New World: Who Do You Take With You?

[Dasquian Belargic]

Imagine, if you will, that you have been charged with founding the first settlement on New Planet Earth. The planet is identical to our own world, only untouched by human contact: no fossil fuels have been burnt, no cities have been built, and so on. The only construction that has been made so far is a clone/breeding factory, which will provide you with the necessary drones to build your new society to whatever specifications you give them. But, there's a catch. There is only space for SIX people on the ship traveling to New Planet Earth.

That means, you can choose five people to take with you. (You will be flying the ship yourself, so you don't need pilot)

Who do you take? Which five living people do you want to help you start a whole new society? And why? The beliefs and actions of these people will set the course of the entire planet, as you and your five guests will be looked up to as the intellectual, cultural, spiritual and political leaders of the world.

[Travis North]

Most of the people I'd bring to New Earth are dead, which sucks, as they would have made it awesome. That list includes Isaac Asimov, and Karl Marx.


Living people would include:


Richard Dean Anderson - Seriously, the man is awesome. He'd both entertain and provide criticism on all aspects of developing a new society.


A chinese factory administrator - To get the job done.


A bright child - to question everything.


A homeless person - to know what needs, big or small, must be met.


And finally a waitress - to comment on everything.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Well I'd obviously bring my husband and my son. After that...

Travis your answer is so good I can't continue. :p Your list is the best. :thumbup

[Dasquian Belargic]

Well, I was hoping you'd pick actual people, rather than archetypes... as good as your list is :mneh

[Ryan Pode]

The five hottest and most fertile women I can find.

[Sanis Prent]

Christin - because she's my boo and I couldn't live a happy life without her. She's strongly independent and would really inspire the pioneering spirit in a place with a clean slate.

My friend Mat - because we've always wanted to live like kings in a third world country or something similarly awesome. He's a loyal friend and somebody who wouldn't abandon friends and comrades.

Kevin - my friendly Jewish internet arms dealer. He's got military experience and is still fairly liberal. Self sufficiency of frontier living includes the ability to provide for the individual as well as collective defense. He's got the sort of attitude on this that I agree with, and the experience to enable it.

Dino - my vegan Indian cooking buddy. He's health and eco friendly and does everything to celebrate and enjoy life. I think that the way he lives to love life is a great example for our new society.

Carl Weathers - president of our space colony. Hey, he was in Predator.

[Liam Jinn]

I'd take Pode's Mom, Christina Ricci, Elisha Cuthbert, Jessica Alba, and of course, Jackie Chan for defense (he's a nice enough guy not to beat me up or take my women, otherwise I would've taken Jet Li.)

[Anton North]

Well, I was hoping you'd pick actual people, rather than archetypes... as good as your list is :mneh

I picked a real person.

If I were to choose actual recognizable individuals from a list, that list would be so small it may as well not even exist. Choosing friends however would lead this new found civilization to implode when hockey season rolls around back on Old Earth. It would be nothing short of full scale war even with atlatls and slings as weapons.

Picture it: Clone armies baring the markings of hockey clubs as war banners.

[Daiquiri]

Okay. Here it is from a mostly sentimental point:

My daughters: theyre young, smart, strong and could reproduce.

My mom: how could I leave my mom behind?? (cooking and wisdom)

My husband: Though we dont always get along, hes smart, strong and can generally fix/build most anything.

I dont have the last person set but it would need to be a young, strong male capable of fathering children.

Now from a more serious pov:

Again, my daughters for the reasons listed above.

Bill Nye: What doesnt that man know?? He could keep us alive.

Bear Grills (or however his name is spelled): His knowledge of all kinds of terrain and how to survive would be beyond beneficial.

Jerry Stiller: Hes young enough, cute and funny. After working hard all day, we'd all need a laugh.

Im really good with animals, so that would be my job: domestication for protection and travel.

[Randall Rudd]

Bear Grills (or however his name is spelled): His knowledge of all kinds of terrain and how to survive would be beyond beneficial.

Bear Grylls actually fakes some of his sequences. The guy on Survivorman, however, is hardcore and awesome.

