Hollywood has absolutely no sense of history.Brainbin said:the most famous backlot in Hollywood (sadly demolished in 1976 IOTL).
Glad to help. Be advised, it has serious gaps in it (just frex, it omits the 1971 "Shaft" entirely) & appears to deal with 1980 & later releases more thoroughly. It was mention of the poor box office examples that was making me laugh. Also, which I wished for, it doesn't have annual listings; for that, this may be more helpful. You may also find this of use. (Need I say I have an account? Tho I'm not getting a commission for referrals.)Brainbin said:Thank you for the link, it will supplement my other resources nicely. And it will come in useful very soon
(Hmm...I'm hearing the "MTM" theme...)Brainbin said:I wonder if I should care to try for 80,000 before the six-month anniversary?
I think there was a Tuesday in 1951...Brainbin said:when is it, ever?
And a more detailed answer than I actually expected. Two things come to mind. The VW Type 1 (commonly misnamed "Beetle") is likely to still be iconic, being cheap, durable, economical, easy to work on, & common. The "Big 3" are also likely to get bitten by the Oil Shock, as OTL, since the management in place hasn't changed in the main. (I'd have to look at any changes to say for sure.)Brainbin said:Excellent question. I will elaborate on one example: the Ford Mustang, that most iconic of muscle cars. IOTL, the much poorer economy of the early 1970s resulted in Mustang sales continually declining after 1966; ITTL, on the other hand, they level off in 1969, at about 300,000 units produced per year until 1973. Whether Lee Iacocca would have still been prepared to release a more fuel-efficient model for 1974 and thus catch the wave of the Oil Crisis even ITTL is far beyond my expertise, but if not, his company has a very bad 1974, only to recover the following year with new model Mustang. (The Oil Crisis, as IOTL, also works to mitigate some aspects of 1950s cultural nostalgia).
What you're likely to get, then, is the same Vega (actually a Corvair platform) & Mustang II (Pinto) as OTL, tho the Vega might not have quite the same issues over beancounters cost-cutting that produced its notorious rep. (Or, allowing it's not a utopia, things could be worse.) It is possible IMO the 'stang II could so devalue the name, it'd be discontinued. Or FoMoCo bosses could have better sense, & use a different name.
You're also likely to see the Japanese coming on strong, as OTL, with a combination of good fuel economy & good quality, at a time Detroit had some serious qualtiy issues. (Remember the guy who set his Ford on fire in protest?) Chrysler still on the brink of bankruptcy? (And denied a bailout?) Should Chrysler survive, expect a lot of captive imports. Should GM &/or Ford management be a trifle more sensible, you might get imports of Kadetts, Cortinas, or Taunuses (rather than Opel GTs).
My crystal ball is working perfectly, then.Brainbin said:Yes, and that just so happens to be one of my last remaining outstanding requests!
So you won't be doing it, then? (Hmm, only 2 TV networks in '81 will drastically reduce the number of shows.... Get your requests in early.)Brainbin said:Your feeling is correct. The miraculous resurrection of NBC was simply remarkable - one of those things someone might call ASB if it were written into a timeline.
True. I can only suppose there's room, creatively speaking, to do either one, depending on which you credit (& what you want).Brainbin said:Societal expectations can be powerful. This is partly the reason why working women didn't really "take" until the 1980s; the notion hadn't really "settled" yet in the 1970s.