I am like Steve Baxter... Killer of starry-eyed what if dreams !
Everything has its tradeoffs... Want a Hammershields cartoon ? Then say bye-bye to STTAS...
(Or outsource it to someone other than the hacks at Filmation.)
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I am like Steve Baxter... Killer of starry-eyed what if dreams !
Everything has its tradeoffs... Want a Hammershields cartoon ? Then say bye-bye to STTAS...
(Or outsource it to someone other than the hacks at Filmation.)
I am like Steve Baxter... Killer of starry-eyed what if dreams !
Everything has its tradeoffs... Want a Hammershields cartoon ? Then say bye-bye to STTAS...
(Or outsource it to someone other than the hacks at Filmation.)
Lies! We can have cake and eat it too. And my cake has a Kirk shaped candle on it.
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Mad Men, A Drama detailing the treatment of Ezra Pound, in St> Elizebeth's hospital.
Mad Men, A Drama detailing the treatment of Ezra Pound, in St> Elizebeth's hospital.
Another one from my "TV shows from a CP-victorious world" series :
Medidroschke 117: Jedes Leben zählt ! - Austro-Hungarian historical/medical drama about the often overlooked role of the "flying ambulance" crews of the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars. The series focuses on the eponymous "medicab no. 117" and its determined crew of 8 veteran sawbones. The show has been well received, though some viewers and critics have criticized the more far-fetched and out-of-character plots of the episodes from later seasons, e.g. the crew of the no. 117 trying to stop a group of Polish smugglers, fighting French spies, etc.
OOC: The pun with the "flying ambulance" is completely intended. But, despite some of the unpleasant similarities, it is actually a far better show than the lackluster OTL one.
Medidroschke 117: Jedes Leben zählt ! - Austro-Hungarian historical/medical drama about the often overlooked role of the "flying ambulance" crews of the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars. The series focuses on the eponymous "medicab no. 117" and its determined crew of 8 veteran sawbones. The show has been well received, though some viewers and critics have criticized the more far-fetched and out-of-character plots of the episodes from later seasons, e.g. the crew of the no. 117 trying to stop a group of Polish smugglers, fighting French spies, etc.
OOC: The pun with the "flying ambulance" is completely intended.
But, despite some of the unpleasant similarities, it is actually a far better show than the lackluster OTL one. Gilligan's Island _ WW2 drama, chronicling the lives of US Marine William 'Wild Bill' Gilligan and his comrades-in-arms during the fight for Guadalcanal; Originally planned to run for only as long as that campaign itself had, it actually became so popular that it ended up running for eleven series.
McHale's Navy This 1960's comedy-drama covers the exploits of an American PT- boat crew operating off the coast South Carolina during the Second World War. The PT-boat commander Quinton McHale and his men do their best to have fun outsmarting their CO Captain Binghampton, as well as fighting the Confederates.
The Ronald Reagan Show A popular sitcom that ran during he 1960's, Ronald Reagan Show helped revitalize he eponymous star's career after several box office bombs. Reagan played a sheriff in a fictional small town in Illinois, modeled after his boyhood home of Dixon. He starred with his wife, Nancy, who played a school teacher who dated the sheriff; Bobby Buntrock, who played the sheriff's son from a deceased wife; and Tim Conway, who played the uptight but well-meaning deputy. Sponsored by General Electric, the show aired on ABC, and was always in the Top 10 shows in ratings.
10 Downing Street-A drama depicting the intracacies of British politics. The show centers around the fictional Prime Minister Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton), who leads a shakey coalition government. Her struggles with the opposition leader (John Simm), as well as her love/hate working relationship with the American president (Chris Cooper) underly the daily toil and glory experienced by the most powerful person in Britain.
See if you got the Easter eggs.
See if you got the Easter eggs.
Here's another TV crime series from a CP-victorious world, lampooning OTL German crime series as usual:
Der Clown
Spinoff of the highly succesful "crime-fighting masked hero" series Siska. It's a POV switch, featuring the antics of Siska's greatest nemesis, the French anarchistic terrorist/insurgent in clown disguise, Pierot. As in its parent series, Der Clown's Pierot is played by Jean Marais. The series was a hit in the French Protectorate, but was ultimately short-lived, because the Ministry of Information of the Europäische Zollverein labelled it as "potentially subliminal pro-French propaganda".
Der Clown
Spinoff of the highly succesful "crime-fighting masked hero" series Siska. It's a POV switch, featuring the antics of Siska's greatest nemesis, the French anarchistic terrorist/insurgent in clown disguise, Pierot. As in its parent series, Der Clown's Pierot is played by Jean Marais. The series was a hit in the French Protectorate, but was ultimately short-lived, because the Ministry of Information of the Europäische Zollverein labelled it as "potentially subliminal pro-French propaganda".