[Daiquiri]

Is it too late to change?? :lol

[Ryan Pode]

Bear Grills (or however his name is spelled): His knowledge of all kinds of terrain and how to survive would be beyond beneficial.

Bear Grylls actually fakes some of his sequences. The guy on Survivorman, however, is hardcore and awesome.

So... because Bear Grylls errs on the side of caution sometimes means he isn't hardcore? He could kill you, me, and everyone else in this thread without even trying.

[Randall Rudd]

So... because Bear Grylls errs on the side of caution sometimes means he isn't hardcore? He could kill you, me, and everyone else in this thread without even trying.

No, it means Bear Grylls fakes his content and Survivorman doesn't. No more, no less.

[Ryan Pode]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6vlEavUH9ng

[Cat X]

So... because Bear Grylls errs on the side of caution sometimes means he isn't hardcore? He could kill you, me, and everyone else in this thread without even trying.

Not anymore he cant.

[Randall Rudd]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6vlEavUH9ng

Yes, yes, we've all seen that before.

This is what I mean (http://www.nypost.com/seven/07242007/news/nationalnews/grylls_thrills_bogus__expert_nationalnews_don_kapl an.htm)

[Banner Laverick]

Picture it: Clone armies baring the markings of hockey clubs as war banners.

That makes me think of "The Warriors".

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I think I take:
Hubby and Son
Christian Bale and his wife and kid

:) We'll be bestest friends. :love I'd leave his wife and kid behind but that's just mean. I want him to LIKE me after all. ;)

[Dasquian Belargic]

:o LD!

So far, I've managed to come up with...

Stephen Fry - he should essentially be Prime Minister of the New World. I'm sure I don't even have to say why; he's so intelligent and witty, he'd make a great figure head and entertainer ;)

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall - I'd put him in charge of agriculture and food production. He is all about back to basics cooking, and growing/rearing your own produce, so I think he'd have a positive impact on making the people of the New World self-sufficient.

Neil Gaiman - I need someone to tell stories, and also chronicle the stories of the new world. I would have taken Terry Pratchett if not for his current health problems, but as it is, Gaiman's style is easily accessible and entertaining, so he can be the official bard.

Mia Kirshner - Purely selfish and hedonistic choice on my part. I need someone to serve as my new-world concubine :smokin

I'm still pondering over who my last person would be.

[Nya Halcyon]

I heartily agree with your choice to take Neil Gaiman.

My own choices:

My daughter: She's a bright little girl with a lot of potential and an enormous amount of varying talents. I'm sure she'll be useful.

My dad: He'll be who i'll put in charge of agriculture and food production. He's something of a modern druid, too, so his herb lore, gardening, bee keeping and other skills will be extremely useful.

My mother: To teach the children, and provide learning to anyone else who needs it. The woman knows what she's doing when it comes to young minds, and has a compassionate soul.

Neil Gaiman: As Jen already said, he can be the official bard. And I'd also chose him for quite selfish reasons ;)

Karen Traviss: If she could come up with a universe in which humans are not the superior race and are humbled in every way of their thinking, then I think she's got what it takes to come along and be prime minister. As a former journalist, she's seen and experienced a lot, and she has a lot of sensible ideas.

I think that's all....

[Dasquian Belargic]

I kind of want to make my last person a musician, but I'm not sure which one. I figure that with people being self-sufficient, health and fitness won't be a problem since everyone will be out in their fields working. Then again, it would be good to have someone to co-ordinate a national sporting activity, to get everyone playing and interacting together...

[Park Kraken]

Paris Hilton and Angelina Jolie to serve in my harem.

Chuck Norris and Sean Connery to be my bodyguards and enforcers.

Telan Desaria to be my aide and right hand man.

[Zereth Lancer]

I'd bring my Xbox 360, because who cares about the future of my species so long as I have a fun? True playing the same games over and over again for fifty years might get boring and I'd inevitably commit suicide, but by then I'd finally get all those darn achievements.

Its a win win.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Sorry. Your Xbox exploded on the way, and since you didn't bring anyone capable of fixing it, you are fated to spend the rest of your life humping coconuts for entertainment.

:mneh

[Travis North]

What a horrible turn of events. :lol Next time on Earth 2?

[Zereth Lancer]

Curses, foiled again!