I like Star Wars, Mass Effect, Halo, Gears of War, Crysis, Elite: Dangerous, Deus Ex, superheroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Tron, Total Recall, and the recent Call of Duties.
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What Other Science Fiction Universes Do You Like?
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I'm mostly a Trek fan but I have a casual liking of Star Wars - I'm not attached to it like I am to Trek, but I do enjoy the SW films. Particularly the prequel trilogy, unpopular as that may seem 
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And there are a few B5 episodes that I enjoy (the ones that deal with Babylon 4, for example) as well.
Oh, and I love the original Battlestar Galactica but don't much care for the remake.
.And there are a few B5 episodes that I enjoy (the ones that deal with Babylon 4, for example) as well.
Oh, and I love the original Battlestar Galactica but don't much care for the remake.
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Not sure I'd class 'Call of Duty' as a "science fiction universe" just because they set one or two games set in the near future. Mind you I wouldn't call them a universe at all so much as a brand for selling FPS games. It's not like there's any serious or consistent narrative going on, much less characters to speak of.
Anyway. For me it's Star Wars first and foremost. But a whole plethora of movies, TV shows & literature from B5, to Farscape, Stargate, Firefly, Mass Effect, Tron, Alien, Terminator, Futurama, Dune (along with just about anything by Frank Herbert), Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and more movies, novels & short stories than I can count.
I class the 'Honor Harrington' books as a sort of guilty pleasure since I'm well aware of the silliness of the whole thing. Plus the rapidly decreasing narrative content in favour of whole novels consisting of people *talking* about the universe instead of *doing* something in it. Seriously, the author should just start writing RPG sourcebooks for his universe instead of prose, since that's clearly where his heart is these days.
As for Star Trek...suffice to say that I'm much less interested than I used to be. Mostly because very little they've put out since the end of DS9 has done very much for me, but also a bit of franchise exhaustion on my part.
Anyway. For me it's Star Wars first and foremost. But a whole plethora of movies, TV shows & literature from B5, to Farscape, Stargate, Firefly, Mass Effect, Tron, Alien, Terminator, Futurama, Dune (along with just about anything by Frank Herbert), Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and more movies, novels & short stories than I can count.
I class the 'Honor Harrington' books as a sort of guilty pleasure since I'm well aware of the silliness of the whole thing. Plus the rapidly decreasing narrative content in favour of whole novels consisting of people *talking* about the universe instead of *doing* something in it. Seriously, the author should just start writing RPG sourcebooks for his universe instead of prose, since that's clearly where his heart is these days.
As for Star Trek...suffice to say that I'm much less interested than I used to be. Mostly because very little they've put out since the end of DS9 has done very much for me, but also a bit of franchise exhaustion on my part.
I was Delighted when Castle became both science fiction and fantasy last year. 
The "Foundation" novels of Isaac Asimov. Also Larry Niven's "Known Space" universe. Arthur C. Clarke's "Space Odyssey" series is excellent.
There is a disconnect between literary science fiction on one hand, and on the other hand most of the stuff that we generally have the misfortune of being subjected to through popular TV, movies, and video games.
Kor
There is a disconnect between literary science fiction on one hand, and on the other hand most of the stuff that we generally have the misfortune of being subjected to through popular TV, movies, and video games.
Kor
My major loves are Star Trek, Doctor Who and the DC Universe.
But I also love SW, B5, Marvel, Ultraman, Godzilla, to a lesser extent the original BSG, Blake's 7, and I'm currently falling in the love with the The Expanse TV show.
On literary SF, Perry Rhodan (though I'm not disciplined enough to read a PR novel every week), Dan Simmons' Hyperion universe, Dune, Universal War One, Le Guin's Hainish Cycle.
I don't love, but like E.E. Smith's Lensmen universe, Andreas Brandhorst's Diamant universe, Andreas Eschbach's Quest, and the German Sternenfaust pulp novels.
I have yet to read a Ringworld novel. I should, propably before the SyFy miniseries comes along.
But I also love SW, B5, Marvel, Ultraman, Godzilla, to a lesser extent the original BSG, Blake's 7, and I'm currently falling in the love with the The Expanse TV show.
On literary SF, Perry Rhodan (though I'm not disciplined enough to read a PR novel every week), Dan Simmons' Hyperion universe, Dune, Universal War One, Le Guin's Hainish Cycle.
I don't love, but like E.E. Smith's Lensmen universe, Andreas Brandhorst's Diamant universe, Andreas Eschbach's Quest, and the German Sternenfaust pulp novels.
I have yet to read a Ringworld novel. I should, propably before the SyFy miniseries comes along.
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I like all the stars: Wars, Trek, 'Gate and Battlestar Galactica.
Babylon 5, Buck Rogers (Larson version), Knight Rider (TOS)
I like the Honor Harrington book series and Star Wars tie-in books (from the Legacy stuff), most stuff by Asimov, Clarke and Heinlein.
Godzilla and related monsters.
Anime: Gatchaman (Battle of The Planets), Yamato (Star Blazers), Robotech Masters
American toons: Starcom, Mighty Orbots
That's my sci-fi universe.
Babylon 5, Buck Rogers (Larson version), Knight Rider (TOS)
I like the Honor Harrington book series and Star Wars tie-in books (from the Legacy stuff), most stuff by Asimov, Clarke and Heinlein.
Godzilla and related monsters.
