Choose one TV show. Choose wisely.

[Kansaschaser]

A wizard appears and waves a magic wand over you and says, “I’m going to transport you into the reality of one of your fictional TV shows. You must choose one to live in and you must deal that that choice for the rest of your life.”

What fictional TV show reality would you choose to live in and why?

EXAMPLE: If you choose Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you could end up becoming a vampire and then killed by Buffy. Or any other worse fate that has happened in that TV show. There is also the chance that you might live out a normal life in that fictional universe.

CLARIFICATIONS: When you are transported into that universe, you are still yourself. If you chose to live in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, then you are still a human. You are yourself with all your natural abilities and knowledge, but you now live in that fictional TV universe.

[Traab]

Ugh, so no powers if I live in a universe with powers? Like, if I live in the naruto-verse I wont be a ninja or even able to become one with training? Damn, that ruins a lot of choices. I think I will go with Star Trek. Probably TNG. A lot of the other ones had fairly big problems like maquis rebellions, dominion armadas, etc etc etc.

[Eldan]

Right. So, I want the most utopic world possible. Preferably something with easly attainable immortality, and post-scarcity. Star Trek is tempting, but there has to be something better.

[CarpeGuitarrem]

Firefly, naturally. It means I have a shot at meeting Kaylee.

(On the other hand...Reavers...)

[Kansaschaser]

Ugh, so no powers if I live in a universe with powers? Like, if I live in the naruto-verse I wont be a ninja or even able to become one with training? Damn, that ruins a lot of choices. I think I will go with Star Trek. Probably TNG. A lot of the other ones had fairly big problems like maquis rebellions, dominion armadas, etc etc etc.

You are yourself. There is always the chance you can become more than yourself. If you lived in Naruto, then you could train to become a Ninja (although I think most of us are too lazy to become a ninja). If you lived in Supernatural, then you could become a Werewolf (or any of the other nasty creatures).

Personally, I'm looking at Leave it to Beaver. Why? Nice neighborhood. No deaths. No alien attacks. No monsters. Worst injuries are things like skinned knees. I haven't decided though.

[Gavinfoxx]

.... yea, there really aren't lots of tv shows of the types of utopias I'd want to live in. Literary stuff, sure... less so TV shows...

[Kansaschaser]

.... yea, there really aren't lots of tv shows of the types of utopias I'd want to live in. Literary stuff, sure... less so TV shows...

Unfortunatly, this Wizard can only tranport you to a TV show. No movies, no books, no comics, no graphic novels, and no commercials.

[Gavinfoxx]

A quick tvtropes search says I might want to live in Time Squad. At least on the planet below and can entirely ignore what is going on in the actual show...

Hmmm. yea, this is a difficult question.

There were a few episodes of Sliders that were relatively utopia-like; I wouldn't mind living in those places, but I don't really know if their multiverse got screwed as the series went on or not (I stopped watching it...)

[Eldan]

Does it have to be a fictional TV show?

[Kansaschaser]

A quick tvtropes search says I might want to live in Time Squad. At least on the planet below and can entirely ignore what is going on in the actual show...

Hmmm. yea, this is a difficult question.

There were a few episodes of Sliders that were relatively utopia-like; I wouldn't mind living in those places, but I don't really know if their multiverse got screwed as the series went on or not (I stopped watching it...)

I had to look up on Wikipedia to see what Time Squad was. That's a pretty good answer. One thing that puzzles me is that, "bacon is good for your heart". Makes me wonder if they genetically altered pigs so that bacon is better for you, or if they genetically altered humans so that bacon is good for them.

Does it have to be a fictional TV show?

Yes. You cannot live in a TV show that is non-fiction. No documentaries, no news, and absolutly no reality TV shows(no matter how much someone says they are "staged"). You can pick something that is close to reality but still fictional, like The Gilmore Girls or One Tree Hill.

[Debbie_D]

Star Trek: TNG
Trade my knowledge of 20th and 21st century history to historians for holodeck time.
Use holodeck to live in any one of those different universes each day.

[Desril]

The only correct answer is Pokemon.

[Kansaschaser]

The only correct answer is Pokemon.

Would you become a Pokemon trainer? Has anyone ever died in that TV show?

[KillianHawkeye]

Has anyone ever died in that TV show?

Well Ash died in the first movie, but he got better (and taught us all a valuable lesson).

[Kansaschaser]

Well Ash died in the first movie, but he got better (and taught us all a valuable lesson).

I think most cartoon shows are the way to go. In The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Pokemon, death seems to be rare. Also, no one ages in that reality. Technically, if you can avoid dying, then you would live forever.

[factotum]

Being just me does limit things somewhat. I'd like to live in the world of Babylon 5, for example, but since I'm just me I'd probably end up in one of the tent villages in Downbelow, since I doubt any of my skills would be transferrable to 23rd century technology! The chances of becoming the Doctor's companion is so low that there's no point choosing the Whoniverse, either. Almost all of humanity is dead in BSG...this is a darned tricky choice, all told!

[Kansaschaser]

The chances of becoming the Doctor's companion is so low that there's no point choosing the Whoniverse, either.

I love Doctor Who, but I would never choose to live in that reality. 1. It's very dangerous as the Earth is attacked frequently by aliens. 2. Even if I became the Doctors' companion, it probably wouldn't end well for me.

[Sith_Happens]

The only correct answer is Pokemon.

