Things went better for MJ here, with him gettimg some extra help along with some butterflies meaning he avoids alot of the scandals and focusing more on health and so on. As fo the others, I will need to try and check.
America's Funniest President: Mo Udall Presidency & Beyond
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Does the Fallout series still come out, I wonder if Interplay even exists or they manage to stay around and do better.
Autumn 2009- The Renewable Dawn
Autumn of 2009 would bring about a few surprises over for the world. A new wave of studies and reports would be released that would become quite the game changer. That solar and wind power had, as of this year, crossed the rubicon when it came to costs. Thanks to the large investments and research put in by the US government decades prior along with the numerous internal and external incentives, solar and wind power became more and more affordable. As such, it would now become much easier to adopt the technologies and implement them at a much greater scale. Furthermore, with it looked to become more affordable still, it brought renewables now to the forefront as the major new business to go and get into. There were still problems to be solved, such as how to recycle the materials used in wind power blades and older solar panels, but that was just viewed as part of the new opportunity and financial venues to go and get into. While renewables were talked of more and more, the paperwork now showing the feasibility of it all now gave it a massive boost in attention and consideration. Of course, this would also go into a new study regarding the auxillary businesses effected, transportation being the key one. The "fuel cell vs electric" car war was raging on and while electric was coming in closer, the new study would go and change the landscape between them. Fossil fuel companies meanwhile took another hit in stocks. While they were still valuable in it of themselves, the last couple of decades were not kind and saw alot of changes in leadership in structure, with some expanding into general energy provision.
Meanwhile, the G20 would meet over in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here, world leaders announced that they would work closer together regarding the global economy and play a larger role to shape what is to come. [1] Consisting of the largest finance ministries, the groups have faced some scrutiny regarding representation of the nations and their economies. After all, no one liked being left out. Founded in the late 1990s, the organization of the various prominent economic powers in the world: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, the Sovereign Union, the UK and the United States. Additionally, North Korea attended as a result of their impending reunification over with the south. Saudi Arabia was a founding member, but with the transition to Kingdom of Arabia, there was a space open (even if they did have a representative there). However, someone would come to take their place over with Ethiopia. The final member would be the European Union, being the first supranational organization there. Many believe though that the G20 may be expanded into a G25 or even G30 to account for some better representation. Beyond the return of the Kingdom of Arabia, other invitees and potential candidates included Spain, Norway, Turkey, Poland, Thailand, the Netherlands, Nigeria or Zaire along with the African Union. Though speaking of international organizations, the International Olympic Committee awards Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, following up 2012's being held over in Triumfgrad. [1]
Within pop culture, the big news would be the death of Tiger Woods. Just after Thanksgiving, he would be involved over in a car crash that would result in the end of his life. [1] The sudden shock and loss of Tiger Woods would be tragic news over to the world of golf. However, it would also become mired over in controversy with the revelations of several extramarital affairs. In fact, it was speculated that Woods may have been at one in the night of his crash. This would not be the only scandal going on. WikiLeaks would expose the contents of Kaupthing Bank's internal documents prior to the Icelandic Financial Crisis. These documents showed suspicious amounts of money were loaned to bank owners, and debts being written off. [2] It was suspected the cause of the Crisis was due to some deregulations back over in 2001. The ordeal also served as an example regarding the dangers of deregulation when it came to institutions such as banking. The financial crisis saw a massive wave of protests months prior and even the resignation of the old government. Such a phenomenon led to a lot of talks for various pundits and experts here on the subject matter. For some, they saw it as an example on the dangers of financial deregulation. Others were inspired by the people's movement over on it. And all the while, typhoons and intense earthquakes further prompted people to come together and aid in the international community.
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[1]- Information and phrasing from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_in_the_United_States
[2]- Information and phrasing from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009
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I'm a sucker for USA-focused alternate histories and this has got to be one of my favorites, keep going king
What technology (other than nuclear) is given a big boost in this timeline?
