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Manhattan is not released ITTL. Woody Allen...." - I can see this being a 'lost movie' and there being pressure to release it, esp once Allen is dead.
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Monty Python's The Gospel According to St. Brian" = protests, pearl clutching, and all sort of threats from the usual suspects ahead?
"He (Jesus) isn't particularly mock-able. His teachings are all very decent stuff." - quite true indeed it seems.
"When Brian overhears the scheming of Judas (Eric Idle) with the Pharisees, he fears for his new (and only) friend. His main goal becomes protecting Jesus from the crucifixion he knows is coming. Brian's efforts to save Jesus lead to a series of absurd, chaotic, and hilarious escapades." - this sounds hilarious!
"including a lisping Pontius Pilate" - played by Frankie Howard?
"The climax of the film occurs as Brian and his followers stage a chaotic attempt to save Jesus, which predictably goes awry, leading to a crucifixion that is more farcical than tragic." - does the movie still have the UFO sequence?
"Christ encourages Brian and the rest of his followers to "cheer up." He then leads them in a rousing musical number, imploring them to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". - LOL. Cleese singing that song just seems.... odd.
"For one thing, the film carried an R-rating due to nudity, profanity, and other content." - well that cuts out a lot of market. No 15 or 18 rating cut possible?
I'd def watch this version of Brian!
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The Warriors - Set in a dystopian near-future New York State in 1979," - isn't it 1979? That's hardly 'near-future' then!
"ITTL, the Three-Mile Island Incident is contained and handled much better." - well that is good news!
Another fun Chapter there.
Ps. I am really hoping you can save 1980's
Raise the Titanic, the book was great, the movie less so. Please fix it so it's a great movie
@President_Lincoln
. Still on the economic front, it is mentioned that the TTL 1979 economy was beginning to show the first, sputtering signs of recovery. Mr. President, does this mean the OTL's early 1980's recession, which was a disaster for the Rust Belt, is butterflied? I hope that TTL Democrats do adopt an industrial policy that could have gone a long way toward checking the potential economic devastation and helping ensure a smoother transition for the Rust Belt and other industrialized hubs. Maybe the next Democratic administration and Congress could pursue either a series of government subsidies to struggling industries or some kind of tax reform to incentivize companies to modernize and keep manufacturing operations in the United States combined with a general tariff levy on foreign manufactured goods such as vehicles, electronics, and steel, to name three?
