Are E.T. and Star Wars in the same universe?(scifi.stackexchange.com) |
Are E.T. and Star Wars in the same universe?(scifi.stackexchange.com) |
For my part, I'm always in the mindset of "Whatever. If something in fiction isn't conclusive, then the existence of an answer is simply not there and completely irrelevant."
Meanwhile, I see a lot of people whose wording implies they think questions about fictional details are entirely consequential (to their lives.)
Merely some musing as a result of some of the answers the question got.
Think also about common programming discussions: dynamic vs static typing, goto is the root of all evil, etc.
We love this IP. Having nothing more to explore about it, we start dissecting it to find more stuff. And finding easter egg and little details like this show us that the creator really had a lot of love for it's creation. This helps us acknowledge that our love is well deserved.
And, in the end, it's fun! Why would we do this if it weren't fun?
You see the difference? The only true answer is because, f--, hemmingway liked baseball and he needed some dialogue. there's no play by play action behind it, absolutely nothing for us to guess about because it just didn't happen. :)
I presume this is also why people are always so up in arms when something happens that contradicts the previously-established rule set.
In fiction, especially fantasy and science fiction, the universe is as much important as the main narrative. And we like exploring the "how do they"'s and "how can it"'s of these universes.
I understand your position. I have people in my family that don't read/watch fantasy or science fiction because "it doesn't have real stuff" and some only read historical novels or "based in real events" books because "if it isn't true, it's not worth it".
I, on the other hand, can't read historical novels, because I don't know what is "real" and what is "not real". If I want a story, I get fiction. If I want to know stuff, I buy a technical book about it. And if I'm reading for a great story, I might as well read one set in a fictional universe. Two for the price of one! I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi nowadays.
To end it all, you have to see that fantasy/sci-fi/comic book/etc fans love exploring these worlds. And in a corner of our minds, they're almost as real as our world.
I am saying: yes, it's very different! It's like the difference between discussing Napoleon and discussing Darth Vader. One is not a discussion about a made-up world, but the real world. Instead of speculation about the made-up world, we can examine real facts. Likewise, for real games that actually happened, we can look at real facts.
I also consider lots of made-up stories to be very interesting. On the other hand, I am also interested to an extent in real stories as well, without any creative aspects other than the author's (and scoiety's) interpretation, the order in which events are told, what events are told, etc.
Imaginative realities are certainly interesting - but don't for a minute confuse them for being similar to real events.