And...there it is. Reggie dropped a precise F-Bomb, but this calls for a cluster F-Bomb.
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And...there it is. Reggie dropped a precise F-Bomb, but this calls for a cluster F-Bomb.
Well, there's already been one ripple effect since a future TV powerhouse was one of the victims
I shall mourn the last two shows. I am okay with no Grey's Anatomy, though.
Goddammit Chris Chan!!! Why do you always have to make the fanbase look bad?! In every. Single. Universe!
What I'd like to see is Reggie testify before Congress, and take parents to task for not keeping better track of their kids. "We gave you a rating system, maybe you F***ing pay attention to it!" "If you don't know your kid has metal health issues, how the f*** are we supposed to know?!"
And yeah, with Shonda Rhimes dead prime-time TV is going to look a lot different in a few years....Actually Grey's Anatomy might still get made, because IIRC it started in '01 or '02, so she would've already sent the pitch in to the studios/networks; they might make it anyway in memoriam, though without her as showrunner it would be different and probably not as successful.
What I'd like to see is Reggie testify before Congress, and take parents to task for not keeping better track of their kids. "We gave you a rating system, maybe you F***ing pay attention to it!" "If you don't know your kid has metal health issues, how the f*** are we supposed to know?!"
And yeah, with Shonda Rhimes dead prime-time TV is going to look a lot different in a few years....Actually Grey's Anatomy might still get made, because IIRC it started in '01 or '02, so she would've already sent the pitch in to the studios/networks; they might make it anyway in memoriam, though without her as showrunner it would be different and probably not as successful.
Oh my God. I mean...I sort of called it, but...still. That's terrible. All those innocents murdered, and by Chris Chan of all people? Not to mention, this backlash against autistic kids is just so wrong it's not even funny. Finally, all I can really say is two things: one, to the victims and their families, you have my cross-timeline condolences. And secondly, to Sega, Nintendo, and every other video game company? I look forward to seeing you guys once again fight and defeat these ridiculous attempts at censorship and banning video games.
Once again the powers that be are attempting to blame something other than the ease of purchasing firearms for a mass shooting. And the witch hunt against autistic people hits me especially hard because I'm autistic myself. I hope the persecution of autistic people doesn't last all that long.
About as long as the backlash against goths and loners lasted after OTL Columbine, though there are residual effects that continue into TTL 2016 (the "sperg out" slang term, the anti-vax movement)
I actually thought there would be a cameo by her in that last update. Hopefully, we get to see her perspective again.
Good update, it seems there will be a repeat of the early 90's video game hearings.
Pardon my language, but Sweet F***ing Jesus! I did not see that coming, even though it is not that surprising given CWC's mental instability. One thing I wonder if CWC's half-brother Cole Smithey, spoke out on the shooting and placed the blame on Bob and Barbara Chandler. Due to the extensive trolling, much of Christian's f***ed up bringing (and Smithey's hatred of Bob) is well-documented OTL. I imagine that he would place the blame squarely on the Chandlers.
Wow. As someone who suffers several symptoms of Asperger's but has not yet been diagnosed...Wow. This is terrible. I barely survived Middle School without getting suspended or expelled thanks to emotional issues IOTL. ITTL...I'd have been locked away. I'd never had found my way of dealing with it like I did IOTL. I'd never have forgotten, never gone to 8th Grade where I got to know some of the best friends i've ever had...Wow. You just destroyed my life.
If there's a silver lining, it's that adversity tends to bring people together. There are bound to be more Asperger's support groups and awareness campaigns because of this, and so I think ultimately (after a REALLY rough stretch), people would come to understand it a lot more. We might see some celebrities come out about being diagnosed as a show of solidarity as well.
I hear that. I was clinically diagnosed with Aspergers at age 2, and I had a number of social issues because of it, growing up.
...that reminds me. Does this timeline feature the whole "Everyone born after the POD will not be born" thing? I hope not, that means most of my family, including myself, will not be born.
I think that was the plan, but there was such a big outcry, Ry dropped it (most likely because many readers, myself include, were mostly born in the 90's).
For my part, my family wasn't really affected by video games in 90's. They owned an SNES, but that was just please my cousin, and my sisters never really played video games. My parents only started getting gaming consoles regularly when I was little, starting with Gamecube.
I'm sure my parents ITTL got a SNES-CD, just so my sister could play music or play educational games. If I was born ITTL, my parent probably got a UNES and a Game Boy Nova for me.
I must be the lucky one born in 1990. Got a UNES on launch ITTL as my first console.
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