Science Fiction is about imagination. Sure, today it might not be possible to travel at the speed of light or zap yourself to another planet with the push of a button, but who doesn't dream about it? We wanted to find out what high-tech gadgetry other geeks wanted to get their hands on so we took our question to the cyber streets. Here's what we asked:
If you could have the ability/gadgetry of your favorite science fiction TV or Movie character and join them - in their world - on one of their adventures, who would it be and why?
Check out who would go where, with whom below. If you've got a sci-fi fascination feel free to add it below.
Simon, Den of Geek: Given that the sonic screwdriver has been diluted over the past years, and that the infra-red scanning machine from "Total Recall" is probably illegal and likely to get me arrested, I’ll go for Doc Brown’s Time Machine. I know it's not a gadget as such, so perhaps just the flux capacitor. It combined the two things I most like in a good gadget. Number one, it looks impressive. And number two, it's utterly impossible to conceive any point in my life where I'd ever get my hands on it.
In fact, were I to get it, the last thing I’d do is travel in time (that always seemed to end in trouble anyway). No, I just want a car that leaves flaming tracks in its wake. It’d make the supermarket run a darn sight more interesting…
Mish, Mish Sci Fi Musings: If I could have the ability of one of my favorite sci-fi characters and join them in their world on one of their adventures, I would choose DAX from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." I would love to be joined with a symbiont of several hundred years of life experiences like Jadzia Dax who has a symbiont with over 300 years worth of life experience in science, music, as a pilot, and even knowing the mind of a murderer, and yet have the body of a sexy 28 year old, what a deal! With that level of
experience and wisdom in so many different aspects of life, I imagine the conversation I could have with Dax would be interesting, very deep, never dull, and then we could hit the Holosuite for some Klingon martial arts action! Now that would be my idea of a fun adventure.
Cynthia, SF Universe:
I would love to use the transporter that they use in "Star Trek." I love to see new places but I despise air travel. I just can't stand being cooped up in a small space for that long, the hassle of airports, the whole experience just makes me not want to go anywhere. But if I could step on a transporter pad and be anywhere in a matter of seconds, that would be a dream. Yes, I know on "Star Trek" they have to be near where you're going - so maybe it's more of a combo of a transporter and a Stargate. LA to NY in 30 seconds? I'm there. Also, I have a soft spot for Reginald Barclay from "Next Gen" (Dwight Schultz) - because he's so sweet and a little wacky like me. We'd have a ball together.
Jesse, SFFAudio: A few years ago there was a pirate broadcast called "Prisoners of Gravity" that would regularly interrupt a lame TV Ontario nature show called "Second Nature." Lasting just under a half hour, it was hosted by a crazy Canadian who had strapped a rocket to the roof of his Camaro, launched himself into space and then crashed into an orbiting satellite. From there, in his high castle, Commander Rick (aka Rick Green) lived, surrounded by the things he’d brought with him: computers, comics and lots of paperback books.

Meanwhile, back on Earth a shadowy crew of SF fans, would rove the bookstores and Science Fiction conventions recording interviews with the creators of SF and Fantasy. They’d take the interviews with writers like Robert J. Sawyer, Alan Moore, Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman and Garth Ennis, and upload them all to Commander Rick in the satellite. From there Rick would record these interviews onto audio cassettes and keep them for use in his live broadcasts. He would also make use of the telephone and satellite video feeds that he had access to in order to record live interviews with his guests during the show. The programs were compiled and broadcast with the help of a mute, but highly intelligent, computer named NanCy. Topics discussed were different every episode,with individual shows on censorship, superheroes, humor, religion, fairy tales, Mars, cyberpunk, war, overpopulation, sex and much, much more.
The series aired 139 episodes over a five years mission – it is rumored that Commander Rick died (having perhaps run out of food) – but it is also rumored that he returned to earth - since then NanCY has managed just a very few transmissions in the form of reruns. There was no better news magazine program that explored SF, fantasy, horror and comics and their various themes and ideas.
I've been thinking it would be really great to strap a few solid rocket boosters to the roof of my own car and do my own show. In the meantime I’ve been bidding on ebay for a used spacesuits. One day I may win one.
Barry Robb, Webmaster/Producer, The Ugly Couch Show: As a former employee of "Star Trek: The Experience," I’ve had the opportunity to think about that question for many years and answer it in many ways for thousands of guests. I would walk on the bridge, through the corridors of the Enterprise and around the promenade of Deep Space Nine and have to incorporate the science fiction directly and seamlessly into our reality for the guests. Based on what I’ve heard and the scenarios I’ve seen acted out, in addition to my own geekery for all science fiction properties, I’ve have to say that I would most like to have the gadgetry of the "Star Trek" universe at my disposal. Of all the science fiction properties, there seems to be the least suffering and discomfort in the "Star Trek" universe, and very little supernatural threats, since it’s based in our reality (unlike "Star Wars," where we have The Force to contend with). Also, I hate driving and would use the transporter to go everywhere.
