[Korora]

1. A mystery man who has really changed in the last twenty-four hours, an AWOL sailor, and a mad scientist's former secretary must impersonate a government official and his assistants in order to save colonists from the serious gaps in their history books. (TV story)

2. Aliens mistake a LARP based off a centuries-old story for reality, creating considerable problems for a shipful of explorers from very far away. (TV story)

3. When an old philanthropist vanishes, his heir inherits the very being of Jakooth's second-in-command. To get rid of this, he needs guidance from a dangerous psychopath. (Book series)

4. A guy learns that his whole life is a lie and that the prize everyone is eagerly waiting for is an appointment with reMahn-Shooth. This is the version with a happy ending. (Film)

5. A boy who's really packing heat gets a literal lift from a classmate. It turns out that their principal problem is only half-solved. (Novel)

6. When a guy gets unlimited railway travel, he soon learns that an old interior decorating fad harbors a sinister secret. (Book series)

7. Trained killer cats are needed to survive hyperspace with one's wits intact. (Short story)

8. A dimwit demonstrates a special way with animals and masquerades as a telepathic warrior monk. (TV story) Identified by Gehn Lord of Ages

9. A scholar learns that disaster is imminent, but is sent to the next town over to meet a farmer, an athlete, a fashion designer, a vet, and a baker. Then they Darmok-and-Jalad their way to a confrontation with the instigator of the disaster. This was the plan to redeem said instigator. (TV story) Identified by Shinkansen

10. A murderer gets vigilante justice on a train. One of the greatest sleuths ever sympathizes with the vigilantes. (Novel) Identified by Allatwan

11. A reporter for a controversial children's newspaper visits a scholar. His investigation of why someone is loitering by the scholar's apartment uncovers a plot for a fascist coup d'état in another country. (Comic album) Identified by Gehn Lord of Ages

12. A mercenary betrays one of his crewmates. Her pursuers nearly kill him for knowing too much and the captain threatens him with spacing. (TV story)

13. A force of guerilla shapeshifters get zapped back in time and mixed up in a war of eons past. They will never look at Vector Prime the same way again. (Juvenile novel)

14. When a painting turns into a Gateway Image, two siblings and their jerk cousin are drawn into a universe where the two are historical VIP's. On an eastward voyage the jerk ceases to be a jerk and tragic romance begins between the King and a lovely young lady. (Juvenile novel) Identified by Zenoc2

15. Two resistance fighters go to desperate lengths to steal a leafy crown so their leader can impress a snob. (Comic album)

16. A stranger defeats a tyrant, frees the leader of the resistance, and then destroys the world to get a message out. (Computer game) Identified by Zenoc2

17. A man instigates an avian revolution and beats up crooks who want a piece of the action. (Stage play)

18. The Nazis are thwarted by an ear worm. (Short story)

19. After a small-time crook is gunned down, he thinks he's on the Perfect Age when he's really on Jakooth's. (TV story)

20. A civilized warrior in barbarian trappings saves the rightful queen from her sister's machinations. (Short story)

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[Zenoc2]

14 is

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"Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis,

isn't it?

And the easy one, 16, is

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"Riven".

12 sounds like something from

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"Firefly".

[Korora]

Zenoc2, on 14 December 2011 - 03:34 PM, said:

14 is

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"Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis,

isn't it?

Correct.

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And the easy one, 16, is

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"Riven".

Correct.

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12 sounds like something from

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"Firefly".

Yes, it's from there. But more specific, please.

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[Zenoc2]

Korora, on 14 December 2011 - 04:55 PM, said:

Zenoc2, on 14 December 2011 - 03:34 PM, said:

12 sounds like something from

Spoiler

"Firefly".

Yes, it's from there. But more specific, please.

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Meh. I haven't seen the show, and I won't cheat by Googling the plot.

[Gehn, lord of ages]

8. A completely wild guess based off a synopsis for an episode that I read offhand months ago.

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Show: The Clone Wars (3D animated tv series). Episode Name: ??
I don't remember the name of the episode, since I just read a sort of summary. Jar Jar Binks impersonated a Jedi (for negotiations of some kind? I have no clue) and there might have been a large fish or worm which either was how the whole charades got started, or the final surprise (where Jar Jar actually could use his skills even when things probably looked bad because he didn't have any tricks up his sleeve left for pretending to be a Jedi if forced to prove it - this "proved" it, or at least let him save the world without the need of pretending to be a Jedi)

11.

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The Adventures of Tintin blah blah blah Ottokar's Scepter? (or whatever that story was called - with the pseudo-Balkan nation with a pelican as its symbol

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"Scholar","Loitering", and "Fascist coup d'état in another country" really strongly suggest some Tintin story. Although sometimes I guess the coup's are just totalitarian.

[Allatwan]

I'm not sure about this but will give it a try:

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4. "Truman show"?
10. "Murder on the Orient Express", by Agatha Christie?
20. "The Princess of Babylon", by Voltaire?

[Korora]

Gehn Lord of Ages: 8. It's called Bombad Jedi but I'll give it to you.
11. Got it.

Allatwan: You got 10, but not the others.

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[Shinkansen]

#9 is the

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first two episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Mare in the Moon and Elements of Harmony.

And isn't #4

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Blade Runner?

[AaronAKAAtrus]

I actually think 4 might be

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stranger than fiction

[Korora]

Shinkansen: 9 is correct, 4 is not.
AaronAKAAtrus: Not correct.

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[Menelmacar]

1. Must be

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Doctor Who S6 - The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon

2. I'm tempted to say

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Galaxy Quest?

[Korora]

Menelmacar, on 12 March 2012 - 06:26 PM, said:

1. Must be

Spoiler

Doctor Who S6 - The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon

2. I'm tempted to say

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Galaxy Quest?

Neither. Hint: 1 is Classic Who.

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