typelibrarianhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/typelibrarianFreebase Atom Feed Generatorhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/fictional_universe/fictional_universeFictional Universe2008-09-07T16:41:54Zjeffhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/jeff<p>Go wild. I've added the property and a new type, "fictional universe creator".</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000007dda0ffGo wild. I've added the property and a new type, "fictional universe creator". Fictional Universe: Created by?2008-04-07T21:28:19.0007Zzenkathttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/zenkat<p>+1 on this request ... I was playing around with the Dune Universe, and I thought it strange that we could not enter Frank Herbert as the creator of the fictional universe.</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000007dd7714+1 on this request ... I was playing around with the Dune Universe, and I thought it strange that...Fictional Universe: Created by?2008-04-07T15:16:24.0012Zjeffhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/jeff<p>This appears to be a mistake. I'll hide the extra field and make sure that any data is moved over. Thanks for pointing this out.</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000006a35cc3This appears to be a mistake. I'll hide the extra field and make sure that any data is moved over....Fictional Universe: Locations vs Contains fictional settings2007-11-29T19:54:46.0020Ztrs80http://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/trs80<p>What's the difference between Locations and Contains fictional settings? Both link to a fictional Setting.</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000647ce6fWhat's the difference between Locations and Contains fictional settings? Both link to a fictional...Fictional Universe: Locations vs Contains fictional settings2007-11-28T18:04:42.0005Zfayehttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/faye<p>I agree - we need to be able to specify the creator(s) of a fictional universe separately from the creator(s) of characters in that universe. Doctor Who is another good example.
Hmm...Fictional Entity Creator? That would apply to fictional objects as well.</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000054b384fI agree - we need to be able to specify the creator(s) of a fictional universe separately from the...Fictional Universe: Created by?2007-07-11T17:50:54.0007Zjeffhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/jeff<p>We could certainly add this type; we'd probably want to reuse "fictional character creator" and rename the type to allow for them to have created other fictional things as well. Anybody have suggestions for a good name here?
We won't, however, be able to reliably derive the creator of a fictional character from the creator of the universe, since a lot of fictional universes include works written by a variety of people, some of whom, at least, will have created characters not imagined by the universe's originator. Star Trek is maybe the best example of this -- Gene Roddenberry created the universe and probably most of the main characters from at least the first two series, but new spin-off series and films keep being created after his death.</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000054b37b7We could certainly add this type; we'd probably want to reuse "fictional character creator" and...Fictional Universe: Created by?2007-07-11T17:39:30.0000Zlukeschuberthttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/lukeschubert<p>Should this type have "Created by" as a Property?
Ultimately it would be great if a Fictional Character that appears in a Fictional Universe could have its creator derived from the creator of the fictional universe ... e.g. Frodo Baggins appears in Middle-earth, and therefore automatically the Character Created By field is filled in as J R R Tolkien ...</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000054af403Should this type have "Created by" as a Property?
Ultimately it would be great if a Fictional...Fictional Universe: Created by?2007-07-11T00:14:43.0004Zgmackenzhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/gmackenz<p>On the other hand both Eä and Arda are also locations (as well as Middle-earth) set within the Middle-earth fictional universe, hmm...Makes my head spin a little this early in the morning...We'll see if there is a critical mass of Tolkie fans who really clamor for the more formal over the more well-known appellation.
</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000004ffb5d9On the other hand both Eä and Arda are also locations (as well as Middle-earth) set within the...Fictional Universe: Added Middle-earth (should be Ea but that's too obscure)2007-05-18T15:56:02.0000Zcolinhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/colin<p>Go ahead and add them as aliases if you'd like.
</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000004ffa8f8Go ahead and add them as aliases if you'd like.
Fictional Universe: Added Middle-earth (should be Ea but that's too obscure)2007-05-18T01:37:30.0006Zgmackenzhttp://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/gmackenz<p>Or Arda (the whole world) as Middle-earth is a region on Arda...However most people will think of Middle-earth as the JRR Tolkien's Fictional Universe when they think/search for hobbits and rings of power.
</p>http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000004ff9c29Or Arda (the whole world) as Middle-earth is a region on Arda...However most people will think of...Fictional Universe: Added Middle-earth (should be Ea but that's too obscure)2007-05-17T23:08:07.0011Z