10 Coolest Sci-Fi Movie & TV Worlds
These worlds may be science fiction, but you sure do wish they were real.
When it comes to science fiction, the devil is in the details.
Science fiction is expected to be a lot more grounded than fantasy or science fantasy, meaning that a good science fiction novel, game, or movie is expected to be at least somewhat plausible. You should be able to look at the worlds it presents and go "yeah that sounds about right, I can totally see a society going in this direction".
While a writer should never bog down the audience with information, enough info should be provided to make the world they construct feel all the more alive and interesting.
Across science fiction, there have been many worlds created in science fiction that have stood the test of time. The only rule for this list is that the story needs to have been adapted into a film or TV show at least once, regardless of quality.
Beyond that, there's nothing getting in the way of talking about one of the cornerstones of science fiction, the ten coolest worlds in sci-fi history.
10. LV-426 - Aliens
One need only take one look at this place to wonder why anyone thought colonizing LV-426 for a human colony would in any way end well for anyone. Well, I guess when you're Waylan Yutani, danger is something that happens to someone else.
LV-426 is the setting for both the original Ridley Scott horror film "Alien" and the James Cameron sequel "Aliens". A dismal, gloomy planet of spire-like rocks and constant cloudy weather. Oh and there's one other thing that somewhat defines this backwater hellscape of a planet, oh what was it now? Oh yes, that terrifying monster from the first movie? Yeah this is where they're from, and they just can't WAIT to meet their new neighbors!
Yeah, as you can imagine, the colony that was stationed on the newly terraformed planet did not last that long once the Xenomorphs picked up their scent. But beyond the terror of the Xenomorphs, the planet just has this dense atmosphere of dread and horror that makes you clench up the minute you see it, way before any aliens show up and start making with the chompy chompy on poor stupid marines.