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  1. marathag

    WI: The Enterprise completes its five year mission (Star Trek survives for 5 seasons)

    I believe he had given up getting the Flash Gordon Rights in 1973, then moved on with a barely fleshed out 'Story of Mace Windu' that gradually morphed into the more familiar _Star Wars_ in early 1975, where it was pitched to Fox, with shooting to start the next year
  2. Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    Great to see 'Wild Bill' & Kiki have some real talk. On one level, Bill is probably one of the few people who understands her motivations outside of her family and mentors. On the other hand, the actress appears to be Lily Damita, who may still in this timeline have married Errol Flynn after...
  3. Unkown00

    Map Thread XX

    "Everyone knows Australia doesn't exist, It's located in the Atlantic" Quick Lore Despite earlier claims of discovery by the Basque, Arabs, Romans, and Carthage, Phonecians, and Greeks, the continent of Atlantist was discovered in 1340 by the Portuguese, who begun to settle the regions...
  4. What would the Americas be like if the Chinese colonized it?

    Indeed. It could be argued that the Chinese explorers/colonists in the Americas would fundamentally change Mesoamerican societies, but we should also expect plenty of violence between them. And yes on that point regarding the Rocky Mountains, as that would be a useful natural barrier against the...
  5. SealTheRealDeal

    AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    ...spanning the entire East Coast? As for getting it to the rest of America, you'd need to recreate the atrocity that is Chinese air regulations,* and that obviously isn't happening. *Most of China's air space is reserved for the PLAAF with civilian traffic limited to a few dozen corridors...
  6. What would the Americas be like if the Chinese colonized it?

    They might be only interested in that at first. But with the chaotic political situation among the Chinese dynasties, that could change and they would have to learn to be self-sufficient and independent from hostile new emperors. That could force them to expand and thus create conflicts over...
  7. TL-191: After the End

    In TTL, the winter storm from OTL 2021 was butterflied away. Texas, as of 2021, remains an independent country, and remaining the world’s “Lone Star” is definitely a significant part of Texas public culture. However, Texas is closely tied to the USA, especially in terms of regional...
  8. Dan1988

    AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    It doesn't need to be a massively dedicated HSR system; improving the already-existing passenger services, and thus adding more improvements to the rail network (such as more widespread electrification) could work just as well. Having a US version of Rail 2000 implemented as early as possible...
  9. Map Thread XX

    Beyond the need from reprojection, this might be an interesting scenario since it could alter the currents to make Europe a warmer place. A warmer Europe scenario is something I've never seen developed, in contrast to a colder Europe, and it might be quite interesting if done right.
  10. Remember the Texas! The United States in World War II (an alternate history)

    Before US pilots learned not to dogfight a Zero, the nimble P-36 might see more success than a lot of "Better" US fighters. Of course once Boom-and-Zoom, Thatch weave, etc become the norm, the P-36 will be very inferior.
  11. UoBLoyalist

    Chronicle of the Kings of Britain: A New Tenth Century
    Threadmarks: Borderlands Part 2

    Borderlands Part 2 1049-1052 Borderlands Part 2 1049-1052 Fate of the Five Boroughs 1049-1050 While the West Saxons crossed into Sussex and Mercia reestablished its position in London, the kingdom of Jorvik gathered forces from all across Northern Britain for a campaign in the Five...
  12. DanMcCollum

    AHC: Roman Canaries

    I think people are putting the wrong emphasis on this from the get go. yes, the OP has stated that the Canaries would eventually develop a naval tradition which would be good in the Atlantic. But, let's look at this logically - this isn't a game of CK or EU. Even if we knew that's the...
  13. The Undying Empire: A Trebizond Timeline

    But one aspect I forgot is that Trebizond could also end up setting up the old Bosporan kingdom as territory, functioning as a buffer between the Russians and Poles.
  14. oshron

    What are some likely convergences?

    in a similar but not identical sense, there's also cities at major trade crossroads where geography made them practically ideal locations--New York, Istanbul, and Singapore come to mind
  15. The Last Hanover: The Life and Reign of Queen Charlotte

    Great update! With Maria Carolina's cautious stewardship of the monarchy (and Charlotte's backing) instead of the brash ultra-royalists who messed things up IOTL, the French monarchy may have a much longer expiration date. The Belgians aren't quite so lucky, so it'll be interesting to see...
  16. oshron

    What are some likely convergences?

    Britain, or whatever power controls it, was probably always eventually going to become a major center of industrialization because of its huge coal reserves--you'd need a POD somewhere in the ballpark of 300 million years ago to avoid that
  17. Map Thread XX

    Best bet is to beam a prayer into space and then tow Halley's Comet to Earth
  18. Is it possible to avoid the catastrophic economic and demographic fallout from the USSR collapse

    Yeah, it would be nice. But such approach would require a degree of trust between the parties. And trust was in a very short supply in Europe at that point. I wouldn't say that Stalin was rational in regards of Finnish question, but he already saw how Austrians willingly went under Nazis and how...
  19. The Last Hanover: The Life and Reign of Queen Charlotte

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it is note 15 talking about Hannover not being up to par with other capitals. The pun is that the note spells par as “parr” the spelling associated with Henry VIII’s final wife Catherine Parr
  20. Sanderford

    How would Woodrow Wilson be remembered without WWI?

    Possibly, but we are discussing a no war scenario, which means he wouldn't be able to use that approach; and as Hughes is also a Progressive, and a successful one, he is very likely to appeal to those who liked that about Wilson, with the added benefit of not having been a paternal racist and...
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