Just spent the last few days reading this most excellent timeline. Truly the research is top notch, the writing exceedingly engaging, and the story riveting. Well done!
I think you did a great job. It can be hard to wrangle your mind about the whole world.
With the Iron Curtain's err...curtain being a bit further East the Soviets will still be a threat but they will have to be smarter as they likely have less of Europe to loot. More like the Russian Empire...
A true pleasure Fester, thank you for writing it. An achievement to not only write, an excellent timeline at that, but to finish it. A round of applause.
Always glad to see a post on this most excellent of a timeline. Shame the Navy is at the bottom but to be honest naval tech is going to be rapidly changing so much that at this time unless your are GB riding the wave is going to be costly, so a decade or so of just maintaining might not be bad.
An idea for Riker. Murder in the holodeck (may also let him team up with the chief engineer about too). Starts off with Riker enjoying a laid back pool hall, maybe playing an instrument as well, in Holodeck 1. He gets interrupted. Ship sensors has detected so and so's life signs to stop...
Ha e Marvel be bought out by WB.
I'd love a section on the gaming section. It would make sense to have a section dedicated to Star Wars games. Though I could see them also doing partner deals with other companies to make Star Wars games too.
Interesting. I imagine a few of the interactive things might either be one of those things that early adopts the internet or dies after awhile and is looked back upon as came a bit too soon. Maybe some are revived after the Internet gets really going.
Also seems prime for an early HGTV...
A thought, Spielberg was supposed to do a D&D movie but something came up, maybe another director tapped to do the next Star Wars film gets injured and they move him over to helm that. So they ask Donner to step in and it is really good so he makes a sequel. Then Spielberg steps in and makes a...
I would expect to see a sequel or sequels following Luke looking for his sister and rebuilding the Jedi Order in either the late 80s.
I wonder if we will get more than three Indiana Jones movies.