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Which fictional universe do you wish you lived in? (crazypeople.online)
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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Easy: Tommy Westphall Universe

Buffy. X-Files. Battlestar Galactica. Batman and Superman and DC JL. ALF. Dr. Who. Firefly. Heroes. Bewitched. Knightrider. Power Rangers. Red Dwarf. Mr Robot. Star Gate. Star Trek.

All the same universe, my friends.

https://thetommywestphall.wordpress.com/the-master-list/

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    I was looking up how Battlestar Galactica gets pulled in. Partway through the connections the link is Yoyodyne. I suppose that means the Crying of Lot 49 and the rest of Pynchon also get roped in. I wouldn't be surprised if that means a lot more links, although I'm not sure if linking through literature instead of TV & movies is done.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Oh no, it's actually an example of the ridiculousness of TV crossovers. Maybe 90% or more of the connections are subtle nods by writers or directors to other shows to be funny. I think a couple are just re-using the same props for invented products. Very rarely are they intentional.

    Yoyodyne just as a funny, not real aerospace company name, gets used in Star Trek as a typically non-visible text on panels. I first heard of it from The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonsai. I'll sure the books by Pynchon were influential sci-fi read by people working on those, and no one ever thought it would be used for some 400+ show/movie crossover list.

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