Glen
Moderator
Right, this thread is now in ASB territory.
The electric chair has a will to exist and the idea of a murderous chair is universal in human societies and I'd thank you to acknowledge that Glen!
No Edisonian DC smear campaign and therefore no Ol Sparky - but you knew that!
Glen
Moderator
Absolutely. I would also note that what is the 'next logical step' for OTL is not always such for TTL.
No, but some of it was as bad.
True, it should rather have stated that those who fit the environment the best were the ones who thrived.
But isn't that just another form of strength? "You will be assimilated..."
No argument from me on that.
A reasonable point of view, though I suppose the nazis would counter that it was throwing good money after bad, as it were. Of course, I find that thoroughly disgusting on many levels, but that's what their argument would likely be.
Yeah, sometimes nature's a real mutha'.
I appreciate your thoughts, though I already have a pretty clear idea of how this part of the cultural history of TTL will play out. Stay tuned to find out!
Glen
Moderator
The music of the Southrons of the Dominion continued to be some of the most unique sounding of the Western World, and grew in both popularity and sophistication in the early 20th century. The rise of the Kinetograph also saw the rise of a new Southron style of music, Backbeat. Backbeat combined the Southron music of the 19th century with the use of orchestral instruments from the Classical tradition of Europe and then turned it upside down to create a large, booming, yet oddly personal sound that would become the hallmark of Southron Kinee soundtracks as well as the subject of several musical Kinees.
Glen
Moderator
A number of Dominion kinetograph production studios were open in the Province of Albion (perhaps appropriately given the lyrical name of the province), with one of the earliest successes being the appropriately named Albion Studios. Albion Studios made everything from epics about the Global War, tales of the taming of the West, and even the Slaver Rebellion to ethnic kinees with predominantly Black or Hindoo casts marketed towards those audiences (especially popular overseas were the Hindoo kinees). Albion kinees were known for their lively Backbeat soundtracks and musicals as well. Albion productions often found appreciative audiences in the United States where they were considered somewhat exotic as well as entertaining. A harder market to break into was the European market, even Great Britain was challenging given their tastes for more Anglocentric stories, though Albion and other Southron studios strove to provide such. However, San Diego and Coronado, where most of the kinetograph industry was situated, was a poor substitute for the green hills of England.
OTOH, the area around OTL Nashville, Tennessee (TTL's north central Carleton) would probably be the best area in the DSA for filming things which are supposed to be England (and farther east toward the Appalachians *might* fill in for Scotland), otherwise the areas with the appropriate amount of Green are probably in the USA.
Actually, you could probably find somewhere in the San Joaquin Valley that fits. It won't be perfect but good enough for the cheap film. Furthermore at this time most films are filmed indoors in sound stages, so it shouldn't be too much a problem.
Glen
Moderator
Sounds good to me, personally.
Thank you for the comments, gentlemen. You all make good points. I am certain that all of the above will be used by ambitious Southron Kinetomakers.
Glen
Moderator
Mmm...whiskey . On the one hand, Bourbon's a key ingredient in mint juleps (please tell me those haven't been butterflied). On the other hand, Jack Daniels (and Carleton Corn ITTL, I guess) works really well as a standalone beverage. Would there be a solid moonshining practice in the border region of both countries, or would it tend to fall into one or the other's traditions?
. On the one hand, Bourbon's a key ingredient in mint juleps (please tell me those haven't been butterflied). On the other hand, Jack Daniels (and Carleton Corn ITTL, I guess) works really well as a standalone beverage. Would there be a solid moonshining practice in the border region of both countries, or would it tend to fall into one or the other's traditions?
Glen
Moderator
Mmm...whiskey
There is moonshine, but most production is legal. Now then, cross-border smuggling to avoid import taxes and duties, on the other hand, is a time honored tradition for both nations...
Hey, whether one salutes the Stars and Stripes or the Union Jack*, a hillbilly's a hillbilly
. I wonder how common such avoidance of taxes and duties is along the border, and not just in the Appalachians?*What does the DSA flag look like, anyhow? I know the US flag is colored differently, but I don't seem to recall seeing the Dominion's flag.
Glen
Moderator
Hey, whether one salutes the Stars and Stripes or the Union Jack*, a hillbilly's a hillbilly
Well, actually not. The US type definitely has even more Scots-Irish influences culturally than the Dominion version...
Ah, now you are asking a very good question...one deserving of an update in a few days....
Oh no, it just occurred to me... there'd be no Jack Daniels in this world! This TL just became a dystopia
Glen
Moderator
Oh no, it just occurred to me... there'd be no Jack Daniels in this world! This TL just became a dystopia
Actually, there are more and better corn whiskeys ITTL - and there will be no Prohibition interregnum...