Well, renewables, mainly solar. From what I read and heard, we wouldn't be able to get practical solar power as we knew it much earlier, compared to OTL (I think 5 years earlier was likely and 10 years earlier was pushing it.) So the solar power boom that started in 2015-2016 now started in about 2009. Because of reaching this level of practicality, it's gonna keep getting better and able to be implemented on a bunch of places. And the differing economy circumstances means that the business leaders and economic drivers of the age have pretty much accepted this as the new way and focusing on it.
Beyond that, I'd argue probably a modest boost went into researching hemp stuff and the fungi have gotten an earleir start
2009 Overview
2009 Overview
The world entered a relatively mild economic recession over in 2009, but it wasn't anything too serious. Overall, the first year of Olympia Snowe's presidency went by rather quietly. President Snowe and her administration were focusing overseeing what was going on, while also having to prepare what was coming. After all,this year would seee the release of a study regarding the pricing of solar power now reaching the capabilities of practical widespread implementation. As such, the Snowe Administration would be having to use this new informaton. After all, while they were conservatives, they were a brand new type of conservative (or at the very least, a modern version of older kinds such as paternalistic conservatism) and thus, they were pragmatic and flexible with changes. In this case, it was on what they could use this new phenomenon for. Of course, one announced program would be to incentivize people to go and consider buying solar power as the business is thriving. On the more political side, the Snowe Adminsitraton has also been discussing ideas with state and local governments regarding multi-using public spaces for this (such as parking lots or canals with panels.) The discussions were just starting out, but it would be proving to show more support for the renewable energy sector. It would also begin to signal the beginning of the end for one of the competitors within the energy question in the automobile market. And of course, there were other reforms or questions that were being considered, one being a "right to repair" law regarding being able to fix electronics one owned. This question would be started over by the Circuit City & Radio Shack merger.
Internationally, things were still rather quiet, at least when it came to conflicts nations were having with one another. While there would still be violence in various nations, there would still be people trying to resolve it effectively. There would be the arrest warrant over for Omar al-Bashir. The former president of Sudan and wanted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, he would be captured by Ethiopian intelligence, giving them more prestige. The big topic would be on global cooperation regarding endeavors in space. This started out from talks between President Snowe and Sovereign Union Chief Director Viktor Tyulkin (who win his reelection) in regards to how to manage and potentially remove space debris around Earth. This would leads to general discussions regarding not just this, but also things like supranational cooperation for astronomical ventures, either for scientific purposes or even economic benefits. After all, the newer environmental regulations and the expectatons of them in the future meant that the procurement of metals needed to be done in other places to limit damage to the Earth. And after all, why not try and mine asteroids? Other international topics of concerns included with the epidemic over of swine flu and dealing with the usual disasters and the like regarding the power of mother nature such as the volcanic eruptions and the usual round of storms.
Pop culture would begin reaching a fascinating shift of sorts here. The big film would be none other than Star Wars Episode IX: Broken Fates. Here, the finale of the sequel trilogy of Star Wars would fully change the status quo. Ben and Sara Skywalker along with Bail Solo and their new allies have reunited with Luke, who discovered the legacy of the Jedi along with the original texts. However, the remnants of the Empire, known as the Imperial Order, continues to chase them before they end up led into a trap and destroyed, with the only survivor being a mysterious Force user known as the Tattered Sage. The film continues to subvert expectations as Han Solo would make a heroic sacrifice to save the new generation. Indeed, a theme of the film is in the passing of the torch and the inevitabilty of change, as seen with the Republic undergoing social upheavel. Ultimately, the Tattered Sage is revealed to be none other than a wizened Jar-Jar. The old Gungan notes that he was why Palpatine rose, but would be sidelined by circumstances, and all was done to bring about chaos to the galaxy, to bring about new things. Jar-Jar maintains his heterodoxical approach by Luke and Leia, the legacy of is old friend. While he lets them escape, Luke and Leia both remain damaged while Mara Jade has to step up in leadership. All the galaxy careens to an uncertain future with new factions to rise. With this, the world of Star Wars has changed as this heralds a new era. Additionally, the decision to kill Han Solo was proposed by Harrison Ford. He originally proposed it in Episode VII, though they were unable to fit it in due trouble fitting in with the plot. While a scene was filmed of it in VIII, Solo actually suggested to IX as to not put pressure on the writers and to give more time for the new characters to come into their own. He became concerned that Solo' death in VIII would take away from the focus on the newbies and given IX's tone, it fit better. When asked if it was the end of his time as Solo, Harrison noted "mostly", hinting that he may or may not come back for smaller bits. The film would be quite a success and left the audience reeling. The status quo was no more and it'd be a time of great change. Many would see this as a chance to expand more with the franchise.
