pop culture

Tim Burton's "Batman" turns 30 years old this year. The movie is regarded as a classic of the superhero genre, as it launched the Batman film franchise and laid the groundwork for our modern era of dark superhero movies. But many fans and critics take issue with Burton's execution of the story...

POD, May 15th 1969. TV Star forms studio - New York Times May 15th 1969 Tired of receiving supporting roles, former Green Hornet star, Bruce Lee formed a film studio in San Fransisco; Lee received financial support from Phillips Electronics and a first look deal with Columbia Pictures, the...

POD, August 15th 1968: Ringo Starr and George Harrison announce their departure from The Beatles, this was following tension during the recording of their new album. September 20th 1968: The Beatles are officially dissolved by John; there was public mourning in London, that day was nicknamed...

World War 1 isn't called the "War of the Century" for a reason. It was a war that would determine which nation would be the superpower of the 20th century. We all know about the political effects of World War 1 and how it led the rise of the United States as a superpower. There are already many...

After a couple of false starts, I've decided to throw my weight behind a proper pop culture timeline. I've learned from past mistakes/not doing research/general boredom, this is something I figure I'd give a shot! Enjoy this alternate universe where Heath Ledger lived. TMZ NEWSFLASH: HEATH...

I've read many horror movies are low budget and have no big stars attached. This because the limited box office and major award potential combined with the low budgets and limited career potential of the film genre. Horror films get a bad reputation and get low reviews by critics and low box...

So I think we can agree that from a global perspective, the pop culture economies of the US and Japan are really beyond compare (in terms of volume, multinational influence, etc),* especially if we’re talking specifically about the mediums of comics and animation, and even more so in video...

*Notices Title* OwO What's this? A timeline based on the 1996 United States presidential election inspired by a post I made on the Alternate Presidents and PMs board. What happened to A Thousand Points of Light, your amazing timeline you should all totally check out *wink* *nudge*? Don't...

This TL starts in 1966. Walt Disney died on December 15th 1966 and that day America wept, but little did people know it was only the beginning of the end; 1967 was filled with flops such as Monkeys Go Home and The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin but a saving grace came with the Jungle Book. The...

-------------------------------- A man slumped down at the corner of an alleyway. He hadn’t showered in weeks, and his stomach rumbled incessantly. He was currently living off of a lone ham and cheese sandwich he’d managed to scrounge out of the trash, but he’d eaten that two… no, three days...

"You can't just butcher a deal like this; you're looking at the next big thing!" - Bill Enders Ralph Baer had spent at least a year at Sanders Associates bringing his idea of a home video game console to life, and had been spending even longer to bring it to the market. First, he and the team...

This is not a thread about teritorial changes after a central powers victory. I would like to know how live would be. Would english still be the dominant language? Could Babelsberg replace Hollywood? After ww1 a lot of republics had been proclaimed and women got the right to vote. How would this...

Matt Groening created what grew into the Simpsons for the Tracey Ullman Show because the original idea-having shorts based off his comic Life in Hell-would mean he'd lose the rights to the series. In this thread, I ask, What If he went through with it? Or, for some reason or another, he didn't...

Feel free to give any and all ideas relating to such as you please. Any ideas are welcome, stand-alone stuff, comics, shared universes the works. Go crazy people, like me, never let yourself run out of ideas.

Here's a suggestion. Francis Beckett (it'll be on the Guardian website somewhere) put forward the notion that, had John Smith lived and won in 1997, a 'New Tory' movement led by Michael Portillo (who wouldn't have lost his seat because Labour's majority had been more modest) would have led the...

Welcome to Disney Lives! This is a timeline created by myself, any contributions you wish to add can be requested in the inbox. - "I was just expecting a simple train ride to a place that Walt would enjoy. As I would too. If he hadn't met that engineer, I wonder if he would still be around for...

POD October 20th 1977 Michael Jackson leaves The Jacksons: Singer Michael Jackson has left The Jacksons after the band's album Goin' Places flopped critically; in an interview Michael Jackson gave to Rai Uno he stated, "It was absolute hell recording that album, everyone was for themselves and...

For those not in the know, NET (National Educational Television) was a TV channel that billed itself as, "the 4th American broadcast network"; it was PBS before PBS, though NET had programs that were fairly controversial. In 1967 The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created by, and in...

What is this? Welcome to A New American Century! This timeline has a point of divergence from real history in 1987 when bin Laden is killed, but doesn't truly start to leave an impact on this new world until 2001. I'll give you one guess what that means. The 9/11 attacks are butterflied? You...

Let's assume that Japan never goes fascist and continues the path of democratisation of the Taisho period, maybe they don't even participate in WW1, the point is: how much is Japan's massive presence in modern pop culture a product of important historical events like the American occupation...