I'm not sure about including Coraline. I admit I wasn't sure on Vasquez. It was a toss up. between Gaiman who has a track record of succeeding Moore, or someone else. I liked the idea of Supreme becoming a way for darker comic writers to write more light hearted work almost as a form of therapy such as Garth Ennis(who has a soft spot for Superman).
Trying to Please Everyone: Or Converting multiple Pop Culture Utopias into a Timeline.
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I'm not sure about including Coraline. I admit I wasn't sure on Vasquez. It was a toss up. between Gaiman who has a track record of succeeding Moore, or someone else. I liked the idea of Supreme becoming a way for darker comic writers to write more light hearted work almost as a form of therapy such as Garth Ennis(who has a soft spot for Superman).
Maybe Garth Ennis succeeds Vasquez and Gaiman on Supreme, and deliberately brings a more campy tone similar to the 50s/60s Superman, continuing in Moore's intended vein but up to 11?
Fair enough. Since Supreme is a rather meta comic, it shouldn't be unfamiliar territory for Gaiman.
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I don't think Mass Effect has.
Mass Effect 1: A few things carried over from the Beta. Different appearance for Commander Shepherd without Mark Vanderloo. Elizabeth Daily as Ashley. Different design for Garrus with a different galaxy map and the ability to play as Squadmates. Therum is called Caleston, making the plot to rescue Miners and including the Bring Down the Sky DLC as part of the actual game. It is possible to save Ashley and Kaidan, albeit very difficult(tied into the playing as Squadmates here and basically surviving a Gauntlet). The universe is also twice as big with twice as many missions(half of what they worked on was cut OTL). There's also a new game + Bonus ending where Sheperd can shoot the Sovereign in its weak point from a distance, thus averting the entire plot of the other two games, though as a result this saved game would not carry over to the sequel. the Pinnacle Station is also included as DLC on the Legendary Edition. And yes, you can romance anyone of any gender as any gender.
Mass Effect 2: Dossiers are given by the Illusive Man. Recruitment missions can be carried out at any time and this includes Thane, Tali, Samara and Legion. There are also several cut missions such as Shepherd going on a mission from the Illusive Man to Caleston Rift and helping a woman named Nara track down a mysterious stranger. Mordin can create a bioelectric field. Kasumi and Zaeed have different recruitment missions. The Battle with the Human Reaper using Turrets. It is possible to complete Tali's loyalty mission without finding the body of her father. Jack and Jacob are a bisexual romance option. Miranda is a bit different, being the daughter of a wealthy couple. Jacob hasn't gotten over Miranda yet. Legion has developed three split personalities. Other squad mates include A Prothean hologram. a cloned male Krogan created from the DNA of a Krogan chosen by Shepherd, a Tanklike Robot, a Quarian Infiltrator that acts like a cowboy outlaw with some Han Solo thrown in. A crazy Quarian King, A doctor, a mad bomber, a convict, a hacker, a male salarian assassin, a female human shipjacker, a master theif, an asari spectre, a batarian gearhead, a fugitive rebel, the Mercenary and Krios Than(Than OTL).
Mass Effect 3: Begins with Shepherd's trial interrupted by an attack by Reapers. The Mars Mission including Cerberus Troops in the final battle. The evacuation of Palaven. The Eden Prime Mission is now important to the story as the player must choose whether or not to kill Javik to save a Prothean or talk him down and this possibly leading to Shephard being promoted or demoted. Javik's survival leads to the discovery that the Citadel is the Catalyst while the Virmire Survivor is tricked into thinking Shephard was working with Cerberus due to events on Eden Prime. This leads into the Cerberus Coup to gain control of the Reapers, ending with Shepherd becoming supreme Commander. Kasumi could also appear if they survived the second game. Krios Than also has a mission he gives Shepherd that leads to a Doctor that discovers Shepherd is seemingly immune to indoctrination. Recruiting the Blood Pack includes choosing a homeworld for them out of several options. The Omega Subplot is now part of the full game and not DLC. A battle with the Reapers on the Hanar Systems. Wong possibly dying if they were on a certain ship. Kelly being a romance option along with James Vega. Greg Cortez(Steve Cortez OTL) is also the XO Pilot. Samantha Traynor is Sharon Allers ITTL. A sidequest involving a Cerberus agent sabotaging the Normandy engines and one of the engineers possibly dying as a result. A different battle against the Reaper on Ranoch, including shooting rocks to fall and slow down the Reaper and avoid missiles fired by it. Admiral Xen has a mission involvng dead or stolen Geth platforms depending if the player killed them or made peace, forcing Shepherd to kill or arrest Xen when they experiment on the Citadel. The Ardat-Yakshi mission is now about stopping Falere and Rila as they turn Asari into Banshees. Shephard can also implant themselves with Reaper technology to fight them, leading to conflict with the Squadmates. A different version of the Earth Escape sequence. While there are multiple ends, the final choice is defeating the Reapers with a technology devastating EMP or allowing them to assimilate humanity in an ends justify the means scenario. Garrus is revealed to be training Turians. Joker has more lines. Geth and Quarians appearing to help save humanity if the war was prevented. Gameplay similar to the Collector Base mission in choosing which ships attack what. Shephard entering the Conduit possibly being after Anderson, with him or before him depending on choices. Several members of Shepherd's squads will be blown away depending on their stats. More clarification by the Illusive Man on what the Reapers were on the Citadel. After the encounter with Anderson, Shephard climbs a spiral staircase and fights the Illusive Man, or rather a Reaper. summoned by him. The Game also has a Multiplayer mode(easier to implement due to having multiple playable characters already). Lastly Ashley had several OTL cut scenes included in, making them more likeable. It's also possible for EDI to kill the final boss by crashing the Normandy into it.
