One notorious example that I haven't seen reference to on here is Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame series which is a classic of the D&D players go to a fantasy world, type. It's also interesting in that it's grim-n-gritty wish fulfillment. You get the sense that even though the characters are going through hell, that Rosenberg still really wishes this would have happened to his D&D game.
Also Rick Cook's The Wiz Biz where a computer programmer ends up in a fantasy world only to learn that magic there is a LOT like C++. It's played mostly for laughs and wins points for what happens when said programmer brings through his hardcore SCA buddies for help... only for the SCAdian weaponmasters to all get soundly trounced by the real weapons trainers of that world.
TV-wise, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention (the original) Life on Mars. LoM was about a modern cop who ended up taken to a 1970's past that may or may not have been a secondary world, the past, or a delusion. Notable (aside for being awesome) for having the process of the character trying to decide if it was wish-fulfillment or not.
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Date: 2009-04-21 08:49 pm (UTC)Also Rick Cook's The Wiz Biz where a computer programmer ends up in a fantasy world only to learn that magic there is a LOT like C++. It's played mostly for laughs and wins points for what happens when said programmer brings through his hardcore SCA buddies for help... only for the SCAdian weaponmasters to all get soundly trounced by the real weapons trainers of that world.
TV-wise, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention (the original) Life on Mars. LoM was about a modern cop who ended up taken to a 1970's past that may or may not have been a secondary world, the past, or a delusion. Notable (aside for being awesome) for having the process of the character trying to decide if it was wish-fulfillment or not.