Thank you all for your kind words about my second guest post to this thread! You're a great crowd
I'll weigh in more on other questions later on. Thanks again for the warm reception
I didn't mention it in the update proper, but something to keep in mind is that since Lucas has been heavily criticized for "introducing political allegory" into Star Wars with Jedi (though he'll claim he did no such thing, of course), the adverse reaction might, might, convince him to stay away from that sort of thing should he decide to revisit Star Wars in the future. Possibly. The unfortunate thing about Lucas is he's so headstrong that this harsh response might backfire and strengthen his resolve instead.So Star Wars Episode VI is essentially the same as OTL - the key difference being that the different geopolitical climate makes determining references between it and the World much, much easier. Ouch.
Really? Are you honestly telling me that there is more than one toilet for every person in the world? Then why are none ever free when I need one?Bahamut-255 said:And the Star Wars Holiday Special? Well, there are 20+ Billion toilets in the World. It'll never be enough.
My reasoning there was that, although Glenn would be able to retain a few of the more lukewarm Reagan Democrats, that would be counterbalanced by those extreme left candidates who decided to support a "mainstream" candidate in the very liberal Mondale/Ferraro ticket (along with radical feminists, of course). They largely stayed home ITTL, allowing Reagan to do better in the Northeast; Glenn did measurably help Mondale in the Midwest, but that only cut into Reagan's massive OTL leads there. (Note that Mondale did slightly better in his home state of Minnesota, for example.) But Glenn isn't that great a campaigner - he crashed and burned in the 1984 primaries IOTL.Bahamut-255 said:As for the Mondale/Glenn Ticket in 1984? So they perform only very slightly better than IOTL, with Reagan still getting 98% of the States. Mondale really should have thought twice before deciding to tell the US Public the truth. It really didn't work. The question is, will people remember it in 1987? When the taxes went up? I still doubt it.
Perhaps, but there's a sense that they went out on a high, and there's little need to exploit that with a direct continuation when boffo syndication and merchandising revenues can tide them over. There's also the obvious obstacle of Gene Roddenberry, who will rally and rail against any new Star Trek series while he's still alive. (I mentioned in the first guest post that Paramount briefly entertained the notion of movies to continue the franchise - he's one of the main reasons that never got off the ground ITTL.)Bahamut-255 said:And while Star Trek TNV began to become rather lacklustre in its ratings, it did, at the very least managed to end on one hell of a high! And what a way to end it too! It really does provide a much-needed sense of closure, while still allowing for a new series to be picked up a couple of years down the line.
Merci beaucoup, MichelBrainbin
Interlude #2 is wonderful
I've made no secret of my love for "The Doomsday Machine", which is my favourite episode. The "Doomsday War" concept was largely a tribute to that. And as with the Elasi (or space pirates in general), the concept of the planet killers revisited is also prevalent in fanon and apocryphal material.Michel Van said:I wish that your "Star Trek: Doomsday War" plot end up on desk of JJ Abrams or at Paramount
That's an excellent question, one that bears some further investigation. I'm afraid I can't give you a definitive answer right now.Michel Van said:i wounder, has Alexandro Jodobrosky or Ridley Scott made there version of "Dune" in this ITTL ?
This was one of the major themes of my update, yes. Perception is nine-tenths of reality, after allVery interesting and well-reasoned. I was thinking the public would sway slightly away from Reagan for almost the opposite reason you gave, but yours makes sense. Especially since *perception* that the Russians are winning the space race is probably more important than the reality.
In a way I feel sorry for Hatch - he can't be considered the best Captain, because Kirk is the Captain ITTL, and though his redemption was complete, he'll still never top Spock in popularity polls. That said, people like him, even despite themselves, and Decker certainly had a fuller character arc than his OTL character. Fun fact: I was also looking at casting Dirk Benedict for the part (as an obvious nod to his castmate, Dwight Schultz, and his involvement in Star Trek IOTL), but Hatch seemed to fit the part better.Expat said:With the rise of first-run syndication on the horizon, I'd say Star Trek is still a good candidate for a further iteration before too long. I suppose there'd be pressure to bring Hatch in as the captain, especially considering how he behaved around the BSG reboot IOTL.
That is an excellent point, and something worth thinking about in the future.Expat said:More traditional sci-fi has had a better run ITTL but it's almost all "soft" sci-fi- allegory, spirituality, a look at the "human element" of the future. I wonder if the backlash of technology-driven Cyberpunk will be even bigger ITTL or if the audience for it has been lost to a more traditional vision of the future.
I'll weigh in more on other questions later on. Thanks again for the warm reception