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    Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    11/26/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    Well, at least they are not Dystopian families.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/26/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    Ooh, another one that got missed was the extended Shephard family from Lost. Um...make that pretty much _every_ family in Lost. Forgot about Locke's family, and Sun's family, and Hurley's family, and Juliet's family, and Ben's family, and Kate's family...come to think of it, Charlie's family and Michael's family turned out to be the least dysfunctional of all. Fat lot of good it did either of them, huh?
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    11/26/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    It has been pointed out to me that the Fringe family unit is a bit flawed, if you count the "Daddy engineered his son" subplot they haven't overtly mentioned; and that the "Sword of Truth" series which has been turned into a TV show also used the "Daddy is evil, grandpa is good but distantly stalking me throughout my childhood, fake dad died saving me, fake bro tried to kill me, " motif.


    Um. Better question perhaps would be, can anyone find a non-dysfunctional family unit in Sci-Fi?

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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/26/08

    @bookwench:
    The Incredibles did end up working out their problems by the end of the movie, so do they count? Oh, and there's that Lost In Space family.
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    Image of snodipous snodipous
    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    How about the Frys? His nuclear family aside, the guy is his own grandfather.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/26/08

    @snodipous:
    And Farnsworth's son is actually a mash-nosed clone of himself.
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    Um, technically, didn't Tarkin blow up Alderaan? Vader was an accessory to genocide at best (or worst).
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    Image of FuryOfFirestorm FuryOfFirestorm
    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    Hello..the Summers family in X-Men?


    Scott's father Corsair is a space pirate. His brother Alex is a living bomb. His first wife Madelyne was clone of his girlfriend, went nuts, and tried to sacrifice their kid to demons. His second wife Jean was copied by a comic being that went batshit while she was in coma, and died again. His other brother Gabriel killed their dad and is taking over an alien empire. His son Nathan was sent to the future came back a cybernetic killing machine, along with an evil clone named Stryfe. His other kid, Rachel, came from a possible future where she was forced to hunt other mutants and is scarred, both mentally and physically. His current girlfriend is a bitch with expensive tastes, psychic powers, and very little clothing.


    That's one fucked up family!

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    11/26/08

    @FuryOfFirestorm:
    Wearing skimpy outfits isn't dysfunctional, is it?
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    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    Star Wars family would've been even more fun if we found out that Palpatine was the one who got Shmi pregnant (she was force-mindwiped afterwards), and have Boba Fett be Padmé in disguise as Carrie Fisher envisioned.
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    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    about the mother in heroes, she tried to kill his husband... how can you forget about this io9?
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    11/26/08

    @sega8800:
    She also arranged for Peter to be da bomb. Whether or not she knew that he would survive...we don't really know at this point.
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    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    I suppose Data / Dr. Soong / Dr. Juliana Tainer / Lore / B-4 / Laal / Spot / Older Dr. Soong is an example of a malfunctional family, not a dysfunctional one.
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    11/25/08

    @NotChoinski:


    I see what you did there.

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    Image of spacepenguin spacepenguin
    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    As dysfunctional as Mulder & Scully's relationship was, emotionally distant was NEVER a problem between them. If anything, they were quite co-dependant and overly attached to each other long back while they were still "just friends".


    Also, if we were going to pick BSG, the Adamas are just as messed up if not more so...

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    11/25/08

    @spacepenguin: Oh yeah, M&S have always been co-dependant.


    Article didn't mention baby William, kidnapped, possibly part-alien, who got sent away to be raised by others.

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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    I always thought the Venture Family was pretty healthy, aside the cloning. Of course, having a kick-ass body guard helps keep the peace.
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    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    It speaks volumes about my childhood that the Ventures seem a rather aspirational model.
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    11/25/08

    @Rasselas: Go Team Venture!
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    11/26/08

    @Rasselas: What they said.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/25/08

    In reply to Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
    Heh.


    Go Team Venture!


    Seriously, I hate Thanksgiving (even though I have mine a month earlier) because that's when my family celebrates Festivus--especially the airing of grievances. That would make my dad, Darth Grievous.

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    11/26/08

    @ManchuCandidate: Venture Bros. for the win!!
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    11/26/08

    @capnjack:



    Me; for the HalloWIN!
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