Friday, July 24, 2015

5 Fandom Friday: Five Fictional Vehicles I'd Love to Travel In.

So many of our fandoms are escapes.  That's not a bad thing--sometimes we need a break from the real world, and sometimes there are truths in the real world that we find are best expressed in fiction.  Nonetheless, I think the escapist nature of fandoms in general lends itself very well to imagining ourselves escaping into it.  So, for this week's 5 Fandom Friday, here are a few "getaway" vehicles I could see myself travelling in:

1. TARDIS (Doctor Who)


Obviously, the TARDIS tops my list.  It has it all--it's both a spaceship and and time-travelling machine, with bigger-on-the-inside Time Lord technology which means you never have to worry about packing light or running out of foodstuffs.  Plus, it comes with the Doctor!


The travel possibilities are endless...past or future?  Earth, or the furthest reaches of outer space?  Stay aboard long enough, and you're guaranteed at least a few truly epic trips.  (I think I'd start with travelling back to see dinosaurs!  Probably gonna stick with the veggie-sauruses, though.)  Allons-y!

2. Serenity (Firefly/Serenity)


What Browncoat wouldn't want a chance to fly aboard Serenity?  She's a Class B mid-bulk transport ship with a standard radion/accelerator core, 03-K64-Firefly, with all the hidden nooks and crannies to make it the preferred ship for smugglers; and, as Kaylee puts it:


(Though not everyone agreed on that, at least in the beginning...)


But Serenity's lovingly thought of as the "tenth character" on the show.  She brings the crew together, and keeps them flying.  She's what gives Mal and his crew their piece of sky that no one can take, and she's the heart of it all.


Yes, please!

3. Millenium Falcon (Star Wars)


Another smuggler's choice, the Millenium Falcon can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.


I think all of us who grew up on the original Star Wars trilogy have daydreamed about piloting the Falcon.  Especially while driving in snowstorms...


(You know you've done it.)

4. DeLorean (Back to the Future)


Never mind that the entire second movie is a gaping plot hole (Biff could never have gotten the DeLorean back to his future, where Doc and Marty were, once he'd gone back to 1955 and changed the past--he'd have ended up in the alternate future!), the DeLorean is probably the coolest car in all of film history.


As I'm sure you're aware, we've almost reached Back to the Future II's future ourselves--Doc and Marty travel forward to October 21, 2015.  Only three more months until we'll all have hoverboards, flying cars, and shoes that shrink to fit!


Heavy.

5. Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter)


Mostly because it goes to Hogwarts.  (I'd be a Ravenclaw--what's your house?)


I actually love travelling by train, and wish we did it more in the U.S.  I've never gotten to travel in one with the little compartments, though, and it's sort of a dream of mine to take an overnight train, with the little rooms with the bunks....But of all the trains, the Hogwarts Express would be the most magical in every way!


Can you tell me where I might find Platform 9 3/4?

What fictional vehicles would you love to travel in?

12 comments:

  1. Love your list! There's a guy in my neighborhood who has a fully BTTF-ed out Delorean. I haven't quite gotten up the nerve to ask him if I can have a ride.

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    1. That's awesome!! Yeah, I think I'd be too nervous to ask, too...I'd just be the one sneakily taking pictures of it all the time. :-). Maybe bake him some flux-capacitor-frosted cookies to win you some goodwill before asking for a ride? ;-)

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  2. I still can't believe I forgot about the Tardis and the Hogwarts express

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    1. Haha, I think I feel like that every week--I always find something I've forgotten once I start reading everyone else's lists! :-)

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  3. Fabulous list! The TARDIS is top of my list too! All of time and space and the doctor! Perfect!

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    1. Thanks! All of time and space and TEN would be perfect! ;-)

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  4. Great picks! Probably wouldn't even bother getting out when I reach my destination, if I got to travel in any of these (.. except for The Hogwarts Express), heh.

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    1. Thanks--me, neither! As Shepherd put it before going aboard Serenity, how you get there is the worthier part, anyway! :-)

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  5. Ahem ahem: I totally knew I would find Serenity here ;) I love the list!! But, if I had to travel aboard Serenity, I'd love to be mates with you :D Awesome list!
    xoxo
    dePepi.com

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    1. Haha--yup, the Serenity will always make EVERY applicable list I do! :-) Thanks! :-)

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  6. How could I forget the TARDIS?? Whoops haha. Excellent list!

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    1. Thanks! I, too, always find something I forgot when I go through everyone else's posts--there are just too many uber-cool things to remember them all in any given moment! ;-)

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