# Movies/TV that could, be in the same universe as each other **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788 "2014-03-28T20:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/41 "2014-04-01T02:39:12Z")
I’m gonna go ahead and say the Dollars Trilogy all take place in the same setting, following Clint’s character as he keeps changing aliases. I only say this because I’ve run into folks who claim they are only thematically related and that Joe, Manco, and Blondie are in fact different people (despite, you know, wearing the same outfit, but I guess there aren’t a wide variety of clothing retail stores around the Frontera. Anime-wise, there is some absurd number of animes that all take place in the same multi-verse as Tenchi Muyo. Some shows (Such as Tenchi GXP) explicitly share the same direct continuity with the OAV series, others are basically alternate universes (such as Tenchi Universe, Tenchi in Tokyo, Magical Girl Pretty Sammy, etc.) and others seem to be a few more universes removed but are supposedly still part of canon (Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure). It doesn’t help that the Tenchi franchise is thick with alternate universes in-canon (such premise was the source of a hysterical two-part episode of Tenchi Universe where they kept hopping universes, changing the premise and genre of the show every five minutes or so) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/42 "2014-04-01T04:29:55Z")
Kingdom Hearts … ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/43 "2014-04-01T13:42:29Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > I mentioned this one before, and other fans mentioned the theory that Pulp Fiction is in the same Avengers’s/Marvel Universe. > > It was the Tesseract the glowing object that was inside Marsellus Wallace briefcase. > > Nick Fury in disguise infiltrated the crime group to check if Marsellus was not involved with the Red Skull or other super villains, Jules/Nick retrieved the Cosmic Cube once he confirmed that it was luck what allowed Marsellus to get his hands on the Cosmic Cube. Marsellus was only partially aware of what the Cube could do. > > Samuel L. Jackson at the after the credits scene from the first Thor movie presented the Cosmic Cube to the scientist on a briefcase, the glow in his face was clearly a shout out to his early role on Pulp Fiction. There is a definite nod to that theory in Captain America 2. Won’t say any more, you’ll know it when you see it Also, whenever I watch Pulp Fiction, I always start thinking that Butch is Daredevil’s Dad (except that he survives) ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/44 "2014-04-01T13:55:16Z")
> [@magnusblitz](#): > > I like to pretend that Clint Eastwood’s character in **Gran Torino** is a retired Bruce Wayne who’s changed his name and gave up his money to escape his old life after faking his death at the end of **The Dark Knight Rises**. I read a theory that Alfred in Batman is a retired James Bond, hence all his knowledge of gadgets etc In the same vein, it is strongly implied in ‘The Rock’ that Sean Connery’s character John Mason is James Bond in all but name ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/45 "2014-04-01T14:07:50Z")
I think of all the Charles-Burrows-Charles TV shows as the same universe: Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, Bob Newhart, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, probably others. Some of the characters cross over. Some of the same actors play different characters in different shows, but that’s just the rigors of production realities. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/46 "2014-04-01T14:42:00Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > **X-Files** , **Fringe, Haven, Warehouse 13** , they could all be in the same universe. Hey, maybe **Supernatural** and **Grimm** too. You know, weirdness exists, and it’s being investigated all over the country. New England is particularly weird, so that’s why both the Boston area and southern Maine have issues. **Lost Girl** and **American Gothic**? Well, those are just places in North America where the law looks the other way. Also perhaps Eerie, Indiana? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/47 "2014-04-01T15:21:53Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I think of all the Charles-Burrows-Charles TV shows as the same universe: Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, Bob Newhart, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, probably others. Some of the characters cross over. Some of the same actors play different characters in different shows, but that’s just the rigors of production realities. Which reminds me that Paul on _Mad About You_ used to live across the hall from Kramer on _Seinfeld_. And that Phoebe from _Friends_ has a twin sister named Ursula (also played by Lisa Kudrow), who is a waitress at the diner frequented by Paul and Jamie Buchman (again, _Mad About You_), so _Seinfeld_, _Friends_, and _Mad About You_ all exist in the same universe. Now that I think about it, didn’t _Mad About You_ once have Carl Reiner appear as Alan Brady, from _Dick Van Dyke_? And they once, in a throwaway/end credits gag, had the cast of _Laugh-In_ appear. David