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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.

 

== 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).

 

== Live-Action TV ==

** But let's be clear here: Humans {{spoiler|evolved independently on at least two different planets}}.

* ''[[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.

* 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.

 

 

 

* 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 [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.

** Later the "All-Star", who managed to survive through several such events, if existence as [[Brain Uploading|minds migrated to new hardware]] and living mostly in [[Virtual Reality]] while hiding from the rest of the Universe counts as "survival". And they know exactly how this ends every time.

** Eventually, the current galactic civilisation [//www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-05-04 found the answer] (spoiler, obviously).

 

== Web Original ==