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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Would You Trust in Fate?

If you were given the opportunity to change the future, would you take matters into your own hands... or would you trust in fate?


I definitely think I would take matters into my own hands. Like many of our favorite characters in books, I don’t think I could idly sit back and just let things happen. Of course, there are certain instances where something happens that I cannot have any control over and that’s fine. I think we all need to learn to accept those things. But, if I had the chance to change them sometimes, I probably would.

One of the first books that comes to mind with this scenario is Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. Maybe it’s the whole thing with Greek mythology and fate, but Helen consciously makes some decisions for herself to fight against fate. Lucas and Helen's whole relationship is restricted by fate and they are conflicted in whether they should let fate take its course or make their own decisions. 


Then, we also have characters like Bella Swan who are willing to sacrifice themselves to change the future. Bella makes her decision more for love than changing the future, but it's still the same theory. She definitely doesn't trust in fate when she heads to the ballet studio in Twilight. Even with Alice's ability to see into the future, Bella cannot sit back and see how fate plays out.

At the end of Fringe: Season 3, Peter makes the decision to sacrifice himself thus altering the future. To see all of this and more, you can order Fringe: The Complete Third Season on DVD here today: http://bit.ly/o2MYBv!

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Social Media: My Obsession

I’m going to get a bit personal here for a minute. My whole world changed in 2008. Why, you may ask? Well, 2008 is when I signed up for Twitter. You may laugh, but I thought it was the greatest thing ever. (I still do). Back in 2008, I only really thought of Twitter for my personal life. I creeped on some celebs and only followed a couple people (and had even less follow me). Then, my friends signed up in 2009. We started to tweet each other when we were sitting in the same room.. it became sort of an obsession. "Text me, tweet me, if you wanna reach me," was/is a common thing we would say to one another. We would see who could get a celebrity to respond to their tweet first and all kinds of stuff like that. I’m sad to admit that we would tweet at Tom Felton during our one night class pretty much non-stop. Sadly, he never answered any of us. In the beginning, I only saw Twitter as something that was cool... something I could use to keep in touch with my friends and see what celebrities were up to.

Later that summer, I began to realize how Twitter could be used as a business tool. I fully believe that there is no better way for a company to connect with their customers. It’s simple, it’s fun, it’s personal. Before social media, customers really lacked a way to casually contact a company. Social media has changed everything. I started to tweet for the company where I did my internship (College Lifestyles) and it was so satisfying. I got to talk with our readers--people who were from all over. I use my personal Twitter for the blog, because I didn't want to have a blog-specific account. I would rather you guys talk to me, compared with a "blog version" of me. Sure, I don't only tweet about books, but I would much rather things be a bit more personal anyway. Twitter (and other forms of social media) allow us to have our personal and professional worlds collide. Some may see this as a bad thing (people not being hired for pictures they have on Facebook, etc.), but I think it is an amazing thing. I’m looking to enter the social media marketing field, so it makes sense for a company to check out my online presence. It’s like one big portfolio. Sure, I have posted a few things either on Facebook or Twitter that I wouldn’t show to a potential employer in a portfolio I made myself, but such is life. I wouldn’t change anything.

If you’re just as obsessed with social media as I am, please chat with me on Twitter! @KaitorTot Also, be sure to send me any links to social media articles--I’m obsessed with reading them.

Just like me, the characters in the television show, “Fringe”, are able to function in both their professional and personal worlds without upsetting the balance. 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.

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.