It’s Friday and you know that means its time for some more Friday Question Fun!
If you could live in any movie / TV universe (fictional or non) what would it be?
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This is one that I’ve thought about a lot and there are countless movies I wish I could live in, but I think the Star Wars universe would be my pick. While the Empire would be kind of a bummer, being a Jedi would be pretty awesome. Plus, look at all the options of places to live!
Runners-up include The Big Lebowski (who wouldn’t want to just sit around, drink white Russians and bowl?) and Harry Potter (magic is kinda like being a Jedi…right?).
What about you?
Andy,
I would live in a Woody Allen movie, specifically in Annie Hall… After all, the universe is expanding, right?
Le Clown
Good answer! The universe is indeed expanding
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION’s Universe.
I Love The Idea Of A Utopian Society, Even With Those Bastard Borgs Floating About.
Why do bad guys always try to ruin the perfect universe?!
‘Cause They’re Bad?
Or Maybe They’re Just Bored
The Invention of Lying before they invented it. Freedom to say what every you want. HAHA. Cool answer by Le Clown, too. Woody Allen’s word would be cool, too.
I know it’s a TV show but there were a couple of movies back in the 60s (so it counts : ) ) – totally the Doctor Who universe.
I figured someone would say Dr. Who.
I’m going to edit the question a bit to allow TV, though my answer remains the same.
I would be the best and baddest companion ever.
Haha, the Dr. Who universe would be lucky to have you!
Since the show’s been on for 50 years I will even pinpoint the time for us. It would be during Peter Davison’s run as the fifth Doctor because I would be totally trying to make it with Tegan Jovanka!
I’ve never seen an episode of the show (it’s been around so long I don’t even know where to start)
Star Wars and Harry Potter would be the first I’d think of, partially from just being a fan since a kid.
Right now though, I’m thinking The Muppets, Doctor Who, or Mighty Boosh.
If you lived in the Muppet universe would you want to be one of the Muppets?
I don’t know. If I was going to be a Muppet I’d rather be “reincarnated” as one and be something weird rather than a muppet that just looks like me.
Same here. I think I would be kind of freaky looking as a Muppet.
Harry Potter, definitely. Also, Midnight in Paris. One, because it’s friggin Paris! Two, because I’d love to go back in time and meet my idols.
I considered Midnight in Paris after Le Clown brought up Woody Allen films, I think that would be a great one.
White Russians, bowling and the occasional acid flashback? That sounds very appealing to me.
I’d probably pick Richard Linklater’s Waking Life though, where everyone walked around in animation and spoke in dream literacy and spouted their deep philosophical musings.
Waking Life would be a real trip to live in
I like the Alfred Hitchcock reality. Everyone is well dressed and has a certain style–specifically the Cary Grant films.
Very true – Now that you mention it, I wouldn’t mind living in Mad Men for the fashion too.
I’d probably go for the future part of Back to the Future. I need me a hover board!
Haha right on! Plus, you could watch Jaws 19 any time you wanted
Can it be a world that first came from literature? If so, then definitely Narnia. If not, then Labyrinth, if only because Bowie is the king.
Definitely! Narnia would work because of the films too, I suppose – though they don’t do the book world justice.
Labyrinth is also a solid pick!
I’d probably want to live in Springfield (in The Simpsons) or the Star Wars universe. I also think it would be cool to live in an Alfred Hitchcock world.
Oh man! I hadn’t even considered Springfield…I would love to live there too.
The Star Trek of The Original Series would be it for me.
If I was picking Star Trek, I’d pick the same. I want a tribble.
Sincing I’m jonesing for some chocolate right now, I’d have to say Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. But on a serious note, I would say Lost In Translation. Something about the newness and wildness of Toyko makes me want to hop on the first flight there.
Haha, GREAT answer with Willy Wonka. Lost In Translation is a solid pick too, definitely could see myself in it.
I would love to live in the world of Doctor Who or Star Wars. Nothing would be cooler than to fly around with a crazy British alien in a police box. I would also love the Star Wars Universe, it’s so expansive and epic.
Right on!
Seeing as I visited the Star Wars exhibit last weekend, I’m down for that universe. Seems awesome!
Harry Potter would be pretty sweet also, I love magic and magical creatures.
But then, how about Pirates of the Caribbean? Mingle with some pirates, on the sea all the time…now that should be pretty exciting!
