Ryan Patrick O'Hara
Veteran
What would be your 7 wonders of the fictional world?
Here is something I wrote up because I was sick of the 7 wonders of the ancient world being almost all unproven and mythological in nature. If 6 out of 7 can be relatively unproved, so can mine!
The following is my list:
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I decided that since 6 of the 7 original wonders of the world don't exist, nor have much proof of existence, I would make my list fictional as well. In fairness to the pyramids which has definitive proof it exists as it continues to stand to this day.... I'll let them be my honorary 8th wonder.
8. Pyramids of Egypt: Although designed and mostly built by alien technology, the human race's slave labor contribution has earned the pyramids a right to our Wonders of the World list... and because it still exists today.
Courtesy of Kurt Russel
7. Minas Tirith: Truly the most badass city in the Lord of the Rings Universe. I applaud the space saving design of the city, and if I had to choose one city to run off the tallest building while on fire, it would be this.
Courtesy of Gandalf
6. The Truman Show Dome: Yes, somehow the best god-damn tv show pitch was given; hence some crazy studio commenced the building of a multi-billion or even trillion dollar 'dome' which would engulf an entire small town and employ about a quarter of all LA actors. If you remember the movie, I believe the dome was built behind the Hollywood sign in the Hollywood Hills..... probably not the best terrain (or cheapest) to build a mini city dome world....
Courtesy of E!
5. Halo: I'm still not sure what the real origin story is. All I know is that some peoples built an atmospheric world in the shape of a giant ring. If the defense system is activated, the Halo somehow pulses out a death ray in all directions which exterminates life for quite a long distance. Why not?
Courtesy of Cortana
4. Rapture City: If the Blade Runner Los Angeles of 2030 was mixed with Art Deco Hollywood of 1930, then flooded with water.... you would have the city in which video game Bio-Shock takes place. Truly one of the most beautiful of all the water worlds. (Gungan City can suck it.)
Courtesy of Rapture Tourism Council
3. Hogwarts: The mysterious labyrinth of a castle. As big as it looks from the outside, it's about 10x as big on the inside. Nobody knows all the secrets to the castle. Seems like a new epic section of the castle is discovered in every book. Just how big IS Hogwarts? I doubt we will ever know.
Courtesy of Hogwarts Photography Club
2. Cloud City: Cloud ****in' city.... enough said.
Courtesy of Lobot
1. The Emerald City: Yes, an unimaginably tall city... built for midgets... out of a precious stone which is considerably weak in comparison to other gem stones. It is the #1 wonder of the fictitious world. If only we could look around the Emerald City a bit more.
Courtesy of the Wiz
There were many considerations and cuts on the list. Sorry to those who did not make it. Runners up included: The alien machine from Contact, Unbuilt OCP Delta City (thanks Robo), The Matrix (Built by robots and mainly software based), the Death Star I & II (Both sucked ass), Superman's Fortress of Solitude, Lost Boys Tree Fort, Ewok tree fort (how the **** they built that I have no idea), Super Star Destroyer, Beasts Castle (built perfectly around an island of cliffs), Little Mermaid City, Black Mesa Research Facility, Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, etc.
Here is something I wrote up because I was sick of the 7 wonders of the ancient world being almost all unproven and mythological in nature. If 6 out of 7 can be relatively unproved, so can mine!
The following is my list:
=============================================
I decided that since 6 of the 7 original wonders of the world don't exist, nor have much proof of existence, I would make my list fictional as well. In fairness to the pyramids which has definitive proof it exists as it continues to stand to this day.... I'll let them be my honorary 8th wonder.
8. Pyramids of Egypt: Although designed and mostly built by alien technology, the human race's slave labor contribution has earned the pyramids a right to our Wonders of the World list... and because it still exists today.
Courtesy of Kurt Russel
7. Minas Tirith: Truly the most badass city in the Lord of the Rings Universe. I applaud the space saving design of the city, and if I had to choose one city to run off the tallest building while on fire, it would be this.
Courtesy of Gandalf
6. The Truman Show Dome: Yes, somehow the best god-damn tv show pitch was given; hence some crazy studio commenced the building of a multi-billion or even trillion dollar 'dome' which would engulf an entire small town and employ about a quarter of all LA actors. If you remember the movie, I believe the dome was built behind the Hollywood sign in the Hollywood Hills..... probably not the best terrain (or cheapest) to build a mini city dome world....
Courtesy of E!
5. Halo: I'm still not sure what the real origin story is. All I know is that some peoples built an atmospheric world in the shape of a giant ring. If the defense system is activated, the Halo somehow pulses out a death ray in all directions which exterminates life for quite a long distance. Why not?
Courtesy of Cortana
4. Rapture City: If the Blade Runner Los Angeles of 2030 was mixed with Art Deco Hollywood of 1930, then flooded with water.... you would have the city in which video game Bio-Shock takes place. Truly one of the most beautiful of all the water worlds. (Gungan City can suck it.)
Courtesy of Rapture Tourism Council
3. Hogwarts: The mysterious labyrinth of a castle. As big as it looks from the outside, it's about 10x as big on the inside. Nobody knows all the secrets to the castle. Seems like a new epic section of the castle is discovered in every book. Just how big IS Hogwarts? I doubt we will ever know.
Courtesy of Hogwarts Photography Club
2. Cloud City: Cloud ****in' city.... enough said.
Courtesy of Lobot
1. The Emerald City: Yes, an unimaginably tall city... built for midgets... out of a precious stone which is considerably weak in comparison to other gem stones. It is the #1 wonder of the fictitious world. If only we could look around the Emerald City a bit more.
Courtesy of the Wiz
There were many considerations and cuts on the list. Sorry to those who did not make it. Runners up included: The alien machine from Contact, Unbuilt OCP Delta City (thanks Robo), The Matrix (Built by robots and mainly software based), the Death Star I & II (Both sucked ass), Superman's Fortress of Solitude, Lost Boys Tree Fort, Ewok tree fort (how the **** they built that I have no idea), Super Star Destroyer, Beasts Castle (built perfectly around an island of cliffs), Little Mermaid City, Black Mesa Research Facility, Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, etc.
