Kevin's Watch

There was a big crossover thread in another forum, but this one is more specific, and there's a reason for me starting it.

I watched Firefly, beginning to end. Then I read the Gap, beginning to end. Now I'm re-watching Firefly.

And what do I keep finding myself imagining? A Firefly one-off special: The crew of Serenity versus Nick Succorso.

Maybe they find him drifting somewhere, bereft of a vessel of his own, and he charms/tricks his way aboard, settles in uneasily with the crew, then takes over with a bang (like

Spoiler

on Trumpet, but without Angus)

If you were going to cross-pollinate Gap characters/races/technologies/whatever, which would you swap around, and which other books/series etc would you put them in? And what do you see as the outcome?

We talking Nick at his peak, or after he cracked?

I'm thinking of Nick around the time he scooted past Calm Horizons to get to Billingate. Frayed at the edges, but not broken yet.

Ok, how about 'Enterprise B' and it's crew trying to track down both Nick and Soar...

You know what would be fun? (this may have been discussed as a "prequel" to the Gap series) Nick, while Mikka is still his main squeeze, gunning through the galaxy and ending up on LB427 just before Ripley and co land to kill the aliens!

Usivius wrote: Ok, how about 'Enterprise B' and it's crew trying to track down both Nick and Soar...

In which universe? Heh. I like the idea of a Trek crossover just because the two universes are so different. Firefly, Farscape, B5, they could probably find a place to fit in. Not saying that wouldn't be interesting, but the culture clash of Gap/Trek would be something to see.

Can both Gap drive and Warp fields exist in the same universe?

Just kidding. One of the Star Trek novels featured a "world ship", who's occupants' physics dictated that the ship itself was always at the center of the universe, and to travel they simply moved the universe.

IrrationalSanity wrote:Just kidding. One of the Star Trek novels featured a "world ship", who's occupants' physics dictated that the ship itself was always at the center of the universe, and to travel they simply moved the universe.

Sounds like Futurama.

CovenantJr wrote:There was a big crossover thread in another forum, but this one is more specific, and there's a reason for me starting it.

I watched Firefly, beginning to end. Then I read the Gap, beginning to end. Now I'm re-watching Firefly.

And what do I keep finding myself imagining? A Firefly one-off special: The crew of Serenity versus Nick Succorso.

Maybe they find him drifting somewhere, bereft of a vessel of his own, and he charms/tricks his way aboard, settles in uneasily with the crew, then takes over with a bang (like

Spoiler

on Trumpet, but without Angus)

If you were going to cross-pollinate Gap characters/races/technologies/whatever, which would you swap around, and which other books/series etc would you put them in? And what do you see as the outcome?

Try doing it after going 5 days sleep... You'll be seeing the crew of Serenity fighting Nick Succorso... for real.


Seriously, I've done it, and you have trouble discerning one thing from another... Especially whilst reading/watching tv.

IrrationalSanity wrote:
Just kidding. One of the Star Trek novels featured a "world ship", who's occupants' physics dictated that the ship itself was always at the center of the universe, and to travel they simply moved the universe.

Loremaster wrote:
Sounds like Futurama.

I haven't watched Futurama, but this particular novel predates it by several years. (It was one of the first "giant" Star Trek novels, Enterprise: The First Adventure by Vonda N. McIntyre)

IrrationalSanity wrote:

IrrationalSanity wrote:
Just kidding. One of the Star Trek novels featured a "world ship", who's occupants' physics dictated that the ship itself was always at the center of the universe, and to travel they simply moved the universe.

Loremaster wrote:
Sounds like Futurama.

I haven't watched Futurama, but this particular novel predates it by several years. (It was one of the first "giant" Star Trek novels, Enterprise: The First Adventure by Vonda N. McIntyre)

Sorry, I wasn't implying anything. Probably Futurama copied/borrowed.