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* In Clifford Simak's "The Goblin Reservation", a crystal planet containing all the knowledge of the previous universe (the one before the last Big Bang) is offered as payment for the book's [[McGuffin]]. |
* In Clifford Simak's "The Goblin Reservation", a crystal planet containing all the knowledge of the previous universe (the one before the last Big Bang) is offered as payment for the book's [[McGuffin]]. |
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== Live-Action TV == |
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* The Library, so big it doesn't even need a name, just a The, from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in "Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead." |
* The Library, so big it doesn't even need a name, just a The, from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in "Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead." |
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** The Library is the entire planet. In fact, the moon is a virus checker. The Library {{spoiler|stored all the souls from all the people in The Library in The Library's computer core when Vashta Nerada began to kill everyone. It even gave them ''simulated lives''. }} |
** The Library is the entire planet. In fact, the moon is a virus checker. The Library {{spoiler|stored all the souls from all the people in The Library in The Library's computer core when Vashta Nerada began to kill everyone. It even gave them ''simulated lives''. }} |
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*** On a related note, the [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]] [[Big Finish]] audio "The One Doctor" features Mentos, a being created for a game show that remarkably resembles The Weakest Link. It can answer any question by going back in time and finding the answer, essentially acting as a [[Library of Babel]]. [[Logic Bomb|It was only defeated by asking one question: What can't it answer?]] |
*** On a related note, the [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]] [[Big Finish]] audio "The One Doctor" features Mentos, a being created for a game show that remarkably resembles The Weakest Link. It can answer any question by going back in time and finding the answer, essentially acting as a [[Library of Babel]]. [[Logic Bomb|It was only defeated by asking one question: What can't it answer?]] |
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*** In a [[Sci-Fi|sci-fi]] novel written by [[Dragonlance|Weis and Hickman (or maybe just one or the other)]],{{verify}} computers similar to the one mentioned above make up the backbone of the plot. |
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* The school library in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' is an approximation of this, with all those arcane references back in the rear stacks. |
* The school library in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' is an approximation of this, with all those arcane references back in the rear stacks. |
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** ''[[Angel]]'' has the templates, seemingly empty books that can retrieve any and all of the works in the extensive library of [[Occult Law Firm|Wolfram & Hart]]. |
** ''[[Angel]]'' has the templates, seemingly empty books that can retrieve any and all of the works in the extensive library of [[Occult Law Firm|Wolfram & Hart]]. |
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* ''[[Warehouse 13]]'': Myka discovers that the eponymous [[Secret Government Warehouse|Warehouse]] also holds a massive library containing first editions of everything ever printed. |
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]'': Myka discovers that the eponymous [[Secret Government Warehouse|Warehouse]] also holds a massive library containing first editions of everything ever printed. |
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{{quote|'''Pete:''' Does that include comic books?}} |
{{quote|'''Pete:''' Does that include comic books?}} |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |