Blue Skies in Camelot: An Alternate 60's and Beyond

[President_Lincoln]

Cool update! Butterflies are well on their way here—is there a McCartney/Epstein-dominated Apple Records on the horizon? Also the Hendrix arrest and then award was pretty funny!

On the other hand, there would be much less sympathy from Americans in the field or at home for the Khmer Rouge than the Viet Cong—they’re monsters and that will become obvious pretty quickly.

Thanks cmakk! Glad you enjoyed the update. Brian's survival and recovery from addiction have gone a long way toward encouraging McCartney's business tendencies. This, combined with John never developing a relationship with Yoko Ono have led to an overall more stable Beatles (at least for the time being).

An excellent point about the Khmer Rouge. Besides, Andropov and the Soviets have no plans on backing the Cambodian Communists, their focus is entirely on strengthening Eastern Europe. If Pol Pot is getting any aid, it will be coming from the PRC, North Vietnam, and Castro.

 

[President_Lincoln]

I predict that Romney will get primaried by Reagan (the paleo-conservative mentioned a while back) who will extremely narrowly beat Scoop or Smathers in the general.

Interesting hypothesis! Let's see if it pans out.

 

[President Earl Warren]

On the other hand, there would be much less sympathy from Americans in the field or at home for the Khmer Rouge than the Viet Cong—they’re monsters and that will become obvious pretty quickly.

Well The Viet Cong committed a lot of war crimes, that didnt stop the hippies and radicals from going out into street with Viet cong flags and chanting things like "HO HOO HO chimin, NFL is gonna win"

 

[TheImperialTheorist]

Well The Viet Cong committed a lot of war crimes, that didnt stop the hippies and radicals from going out into street with Viet cong flags and chanting things like "HO HOO HO chimin, NFL is gonna win"

Also, peace was given a chance and worked in Vietnam. The hippies will reason and ask why wouldn’t it work in Cambodia.

 

[Alpha-King98760]

On the other hand, there would be much less sympathy from Americans in the field or at home for the Khmer Rouge than the Viet Cong—they’re monsters and that will become obvious pretty quickly.

Yep.

 

[Alpha-King98760]

Also, peace was given a chance and worked in Vietnam. The hippies will reason and ask why wouldn’t it work in Cambodia.

Because Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge are the opposition.

If any hippies start showing support for the Khmer Rouge then they’re delusional.

 

[IntellectuallyHonestRhino]

Also, peace was given a chance and worked in Vietnam. The hippies will reason and ask why wouldn’t it work in Cambodia.

Cambodia may be this TL's Vietnam. I also don't think America being chummy with the Vietnamese will help with their PR in Cambodia. I'm expecting worse days ahead.

 

[Bene Tleilax]

How's Laos? Does TTL have a version of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

 

[President_Lincoln]

How's Laos? Does TTL have a version of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

Indeed it does. The situation in Vietnam is settled, but the North Vietnamese still want to see the country reunited, as does the South. The South is slowly democratizing thanks to U.S. influence via the Kennedy Doctrine, and could become a beacon of economic development and freedom ITTL, but only if it is allowed to grow and is properly protected.

 

[President_Lincoln]

Blue Skies in Camelot: An Alternate 60's and Beyond
Act II: The Seesaw Seventies​

“Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.” - President George Romney


“Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.” - William F. Buckley, Jr.


“In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream…” - Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run”


“Use the Force, Luke.” - Toshiro Mifune as Obi Wan Kenobi, in Star Wars


“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” - Robert F. Kennedy


“Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” - Marilyn Monroe

 

[President_Lincoln]

Figured I'd get the title card posted today, so we could start building hype for more chapters to come on Monday. Hope you guys like it!

 

[historybuff]

Nice. Who do we have playing O bi-Wan Kenobi? Haven't heard of him before.

 

[President_Lincoln]

Nice. Who do we have playing O bi-Wan Kenobi? Haven't heard of him before.

Thanks! Toshiro Mifune is a legendary Japanese Actor, famous for portraying Samurai in kurosawa films. IOTL, he was George Lucas' original choice to play Obi Wan.

 

[historybuff]

Wow, didn't know that.

 

[President_Lincoln]

Wow, didn't know that.

To my knowledge, Mifune's daughter claims that IOTL, her father turned down the role because he thought Star Wars was a children's movie and didn't want the image of the Samurai to be abused or mocked. ITTL Lucas will do a better job of pitching the project as a serious work of fiction.

 

[HesitatedEye]

I respect that Mifune would have been a great Obi-Wan but then if we do the prequels we are deprived of Ewan Mcgregor as young Obi-Wan, I dunno who could play him.

 

[President_Lincoln]

I respect that Mifune would have been a great Obi-Wan but then if we do the prequels we are deprived of Ewan Mcgregor as young Obi-Wan, I dunno who could play him.

True! Losing Ewan as Obi Wan doesn't necessarily mean no prequels or no Ewan in Star Wars. He could always play a different role.

 

[thatsbunkers]

Toshiro Mifune as Obi Wan Kenobi

Damn. Ewan McGregor was the only good part of the prequels

 

[President_Lincoln]

Damn. Ewan McGregor was the only good part of the prequels

Agreed, he was very good. Expect Star Wars to take a different path ITTL anyhow. The prequels may or may not still happen, and if they do, there are still other actors who could play a young Obi Wan. I personally vouch for Daniel Dae Kim.

 

[King_Arthur]

Tramps like us, baby we were born to write Alternate History - Bruce Springsteen