This would not be the only cosmic epic though. James Cameron would unleash a prominent masterpiece over in Earthman. Known as "Project Avatar" in development, the story tells of a group of Na'vi, a race of blue humanoid aliens living on the moon of a gas giant. The story kicks off when they meet a human astronaut, who is struggling to fix his ship to return home and the interactions of a potential future for the Na'vi. Cameron confessed noted the story went through several rewrites before settling on this. He thought it'd be interesting to see humanity through the eyes of an alien and even once joked the film is "like ET, but for grown-ups and if positions were reversed." The film was praised for its world-building and intense visuals with a surprisingly grounded story. It grabbed quite alot of attention, and made some nice money. Beyond Episode IX and Earthman, there were plenty of other films. There was the risque comedy in Hungover, a period peace over with Sherlock Holmes and the surprising release of Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third of the Narnia films. This has been speculated as to try and keep up with the ages of the actors and a consistent release schedule, especially in how the film series was appealing to tweens and the like. And people were wondering what else could capture this. Additionally, some cult classics rose up due to the spacing. One of them would be Moon with some others being District 9, Push, Knowing, Inglourious Basterds and Final Destination.
Over in animated films, there was still plenty of hit. Disney would release two standouts over this year. The first one would be The Princess & the Frog. A reimagining of the story of the Frog Prince, it is set in the Roaring 20s in New Orleans. It would be considered quite a standout classic of a Disney film with a classic villain, the unique setting, and the traditional Disney film. Another major film would be made by Pixar over in Up, showing the adventure of an elderly man trying to fulfill the wish of his dead wife with a boy scout and dog as a stragglers. The sentimentality of the film and themes of moving on with one's life resonated deeply. Of course, Dreamworks would still have one film out to release over with InterWorld. It shows the story of Joey Harker, who discovers he can go to parallel universes and must team up with various versions of himself to stop two empires of science and magic from trying to cause chaos. It would be this film that would introduce the multiverse and "worldwalking" to the teenage audience. This would not be the only work based on Neil Gaiman's that would see a theatical release. Another would be Coraline, which would become quite a delightful fun of frights. Taking a page out of the Dark Crystal, the film's release would be postponed to October to capitalize the Halloween atmosphere. The film 9 would also prove to be a pretty surprising cult classic of a film, thanks to the newer attitude toward animation. Another hit would be over one released in a film festival made by Madhouse over in Redline. Made by Madhouse, it would get quite a fair bit of attention from the film festival premiered, serving as free advertising for a potential future release. This would be reinforced by the western release of Summer Wars. Piggybacking off the success of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in terms of studio cred, Summer Wars would keep proving that anime had some staying power over in the western world beyond the enthusiasts and can be enjoyed in it of itself. It also shows the need for growing diversity within it as the interest keeps growing among the young. Lastly, One Piece: Strong World would be the first theatrical release of a film based on one of the Big Three to get a release over in American and European theaters.