Hey, i liked it. The gorgeous regional music, the green peasant villages replaced by urban democracy, even referencing mme guillotine. DArtagnan, captain nemo and the other literary heroes chasing away the villains.
I thought it was very meaningful. Definitely very French. Im not surprised that us audiences, expecting the glitz of the last games were disappointed.
Army of Democracy
A drama series about a family in the Swiss Resistance against the Nazis from 1944 to 1975.
A drama series about a family in the Swiss Resistance against the Nazis from 1944 to 1975.
Dexter
Series about the adult trials and tribulations of the protagonist of Dexter's Laboratory, set some 15 years after that original hit animated series. Dexter has enjoyed great scientific success in the outside world, but over time, has become even more of a recluse than he already was. Due to an equal amount of depression and worrying about (in)justice in the world, Dexter starts slipping into a strange mental state reminescent of Jekyll & Hyde, in which he sees himself as a cold-hearted vigilante hunting down various scum-of-the-earth villains. Dex's deteriorating sanity (is he dreaming all the vigilantism or actually perpetrating it overnight ?) breaks down even more at the end of season 2, with the appearance of his old childhood rival Mandrake. Can Dexter get a grip on himself and win the battle for his sanity and a more just, utopian world ? Find out in season three ! (If it doesn't get cancelled beforehand.)
(OOC:Set in a world where the Darkly dreaming Dexter books were never written.)
Series about the adult trials and tribulations of the protagonist of Dexter's Laboratory, set some 15 years after that original hit animated series. Dexter has enjoyed great scientific success in the outside world, but over time, has become even more of a recluse than he already was. Due to an equal amount of depression and worrying about (in)justice in the world, Dexter starts slipping into a strange mental state reminescent of Jekyll & Hyde, in which he sees himself as a cold-hearted vigilante hunting down various scum-of-the-earth villains. Dex's deteriorating sanity (is he dreaming all the vigilantism or actually perpetrating it overnight ?) breaks down even more at the end of season 2, with the appearance of his old childhood rival Mandrake. Can Dexter get a grip on himself and win the battle for his sanity and a more just, utopian world ? Find out in season three ! (If it doesn't get cancelled beforehand.)
(OOC:Set in a world where the Darkly dreaming Dexter books were never written.)
How come it's been over 2 years since anybody posted here? Oh, well.
I hope I didn't already post this one?
HEIL HONEY, I'M HOME
Popular, long-running satirical British sitcom about a Nazi war criminal living in the suburbs of London after helping the victorious Allies in the Cold War against the Soviets. His trophy wife edits a Fascist newsletter for housewives.
Much of the humor comes from friction with his son, a Neo-Nazi wannabe who only has a vague idea about what his father did in the war. He is secretly in love with the beautiful blond Jewish girl next door, whose father is an investigative journalist.
Over the course of the series episodes centered on the KKK, Khmer Rouge, Greenpeace, the ASPCA, PETA, etc.
The series won many awards for its acting, and its satire could be aimed at anyone, right or left.
HOGAN'S HEROES
A one-episode sitcom in which a US POW is mistakenly sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he meets Anne Frank and attempts to free everyone, relying on the Nazis being idiots and everyone else being absolutely passive unless the American hero tells them what to do.
Of course if they escaped there'd be no further episodes--and the outrage was so immense and immediate that the network cut to a commercial two minutes before the end of the program, to give the impression that everyone did escape.
It has never been rebroadcast, or released on video, but the cast and crew gained a lot of notoriety discussion how the show came to be, and ironically they got a lot of work in other, more successful shows afterward.
I hope I didn't already post this one?
HEIL HONEY, I'M HOME
Popular, long-running satirical British sitcom about a Nazi war criminal living in the suburbs of London after helping the victorious Allies in the Cold War against the Soviets. His trophy wife edits a Fascist newsletter for housewives.
Much of the humor comes from friction with his son, a Neo-Nazi wannabe who only has a vague idea about what his father did in the war. He is secretly in love with the beautiful blond Jewish girl next door, whose father is an investigative journalist.
Over the course of the series episodes centered on the KKK, Khmer Rouge, Greenpeace, the ASPCA, PETA, etc.
The series won many awards for its acting, and its satire could be aimed at anyone, right or left.
HOGAN'S HEROES
A one-episode sitcom in which a US POW is mistakenly sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he meets Anne Frank and attempts to free everyone, relying on the Nazis being idiots and everyone else being absolutely passive unless the American hero tells them what to do.
