What are your top 3 favorite planets in scifi books,films,TV and why?

[Sammo]

Excluding Earth, what are currently your top 3 favorite planets in sci-fi and fantasy (be it from literature, films, or TV) and please separately say why, for each fave fictional planet named.

It's fine to name a planet that's from Star Trek movies or TV, but you don't have to.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

1. Discworld - I love the idea of a disc-shaped world that is carried on the backs of four elephants who are standing on a giant turtle. More importantly, I love the characters that inhabit this world.

2. Coruscant - The capital of the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire, this giant city houses my all-time favorite villain, Darth Sidious.

3. Miller's Planet - This planet with its black hole inducing time dilation effects blew my mind when I watched Interstellar.

 

[publiusr]

Heaven for climate--Hell for conversation:

3.) Solaris--a living world
2.) Pandora
1.) Perelandra

In my darker moods
3.) Skaro
2.) Giedi Prime
1.) Pnidleethon--- http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2010/02/yamil-zacra-infernal-star.html

 

[JanewayRulz!]

Fav planet, hands down has to be PERN. Dude, do I have to spell it out? It has DRAGONS!

Even though I loved the third world aspects of many of the planets seen in this show, i have to pick Ariel, because it was the only planet in FIREFLY that looked like it was in a sci-fi show.

Avatar's Pandora would round out my top 3. It's beautiful and has mountains floating upside down in the sky!

 

[Beagleman]

Pandora, Felucia (I like glowy stuff) and Coruscant because... it's awesome.

 

[DigificWriter]

I'm going with cultures more than actual planets here, so here we go:
* Krypton (we've seen numerous versions of the planet and its society over the years, but my personal favorites are DCEU!Krypton and the Arrowverse!Krypton)

* Altea (we haven't gotten a ton of specifics on the Alteans, at least in Voltron Legendary Defender, but what we do know about them makes them and their planet infinitely fascinating)

* Naboo (as a huge fan of the characters of Padme Amidala and Jar Jar Binks, I absolutely love their native planet and their very disparate, yet interconnected, cultures)

 

[Butters]

Excellent question to fire the imagination. There's so much choice across the many worlds of many universes, I suppose it depends on the context. I couldn't possibly settle on three without visiting them.

For back packing holidays, where i could travel, soak up the art, culture, history, scenery, totty, and food, my bucket list top three in no particular order:

Romulus
Centauri Prime
Gallifrey

Because of the mysterious past, three I'd like to join on a trowel carrying expedition to dig up some secrets:

Skaro
Altair IV
Kobol

For a city break, maybe Coruscant, Gobotron or Minbar.

Also high on the travel list is Helms Deep, Cair Paravel and the Emerald City.

All during peace time of course.

 

[UncleRogi]

This one had me sitting and reflecting, looked up and 30 minutes was gone. With so much to choose
from, I think I'll just go with first thoughts:

1. Arrakis/ Dune -- My all time fav series, from dessert to lush to dessert. Talk about climate change...WOW. And the Fremen have spice-orgies!

2.The Guardian Planet -- just the most awesome machine/beig in SF, IMHO

3.Pern-- I too would love to be a Dragonrider!

Excellent thread; makes you think a bit!

 

[publiusr]

And forget Mos Esiley--go to the Mare Inebrium Spaceport Bar.

 

[gblews]

Pandora - wild and breathtakingly beautiful.

Gaia - a planet tailor made by it's creator to support human life (sounds familiar ).

Caprica - kinda dangerous but technologically advanced enough to stay interesting but not too complicated.

Honorable mention to Tomorrowland - looks like so much fun