Phil PlaitMar 16

Here's a fun thought: Does the TV show Star Trek exist in the Star Trek universe?

Probably not, but this raises a lot of cool questions to geek out over!

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/does-scifi-exist-in-a-scifi-universe

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[And yes, that's me in front of the ACTUAL ENTERPRISE MODEL USED IN TOS]

Does scifi exist in a scifi universe?

A fun rabbit hole pondering of a metatopic

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Show threadMrs Beanbag
@badastro here's a thing though. The Space Shuttle Enterprise canonically exists in the Star Trek universe (it's depicted in a couple of episodes) as one of a long line of Enterprises. However, it was also actually named after the USS Enterprise from Star Trek.
Mar 16 at 4:20pmWeb
Show threadMrs BeanbagMar 16
@badastro related: in (at least) one episode of Dr Who, people are shown watching British soap Eastenders. and in (at least) one episode of Eastenders, people are shown watching Dr Who.
Show threadMrs BeanbagMar 16
@badastro in Stargate SG-1 (which is definitely sci-fi despite its contemporary setting) there exists a show called Wormhole X-Treme, a sci-fi show with the exact same format and premise as Stargate itself. it's a supreme bit of lampshading.