Talk:Terraforming in popular culture

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Inconsistencies with the main Terraforming article[edit]

The definition of Terraforming in the main article is basically "to make planets Earth-like/inhabitable by humans". Yet this list includes examples like War of the Worlds and Man of Steel, which do not fit that definition. Either the main article should be edited to include the "xeno-terraforming" mentioned in passing here (source?), or those examples should be removed from the list — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mateogg (talk • contribs) 20:35, 5 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Forge of God[edit]

Terraforming of Mars and Venus is mentioned in passing at the end of this book. Might be worth including in the article. Parrot of Doom (talk) 21:44, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Freefall webomic[edit]

What about the webcomic Freefall? This has Terraforming (and problems during it) as a central theme. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.220.9 (talk) 10:49, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are you doing this for the lulz or are you being serious? Viriditas (talk) 12:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose the answer is yes if the Ursa Major Awards are considered a RS? Viriditas (talk) 12:46, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mass Effect series[edit]

The series makes references to planets in the galaxy that are candidates for terraformation. Notable enough? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.241.10.34 (talk) 03:48, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"[edit]

The books mention one special case of terraforming: On "Magrathea" planets are constructed from scratch. --84.60.250.43 (talk) 19:58, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't that be planet creation, not terraforming? Chairman Rockwell (talk) 00:19, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Terraformars (Manga)[edit]

The manga 'Terraformars' is all about the terraforming of Mars and ought to be included in the article. Cockroaches and some sort of moss are sent to live there to create a habitable planet. It is unfortunate that Japanese comics are not as well known as Western literature. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:388:D000:1600:DC23:FF9E:94E5:3053 (talk) 12:48, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 3 July 2016[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

How about Toriko due to the size of the planet and the flora/fauna on the planet being different (albeit only a little) from ours. — 73.47.37.131 (talk) 20:16, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Was the planet actually terraformed (i.e. changed from its original state so that it could support life)? In any case, unless you have an actual conflict of interest you are free to edit the article yourself. Thanks, Altamel (talk) 02:03, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Spacing. (Or mapping.)[edit]

How in Law's name do you space, or map, don't really know the term, the references from the pop. culture list? Chairman Rockwell (talk) 02:05, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

plot element. Chairman Rockwell (talk) 02:06, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a planet[edit]

I will say that creating a planet from nothing, or from a nebula, is not terraforming, and that works that involve creating whole planets are not about terraforming and should be cut from this article. This would include Star Trek II and III, the Red Dwarf episode, and several others. Michael-Zero (talk) 04:17, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]