Fictional Places to Avoid - Page 9

MacLeod · January 25 2013, 02:39 PM

^Well there is always Daisey Duke, in Hazard county to distract you from all those issues.

od0_ital · January 26 2013, 10:47 AM

^

A tease who spends way too much time with her cousins leads to all kinds of other issues, though...

Random_Spock · January 27 2013, 04:44 AM

Nerys Myk wrote:

The Derry/Castle Rock/Jerusalem's Lot area of Maine.

Definitely.

The Twilight Zone. Not really a place persay, but it still creeps me out >_>.

Arcadia, from the X-Files - the community had WAY too many rules and regulations, I'd go NUTS in it

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The town from the episode 'Home' from the X-Files... inbreeding, murder and cannibalism... >_> O_O

auntiehill · January 27 2013, 06:02 AM

^and don't forget the Johnny Mathis music.

lurok · January 27 2013, 07:18 AM

Mustafar. Stupid name, stupid planet. Makes Mt Doom look like a science project.

Mike Farley · January 27 2013, 07:57 AM

Tatooine. Because of all the sand. I don't like the sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything's soft... and smooth...

Vendikarr · January 28 2013, 01:47 PM

Mike Farley wrote:

Tatooine. Because of all the sand. I don't like the sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything's soft... and smooth...

Ok Mike, you win the thread.

Herkimer Jitty · January 28 2013, 11:00 PM

The Black Mesa Research Facility. Pointless crate-smashing rooms, horrendous toxic waste spills, poor overall construction quality, and it was apparently built by Daedalus to hold the Minotaur in because finding a clear way out is as easy and pleasant as pulling out your own fingernails.

DonIago · January 29 2013, 12:29 AM

At least, unlike Aperture Science, you don't have to worry about the rooms being spontaneously reconfigured.

Mistral · January 29 2013, 02:13 AM

There are many good mentions here. I'm comparing my planned vacation roster versus the locations listed.
I live near LA and I make it a point to avoid the Nakatomi Building. The number of dead bodies that fall out of that thing is simply appalling.
If your dimensional transporter is working, you may want to avoid Earth Alpha. Pollution levels approach lethal, and the governing corporations have a tendency to use death as a tool of discharging service.
As an aside, Ankh-Morpork is no place for the faint of heart. Unless you plan to donate said heart to a sausage maker named Dibbler...
Oh, and I've done the research. Despite beautiful beaches and rolling green hills, the country of Genosha is anything BUT tourist friendly. Particularly if you exhibit "unusual" abilities.

Mr. Laser Beam · January 29 2013, 02:15 AM

The Alphaverse from Charlie Jade.

trekkiedane · January 29 2013, 08:11 AM

Enterprise is Great wrote:

Star Trek's Mirror Universe

Oh, I think I'd fit in quite well there...

Many good fictional places to avoid already in this thread, but I think you've all missed the most prominent of them all: "New York, NY".

Sure, some people might think that city actually exists, some might even believe they have seen it. - Heck, some of you might even live in it!

But still, even amongst those people living there, I'll bet you only half actually believe it exists... and most of those are not trustworthy -according to films and TV-shows set in that fictional place anyway!

Mr. Laser Beam · January 29 2013, 12:59 PM

^ The only reason to avoid New York in fiction would be because Roland fucking Emmerich keeps DESTROYING it in every movie he makes!

He must really have had a horrible experience in NYC that makes him hate it so much.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · January 29 2013, 01:39 PM

Los Angeles, circa 2029

ToddPence · January 29 2013, 10:49 PM

Any underground caverns on Clark Ashton Smith's Mars.

January 25 2013, 02:39 PM	#121
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid ^Well there is always Daisey Duke, in Hazard county to distract you from all those issues. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

January 26 2013, 10:47 AM	#122
od0_ital Admiral Location: Austin, Texas	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid ^ A tease who spends way too much time with her cousins leads to all kinds of other issues, though... __________________ od0's bucket od0's facebook

January 27 2013, 06:02 AM	#124
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid ^and don't forget the Johnny Mathis music.

January 27 2013, 07:18 AM	#125
lurok Commodore Location: Lost In The EU Expanse	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid Mustafar. Stupid name, stupid planet. Makes Mt Doom look like a science project.

January 27 2013, 07:57 AM	#126
Mike Farley Commodore Location: Lost Vegas	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid Tatooine. Because of all the sand. I don't like the sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything's soft... and smooth...

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January 28 2013, 11:00 PM	#128
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid The Black Mesa Research Facility. Pointless crate-smashing rooms, horrendous toxic waste spills, poor overall construction quality, and it was apparently built by Daedalus to hold the Minotaur in because finding a clear way out is as easy and pleasant as pulling out your own fingernails. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

January 29 2013, 12:29 AM	#129
DonIago Rear Admiral Location: Burlington, VT, USA	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid At least, unlike Aperture Science, you don't have to worry about the rooms being spontaneously reconfigured. __________________ --DonIago It was the best of Trek, it was the worst of Trek... "If I lean over, I leave myself open to wedgies, wet willies, or even the dreaded Rear Admiral!"

January 29 2013, 02:13 AM	#130
Mistral Vice Admiral Location: Between the candle and the flame	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid There are many good mentions here. I'm comparing my planned vacation roster versus the locations listed. I live near LA and I make it a point to avoid the Nakatomi Building. The number of dead bodies that fall out of that thing is simply appalling. If your dimensional transporter is working, you may want to avoid Earth Alpha. Pollution levels approach lethal, and the governing corporations have a tendency to use death as a tool of discharging service. As an aside, Ankh-Morpork is no place for the faint of heart. Unless you plan to donate said heart to a sausage maker named Dibbler... Oh, and I've done the research. Despite beautiful beaches and rolling green hills, the country of Genosha is anything BUT tourist friendly. Particularly if you exhibit "unusual" abilities. __________________ ...sf fandom is only a personality disorder if you do it right.-Klaus http://www.adastrafanfic.com - archive stories! www.4rumboys.com for honest gaming

January 29 2013, 02:15 AM	#131
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid The Alphaverse from Charlie Jade. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

January 29 2013, 12:59 PM	#133
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid ^ The only reason to avoid New York in fiction would be because Roland fucking Emmerich keeps DESTROYING it in every movie he makes! He must really have had a horrible experience in NYC that makes him hate it so much. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

January 29 2013, 01:39 PM	#134
Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Location: Flying Spaghetti Western	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid Los Angeles, circa 2029 __________________ Life of Pi is the most pleasant film I've ever not cared at all for.

January 29 2013, 10:49 PM	#135
ToddPence Fleet Captain Location: Fairfax, VA	Re: Fictional Places to Avoid Any underground caverns on Clark Ashton Smith's Mars.