Of course if they escaped there'd be no further episodes--and the outrage was so immense and immediate that the network cut to a commercial two minutes before the end of the program, to give the impression that everyone did escape.
It has never been rebroadcast, or released on video, but the cast and crew gained a lot of notoriety discussion how the show came to be, and ironically they got a lot of work in other, more successful shows afterward.
Babylon 6
The titular grey and purple station takes over from its predecessor series' space station "one hundred years after the Interstellar Alliance was formed", the last hope for peace as the Alliance is rocked by a seccessionist movement. The pilot saw two Rangers working to bring the leader of a threatened colony to the station to plead the case of her people to the Alliance senate.
Reasons for B6 failing have been cited as "the station was ugly", "the alien companion with the big ears was annoying" and the visit of a Lucasfilm lawyer to the writers.
The titular grey and purple station takes over from its predecessor series' space station "one hundred years after the Interstellar Alliance was formed", the last hope for peace as the Alliance is rocked by a seccessionist movement. The pilot saw two Rangers working to bring the leader of a threatened colony to the station to plead the case of her people to the Alliance senate.
Reasons for B6 failing have been cited as "the station was ugly", "the alien companion with the big ears was annoying" and the visit of a Lucasfilm lawyer to the writers.
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Banned
The West Wing (1966-73) This NBC Drama directed by Norman Leer aired in the late 1960s and early 70s and starred Gregory Peck as the fictional President Bartlett, loosely based on both Adlai Stevenson and the late President Kennedy. In the show his fictional administration pushes forward ambitious great society plans to fight poverty while he staves off requests from right-wing generals and cold war hawks to increase defense spending. In the Vietnam era this show became a popular means of escapism for idealistic liberals who dreamed of a president whose focus would be on domestic issues.
Starring:
Gregory Peck as Josiah Bartlett
Spencer Tracy as Leo McGarry
Katherine Hepburn as Abigal Bartlett
William Shatner as Josh Lyman
Robert Mitchum as Toby Ziegler
Dennis Hopper as Sam Seaborne
Goldie Hawn as Donna Moss
Lauren Becall as CJ Cregg
Rock Hudson as Governor Ritchie
Charlton Heston as Vice-President Hoynes
Richard Pryor as Charlie Young
Starring:
Gregory Peck as Josiah Bartlett
Spencer Tracy as Leo McGarry
Katherine Hepburn as Abigal Bartlett
William Shatner as Josh Lyman
Robert Mitchum as Toby Ziegler
Dennis Hopper as Sam Seaborne
Goldie Hawn as Donna Moss
Lauren Becall as CJ Cregg
Rock Hudson as Governor Ritchie
Charlton Heston as Vice-President Hoynes
Richard Pryor as Charlie Young
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Lost in Space
In 2104, Luna Shuttle Flight 815 is damaged in a meteor storm and forced to dock on an abandoned space station. Only forty-eight passengers somehow survive. Unfortunately, this is no ordinary space station they’ve landed on. To start with, there's a chimpanzee roaming about somehow as well as something in the hydroponics sheds which is capable of uprooting trees. This monster mutilates the pilot, but not before the pilot reveals that the shuttle was already a million miles off course when it crashed, which means the odds of rescue are pretty much nil.
The backstories of the survivors are revealed in flashbacks, with each episode tending to focus on a specific character. As the show goes on, more and more questions arise as the secrets of the space station are slowly uncovered. The station seems to have magical properties as well as a unique abundance of super-powerful electromagnetism. Furthermore, flashbacks reveal more and more connections between the characters' pasts as if to suggest that it may have been more than coincidence that this specific group of people was all on Flight 815 together with each other.
Cheers,
Nigel.
In 2104, Luna Shuttle Flight 815 is damaged in a meteor storm and forced to dock on an abandoned space station. Only forty-eight passengers somehow survive. Unfortunately, this is no ordinary space station they’ve landed on. To start with, there's a chimpanzee roaming about somehow as well as something in the hydroponics sheds which is capable of uprooting trees. This monster mutilates the pilot, but not before the pilot reveals that the shuttle was already a million miles off course when it crashed, which means the odds of rescue are pretty much nil.
The backstories of the survivors are revealed in flashbacks, with each episode tending to focus on a specific character. As the show goes on, more and more questions arise as the secrets of the space station are slowly uncovered. The station seems to have magical properties as well as a unique abundance of super-powerful electromagnetism. Furthermore, flashbacks reveal more and more connections between the characters' pasts as if to suggest that it may have been more than coincidence that this specific group of people was all on Flight 815 together with each other.
Cheers,
Nigel.