Favorite SciFi Universe

[Enigmatic]

Anyone who knows me even a little should know that I love science fiction. It's just so much fun. Part of the fun, at least for me, is the universe created there. You have different species and languages and cultures and planets and moons and plants and animals and a whole bunch of other stuff. So for you fellow scifi fans which is your favorite? What universe are you just fascinated with? If given the choice the one you would live in?

The Firefly 'verse is cool. Rather realistic. Old Man's War and Startship Troopers are an interesting read. OMW has the better universe of the two. Very interesting, there's one passage about cute little deer like people that rather enjoy the taste of humans.

Star Wars is obviously awesome. Who doesn't love the Force and lightsabers and big space battles. Start Trek is too, but I never liked the utopia thing.

For me though it has to be either Hitchhiker's Guide or Doctor Who. The Guide for sheer fun and absurdity. Anyone who hasn't read that really should. It's funny and crazy and weird and....hard to describe just read it.

Doctor Who has a the weird and the strange and a bit of the absurd but it has a serious side too. The Doctor is such and interesting character(s) Yes, it's possibly plural and if you don't understand why then you should watch the series. You have time travel, strange worlds, interesting people, and just enough danger to keep things interesting

Ok enough about what I like. Your turn.

[Chelodia]

I find the Star Wars universe to be one of the most detailed fictional galaxies ever!

[Shizensky]

Noooo! I did Star Wars, but then I saw the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy after I scrolled down to vote

[Fleeb]

Bugs! definitely bugs! Starwar's talking bugs are too elegant by far.

But when I say "Starship Troopers" I mean the book, definitely NOT the unspeakably bad movie.

[MinnaCaroline]

*Breaks out in song ... as usual*

Take my love take my land take me where I can not stand. I don't care I'm still free; you can't take the sky from me.

Take me out to the black tell 'em I Ain't comin' back. Burn the land boil the sea, you can't the sky from me.

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity... but you can't take the sky from me.

*Minna wonders if anyone can guess which Scifi she picked.* ;D

[repaxan]

HALO

[Bletheropolis: the cat sleeps]

voted star wars, but seriously debated between star wars and the hitchhiker's galaxy.
I like that the meaning of life there is just 42.

[Io Way]

Whoho Fleeb!

Havn't seen the movie. STARSHIP TROOPERS!

Where is Dune?

[The Gladii]

I chose Star Wars because it's the most advanced and diverse. Technology is at such a high level that you could do pretty much anything. The huge variety of alien life is cool too.

The Firefly universe is interesting, but it's not where I would want to be. Star Trek is too perfect and clean, while Hitchhiker's Guide and Doctor Who are just too absurd.

Also, what about the Enderverse? You know, Ender's Game and the sequels.

[Bletheropolis: the cat sleeps]

Enderverse is interesting but is rather like Starship troopers, IMHO

[Enigmatic]

*smacks self in forehead* I can't believe I forgot Dune. Great scifi, a little to weird to be my favorite though. And Ender's Game. Haven't read it, but it is a classic. Oh well that's why we have the 'other' option.

I think I mentioned it but if you liked Starship Troopers, Old Man's war is done in a similar style. In fact the author cites Heinlein.

[Io Way]

Oh... Have you read sandworms of dune?

Old Man's war is done in a similar style. In fact the author cites Heinlein.

Really? who is it by?

[Enigmatic]

It's written by John Scalzi. There are two other books too. The Ghost Brigades which a loose sequel. It features a character that you're introduced to in Old Man's War. I haven't read it yet though. Then there's The Last Colony. That came out only a few months ago I don't know anything about it. If those two are anything like the first then it's sure to be a great read. I need to start reading less so I can read more. So many books so little time.

[Twobagger]

I had to vote for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, for all of the reasons Enigmatic states in the first post.

Seriously, it's a great book, something you'd expect out of either a literary genius or a Taco Island Mayor.

[Bletheropolis: the cat sleeps]

the first time I read Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I was reading in bed, and I laughed so hard that I fell over onto my side. my family thought I'd gone bonkers, which totally describes the whole Hitchhiker's galaxy.

but my heart belongs in the Star Wars Universe.

[The Colonial Fleet]

I can't believe that Babylon 5 and Farscape weren't included. I mean especially Babylon 5.

Both series, B5 and Farscape, had aliens that were much more alien than the stuff of just about every other series or movies out there. With Star Wars it wasn't about alien culture, so much as look at that freaky thing over there!

The two shows that didn't deal with aliens, Battlestar Galactica (new one, where the Cylons were home appliances that got out of control) and Firefly, are both great too.

[0scar Wilde/ATT]

Doctor Who is awesome.

[New Dracora]

Um, hello? Stargate anyone?