Which Of These TL Ideas Sounds The Best?

Which TL Are Youe Most Interested In?

  • 2000

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • In Their Own Words

    Votes: 20 43.5%
  • We Shall Overcome

    Votes: 8 17.4%
  • A Breath Of Fresh Air

    Votes: 16 34.8%

  • Total voters
    46
So, I've been thinking about writing A Time Line, since I've been here for while and would like to try my hand at it. I've got a few ideas and I was wondering what you guys think sounds like the best.

2000:The Year That Wasn't
Basically this would be a mini-timeline, were I cover the events of an alternate year 2000. The Presidential Election will probably be the biggest subject in it.

In Their Own Words:Interviews With Alternate Presidents
I start with the most recent president in this TL and then go backwards from their as I slowly reveal the History of this world.

We Shall Overcome:Malcolm X Lives
Malcolm X isn't assassinated and survives for several more decades. This TL will explore the impact this has on America, both for Black and White People.

A Breath Of Fresh Air:The Assassination Of William J. Clinton
President Bill Clinton is assassinated early in his first term, an event that results in President Al Gore, no Gingrich Revolution and a very different career for Hillary.

None of these are really fleshed out, and I would still have to do research for each of them, but please let me know what you think. Personally, I'm leaning towards the later three, but I think the first would be the easiest since it only covers one year.

So yeah, let me know what you think. :)

Edit- I've added a poll. If you vote in it, please let me know what you think. Also, I should add that the one that gets the most votes won't necessarily be the one I end up writing. I'm just trying to see what people are interested in.
 
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My advice: do the one that you have the best knowledge of. 2000 would be interesting, as would Bill Clinton's assassination. The other two: that's essentially how I wrote MIA, through interviews. ;) Malcolm X would be interesting, but that would be an all-encompassing TL which would take a while. Hell, with the right '66 POD, you can even have LBJ win re-election in 1968.
 
Yeah, just one more bump to get some more input.:)

As of now, I think A Breath Of Fresh Air might be my first timeline.
 
I wanted to do an assassinated Bill Clinton one but I found recent PoDs very difficult because there are so many different and heated opinions around recent politics but I would be interested in this one. In Their Own Words sounds like a creative idea too though!
 
The first and fourth ideas are both pretty interesting, I'm leaning a little more towards the fourth but go with whichever of the two you can do better.
 
Malcolm X is one of the most interesting figures from the 60's. I really wonder how his life may have gone after he returned from Mecca by most accounts a changed man, who no longer preached hate but rather brotherhood much like Dr. King.
 
Malcolm X is one of the most interesting figures from the 60's. I really wonder how his life may have gone after he returned from Mecca by most accounts a changed man, who no longer preached hate but rather brotherhood much like Dr. King.

I know, but like RougueBeaver said, it would be alot of work, and I'm not sure if I'd be up to it, considering it would be my first Timeline. Perhaps when I've got one or two under my belt.:)
 
Attention!

I've decided that A Breath Of Freash Air will be my first TL. I've been doing research, and I think it will work out well. In fact, I've already started writting some of it! I'm stilll unsure about how to proceed. I still need to do some research, but I guese you can expect this in a few weeks!

Any thoughts about how I should proceed?
 
I like the idea of We Shall Overcome. Ever since I read his autobiography last year, I've thought about how interesting a no-assassination scenario would have been. It would have some major effects, that would be sure, especially if King still got assassinated. I can see why you didn't do it though, that would be a *lot* of work!
 
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