Trading Places

This is a post for all of those Sci-Fi/Fantasy buffs out there. I’m talking the people that love a good alternate universe plot.

What would you do if the person you loved had another version of them from an alternate universe? What about if they ended up switching places without you knowing it and you -gasp- loved them all the same? What happens when the original person returns?

This is something absolutely crazy to think about. Would you end up staying with the original person you developed a relationship with or would you stay with the alternate version who you also enjoyed spending time with?

I can’t even imagine what this would feel like. I’m not sure that I could stay with either of them. It just seems like too muddled of a situation to ever figure out what your true feelings are/were. If the “alternate version” ended up leaving, I’m sure I would be comparing what the “real version” does with my idealized view of the “alternate version.” That wouldn’t be fair to anyone. I really think I would just need to back away from the entire situation. 

There seems to be a lot of this trading places thing going on in pop culture lately. Granted, most of it isn't with alternate universes--but it's with twins. "The Lying Game" (books by Sara Shepard and TV show on ABC Family) features one twin taking the place of another. This also happened on the new fall show, "The Ringer." I'm actually really liking this trend. It's always interesting to see how people react to trying to be someone else. 

What about you... could you continue with your relationship? If so, with which one?

In Season 3 of “Fringe,” Peter is in love with who he thinks is Olivia, but it’s actually Olivia from an alternate universe. When the original Olivia returns, Peter is emotionally distraught, because he realizes that he’d enjoyed spending time with the alternate Olivia.To find out what Peter does, you can pre-order your copy of Fringe: The Complete Third Season on DVD here today: http://bit.ly/o2MYBv!

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Alternate Universes

It’s kind of fun to sometimes imagine what you would be like if you existed in an alternative universe. Is the alternate universe “you” completely opposite from who you are? Is that how it works? Or are they the you would would have been had you grown up in that environment? Is this even making sense? There are so many things to think about when alternate universes come into the picture.

If we go with the former, the alternate universe version of yourself would be the complete opposite of you. I’m not so sure this would be smart/dumb, nice/mean... I think it’s more complicated than that. I’m having trouble articulating this, but I kind of think that if you were a generally nice person, this alternate universe version of you would be more sinister. 

Then there is the second option. It’s the whole nature vs. nurture debate. Would you still be the same person if you were brought up in a completely different environment? I’m not so sure. I think there are certain things that are completely innate and would not change. Other things....well they could potentially be changed.   

Do you guys think people (authors, etc.) sometimes create alternate universes so that their characters can act out being a “bad character?” You know--we have a generally good person and when we meet them in that alternate universe--they’re suddenly “bad.” What comes to mind (and is probably aging me here) is an episode of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” Haha, I know. Anyway, there is a “good version” and a “bad version” of Sabrina. 

I suppose it would be kind of fun to play that opposite role for a bit.  

What are your favorite alternate universe books/TV shows/movies? To be honest, I’m not sure if I’ve ever read one. I would really like some suggestions!

In the third season of “Fringe,” Olivia and her alternate version switch places. To see what happens, you can pre-order your copy of Fringe: The Complete Third Season on DVD here today: http://bit.ly/o2MYBv!

I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote Fringe: The Complete Third Season on DVD/Blu-Ray.