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  1. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    Terry Gilliam was interested in directing a Don Quixote adaptation as early as 1989 OTL but his initial deal with Phoenix Pictures collapsed due to what he considered an insufficient budget. Eventually, by a long twisted road, came 2018's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. ITTL (assuming Gilliam...

  2. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    I second Robin Williams. Perhaps John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd could guest in-character as The Blues Brothers? Spinning off from that, Cab Calloway was having a career revival in the 80's and might be game . Minnie the Moocher with Muppet accompaniment would be something to behold. Orson Welles...

  3. WI: Pre-1947 presidential succession is eliminated.

    Under the 1886 Presidential Succession Act, the line of succession to the Presidency was limited solely to the members of the US Cabinet. The Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate weren't reintroduced to the succession until the 1947 Act. This presents the possibility...

  4. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    An apology to those reading: When undertaking this TLIAW, I overestimated the time I would have available for writing and the degree of writer's block I'd experience. As such, a week later, I find myself only halfway through what I intend to write. I should have given myself more time in the...

  5. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    The Speaker of the British House of Commons election, 2010: Part I. The prelude While the formation of government obviously took precedence, the question of the Speakership was easily the second most important topic of discussion within the world of Westminster. Various schools of thought...

  6. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    You're quite right to quibble. I should have known better. In fact, I did know better and am most irritated by the oversight. Have revised the offending sentence, as well as making some other small edits. A Bercow victory is certainly the more likely scenario and UKIP know that. As was said...

  7. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    The Aftermath Despite a high profile and heavy on the day coverage, Farage’s death had little obvious impact or meaning for the United Kingdom. 'Obvious' is the key word. There were ripples to be sure, but it would be some time before they were properly felt...

  8. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    Wait, that's it? What do you mean? Don't you think your introduction was a bit...grandiose? In hindsight, my tone may have been a touch verbose. I suspect there were some stray inspiration particles in the air that evening. Frankly I think the Churchill idea sounded more interesting. Well...

  9. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    Page last updated at 15:55 GMT, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:55 UK Nigel Farage killed in plane crash on election day The former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage was found dead after his plane crashed in Northamptonshire. The aircraft came down at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield...

  10. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    I have some questions… All too happy to answer them, my fine fellow. First of all, who are you? I’m Alberto Knox. Why should I care? Well, I’ll admit I’ve done little of note here on the site. My last attempt at a serious timeline was almost a decade ago and, frankly, it was an utter...

  11. TLIAW: Six inches or so...

    One day, a man came close to death. Within six inches in fact. Such an event is not wholly remarkable. Millions come close to death, every day. A moment’s hesitation, one step in the wrong direction. That is the distance between life and death. Coming within six inches is of little note. But...

  12. Maybe The Horse Will Learn To Sing

    Some dubious calculations went into this, but you've got to be in it to win it: Labour: 282 Conservative: 267 Lib Dem: 64 UKIP: 5 Greens: 2 Respect: 1

  13. Maybe The Horse Will Learn To Sing

    I think I know... A couple of snippets from The Fourth Lectern So, assuming they can field the candidates and I believe they can, the current rules would require a fifth lectern for Caroline Lucas. Am I right? Edit: Damn it, beaten to the punch due to the need to show my working.

  14. Harry Potter and the Small Screen

    Fair enough, perhaps Liz Kettle for Hooch? Her performance as Honoria Glossop in Jeeves and Wooster always put me in mind of some variety of P.E. teacher. As to potential Rons, if I had pick one of the two, I think I would favour Allen, who seems implacably more...Ronnish? :confused...

  15. Harry Potter and the Small Screen

    A few thoughts Hard one. I have a few candidates in mind here, but only one I feel confident could pull off a Scottish accent: Lindsay Duncan. Penelope Wilton or Frances de la Tour would seem otherwise suitable but for that unfortunate niggle. I see no reason not to stick with the OTL...

  16. The Assassination of Charlie Chaplin

    These men were perhaps not the most clear-thinking citizens of their nation. In any case, they might get half of the way. Such an incident will probably see something of a cooling of relations with the USA, particularly if the plotters are dealt with as leniently as IOTL. Humans are...

  17. The Assassination of Charlie Chaplin

    I suppose that a reasonable number of us are familiar with the May 15 Incident of 1932 and that a significant subset thereof are aware that the assassins originally intended to murder Charlie Chaplin as part of this plot. Their subsequent justification for this was as follows: 'Chaplin is a...

  18. Harry Potter and the Small Screen

    Throwing in another casting suggestion... occurs to me that Julian Wadham might make a rather good Snape.

  19. Harry Potter and the Small Screen

    Fair enough...personally I don't see Snape as an entirely serious role, hence the suggestion, but I suppose if the audience is to be initially persuaded of the characters apparently sinister intentions, a well known comic is perhaps not the best choice. Perhaps so but there are so few actors...

  20. Harry Potter and the Small Screen

    Consider it rolled. Robert Lindsay wouldn't be my first choice for Snape. But saying that, I could see him doing a very fine job of the part. The first actor that came to my mind was Rowan Atkinson. He has the right look for the part and could play the role of Snape perfectly by taking his...
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