Fictional Universes

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.
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Recent Discussions about Fictional Universes

let's not conflate the work of fiction with it's universe...

"I'm seeing this a lot (Firefly, The Simpsons, Brazil, etc).  Are the statements above still..."

"It's a bit of a judgement call, well known (ie fictional works that have inspired a myriad of fan..."

Bridging reality and the fictional universe

"So if I am following you correctly we should have a three John Nash's in the Freebase. Real John..."

"Um, Faye? There is a "based on" property on "fictional character" for just such a purpose. We..."

"Hmm, the property "Based on" expects a "Person Or Being In Fiction" in the fictional universe. Is..."