Schwimmer appeared on _The Single Guy_ as Ross Gellar. Chandler Bing appeared in Caroline in the City, while Caroline (played by Lea Thompson) appeared in an episode of Friends. Norm Peterson (played by George Wendt) and Cliff Clavin (played by John Ratzenberger) of Cheers fame appeared on an episode of Wings. Dr’s. Frasier and Lilith Crane, then of Cheers fame also appeared on another episode of Wings. Many of the characters formerly of Cheers have appeared on the spinoff Frasier. In an episode of St. Elsewhere, some of the doctors have a drink at Cheers. Dr. Frasier Crane of Frasier appears on an episode of The John Larroquette Show. Daphne Moon and Niles Crane appear on an episode of Caroline in the City. Tim Daly appeared as himself on an episode of _Monk_, and made reference to his sitcom _Wings_. The actor the plays Adrian Monk, Tony Shaloub, played Antonio on _Wings_. _Wings_ had several characters from _Cheers_ who made appearances. Which puts _Monk_, _Wings_, _Cheers_, _Frasier_, _Caroline in the City_, _The John Larroquette Show_, _The Single Guy_, and _Saint Elsewhere_ all in the same universe. And, since virtually every show can [be linked to St Elsewhere](http://yujinishuge.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/almost-all-of-tv-is-the-imagined-universe-of-an-autistic-child/)… ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/48 "2014-04-01T15:29:59Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Also perhaps Eerie, Indiana? …And, given the New England reference above, perhaps [most of Stephen king’s works…](http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/these-stephen-king-connections-will-blow-your-mind) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/49 "2014-04-01T15:47:58Z")
I suspect that _Scrubs_, _Allie McBeal_, and _How I Met Your Mother_ are all in the same universe. And yes, I am aware of the Sarah Chalke problem. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/50 "2014-04-01T15:56:20Z")
The rats in _Ratatouille_ were descended from rats that escaped from the French version of N.I.M.H. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/51 "2014-04-01T15:57:19Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Nah. The two ships are completely different designs. > > What IS in the same universe as Frozen, however, is Tangled. Rapunzel and Eugene attend Elsa’s coronation, and it was quite probably their wedding Anna and Elsa’s parents were headed to when their boat sank. (That happened 3 years before the bulk of the movie, which came out 3 years after Tangled.) All the Disney female heroine fairy tale stories are in the same “Disney Princesses” continuity. They routinely make guest apperances in each others’ television material on the Disney channel. Being the father of 3-year-old and 8-year-old girls has taught me much about Disney princesses. Waaaay too much. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/52 "2014-04-01T16:05:16Z")
[Event Horizon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)) has been posited as a “spiritual prequel” to the Warhammer 40,000 gaming milieu by the fandom of the latter game. Perhaps an unofficial part of the pre-history of the game setting. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/53 "2014-04-01T17:42:40Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > The Weyland-Yutani logo is also seen in a episode of _Firefly_. Let’s not confuse shout-outs to cross-overs. After all, there’s a Firefly-class transport shown briefly in the Battlestar Galactica reboot, as well as the NCC-1701/USS Enterprise (of Star Trek - The Original Series fame) in the rag-tag fleet fleeing the Cylons (shown once, blink and you’ll miss it). Doesn’t mean they’re all in the same universe. Although…it would be interesting if the distant descendants of the Firefly universe became the 12 Colonies of BSG, and that old Firefly-class transport seen flying overhead in the BSG mini-series is a really, _really_ old ship. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788/54 "2014-04-06T23:07:02Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > I mentioned this one before, and other fans mentioned the theory that Pulp Fiction is in the same Avengers’s/Marvel Universe. > > It was the Tesseract the glowing object that was inside Marsellus Wallace briefcase. > > Nick Fury in disguise infiltrated the crime group to check if Marsellus was not involved with the Red Skull or other super villains, Jules/Nick retrieved the Cosmic Cube once he confirmed that it was luck what allowed Marsellus to get his hands on the Cosmic Cube. Marsellus was only partially aware of what the Cube could do. > > Samuel L. Jackson at the after the credits scene from the first Thor movie presented the Cosmic Cube to the scientist on a briefcase, the glow in his face was clearly a shout out to his early role in Pulp Fiction. Bigger shout out in the latest Captain America movie: [spoiler] Ezekiel 25:17, “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.” that was paraphrased by Jules in Pulp Fiction before shooting the gang rivals, was engraved in the grave stone of Nick Fury. Jules/Nick gets better and he really roams the earth now. 🙂 [/spoiler] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788.md?page=2)