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Offline AKKuya

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Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« on: June 27, 2020, 09:22:57 PM »
Local DJs in Columbia, Mo who spend time drinking beer come up with fantastic questions on air and get crazy responses.  If you were able to be transported to another reality based on a book or film, then which one would you choose and why?

Film?

24th Century of Star Trek through The Next Generation/Deep Space 9/Voyager.

Why?  At almost 50, the medical advances have cured just about everything except the common flu.  There are the rare outbreaks but the Starfleet medical Corps usually saves the day.  Money isn't important within the Federation.  You get to be in space and visit alien planets.

Book?

Wingman

Why? Just to fight for a shattered America and fight the good fight.  Become an instant jet fighter pilot with training and experience flying a F-20 Tigershark since the hero of the story gets the only remaining F-16. 

Chuck Norris can pick oranges from an apple tree and make the best lemonade in the world. Every morning when you wake up, swallow a live toad. Nothing worse can happen to you for the rest of the day. They say money can't buy happiness. I would like the opportunity to find out. Why be serious?

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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2020, 02:36:32 PM »
Local DJs in Columbia, Mo who spend time drinking beer come up with fantastic questions on air and get crazy responses.  If you were able to be transported to another reality based on a book or film, then which one would you choose and why?

Film?

24th Century of Star Trek through The Next Generation/Deep Space 9/Voyager.

Why?  At almost 50, the medical advances have cured just about everything except the common flu.  There are the rare outbreaks but the Starfleet medical Corps usually saves the day.  Money isn't important within the Federation.  You get to be in space and visit alien planets.

Book?

Wingman

Why? Just to fight for a shattered America and fight the good fight.  Become an instant jet fighter pilot with training and experience flying a F-20 Tigershark since the hero of the story gets the only remaining F-16.

Film... I have to go with "Easy Rider" because two guys riding down a highway are killed for no reason other than being different

Book... Has to be "Dune", "Catch 22" and "A Child's Garden of Grass" because "Dune" was full of feint within feint within feint, "Catch 22" and " A Child's Garden of Grass" are hilarious  :aok
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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2020, 04:24:30 PM »
Not really related, but I highly recommend The Man in the High Castle book and TV show on Amazon Prime. At least the first couple seasons.
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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2020, 10:29:54 AM »
Nothing out of Hollywood would suit me.

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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2020, 11:06:57 AM »
The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad can be somewhat confusing to read...
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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2020, 01:09:41 PM »
Elysium if I can live on the space station:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j-vjtJ7PRI
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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2020, 01:36:26 PM »
 :O

I'm impressed.  I expected someone to have chimed in with a pr0n reference by now.  There's hope for us yet.

If I were to just be Joe Average, hard not to go with Star Trek.

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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2020, 05:51:18 PM »
Lots of good Heinlein options.

Being a meth on one of the Altered Carbon worlds.

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Re: Alternate Realities Based on Books or Films
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2020, 08:35:28 PM »
I love the look of Gotham City in Batman: The Animated Series. Something about that modern take on art deco styling really interests me.
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