It reminded me of Jair Bolsonaro hailing from the Liberal Democratic PartyOkay, this made me laugh.
I look forward to the Communist Party of Great Britain wanting Britain to become a libertarian corporatocracy.
It reminded me of Jair Bolsonaro hailing from the Liberal Democratic PartyOkay, this made me laugh.
I look forward to the Communist Party of Great Britain wanting Britain to become a libertarian corporatocracy.
And Vladimir "I make Putin look like a centrist" Zhirinovsky leading the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.It reminded me of Jair Bolsonaro hailing from the Liberal Democratic Party
I mean, that basically happened IRL with the Revolutionary Communist Party.Okay, this made me laugh.
I look forward to the Communist Party of Great Britain wanting Britain to become a libertarian corporatocracy.
What do you mean? you can still be a Commonwealth member and a Republic......IIRC Australia became a republic while Canada and New Zealand stayed in the Commonwealth to form an anti-Junta bloc, and Canada has tried to style itself as the leader of the Commonwealth following the UK's decline.
Yes Australia remained in the Commonwealth as a Republic, apart from that what Leonidas has said is correct.What do you mean? you can still be a Commonwealth member and a Republic......
Did Australia withdraw from the Commonwealth and become a Republic while Australia and New Zealand retain HM as Head of State?
Sorry, perhaps I misunderstand
So Canada and New Zealand are both monarchies still?Yes Australia remained in the Commonwealth as a Republic, apart from that what Leonidas has said is correct.
Apologies for confusion!
YepSo Canada and New Zealand are both monarchies still?
Speaking of which - did Monty Python ever happen ITTL?fucking splitters
Speaking of which - did Monty Python ever happen ITTL?
I can imagine Mountbatten would've had it axed after one show and replaced with something decent. Like precision drilling.Speaking of which - did Monty Python ever happen ITTL?
Speaking of which - did Monty Python ever happen ITTL?
Unfortunately not, never got past the censorsSpeaking of which - did Monty Python ever happen ITTL?
This made me think of Terry Gilliam's situation, which in turn prompts a question. Did the Junta ever get itself into diplomatic disputes by arresting or prosecuting "subversive" types who were citizens of other countries? Or would those folks just get deported back to their countries of origin?Unfortunately not, never got past the censors
Probably deported, if possible. Last thing to damage US-UK relations would be to make too much of a fuss over such things.This made me think of Terry Gilliam's situation, which in turn prompts a question. Did the Junta ever get itself into diplomatic disputes by arresting or prosecuting "subversive" types who were citizens of other countries? Or would those folks just get deported back to their countries of origin?
On the other hand, if Rowan Atkinson is one of the ones that crosses the Atlantic, the entire Blackadder series (not just Goes Forth) could be one that could probably be filmed out of Canada (whether it's in Toronto, at the old Jarvis Street studios, or in Montreal, at the Maison de Radio-Canada, is immaterial). In that case, Blackadder could also be somewhat self-referential in the fact that it's a "British" series that's not filmed in Britain (providing some room for making fun of people with strange accents that make even English people wince), which means it could be far more cheeky about some of the old sacred cows of English Canada than Canadians themselves would be willing to admit (as outside observers of Canadian society - and sometimes the best comedy can be from people who look at society with fresh eyes). In the case of Blackadder Goes Forth, for example, the willingness to die for the Empire during WW1 was something that was just as easily embraced by English Canada as in the UK (in French Canada, reeling off of stuff like Regulation 17, not so much). So there's a lot of scope to present not only the original OTL message Rowan and co. wanted to convey, but also to reflect on trans-Atlantic differences, as well as Quebec's conscription crisis (very timely, if we follow the OTL timeline - and even if not, there would be some scope for disguised commentary) and the willingness to base the formation of national identity on a single battle (even if absolutely awful). So, in its wittiness, Blackadder could go far further than even in its OTL BBC incarnation ITTL.I can't imagine Blackadder Goes Forth being made in this environment.