Idea for a #scifi novel, outsourcing it to whoever wants to write it because I'm incapable of doing so✨
🌍 Earth becomes unlivable due to climate change. Humans are forced to explore space and they have to move to [planet of your choice] and colonize it, fighting for survival.
Fast forward to some centuries later, a bunch of astronauts are sent back to Earth to see how well things are going down there.
They land and see that Earth is now gorgeous, full of animal and plant life, it's thriving.
What does our protagonist, a climate scientist, do after they realize that bringing humans back to the planet would destroy it again? 🪐
@daisy if you haven't yet, you might also find parts of David Brin's "uplift" books interesting.
I keep forgetting solar-punk exists, and now I'm curious about "flavors" it might contain... From the Na'vi "everything was fine, until you guys showed up" to the Waterworld "everything is horrible, but we can do better" variety. 👍
@BonKH Uh, apparently I bought the ebook but I haven't read it yet, according to my Calibre library 🙈 I'll add it back to the reading list/pile 😀
I think that Nausicaa, the Studio Ghibli movie, and a few of Becky Chambers' series would fit in the solar punk category pretty well :thinkingg: There was also that Huxley novel set on an island but I have no idea what it's called. I'll have to look it up, I read it like two decades ago 😆
EDIT: The book is called Island, so much for creativity 😆 /edit
And re: Avatar, have you seen the second one? The one with the space whales? I loved it!! 🤩 To be fair, as I said to my friend when we got out of the cinema, I would've gladly watched a 3 hour long documentary only about the fauna on Pandora, but that's just me 🤣
@daisy Avatar 2 was a great follow-up. I'm looking forward to future installments. And, I can't believe I didn't think of Nausicaa before! It's a personal favorite that I recommend often, after having read the comics in the '90s. The only "Island" that covers to mind is by Peter Benchley (Jaws). I'll look that one up. Thanks!
@BonKH I actually haven't watched Nausicaa in a while, I should rewatch it 🐺 Oh you're welcome, I'm always happy to add more stuff to other people's reading/watching lists 😇
@daisy I'm a fan of such stories. WALL-E hits some of your ideas.
The Lost in Space reboot on Netflix is about humanity having to leave and resettle elsewhere... Not just one family (like the original TV show), but a fleet of colonists heading to a planet on which settlement has already begun.
Another take is a Godzilla animated series, also on Netflix. When humans return to Earth it's gorgeous, except Godzilla and other giant beasts are now the dominant life-forms.
However, none of these address your protagonist's dilemma. I would suspect a few unexpected changes to Earth, as in the Godzilla series, but not so extreme. Perhaps a touch of Planet of the Apes... Primates or some other species have developed societies of their own with our abandoned remnants in our absence. Maybe some humans survived being left behind and the scientist convinces them to resist and/or gain control of recolonization efforts, toward a healthier symbiosis with the planet. Hmmm... 😉👍
@BonKH You're on KBin, the Fediverse is so cool! /fangirl moment
Aww, I loved Wall-e 🤖💗 I haven't watched the other two shows you mentioned, I shall do more research! 😁
Oooh, I like the way you think! Animals reclaiming the spaces humans used to inhabit, creating their own socities and adapting to the environment, sounds lovely 😃
Wow, imagine if some of the surviving humans managed to convince the colonists (and let's be honest it wouldn't take that much convincing).
And what if the astronauts went back to their planet, only to spread the new ideas like wildfire! And people being eager to work and to make both the planet where they're currently living and Earth a better place to coexist with the local flora and fauna!! Solarpunk 🤟
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