That Star Wars exhibit sounded really cool.
Pirates would be a cool universe too – Good fashion sense in that universe
A Hard Day’s Night… I’d replace Patty Boyd.
Yeah, I could see how you would like that
I want to live on that island in Moonrise Kingdom. I already have some madras pants that I could bring with me.
Haha awesome! I wonder if everything would look yellowy to you if you were there…
I keep coming back to the world of Back to Future – even though Star Wars would be cool. I think the idea of living in a place where time travel is possible is a fascinating concept. Imagine all you could see and do.
Make sure you stock some banana peels and coffee grounds with you at all times, those make excellent nuclear fusion sources.
True. I would try not to make the same mistakes those guys did.
I would want to live in any universe created by Charlie Kaufman. I mean, yes everyone would be pretty neurotic and miserable, but at least there’s always the option of erasing your bad memories or spending your life in John Malkovich’s body.
That would be oddly enjoyable, if not totally manic and oftentimes funny. Good pick!
Tough question! I would say Star Wars but considering the constant state of universal war, I’d probably pass. Would I be cheating if I said any world with Emily Blunt?
Haha, not cheating – I call that creative thinking!
There are a ton of movie universe I’d love to visit (Lord of the Rings, Midnight in Paris), but I don’t know if I could survive without Internet. So realistically, I’d say Notting Hill?? I’d love to live in Hugh Grant’s friend’s house, I just love London so I wouldn’t mind living there
Living without Internet would be a total bummer. Good pick!
It isn’t out yet, but the universe that “Wreck-it Ralph” inhabits looks just awesome. How great would it be to rub shoulders with Boswer, Link, Pac-man and Mario?!?
Oh, man. That would be amazing!
I’d love to live within the world of any David Lynch film. I’d also love to just live within the mind of Werner Herzog for a couple of years.
Really though, the two films that came to mind for me were the whimsical and detailed world of “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and also the gorgeously constructed and cerebral universe of “2001: A Space Odyssey”. I’d love to run around on that ship! Great question though.
A Lynch film could be a scary place to inhabit.
Fantastic Mr. Fox would be beautiful to be in!
With Lynch and Herzog, you might want to live in “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done” but I wouldn’t recommend that one. You’d be bored to tears. Maybe a kiosks doze of Mullholland Dr or Twin Peaks? Now that would be interesting.
Either the Harry Potter universe, really any Christopher Nolan movie (especially The Prestige) or maybe the View Askewniverse (especially Clerks.). And Toon Town from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Awesome question.
Oooh, Toon Town!
Such a difficult question! Hmmm….I could definitely do a Charlie Kaufman universe. Living in a Jan Svankmajer universe would be crazy interesting (and traumatic). Ohhh, Pan’s Labyrinth, so magical!
The obvious ones have already been discussed, so I’ll go with something not yet mentioned–the universe of Jack Skelington in “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. How cool would it be to be able to visit all the lands that make the holidays? Not to mention being stop-motion…
That would be super fun, great choice!
There’s already so many great answers! I really like the idea of living in Fantastic Mr. Fox, Star Wars, or Moonrise Kingdom. Also I think it’d be fun to live Where the Wild Things Are. Great question!
As a kid, who didn’t want to live In the world of Where the Wild Things Are? Love that book/movie, great thinking!
My mind first jumped to James Bond but unless you could actually be Bond in some way, you would just live in the real world, albeit with more explosions and with this guy running around being super cool and suave and just generally making you feel inferior. So with that in mind I’m thinking either X-Men as you stand a half decent chance of winding up with superpowers or Toy Story because, well wouldn’t that be really great?
X-Men would be pretty cool, I’ve always wondered what mutant powers I would have…
I considered Toy Story but then I thought I might get relegated to the attic or a day care or something horrifying.
True, just have to hope your given to the right family I guess.
Ghostbusters would be another one high up on my list.
Ohh yeah, Ghostbusters would be pretty awesome
i want to say “harry potter,” but if i’m going to be 100% honest it’ll be a porno. ha!
HAHAHA best answer for this one
Hahaaha, I agree
I’m thinking a Joss Whedon world, but I can’t decide which one!
Can’t really go wrong with any of them…I’d have a hard time picking too.
I already live in the Alien and Terminator series. But I would prefer Sweet Home Alabama! Isn’t Reese Witherspoon just adorable??
She is. She really is.