As for television, it'd been relatively quiet. When it comes to prominent shows ending, it would be Battlestar Galactica, Everybody Hates Chris and most notably Monk, at least when it came to live action. With animation, it would be more mixed. Shows that were rumored to be cancelled, such as Yin Yang Yo! and My Life As A Teenage Robot would actually get one more season. That said, some shows like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends would still end up ending and most notably would be Ed, Edd n' Eddy, ending with a TV movie that would see the teenagers finally become accepted by their peers after addressing their personal flaws with some revelations. As for some new shows, there were a few that got some attention. Deadliest Warrior, Cake Boss, Glee, American Ninja Warrior, and most notably, Community, a prominent new show which has been growing quite the large fanbase. Over in animation, there was not much that was new though Nick would create a new show based off the X-Men, here called New Adventures of the X-Men. This show would become prominent for being the first X-Men series that was based on the Neoversal continuity (unlike its predecessor, X-Men Evolution), which was done to introduce it and flesh it out to the general public more. Over with anime though, there were a few growing interests. Over with Disnippon, the big new thing would be K-On! A story of girls coming together for a band, it would become quite a surprising hit and further diversify anime's interest among the general public. A second season would be announced over for the next year. On a more traditional note would be Jewelpet and the next Pretty Cure. Over for Toonami, there was not much new so far. There was the Big Three of Shonen there though Fullmetal Alchemist would be proving itself to be very successful and even exceeding those three. At least one new show would be Soul Eater, showing a world where living weapons partner up with meisters to defend the world from supernatural horrors, such as people who eat souls, monsters or witches. All while learning from a school overseen by Death. Many also speculated the bloc may rotate some of the older shows around or give them a break between arcs so they could air other things.
Over with video games, the Nintendo Wii would keep dominating in sales, especially with how many people such as the elderly were getting into the motion controls. The various Wii exercise games would prove to be quite popular over for them. However, the Nintendo Wii would still prove to have some new games over for gamers to enjoy. The Metroid Prime: Trilogy would get a compliation release with a modified control scheme and a bit of a graphics boost on the Wii. Another would be a new Super Mario Bros game for the Wii. However, the more noteworthy Nintendo games would be released on the GamePal DS. One would be Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, which saw the bros venture inside of Bowser while players also controlled the Koopa King against an old foe. The second would be the long-awaited Pokemon HeartOrange and SoulViolet, a remake of the Gen II games, which would lead to a sort of revitalization of popularity for older fans who may have drifted from the series. Over with Sony, some new exclusives would be Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time and InFamous, a modern homage to the darker antihero stories from the 1980s along with a morality system where the player controls Cole McGrath, a young man with lightning powers. Interestingly enough, the Abox 360 from Microsoft-Atari would have their own counterpart with Alex Mercer from Prototype, who's powers are more like SinEater by Todd McFarlane from Image Comics. Other prominent exclusives included Halo Wars. The Abox 360 and PS3 meanwhile would have a fair number of overlapping games like Borderlands, Bayonetta, Resident Evil 5 and most notably, the metal rock fable with Brutal Legend. However, the biggest hit would be Batman: Arkham Asylum, what many would be considered the epitome of the Batman experience. Over in the PSP, two games stood out a fair bit: LittleBigPlanet and a surprisng remake in Persona 3 Portable, which saw Persona 3 get expanded and adjusted, along with the introduction of a female protagonist in the game. However, beyond the consoles, some new games were coming out to help out. One would be a fascinating new game known as Minecraft, which would be released over for Windows, NexOS, and even UNIX-related operating systems. Here, it was a relaxing game of sorts, serving like a virtual LEGO game. Another one would be Plants vs. Zombies, a popular minigame released on computers, but also notably over on PDAs as well. The ideas of PDAs having games on them was not entirely new, if mainly because very simple games like Tetris would be added to pass time. But this would be something new, especially as PDAs, were growing more complex.
Cool! How will animation be like in 2010? And what about MetroKids and Cartoon Network? Does Disney X-D still comes to being? And does Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Super Hero Squad Show still exist?
You’ll have to wait and see!
MetroKids is now called MetroToons.
Probably for Disney
, but may be called by something else. And no for those two shows.A small wave of nostalgia hit me. I still have my old childhood computer and I literally still have this installed in it!
Well, they're still likely doing all right. Enough to hang on, though it's likely with the end of the two new trilogies, there's gonna be a couple new Star Wars shows, including cartoons, as they figure out what they want to do.
That said, DreamWorks' own animated films will likely provide the groundswork for future cartoons, and not just the ones we saw over in OTL. InterWorld will probably get an animated series and I'm wondering on some others. Probably some other shows that would've ended up on Nick.
What is going on with Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, and Richard Branson? Considering how more economically left-leaning and socially progressive the world has become since the Mo Udall presidency during the 1980s and the effects that has had on the world since then over the decades as a whole?