Didn't know some Americans were considered to play versions of 007.
Blue Skies in Camelot (Continued): An Alternate 80s and Beyond
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Didn't know some Americans were considered to play versions of 007.
Not Just Clint Eastwood, These 5 American Actors Almost Became James Bond
Despite James Bond's diverse portrayals, American actors have faced obstacles in assuming the iconic role, yet some came close.
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Not Just Clint Eastwood, These 5 American Actors Almost Became James Bond
Despite James Bond's diverse portrayals, American actors have faced obstacles in assuming the iconic role, yet some came close.
Wow. Wish more Americans had been able to take on the role.
Not Just Clint Eastwood, These 5 American Actors Almost Became James Bond
Despite James Bond's diverse portrayals, American actors have faced obstacles in assuming the iconic role, yet some came close.
John Gavin actually, Cubby Broccoli insisted that he have his salary paid because they were so far along on Diamonds Are Forever before UA insisted on Sean Connery coming back.
So if a pub trivia question ever comes up on how many actors were paid to play James Bond, it's more than you think...
Did Djemal Bijedic survive here? If so he’s a good deputy to Kolisevic who could make an eventually successor himself
A 1967 OHMSS starring Connery is sort of the holy grail of the series, so I’d very much like to have seen that happen. Intros Blofeld a lot better too
Djemal Bijedic did survive ITTL. As of 1981, he is serving in Kolisevic's government.
One of Tito’s more capable deputies, and a Bosnian Muslim friendly to Serbian interests perhaps most importantly
Finally Mr. President, you've brought this life again on "Blue Skies in Camelot: Closer to Home". I've accidentally found this alternate timeline of yours more than a year ago that I'm impressed with this one. And now, it's been almost 5 Years since you've created this and lastly got updated that went out of radar until recently mentioned genius! Bring it back genius!
Hope that Jeffrey Dahmer was caught up and arrested earlier ITTL, so that his crimes would've spread. We're waiting for other famous and dangerous criminals of the decade that should've been arrested and put behind bars as well genius.
I don't know how far Lazar Koliševski would lead Yugoslavia as the decade goes on ITTL, I hope he can find his next successor that can lead the country towards 21st Century. We're waiting for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo.
It should always remain Ghostbusters genius no matter what happens by the time we arrived to the Pop Culture of 1984 ITTL.
Interesting ideas indeed genius! Alright then, OHMSS would be premiered in 1967 ITTL, and YOLT in 1969 ITTL. I've also want to asked a question about Ann-Margret as Helga Brand in YOLT in 1969 ITTL, would she be in it or not? I think President JFK would've watched and loved all of the movie franchise while he was in office, with YOLT and DAF after he left in 1969 ITTL. With Second Wave Feminism on the rise during this decade, I hope that character of James Bond is respectful to every woman he met ITTL.
Walter Peck as a Wall Street Yuppie in Ghostbusters ITTL? Why not genius, I second it already! Speaking of The Yuppie Culture, would they be on the rise and influenced the country Mr. President?
If I read about him, OTL, he was Minister of the Interior in Tito's government, then PM until he died in a plane crash, right?