Anime: Gatchaman (Battle of The Planets), Yamato (Star Blazers), Robotech Masters
American toons: Starcom, Mighty Orbots
That's my sci-fi universe.
TV/Film:
Babylon 5, TOS Trek, FireFly, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 2001, Back to the Future, Men in Black, Alien
Anime:
Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, New Dominion Tank Police
Literature:
Niven's Tales of Known Space series, Jack L Chalker's Well World series, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, Simon R. Green's Ghostfinders/Nightside/Hidden Histories series
Babylon 5, TOS Trek, FireFly, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 2001, Back to the Future, Men in Black, Alien
Anime:
Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, New Dominion Tank Police
Literature:
Niven's Tales of Known Space series, Jack L Chalker's Well World series, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, Simon R. Green's Ghostfinders/Nightside/Hidden Histories series
I like the Farscape universe. Yeah the Peacekeepers and Scarrans probably would go to war, but it seemed like it was pretty nice to make various trades and the like.
Pretty sure I like every sci-fi/fantasy universe I come across.
But some favourite sci-fi worlds/universes are...
Film:
Star Wars, Stargate.
TV:
Star Trek, B5, X-Files, Stargate(i find each universe interesting), Firefly.
Animated:
Cowboy Bebop, Transformers, Dragonball, Pokemon, Saint Seiya, He-Man.
Print:
Marvel, DC, Dune, Starship Troopers, Professor Challenger, Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Games:
Mass Effect, Starcraft, Warhammer 40k, KotoR(since it's not canon atm).
But some favourite sci-fi worlds/universes are...
Film:
Star Wars, Stargate.
TV:
Star Trek, B5, X-Files, Stargate(i find each universe interesting), Firefly.
Animated:
Cowboy Bebop, Transformers, Dragonball, Pokemon, Saint Seiya, He-Man.
Print:
Marvel, DC, Dune, Starship Troopers, Professor Challenger, Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Games:
Mass Effect, Starcraft, Warhammer 40k, KotoR(since it's not canon atm).
SF literature (spanning several books): Dune (Frank Herbert only), H2G2 (Douglas Adams), Known Space (Larry Niven), Revelation Space (Alastair Reynolds), Uplift Universe (David Brin), and XeeLee Sequence (Stephen Baxter).
TV and film: 2001/2010, Alien/Aliens, Babylon 5, Ghost in the Shell, Stargate, Star Trek, and Star Wars.
TV and film: 2001/2010, Alien/Aliens, Babylon 5, Ghost in the Shell, Stargate, Star Trek, and Star Wars.
Oh wow. Just about all of them, and the ones that I don't I just haven't had the time to get into.
Trek, Wars, Marvel (both print and screen) and DC to a lesser extent. Dr. Who, LotR, Both BSG's (for different reasons), Firefly (do you count Buffy/Angel as sci-fi?), Hitchhikers Guide, Alien...
Trek, Wars, Marvel (both print and screen) and DC to a lesser extent. Dr. Who, LotR, Both BSG's (for different reasons), Firefly (do you count Buffy/Angel as sci-fi?), Hitchhikers Guide, Alien...
If we're talking about universes my favorite other than Trek is easily Mass Effect.
The stuff that everyone else hasn't mentioned already:
Alternity (the universe in TSR's sci-fi RPG system, also in novels based on it)
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, which obviously had a lot of problems but still had a universe with a lot of elements that I find interesting.
Apprentice Adept series by Piers Anthony (okay, so only marginally sci-fi, more fantasy
)
Otherworld (which was cancelled too soon)
V - including the series and all of the novels except the stupid "Second Generation" BS
ZORK, Enchanter, and the related Infocom universe - barely sci-fi in any way, mostly fantasy, but I love it so much that I'm mentioning it anyway.
The rest of my list:
Asimov's Robots/Empire/Foundation universe
BSG and nuBSG
Chalker's Four Lords of the Diamond, Quintara Marathon, and Rings of the Master series
Diane Duane's Star Trek - which I prefer to canonical Star Trek when it conflicts
Farscape
Firefly
Honor Harrington and the Honorverse
Knight Rider (TOS, 2000, and elements of the newer show)
Mass Effect
Quantum Leap
Star Wars
Stargate (all of it)
Transformers (G1 - including comics, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and Prime only)
And I'm certain there are others that I will feel dumb for excluding later.
Alternity (the universe in TSR's sci-fi RPG system, also in novels based on it)
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, which obviously had a lot of problems but still had a universe with a lot of elements that I find interesting.
Apprentice Adept series by Piers Anthony (okay, so only marginally sci-fi, more fantasy
)Otherworld (which was cancelled too soon)
V - including the series and all of the novels except the stupid "Second Generation" BS
ZORK, Enchanter, and the related Infocom universe - barely sci-fi in any way, mostly fantasy, but I love it so much that I'm mentioning it anyway.
The rest of my list:
Asimov's Robots/Empire/Foundation universe
BSG and nuBSG
Chalker's Four Lords of the Diamond, Quintara Marathon, and Rings of the Master series
Diane Duane's Star Trek - which I prefer to canonical Star Trek when it conflicts
Farscape
Firefly
Honor Harrington and the Honorverse
Knight Rider (TOS, 2000, and elements of the newer show)
Mass Effect
Quantum Leap
Star Wars
Stargate (all of it)
Transformers (G1 - including comics, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and Prime only)
And I'm certain there are others that I will feel dumb for excluding later.
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