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Thus far true in [[Real Life]], for a more detailed explanation, read about [[wikipedia:Fermi paradox|Fermi's Paradox]] over at [[The Other Wiki]], as it's a good introduction to the topic.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': There was passing reference to life on Ganymede, but nothing intelligent, and it may have only been there after [[terraform]]ing. Those sea rats are damn tasty. Or at least the people that sell it as [[Alien Lunch|some sort of a delicacy]] say so (Jet says otherwise).
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== Film ==
* ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'': The Krell, the ancient race that once inhabited the planet, have been extinct for millennia. Only their technology remains.
* ''[[Godzilla|The Godzilla Heisei Films]]'': No alien races appear in any of the Heisei era films. King Ghidorah's origin is retconned to involve [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|Genetic Engineering]] and [[Time Travel]]. Even [[Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla|SpaceGodzilla]] is made from a mix of Godzilla's DNA and non-living space crystals.
== Literature ==
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== Live-Action TV ==
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** But let's be clear here: Humans {{spoiler|evolved independently on at least two different planets}}.
** Also, there is absolutely some kind of [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien|intelligent god-like being]] served by messengers.
* ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', ostensibly because humans make more interesting foils for humans. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when a "genuine alien" at a sideshow in one episode turns out to be a mutant cow fetus in a jar, with some creepy lighting thrown in for good measure. [[Word of God]] confirms the nonexistence of aliens in this particular [[The Verse|universe]]. The fact it is set in a single star system is also a factor.
{{quote|'''Inara:''' Do aliens live among us?
'''Kaylee:''' Yep. One of them's a doctor. }}
* The ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' verse contains no alien life, and in the [[Expanded Universe|novels]] it's explicitly stated that Earth has been proven to be the only place in the universe where life appeared. In the early seasons this added to the isolation and paranoia of the main characters. Later, the writers added so many robots, genetically engineered monsters, and things evolved from Earth life-forms that it scarcely made any difference.
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* In ''[[A Miracle of Science]]'', the fact that there are no ''[http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos139.html surviving]'' aliens is a key factor in why [[Hive Mind|Mars]] came [http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos140.html back in contact with the rest of humanity].
* [[Far Out There]] establishes this [https://web.archive.org/web/20130913133141/http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1026516/page-1-it-begins/ right at the start,] though there are plenty of genetically manipulated humans who might as well be aliens.
* ''[[Pictures for Sad Children]]'' does this while [https://web.archive.org/web/20190821122220/http://www.
* As of yet, ''[[Crimson Dark]]''.
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' has a [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-01-20 reference to] Fermi Paradox. In this version, there are many aliens, but almost all are relatively ''young'' civilizations. Exceptions are F'Sherl-Ganni (still around 6 millions of years after fighting a Galaxy wide war, and became behind-the-scene manipulative entity) and Bradicor (who nearly wiped out themselves and became an immortal relict before they met others), but they aren't too old, compared to Oafa, who gone extinct. As [
{{quote|Look around! If it's this easy to live forever, where are all the grown-ups? }}
** And before him, the [
** Later the "All-Star", who managed to survive through several such events, if existence as [[Brain Uploading|
** Eventually, the current galactic civilisation [//www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-05-04 found the answer] (spoiler, obviously).
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