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Don’t get me wrong I love Harold Ramis as Egon but I think Jeff Goldblum would be a hilarious fit for in the Role as Egon doing hijinks with Belushi’s Venkman Murphy’s Zeddemore and Aykroyd’s Stantz as a time Traveling Multi Dimension hopping Swat dressed exterminators in a black 1975 Cadillac ambulance with ultra violet lights but taking down There boss in a final showdown
a bit off topic but i have some questions about TTL
1. will the simpsons end at season 10 complete with the original ending of marge being having bunny ears
2. what will SEGAs commercials look like in a more progressive america (i bet segas ads are even more edgy ITTL, not only mocking the nerdy aspect of nintendo but also the girly aspect as well (which might be controversial these days) (would the sega saturn be successful ITTL and sega surviving into the 21st century)
3. without the regan era split in the toy isle in the 80s would we see more females get into gaming (the right way (like playing games like cave story, petz 4, sonic cd, vib ribbon, klonoa and DDR), not just playing candy crush, barbie fashion designer and farmville), what would nintendo look like ITTL (i bet its like what the DS and Switch eras were when those were at their peak except with the alternate design of the NES then known as the advanced video system with the computer keyboard that allowed you to program games) (would indie games become popular a decade earlier like you seen with the commodore 64 but with better cooler hardware)
4. again without the gender divide when it comes to toys will lego continue making their classic sets with their OG aesthetic with the classic colors and minifigs well into the 2000s (would bionicle not be a thing ITTL) (i could just imagine the ads feat jack and jill the lego maniacs instead of just jack/zack)
5. i hope this world treats autistics like normal people, as an autistic myself its currently embarrassing and depressing as an older zoomer seeing my friends/mutuals grow up, having kids and getting married while im still living with my mom all because i was in special ed because i was going though some s**t after my fathers death during the 2008 recession (i just hope chris chan and other autistics gets the help that they need to grow up without maladjustment, aba therapy, infantilization or abuse ITTL)
6. would anime become popular earlier ITTL (seeing how soap operas may become the american equivalent to korean or indian dramas maybe anime takes off earilier)
7. would furries not be stereotyped as sexual in its later years, with a more progressive america i think furries would be seen as a cool indie fandom rather than a bunch of bachelors (how it should have been all along)
just some ideas for you guys to share
1. will the simpsons end at season 10 complete with the original ending of marge being having bunny ears
2. what will SEGAs commercials look like in a more progressive america (i bet segas ads are even more edgy ITTL, not only mocking the nerdy aspect of nintendo but also the girly aspect as well (which might be controversial these days) (would the sega saturn be successful ITTL and sega surviving into the 21st century)
3. without the regan era split in the toy isle in the 80s would we see more females get into gaming (the right way (like playing games like cave story, petz 4, sonic cd, vib ribbon, klonoa and DDR), not just playing candy crush, barbie fashion designer and farmville), what would nintendo look like ITTL (i bet its like what the DS and Switch eras were when those were at their peak except with the alternate design of the NES then known as the advanced video system with the computer keyboard that allowed you to program games) (would indie games become popular a decade earlier like you seen with the commodore 64 but with better cooler hardware)
4. again without the gender divide when it comes to toys will lego continue making their classic sets with their OG aesthetic with the classic colors and minifigs well into the 2000s (would bionicle not be a thing ITTL) (i could just imagine the ads feat jack and jill the lego maniacs instead of just jack/zack)
5. i hope this world treats autistics like normal people, as an autistic myself its currently embarrassing and depressing as an older zoomer seeing my friends/mutuals grow up, having kids and getting married while im still living with my mom all because i was in special ed because i was going though some s**t after my fathers death during the 2008 recession (i just hope chris chan and other autistics gets the help that they need to grow up without maladjustment, aba therapy, infantilization or abuse ITTL)
6. would anime become popular earlier ITTL (seeing how soap operas may become the american equivalent to korean or indian dramas maybe anime takes off earilier)
7. would furries not be stereotyped as sexual in its later years, with a more progressive america i think furries would be seen as a cool indie fandom rather than a bunch of bachelors (how it should have been all along)
just some ideas for you guys to share
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If the incident that inspired it was butterflied, than so would the sketch.
Announcement of "Closer to Home" (Redux)
Greetings all! I hope all is well with all of you.
I plan on posting an update sometime before the end of this week (probably Thursday or Friday). I would also like to try and get the Closer to Home (Redux) microhistory thread recommended by @LordYam up and running sometime soon. I can't promise that I will produce a ton of content for that thread right away, as I am absolutely swamped with work, graduate school, and just trying to keep up with the primary thread. But I would like to launch it before it gets set too far back on the backburner with a lot of other ideas.
So what is Blue Skies in Camelot: Closer to Home?
