Dirt|further]], long before copyrights and trademarks, the Shared Universe turns into one or more actual mythologies. Compare with [[The Verse]], [[Expanded Universe]] and [[Canon]]. Contrast with [[Shout
'''Note: just because two or more works have had a [[Crossover]] does not mean that they share a universe.'''
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' and ''[[Eureka]]'' share a universe with ''[[
* ''[[CSI]]'', ''CSI: NY'', ''CSI:Miami'', ''[[Cold Case (TV)|Cold Case]]'' and ''[[Without a Trace (TV)|Without a Trace]]'' are all in the same universe.
* After a great many hints in the various [[Dan Schneider]] shows, ''[[I Carly]]'' canonized that it exists in the same universe as ''[[Drake and Josh]]'', ''[[Zoey 101]]'' and ''[[Victorious]]''.
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== Webcomics ==
* Webcomics tend to be chock full of [[Crossover|Crossovers]] and [[Shout
** ''[[Something Positive]]'' and ''[[Queen of Wands (Webcomic)|Queen of Wands]]/[[Punch and Pie]]''
** More recently, ''[[Something Positive]]'' and ''[[Girls With Slingshots]]''
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