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Fictional Universes |
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- Fictional Universe 202
- Fictional Character 19698
- Fictional Setting 402
- Character Gender 3
- Character Species 377
- Character Occupation 173
- Character Power 46
- Character Rank 37
- Organization in fiction 135
- Fictional Organization Type 17
- Marriage (of Fictional Characters) 113
- Sibling Relationship (of Fictional Characters) 154
- Work of Fiction 2688
- Person Or Being In Fiction 220
- Fictional Character Creator 1033
- Language in fiction 26
- Fictional Object 44
- Material in fiction 13
- Employer in fiction 66
- Fictional employment tenure 134
- Fictional job title 55
- Fictional Creature 3
- Fictional Plant 13
- Romantic involvement 65
- Fictional universe creator 11
Welcome to the fictional universe domain. This domain is meant to provide a place to store information about all types of fictional works, especially the characters and locations that appear in them. This information can relate to a single work of fiction, or to an entire media franchise, and can cross over into any number of domains -- film, video games, TV, comics, books, theater, opera, etc. Once we have more data, users will be able to see, for example, a list of TV shows, movies, books, comic books, and plays set in New York City, all the different types of media in which Sherlock Holmes appears in as a character, or a list of fictional medical doctors.
The majority of fictional worlds can be modeled using this framework, but it may be that specific universes (especially long-running series and multi-media franchises) will need additional types to be fully represented. (One example might be a "Star Trek Character" type that listed birthdate as a stardate.) If you are interested in modeling one of these universes, try it out in your private domain. If you like, you might also add a comment in the discussion thread on this page mentioning that you are working on such-and-such a domain, so that other users with the same interests can collaborate.
The majority of fictional worlds can be modeled using this framework, but it may be that specific universes (especially long-running series and multi-media franchises) will need additional types to be fully represented. (One example might be a "Star Trek Character" type that listed birthdate as a stardate.) If you are interested in modeling one of these universes, try it out in your private domain. If you like, you might also add a comment in the discussion thread on this page mentioning that you are working on such-and-such a domain, so that other users with the same interests can collaborate.
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The Golden Compass
His Dark Materials is a proposed movie based on the His Dark Materials trilogy of books by Philip Pullman. It has been announced by producer Sheila Hanahan that The Golden Compass is scheduled for release in December 2007 by New Line.
In early 2002, fresh off its phenomenal success with The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema purchased the...
Recent Discussions about Fictional Universes
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