markarayner, to Humor
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This would have been good to have in 2016.

question about "synchronic displacement" in TNG 'Times Arrow'

So in this episode they go into a cave, and can read some sort of energy field, as well as Troi having a sense that there are lifeforms present. Geordie explains that the people must be displaced in time, but only by a few milliseconds. If that’s true, how is there not overlap? Say the people are a few milliseconds ahead of...

youronlyone, to daystrominstitute in question about "synchronic displacement" in TNG 'Times Arrow'
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@commander_la_freak @emeralddawn45

That's a new way to explain it, “frame rate”.

Most that touches on and use some sort of vibration or frequency. Even in the 90s Japanese entitled , it used the Schumann resonance to explain its plot. And of course in and they do the same.

But, yeah, I'm not sure either about it. Is there a way to find out which author/writer first thought of this idea? Or, was it based on a real-life theory that scifi authors picked-up independently? Or, was it Star Trek that created this approach?

(And again, that frame rate approach is great. ^_^)

youronlyone, to tv
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The most common denominator in isekai (parallel worlds) and time travel scifi is: “each reality is vibrating in a unique frequency”.

It has been around since the 90s, from Japanese anime to Western live-action TV series.

How did it start? Who first used it? I have no idea. Maybe it started from DC or Marvel comics, or even earlier than that.

Nonetheless, it was the simplest idea (I think) to answer the question: “How can we detect if someone is from a different world/reality?”

And it actually works.

And maybe, just maybe, if alternate realities do exist, we do vibrate in different frequencies.


These are some of the fictional works that I remember (or I'm misremembering) which used this ‘theory’.

  • Dual! Parallel World Trouble / Tenchi Muyo universe
  • Serial Experiments Lain
  • Star Trek
  • Sliders
  • Fringe
  • The Flash

What else? Do you remember any?

( / )

/ universe

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Season 04 Episode 11 of Fringe featured the meeting of the two Agent Astrid Farnsworth, one an autistic and the other neurotypical.

This episode aired on 2012-02-04 and entitled “Making Angels”.

The autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth came from the “Amber World” (the parallel world), and the NT Astrid is from the “Prime World” (our world basically).

The character is, I would say “basic” as far as portrayal of an autistic person. Some would say it's a stereotype. But I like her nonetheless because it was not exaggerated, and the focus was not on her autism instead it was about her many skills.

And in this episode, we saw through her that autistic people are humans too. That we have our own struggles, we do cry and feel emotions (contrary to the claims that we lack it), and we just want to live like everyone else.


The autistic Astrid was introduced in season 2 (2009–2010). The actress, Jasika Nicole, was praised for her performance of both the neurotypical and the autistic Agent Astrid.

How about you, what do you think of her character? How was the performance (specifically with autistic Astrid)?

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A screengrab from a Fringe episode showing autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth from the Amber World.
A screengrab from a Fringe episode showing the first meeting of autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Amber World, and neurotypical Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Prime World. In the background are Doctor Walter Bishop and FBI Detective Olivia Dunham.
A screengrab from a Fringe episode showing autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Amber World, and neurotypical Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Prime World, saying their goodbyes. In the background is an unnamed FBI security escort, and the Olivia Dunham from the Amber World.

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Season 04 Episode 11 of Fringe featured the meeting of the two Agent Astrid Farnsworth, one an autistic and the other neurotypical.

This episode aired on 2012-02-04 and entitled “Making Angels”.

The autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth came from the “Amber World” (the parallel world), and the NT Astrid is from the “Prime World” (our world basically).

The character is, I would say “basic” as far as portrayal of an autistic person. Some would say it's a stereotype. But I like her nonetheless because it was not exaggerated, and the focus was not on her autism instead it was about her many skills.

And in this episode, we saw through her that autistic people are humans too. That we have our own struggles, we do cry and feel emotions (contrary to the claims that we lack it), and we just want to live like everyone else.


The autistic Astrid was introduced in season 2 (2009–2010). The actress, Jasika Nicole, was praised for her performance of both the neurotypical and the autistic Agent Astrid.

How about you, what do you think of her character? How was the performance (specifically with autistic Astrid)?

@actuallyautistic @autistics
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A screengrab from a Fringe episode showing autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth from the Amber World.
A screengrab from a Fringe episode showing the first meeting of autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Amber World, and neurotypical Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Prime World. In the background are Doctor Walter Bishop and FBI Detective Olivia Dunham.
A screengrab from a Fringe episode showing autistic Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Amber World, and neurotypical Agent Astrid Farnsworth, from the Prime World, saying their goodbyes. In the background is an unnamed FBI security escort, and the Olivia Dunham from the Amber World.

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“He was digging for bones…” ~Sam Weiss, s03e21 “The Last Sam Weiss”.

Aired on: 2011-04-30

@scifi @tv @tv @sciencefiction

youronlyone, to movies

We are seriously lacking new live-action TV series and movies related to isekai (parallel world).

I've watched every English title in every listicle I can find through search. ​:blobbonecry:​ I'm currently going through the remaining Korean titles I still have in my watchlist.

Parallel world, or isekai, doesn't have to be science fiction, it can be fantasy. I guess it's easier to write time travel stories? While I love time travel―especially if its time travel is complex—parallel world stories are more interesting.

More! ​:ablobbonebongo:​

PS When it comes to books, we have plenty. But there are times when I just want watch.

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