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The President of Earth is a theoretical future political office that is common in many science fiction works. A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...


The President of Earth is the president of the entire planet Earth, during a period occurring after all countries of the world have agreed to merge their governments into a single world government. In some science fiction works the office of President of Earth is not the leader of the entire human race, due to space exploration and human colonization of other planets. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... Earth (IPA: , often referred to as the Earth, Terra, the World or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that World Federation be merged into this article or section. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Colonialism. ... For the astrological concept, see Planets in astrology. ...


In many cases, the President of Earth is portrayed as occupying an office very similar in style to that of the President of the United States, perhaps alluding to an eventual American takeover of the world, or simply a pro-U.S. bias of the author (ie: the author being more familiar with that office than the office of other world leaders). OFFICE WORK IS SHITE!! NEVER WORK IN ONE! end of. ... For the film, see The American President (film). ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...

The Earthican flag, "Old Freebie", from Futurama, based on the American flag.
The Earthican flag, "Old Freebie", from Futurama, based on the American flag.

More common in earlier works of science fiction, this type of character has appeared less often as sci-fi became more sophisticated in its depiction of politics and government. Contemporary uses in programs like Futurama and Star Trek: Voyager (in episodes containing Captain Proton scenes) parody these early depictions. Image File history File links Earth_Flag. ... Image File history File links Earth_Flag. ... Futurama is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ... National flag and ensign. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Caption Proton is the lead character in the fictional Holodeck program The Adventures of Captain Proton, played aboard the USS Voyager by Tom Paris, Harry Kim and various other crew members. ...


Presidents of Earth have been characters in:

In Futurama, Earth President McNeal (voiced by Billy West) is killed by invading Omicronians. In a later episode, Richard Nixon's preserved head (also portrayed by West) is elected the world's president. The featured ship of the Andromeda television show, the Andromeda Ascendant Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda is a science fiction television series, a posthumous creation of Gene Roddenberry. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Luis Santiago is a fictional character in the television science fiction drama Babylon 5. ... In the Science Fiction series Babylon 5, William Morgan Clark was the president of the Earth Alliance. ... Barbarella, also known as Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy is a 1968 erotic science fiction film, based on the French Barbarella comic book created by Jean-Claude Forest. ... Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as simply Captain Scarlet, is a science fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions Television company of Sylvia and Gerry Anderson and Lew Grade and first shown in Britain (originally on ATV Midlands, but later the whole of the UK... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... Frontier in Space is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from February 24 to March 31, 1973 // Synopsis Materialising on an Earth cargo spaceship in the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo are caught up in the... For the microprocessor used in Palm Pilot PDAs, see Freescale DragonBall. ... Original run April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996 No. ... The Fifth Element (1997) is a science fantasy, action, comedy, techno thriller film, written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Luke Perry in a cameo role. ... Futurama is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ... This is about the DC Comics superhero team. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Futurama is an animated United States cartoon series (March 28, 1999-2003) created by Matt Groening (who also created The Simpsons). ... Billy West Billy West (born William R. West on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known for such roles as The Ren and Stimpy Show and Futurama. ... Futurama is an animated United States cartoon series (March 28, 1999-2003) created by Matt Groening (who also created The Simpsons). ... Futuramas recurring characters: Spoiler warning: // Richard Nixons head Richard Nixons head (voiced by Billy West) - after a millennium of being a disembodied head, Nixon has lost more than a few of his marbles. ... In philosophy, the brain in a vat is any of a variety of thought experiments intended to draw out certain features of our ideas of knowledge, reality, truth, mind, and meaning. ...


In the Red Dwarf novel Last Human, Nixon's descendant John Milhaus Nixon is President of the World Council. Red Dwarf is a cult British sci-fi sitcom that ran for eight television series on BBC2 between 1988 and 1999, and has since achieved a global cult following. ... Last Human is the title of a 1995 science fiction comedy novel written by Doug Naylor. ...


In some other works of science fiction Earth's government is made subsidiary to a higher political authority. For example:

In the last book of the Animorphs series, The Beginning, Jake Berenson is (jokingly) introduced to the Andalite people as President of Earth; it is unsure if the Andalites realized that. The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an epic American science fiction franchise. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the President of the United Federation of Planets is the leader of the United Federation of Planets. ... Animorphs is an English language science fiction series of young adult books written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic. ... Spoiler warning: // Copyright date: 2001 Number of pages: 149 Cover art: Marco morphs into a mallard. ... Jake Berenson is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs, written by K.A. Applegate. ... Alloran-Semitur-Corass on cover of Visser The Andalites are a fictional alien race of grazers in the Animorphs book series and Animorphs television series. ...


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President of Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (243 words)
The President of Earth is a theoretical future political office that is common in many science fiction works.
The President of Earth is the president of the entire planet Earth, during a period occurring after all countries of the world have agreed to merge their governments into a single world government.
In some science fiction works the office of President of Earth is not the leader of the entire human race, due to space exploration and human colonization of other planets.
Encyclopedia: President of Earth (1229 words)
In some science fiction works the office of President of Earth is not the same as leader of all humanity, due to space exploration and human colonization of other planets.
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries.
Since the office of President of the United States is somewhat hallowed, fiction writers often choose to invent a president in their stories to prevent a real one from being possibly insulted, to avoid having their stories become dated over time, for dramatic license, or to provide literary flexibility.
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