If you could live in any house/castle/space station from any film, which one?

[Heebie]

I always quite fancied the Resident Evil mansion (assuming of course that the mansion in the film is actually the same one as in the game, secret lab et al!), minus the zombies of course, and maybe get a builder to disable or take out the falling roof room (Don't take the shotgun off the wall though, just in case).

 

[paranoid marvin]

Castle Anthrax.

 

[Metryq]

I always thought Moonbase Alpha from Space: 1999 looked very stylish. It has weathered the test of time better than the original Enterprise interiors from Star Trek. (Every other starship since then has "Krell" hallways that are narrow at the floor and ceiling, yet wide at waist level—with lots of buttresses and bracing getting in the way. They look very un-ergonomic. Oh, and don't forget all that exposed piping.)

The interiors for Alpha are modular. There's a dozen or so basic wall modules. I'm sure this made it easier for the set designers to create "new" locations each week, yet maintain a distinct appearance. Technically, this also makes sense. I can imagine these modules being extruded in Alpha's automated factories from locally mined materials. I can also imagine these modules having standardized channels for power, data, air, water, and any other services. So a new room or building would be ready to go as soon as the modules were snapped together like Legos.

Although the "big iron" mainframe computer looks dated today, the commlocks were visionary. Today's smartphones are more streamlined, but the idea is the same. The people live within a network (like a cell network) that carries all the computing power and "cloud storage." The residents need only a simple device to access their files, authorize entry to restricted areas, communicate, etc.

Still, Space: 1999 was a gothic castle in space; the perfect place to read some Edgar Allan Poe, or HP Lovecraft. Throw in a little music like the score for "Kindred Spirit" and it's amazing how a place so well lit can quickly turn creepy.

 

[Foxbat]

Tracy Island. All those cool Thunderbirds to play with and a swimming pool too

 

[Heebie]

Tracy Island. All those cool Thunderbirds to play with and a swimming pool too

And Lady Penelope in a bikini?

 

[HareBrain]

Castle Anthrax.

Ha ha. I think that rather trumps lady Penelope in a bikini.

 

[terryweide]

I'd probably go for Hogwarts, or something close to it, without Voldemort or another evil villian lurking in the background.

 

[Decker]

1. Me
2. The Enterprise
3. All-female crew, and they're devoted to me.
3a. Ok, we can keep Data. He's useful.

 

[Heebie]

1. Me
2. The Enterprise
3. All-female crew, and they're devoted to me.
3a. Ok, we can keep Data. He's useful.

Yeah, good call on keeping Data, especially seeing as he's not - how do you put it - got any functional reproductive organs.

 

[paranoid marvin]

1. Me
2. The Enterprise
3. All-female crew, and they're devoted to me.
3a. Ok, we can keep Data. He's useful.

Are you sure you're not Kirk?

 

[Decker]

Are you sure you're not Kirk?

Hah. Well I guess we do share some enthusiasms.

As for Data, as I recall there was one episode where it was more than implied that he was, ahem, fully functional (though not perhaps for actual reproduction). But heck, he's a good man with a calculation or in a bar fight so I'm keeping him.

 

[mosaix]

Red Dwarf - Okay it's from a TV series, but I don't care - think of the fun you have with that crew.

 

[Anne Lyle]

Yeah, good call on keeping Data, especially seeing as he's not - how do you put it - got any functional reproductive organs.

Did you not see the Season One episode "The Naked Now"? Data is most certainly "fully functional*" - Tasha Yar appeared more than happy with his, ahem, performance

I rather fancy the idea of Bag End, myself - I'm not very tall, so I wouldn't have Gandalf's problem with the chandeliers!


* Though presumably not fertile

 

[Heebie]

Did you not see the Season One episode "The Naked Now"? Data is most certainly "fully functional*" - Tasha Yar appeared more than happy with his, ahem, performance

* Though presumably not fertile

I must have missed that episode. I was just basing my assumption on how my Action Man used to be.

 

[LittleMissy]

Does an Anime film count? If so, Howl's Moving Castle would be the home for me!

You can change the interior on a whim (added bonus, it cleans itself in the process ). And, it moves around so, once you're bored of the scenery... off you trot to somewhere new that you can admire and be inspired by!!!

Plus you get Calcifer, the fire demon, to keep you company, entertain you and is always able to make sure the water's hot for your bath/shower

 

[Mouse]

Does an Anime film count? If so, Howl's Moving Castle would be the home for me!

I was going to say Howl's Moving Castle!

Or I'd pick a house in Wall, from Stardust. (I am trying to think of a film which isn't from a book, but nothing's coming to me!)

 

[Heebie]

Does an Anime film count? If so, Howl's Moving Castle would be the home for me!

You can change the interior on a whim (added bonus, it cleans itself in the process ). And, it moves around so, once you're bored of the scenery... off you trot to somewhere new that you can admire and be inspired by!!!

I haven't seen that one, so I wouldn't know. But it sounds a bit like the 'Dark City' (in the film of the same name) that constantly changes around. A bit of a clean and living in the Dark City might be an option!

 

[clovis-man]

Serenity. Much homier than most:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ouno/3967494051/

 

[bedlamite]

Discovery 1 from 2001. Looks nice and airy, but still easy to keep clean. I'd make sure I had Norton up to date though. You know, so the computer doesn't moider me.

 

[soulsinging]

Serenity. Much homier than most:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ouno/3967494051/

Same for me, by a million miles. No place I've seen on film has ever looked so appealing to me. Granted, could partly be the company!