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YankeyMCC
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:13 PM Original message |
Poll question: Best Fictional Universe |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Star Trek, LOTR, Harry Potter, Eureka, Herc & Xena |
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Deja Q
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Futurama" |
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kentauros
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Sun Nov-30-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. I like the new series |
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Deja Q
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Quatermass is good stuff, yes indeedie... |
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peruban
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Tue Dec-02-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
84. Hey! Some of us didn't get exposed to Doctor Who until the new series. |
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leeroysphitz
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Known Universe. n/t |
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YankeyMCC
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Is that fictional? |
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leeroysphitz
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. The Larry Niven version is. Mostly. So far. |
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YankeyMCC
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ah lol |
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MineralMan
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Mon Dec-01-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
78. Anyone remember Sector General? |
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DarkTirade
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. That would be 'Known Space' not 'Known Universe'. |
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leeroysphitz
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Ok. Ok. Lets not get too nit picky here... |
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DarkTirade
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Sun Nov-30-08 02:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Nivven's well known for doing CYA retconning when new science |
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pokerfan
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:00 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. The Ringworld is unstable! |
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CrownPrinceBandar
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. No rishathra for you. |
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pokerfan
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Who needs rishathra |
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CrownPrinceBandar
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. That's mean, underhanded and............ |
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pokerfan
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Speaker to Animals |
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elshiva
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Sat Nov-29-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Other-Battlefield Earth |
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Orrex
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
93. You don't want the Buffyverse |
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elshiva
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #93 |
106. No, I want them all! |
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Orrex
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Sun Dec-07-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #106 |
114. Yowza! I can honestly say that's not something I ever expected to read on DU. Or anywhere, really! |
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yellowdogintexas
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. either George R R Martin's universe in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' or Guy Gavriel Kaye's |
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UndertheOcean
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:38 AM Original message |
What , no mention of "Dune" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Deep13
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Mon Dec-01-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
66. The spice must flow! nt |
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ElboRuum
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
70. CHOAM bought up the rights... |
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peruban
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Tue Dec-02-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
82. I have to second "Dune". |
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Hissyspit
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Sat Dec-06-08 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
89. That was the first thing I thought. |
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Godhumor
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
9. Universe of Discworld |
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JoDog
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Mon Dec-01-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
65. Seconded! |
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MissHoneychurch
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Mon Dec-01-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
67. Third |
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BarenakedLady
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
74. You beat me to it. |
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RoyGBiv
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
94. Definitely ... |
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cemaphonic
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. Iain Banks' Culture would be pretty damn sweet. |
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petronius
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
51. I second this nomination, with the caveat that the fringes of the Culture and the |
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cemaphonic
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Tue Dec-02-08 03:28 AM Response to Reply #51 |
86. Yeah, I've often thought that Contact/SC doesn't so much provide a necessary... |
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baby_mouse
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Sun Dec-07-08 06:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
111. Thirded! |
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FKA MNChimpH8R
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Sun Nov-30-08 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
12. STNG and after |
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NewJeffCT
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. I would probably go with Star Trek as well |
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YankeyMCC
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. I'm a big Trek fan but it's those 'other threats' |
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Inchworm
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Sun Nov-30-08 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
15. I really liked Equillibrium |
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Drunken Irishman
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Sun Nov-30-08 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
16. I'd say Demolition Man, but that future universe looks like it'd suck. |
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XemaSab
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Sun Nov-30-08 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
18. Probably not my favorite to live in |
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JCMach1
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Sun Nov-30-08 03:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. What, no LEXX? |
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Inchworm
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Sun Nov-30-08 04:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Oh yea..everyone dies |
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JCMach1
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Sun Nov-30-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Only in the light universe |
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Forkboy
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Tue Dec-02-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
85. I loved that damn show. |
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Lucian
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Sun Nov-30-08 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Westeros or the land across the Narrow Sea. |
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yellowdogintexas
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Sun Nov-30-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
43. (grinning) see my post above. |
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MrSlayer
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Sun Nov-30-08 04:49 AM Response to Original message |
21. The Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk or Krynn. |
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geomon666
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Sun Nov-30-08 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
23. The Dark Tower |
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pokerfan
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
25. The ST Mirror Universe |
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Lyric
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
28. Lord of the Rings, of course. Harry Potter is pretty good too. |
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hobbit709
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
29. H. Beam Piper's |
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Symarip
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Sun Nov-30-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
31. Blade Runner |
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Jade Fox
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Sun Nov-30-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
32. Ecotopia.... |
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XemaSab
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:04 AM Response to Reply #32 |
101. The first Ecotopia was pretty cool |
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Tuesday Afternoon
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. Douglas Adam's World and Piers Anthony's World |
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CBGLuthier
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
34. Julian May's Galactic Milieu |
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Shakespeare
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
