It could happen. Consider that a few months before 9/11, the Chinese captured one of our U.S. Navy reconnaissance planes. In the ATL, it would be similar to the U-2 Incident, wherein the Soviets captured one of our pilots...
The Ballad of the Lovecraft: A Collaborative Pop Culture TL
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The United States, but not before our economy is in shambles, imposition of martial law, and the shame of being accused of every war crime in the book...
Err... On second thought, let's not do the Chinese invasion thing.
Consider the idea that this TL could be leading to the prequel to Firefly/ Serenity. The world is being trashed.... What better motivation for the exodus from the planet.
Here are a few PODs to flag that pop culture has been warped:
February 14, 1986: Gramma (Columbia Pictures) written and produced by Harlan Ellison and Stephen King, makes its hit film debut, sparking international attention,...
September 21, 1986: Inhumanoids ( Virgo Publishing/ Toei Animation) syndicated animated series based on H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror ideas, of the "Elder Gods of Chaos" makes its hit debut,...
October 27, 1987: Ghostbusters II: Collect Call of Cthulhu (Columbia Pictures) starring Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Harold Ramis, features the team being stuck in Dunwich after angering the Dean of Arkham University,...
October 21, 2016: The Mountains of Madness (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...
December 5, 2017: The Call of Cthulhu (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...
December 4, 2018: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...
February 14, 1986: Gramma (Columbia Pictures) written and produced by Harlan Ellison and Stephen King, makes its hit film debut, sparking international attention,...
September 21, 1986: Inhumanoids ( Virgo Publishing/ Toei Animation) syndicated animated series based on H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror ideas, of the "Elder Gods of Chaos" makes its hit debut,...
October 27, 1987: Ghostbusters II: Collect Call of Cthulhu (Columbia Pictures) starring Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Harold Ramis, features the team being stuck in Dunwich after angering the Dean of Arkham University,...
October 21, 2016: The Mountains of Madness (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...
December 5, 2017: The Call of Cthulhu (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...
December 4, 2018: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...
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And have Paramount buy the rest of DuMont and merge it with their own Network to form the United Paramount Network (UPN-TV).
I can think of a few games based on Lovecraft's work:
August 20, 1985: Call of Cthulhu (Virgo Games) the first video game based on H.P. Lovecraft's stories, developed by Interplay Productions, makes it's hit debut,...
July 21, 1988: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Virgo Games) action/adventure game developed by up-and-coming company Bethesda Softworks, makes its hit debut,...
January 3, 1992: Lovecraft's Joint (Virgo Games) a unique fighting/party game hybrid developed by arcade game company Midway, makes it's hit debut, becoming a major bestseller,...
October 31, 1996: Mountains of Madness (Virgo Interactive Entertainment) the first game developed on Data Design Interactive's groundbreaking G.O.D.S., makes it's hit debut,...
August 20, 1985: Call of Cthulhu (Virgo Games) the first video game based on H.P. Lovecraft's stories, developed by Interplay Productions, makes it's hit debut,...
July 21, 1988: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Virgo Games) action/adventure game developed by up-and-coming company Bethesda Softworks, makes its hit debut,...
January 3, 1992: Lovecraft's Joint (Virgo Games) a unique fighting/party game hybrid developed by arcade game company Midway, makes it's hit debut, becoming a major bestseller,...
October 31, 1996: Mountains of Madness (Virgo Interactive Entertainment) the first game developed on Data Design Interactive's groundbreaking G.O.D.S., makes it's hit debut,...
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On second thought, this should've been way earlier.
November 13, 1992: Jane Cavanagh's home in French Lick, Indiana was swatted by members of "The V-League" which resulted in the death of her parents via bullet to the head and her imprisonment on alleged "illegal weapons possession" charges, sparking international attention and outrage from inside and outside the gaming community,...
March 30, 1993: 'Free Cavanagh' rally is held in the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana featuring Nick Monroe, Marty Prehn and Jacob Engels, with the support of the gaming community; the rally came to a sudden end when American Defense League (ADL) supporters started to attack the protesters, with Antifa and Code Pink protecting the leaders of the protest, turning the rally into a riot, sparking international attention and concern,...
What are they watching doing for pop culture in Europe? Or at least the Anglo-French Union?
I can imagine "Code Geass" being banned by the Anglo-French Union as being "too close to home... "
I can imagine "Code Geass" being banned by the Anglo-French Union as being "too close to home... "
Perhaps they make their own console:
May 24, 1972: The "Console Wars" begin as Anglo-French-owned Magnavox unveils the "Odyssey" as a means to compete against the RCA "AV" GDC Consoles; European leaders lineup the markets behind the Odyssey console...
Imagine them stealing and copying games similar to what the Soviets did in the 1970s/1980s. If anything, the games would be blatant copies of American/ Japanese games, with the storylines changed for European audiences. One idea could be pieces based on "Knights & Swords" as opposed to "Westerns"....
I... Agree with this. Also, is 'Magnavox Odyssey' okay or should I change it?
It works. If anything, definitely consider what kind of titles would be created. My guess is that the games are heavily regulated, and would actively try to ban controversial games or storylines. Second, consider that the game consoles would also be incompatible with each other. Just consider that even VCRs, CDs and DVDs can easily be be made unreadable for opposing groups. It won't be until the Internet is created in the 1990s/2000s, that most people will see each other's pop culture...
Let's take a step back. I doubt that the Anglo-French Union will be THIS Authoritarian. I can definitely see rebellions popping up all over the place.
It won't be for all games, but certain games will be pulled or banned before they can be seen by the public. For instance, in OTL, Great Britain banned certain films as "video nasties". In the same vein, imagine the same rule applying to video games:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_nasty