It took until post #12 for this response? For shame, Playground.

[Gavinfoxx]

Pokemon isn't that bad, for a post apocalyptic dystopia where hundreds of thousands of adult males died in a major world war, and the kids roam around with no adult supervision, enslaving sentient wild creatures to make them compete in blood sports for glory, and most of the organized rule of law comes from organized crime, or at best, self-contained city-states, with no infrastructure linking them...

[snoopy13a]

Is there geographic proximity to the show's main characters or are you anywhere in the world? For example, if I were to pick Seinfeld, would I end up in the Upper West Side in 1995? Or would I end up in a random place in 1995?

[Kansaschaser]

Is there geographic proximity to the show's main characters or are you anywhere in the world? For example, if I were to pick Seinfeld, would I end up in the Upper West Side in 1995? Or would I end up in a random place in 1995?

I'm thinking that if you picked Seinfeld, then you would be in your own house in 1995. You are not the main character or even a guest on the TV show. You just live in that reality. Seinfeld is another good example of a fictional TV show that is based on real life. Also, it's as safe a choice as living in the real world.

[Killer Angel]

What fictional TV show reality would you choose to live in and why?

mmm... are sitcom an available choice? not so much different from reality, but bad stuffs don't happen, and you can meet some really funny people...

[Selrahc]

I'm thinking that if you picked Seinfeld, then you would be in your own house in 1995.

So... time travel then?

[Kansaschaser]

mmm... are sitcom an available choice? not so much different from reality, but bad stuffs don't happen, and you can meet some really funny people...

Yes. As long as it's a fictional TV show.

So... time travel then?

Yep. If you choose an older TV show, you would be living in the past. So if you picked the **** Van Dyke show, you would be teleported to the 50's and have to live out the rest of your days in that reality. As long as the show is set in a different time period, then you would live in that time period. Anything from The Flinstones to Time Squad.

Edit: Er, we can't use the **** Van Dyke show as an example?

[DiscipleofBob]

Pokemon is only safe if we're talking the video games. Catching Pokemon is something any 10-year old is allowed to do. Free, unlimited health care for the Pokemon (and therefore probably humans as well), and the world is mostly harmless despite a good number of the population carrying around dragons for protection.

Star Trek is a good choice, but only if I can stay on Earth with a replicator and a holodeck. Most of the really bad stuff only affects the Enterprise and outlying colonies. I'll stay on Earth thanks.

I think those are the only two real choices, and in a pinch I can program the holodeck to be a fully immersive Pokemon game.

Every other universe has too many things that can kill you for too little reward.

[Gavinfoxx]

http://jiggmin.com/threads/58477-Pok...iracy-Theories

So, uh... how many of those are we saying is true?

[Traab]

I WOULD say pokemon, but im not entirely sure how the heck that world works. I mean, we never hear any mention of ash winning money from his battles, so we dont know how he gets supplies. But mostly we see him camping out in the woods, so it may be more of a hunter/gatherer method of survival, which makes me wonder how many pokemon he catches, and how many he kills and eats. "Pikachu, I dont want to devour your flesh, but if you dont stop disobeying me, you will become tonights stew!"

[Kansaschaser]

Pokemon is only safe if we're talking the video games. Catching Pokemon is something any 10-year old is allowed to do. Free, unlimited health care for the Pokemon (and therefore probably humans as well), and the world is mostly harmless despite a good number of the population carrying around dragons for protection.

Star Trek is a good choice, but only if I can stay on Earth with a replicator and a holodeck. Most of the really bad stuff only affects the Enterprise and outlying colonies. I'll stay on Earth thanks.

I think those are the only two real choices, and in a pinch I can program the holodeck to be a fully immersive Pokemon game.

Every other universe has too many things that can kill you for too little reward.

I think you would pretty much half to stay on Earth. Unless you decided to join Starfleet Academy. Then you'd spend the next 4-8 years learing to do something on board a Starfleet Vessel.

I agree on the Star Trek Universe. I would also probably stay on Earth. Since there's no poverty, I can pretty much do what I want. I'd probably be a Holo-writer and spend most of my time in the Holodeck myself.

[JoshL]

God, the Whoverse doesn't really end well for anyone, does it?

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Poor Donna.

I think the Farscape universe would be fun. Not safe, not happy and sure as hell not easy, but fun. I have a soft spot for the D&D cartoon, and wouldn't mind being in that universe (though, again, lots to kill you, but safe is no fun!)

[Traab]

I think you would pretty much half to stay on Earth. Unless you decided to join Starfleet Academy. Then you'd spend the next 4-8 years learing to do something on board a Starfleet Vessel.

I agree on the Star Trek Universe. I would also probably stay on Earth. Since there's no poverty, I can pretty much do what I want. I'd probably be a Holo-writer and spend most of my time in the Holodeck myself.

Hmm, depending on how good their historical records are, you could make a HUGE killing by sneaking your personal library along for the ride, then releasing it as if you were some amazing author. Heh, I remember reading a fanfic crossover where characters from the buffy verse wound up in star trek and tried to sell some stephen king novels. Turned out stephen king is a freaking legend there. The only copies of his books known to exist all had the last chapters torn out of them, leading to huge groups that sit around trying to guess how they would have ended. It set off a running phaser fight as people tried to steal them, and riker went into a near nervous breakdown when he heard the books got destroyed.