The Great 'Which Universe Would I Rather Inhabit' Tournament Sem-Final 2

The Great 'Which Universe Would I Rather Inhabit' Tournament Semi-Final 2 

And so, onto the second semi final.

Star Trek vs DC

Universe of space exploration, the holodeck and Kingons vs universe of superheroes, space police and costumes.

So, this is a much closer match in genre than Buffy vs The Elder Scrolls. How to decide when so many superlatives have already been thrown at each? I had to use a mini tournament for the Marvel vs DC battle, and I don't think I can do that again here. The major problem I have is that, as I've mentioned before, I like to think that I'd be an explorer and discoverer of new worlds and civilisations if I lived in one of these universes, and both the Star Trek universe and the DC universe feature new worlds and civilisations. Perhaps what tilts it into Star Trek's favour at this point is that I'd have a realistic chance of visiting one of these worlds in the Star Trek universe, whereas for ordinary folk it still remains a pipe dream in the DC universe, although I would get to live in the knowledge that superheroes and aliens are real, and get to see them on TV.

What flips it back a bit in favour of DC is that knowing all these superheroes exist for real fulfils the desire to know that something other-worldly does exist on our planet. I've mentioned before that I prefer a fantasy world filled with fantastical elements to our world filled with fantastical elements, but as the Star Trek universe isn't a fantasy world, DC wins on this count. It's a difficult choice to make. On the one hand, visiting different planets and space exploration. On the other hand, superheroes are real...

Well, I know which one I'm going for.

Advance to the final, Star Trek! It's the explorer in me. The chance to go off to explore the galaxy, and the knowledge that we've helped bring ourselves to that point with all it's futuristic technology trumps the chance to see superheroes I'm afraid. Plus, you know, the holodeck. Plus it's a utopian society, so there's no money and therefore no money worries. Plus the holodeck.

Winner: Star Trek

Red Dwarf	Heroes	Buffy	Elder Scrolls
Heroes
Buffy	Buffy
Battlestar Galactica
Star Wars	Star Wars	Elder Scrolls
Aliens
Elder Scrolls	Elder Scrolls
Terminator
Narnia	Ultima	Star Trek	Star Trek
Ultima
Star Trek	Star Trek
Middle Earth
Firefly	Marvel	DC
Marvel
DC	DC
Doctor Who