35. other: Dan Simmons' universe in the Hyperion series |
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CrownPrinceBandar
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. This is the BEST answer.......... |
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YankeyMCC
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. You know my pick was Foundation era |
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Spacemom
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Sun Nov-30-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. Heinlein's World as Myth |
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pitohui
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Sun Nov-30-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. the best by far is the culture universe of iain banks |
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Shardik
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Sun Nov-30-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld Series |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Sun Nov-30-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. The parallel universes in His Dark Materials. |
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XemaSab
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #42 |
102. Cittagaze |
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bain_sidhe
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Sun Nov-30-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
44. One of C. J. Cherryh's - |
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WinkyDink
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Sun Nov-30-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
45. Metropolis. It WAS my universe for a decade. |
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MichellesBFF
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Sun Nov-30-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Other |
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JitterbugPerfume
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Sun Nov-30-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
52. Babylon5 |
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Sun Nov-30-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
53. You have Planet of the Apes but not Star Wars? |
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BlueIris
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Sun Nov-30-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
54. I can't believe I'm about to post this, but: Stargate Universe. |
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laconicsax
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Sun Nov-30-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. It's a good choice. |
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Shardik
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Sun Nov-30-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. I'm an SG fan as well. |
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BlueIris
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Sun Nov-30-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Well, you know what they say about all good things... nt |
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laconicsax
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Mon Dec-01-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. SciFi decided to can Atlantis to make room for a third spin-off instead of buy both shows. |
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ElboRuum
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Sun Nov-30-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
57. Other - The Dune Universe n/t |
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MilesColtrane
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Sun Nov-30-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. My vote too. |
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ElboRuum
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. I think... |
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MilesColtrane
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Tue Dec-02-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #69 |
80. I'm definitely noting "cruft" for future usage. |
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Sat Dec-06-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #57 |
90. A grim but well-imagined place |
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Mon Dec-01-08 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
61. Another passenger on the Great A'Tuin here. |
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blueraven95
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Sun Dec-07-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #61 |
115. count me in for Discworld |
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The Inquisitive
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Mon Dec-01-08 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
62. Star Wars hands down |
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jobycom
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Mon Dec-01-08 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
63. The one they teach us about in American history classes |
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XemaSab
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:07 AM Response to Reply #63 |
103. . |
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jobycom
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Mon Dec-01-08 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
64. Then there's Barbarella! |
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noonwitch
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Or where women sit around, inhaling "the essence of men" on hookahs |
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jobycom
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Are you ready for the remake? |
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Bucky
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Mon Dec-01-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
68. Hill Street Blues |
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arcadian
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
73. I like the one created by the porn industry |
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LeftyMom
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #73 |
104. More staying power at least. |
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FloridaJudy
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Mon Dec-01-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
75. Best as in "best realized" |
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Mad_Dem_X
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Mon Dec-01-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
76. The Simpsons. |
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MineralMan
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Mon Dec-01-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
77. Ringworld |
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Broken_Hero
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Mon Dec-01-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
79. Other.... |
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InvisibleTouch
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Tue Dec-02-08 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
81. I'll put in a vote for Space 1999, since no one else is showing it any love.... |
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peruban
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Tue Dec-02-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
83. I would include Star Wars and Doctor Who |
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Mollis
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Tue Dec-02-08 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
87. Pushing Daisies |
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Tue Dec-02-08 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
88. Star Wars |
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Hanse
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Sat Dec-06-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
91. Zones of Thought. Naturally. |
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
92. the world of amertris |
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RoyGBiv
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
95. Specify era??? |
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Chan790
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. I think it would be construed to include The Silmarillion. |
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RoyGBiv
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. That's what I was thinking ... |
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pokerfan
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Sat Dec-06-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. Not the First Age! |
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YankeyMCC
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Sun Dec-07-08 06:59 AM Response to Reply #95 |
112. The others pretty much answered |
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RoyGBiv
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Sun Dec-07-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #112 |
116. Well, actually ... |
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YankeyMCC
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Sun Dec-07-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #116 |
117. LoL well I guess you wouldn't want a western |
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harmonicon
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Sun Dec-07-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
99. other: Thomas Pynchon |
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JanMichael
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
100. Stardust. nt |
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Sun Dec-07-08 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
105. I wouldn't mind going to a wizard school and learning spells. |
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Sun Dec-07-08 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
107. Gaiman's Sandman |
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Sun Dec-07-08 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
108. Whatever universe "The West Wing" is set in |
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bridgit
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Sun Dec-07-08 06:04 AM Response to Reply #108 |
110. That would be: Sorkinville |
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bridgit
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Sun Dec-07-08 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
109. Other: KÀ and/or MirrorMask ~ |
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Heidi
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Sun Dec-07-08 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
113. Polite society. (nt) |
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