AU version is a popular term used in many forms of entertainment and otherwise especially television , Fanfictions are categorized as AU too in the literary world. I would go into the theoretical definition but that be tiresome. Perception and having views is one thing but distorting the facts shown on-screen and corroborating them as the only reality makes it debatable and opinions would be formed on those perceptions too. The widely used coinage is "AU viewing" ..but then ofcourse humanly drafted. In course of discussing an entertainment topic- the term fits the mark.
As for the Universe and how idealism and realism spans across the space-time continuum , in that case nothing is real and all be illusion.
Edited by charminggenie - 10 years ago