In Babylon 5 for example, a character lists famous bombings like "Hiroshima, Dresden, San Diego" with the first items in the list being real and the last being fictional. This dialog technique of casually tying the past into a fictional future seems to be common in franchises with world-building ...

When Voldemort returns in Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore attempts to reorganize the Order of the Phoenix as soon as possible. In pursuit thereof he gives the following instructions to Sirius: Sirius, I need you to set off at once. You are to alert Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletche...

A you wakes up at a place similar to an hospital and begins to run away from there. Seems to be in earth and he's being chased. At some point he realizes he has super strength, like an orange glow comes out from his arms. At the end he realizes he's not on earth, he's on a spaceship that imitates...

I am looking for a short story I read probably 50 years ago, which had an ongoing refrain "I remember ... " about a romance that occurs while a nuclear crisis gradually builds up and finally the bomb is dropped. The title may have been along the lines of "I Remember"

Does anyone know the names of other kinds of money used in Sci-if movies? I know of credits in Star Wars and units in Guardians of the Galaxy but can't think of any others.

It's not All Summer in a Day. This was a story about explorers on Venus who are separated from their base (possibly they're lost, possibly they suffered equipment failure, possibly they're just traveling from base to base) who are slowly being driven insane because it never stops raining. The s...

It is implied that strength in the Force can be passed down to your offspring so why are Jedi's not allowed to have families? Sure it would be better for the order to have members strong with the Force? I think that it is canon that Jedi's can have casual relationships but no permanent attachment...

There are very few wizards or witches in Harry Potter who smoke. The only one I'm aware of is Mundungus Fletcher. (Of course, Vernon Dursley does as well, but he isn't a wizard.) Is there anyone else who smokes?

Very few wizards smoke in Harry Potter. However, drinking is glorified and quite regular. Is there an in-universe reason for this disparity of the Wizard World to the Muggle world, where smoking is more common?

Alien invasion stories all seem to have the same old boring story line, they arrive on Earth, and they proceed to bomb the whole world, as if Earth would be livable after leveling it with that much firepower. That made me wonder, if I were an alien invasion force, are there cleverer, neater way...

This Screenrant article (sorry) claims that Data's physical appearance is programmed to age at the same rate as a human being. This element of his body was likely written in to allow Brent Spiner to portray the character for as long he wanted. What's the source for this claim?

Do any human in the Star Wars Galaxy eat meat? In the films at least there are a few scenes of people eating but it only seems to be fruits or veg. Jabba eats a frog type thing and Chewie smells the meat the Ewoks leave out as a trap but no humans seem to eat any non veggie stuff.

I seriously couldn't figure out the difference between Hela, the sister of Thor and daughter of Odin, who is the goddess of death and Mistress death, who is often seen in comics in conjunction with Thanos and Deadpool. Do they have similar powers ? and if yes then why is Hela called "goddess of ...

If Republic credits are no good, what is used for or what is money called on Tatooine! Water would be an obvious currency but some form of 'cash' is seen being used.

We know Ron Weasley had a great-aunt named Muriel. However, this was on his mother's side, so they wouldn't share a name. If Muriel is related to Molly on her father's side, she could be Muriel Prewett, but we don't know if she is. Is anything known on the topic?

OK, so Shrek 2 revolves around Charming being with Fiona. But then in Shrek the Third, he is with Rapunzel. A few people have theorised that he isn’t Fiona’s Prince, but Rapunzel’s Prince and that Dama Fortuna ripped his happy ending with her and hid the truth about it. So IS he based on Rapun...

I'm looking for the name of a short story about a man who has a pact with the devil that requires him to to get a story about a pact with the devil published in a magazine. The editor keeps turning him down. It shows the editor himself has a pact with the devil not to publish short stories about ...

Wolverines claws are clearly longer than his hands. That being the case, shoudn't they retract into his forearms and prevent his wrists from bending?

The Force drives the Jedi religion but there is no God figure. Jar Jar mentions Gods in Ep1 but is there any evolution theory? Most planets has a single dominent species (except Naboo...) so is there a wall chart of small bald dog/bear things gradualy walking upright and growing hair?

Years ago I read a book about a near miss by an asteroid or comet. I don’t remember the name or author but I remember three things. Travelers go to Chicago and find it empty and Lake Michigan had tilted and the flood ran through the city. Astronauts that were stranded came back and ended up la...

I know that there’s Scooby-Doo books for children, but are there Scooby-Doo books for adults?

I believe I read this in a fantasy humor anthology, in English, probably 10-15 years ago although that's a total spitball of an attempt to date it. I don't remember any stories being in the same anthology. It's set in a generic medieval fantasy village with a member of the village (I keep wanting...