This spin-off is an attempt at a microhistory companion to the primary thread(s) for this timeline.
For those uninitiated, microhistory refers to history that closely examines specific people, places, and events that help to contextualize the broader trends explored by macro-history. Because the primary timeline mostly focuses on major events and historical personalities, the everyday folks who inhabit the world of the timeline can be and sometimes are lost in the shuffle. In order to explore how the changes present in Blue Skies in Camelot affects life for everyday people, I would very much like to write little microhistories and vignettes set in this world.
I would also *drumroll, please* like to invite all of you to join me in this as well.
What do you mean?
I would like to open Closer to Home (Redux) to submissions from you, my beloved audience. I invite you to create your own original characters, events, and stories that are more common and everyday than the big picture stuff that gets covered in the updates here on the primary thread. You could submit a character alone, or an idea for an event, or even an entire town to populate with as many people as you please. Really, this is meant to be a fun, interactive creative exercise more than anything, a chance to collaborate and fill in the gaps provided by the "top down" view of history.
Are there any guidelines or suggestions for submissions?
Just a few basics:
Where will it be located?
I'm open to suggestions on this. I suspect that the concept might make the thread a better fit for Shared Worlds, rather than Post-1900 Discussion. But feel free to let me know what you think!
I plan on posting an update sometime before the end of this week (probably Thursday or Friday). I would also like to try and get the Closer to Home (Redux) microhistory thread recommended by @LordYam up and running sometime soon. I can't promise that I will produce a ton of content for that thread right away, as I am absolutely swamped with work, graduate school, and just trying to keep up with the primary thread. But I would like to launch it before it gets set too far back on the backburner with a lot of other ideas.
So what is Blue Skies in Camelot: Closer to Home?
This spin-off is an attempt at a microhistory companion to the primary thread(s) for this timeline.
For those uninitiated, microhistory refers to history that closely examines specific people, places, and events that help to contextualize the broader trends explored by macro-history. Because the primary timeline mostly focuses on major events and historical personalities, the everyday folks who inhabit the world of the timeline can be and sometimes are lost in the shuffle. In order to explore how the changes present in Blue Skies in Camelot affects life for everyday people, I would very much like to write little microhistories and vignettes set in this world.
I would also *drumroll, please* like to invite all of you to join me in this as well.
What do you mean?
I would like to open Closer to Home (Redux) to submissions from you, my beloved audience. I invite you to create your own original characters, events, and stories that are more common and everyday than the big picture stuff that gets covered in the updates here on the primary thread. You could submit a character alone, or an idea for an event, or even an entire town to populate with as many people as you please. Really, this is meant to be a fun, interactive creative exercise more than anything, a chance to collaborate and fill in the gaps provided by the "top down" view of history.
Are there any guidelines or suggestions for submissions?
Just a few basics:
- Start simple. Create a character, or a family of characters. Explore who they are, where they live. Then, begin to consider how the events of Blue Skies in Camelot might have impacted their lives. That said, feel free to think a little bigger. You could write short "snapshots"/vignettes/memoirs of that character, or full life stories if you wish. Let your imagination be your guide.
- Your character/event/location should not divert significantly from the "canon" of Blue Skies in Camelot. Obviously, I give you creative license within reason, but I ultimately retain final creative control and edit privileges. If I feel that your submission doesn't quite fit into the world, I may ask you to consider edits.
- Please be respectful of other users' ideas and submission. It takes a great deal of courage to share your thoughts with others on the internet. It requires that you make yourself vulnerable in front of strangers. I should know. I've been doing it for more than six years now. We're taking time out of our busy lives to create this world together. This is supposed to be fun.
- Your submission MUST NOT violate any rules/guidelines put in place by the site. Follow the rules people!
Where will it be located?
I'm open to suggestions on this. I suspect that the concept might make the thread a better fit for Shared Worlds, rather than Post-1900 Discussion. But feel free to let me know what you think!