Mass Effect: Andromeda does not exist ITTL.
I currently don't have any plans to change Helltaker.
Interesting. I was going to ask if it was possible to turn Mass Effect into a James Bond-esque scifi spy game starring Cerberus.
I don’t personally like the idea of Mass Effexr spin-offs. But if you want something like that I do plan on taking the comic Sci-Spy and turning it into a video game series.
James Bond(The Henry Cavill Films): 2012-2019
I've had this in my backpocket for awhile, but I wanted to finish the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen first since while the two can stand on their own. One may spoil the other.
Once Upon a Spy(2012)
From a film treatment by Peter Morgan and directed by Danny Boyle. The film is the beginning of the end in many ways. It starts during the cold war where M was an MI6 agent in Berlin, then going by the name Emma Peel, where she had an affair with a KGB agent. Thirty years later, after the man's death, his son, a Corrupt Russian Ogilarch named Raoul Silva(played by Kevin Spacey), and his henchman Patrice(played by Rhys Ifans) blackmail M and begins to target her. The new agent to be called James Bond, played by Henry Cavill, is sent on a misson, to stop the son, and then to protect M. A new Q is introduced, a rugged figure played by Simon Russel Beale, as well as a new Moneypenny, who Bond reveals the boyfriend of to be a traitor.
Paul McGann's Bond and Colin Salmon appear to aid Cavill, but both are wounded in the process. With nowhere else to hide, M is taken her to the Bond residence, where Bond's father lives, revealed to be none other than Sean Connery, who helps defend the house with a shotgun, some old gadgets and one of his old cars . When the attack comes Cavill's Bond asks Connery if he's ready. He responds with "I've been at this game since before you were born." Despite their efforts and the death of the villain, M dies of her injuries soon after. The epilogue reveals her successor as M...none other than the Original Bond, Sean Connery, making the first time a James Bond became M. The film ends with a James Bond gun barrel sequence, paying tribute to the franchise's 50 anniversary.
Paul McGann's Bond and Colin Salmon appear to aid Cavill, but both are wounded in the process. With nowhere else to hide, M is taken her to the Bond residence, where Bond's father lives, revealed to be none other than Sean Connery, who helps defend the house with a shotgun, some old gadgets and one of his old cars . When the attack comes Cavill's Bond asks Connery if he's ready. He responds with "I've been at this game since before you were born." Despite their efforts and the death of the villain, M dies of her injuries soon after. The epilogue reveals her successor as M...none other than the Original Bond, Sean Connery, making the first time a James Bond became M. The film ends with a James Bond gun barrel sequence, paying tribute to the franchise's 50 anniversary.
Spectre(2015)
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The film begins with Bond engaging in a car chase during a festival in Cuba, causing Bond's car to crash into a yacht with a beautiful woman. This leads into the intro song by Radiohead. The next scene has Bond being reprimanded for his actions by M. Notable scenes includes Bond stumbling into a weird schoolroom with messages given to a terrorist by an unknown figure revealed to be Blofeld. Bond is rescued by a British embassy figure played by Toby Jones. The film also revealed the character Bill Tanner to be a traitor. The film introduced Smartblood that could be used to track people and transmit information. Tanner downloaded all the MI6 and NATO files into Bond's blood, leading the new Blofeld to try and capture Bond and extract his blood. Because of the information the CIA becomes involved, leading to an MI6 vs CIA subplot where Felix Leiter features more. During the film a conference of the intelligence personnel is targeted with a bomb on a ship full of toxic waste, which is driven into the Thames. Moneypenny is mortally wounded. The end culminates in a debate in the House of Parliament, where a battle breaks out and then leading to Big Ben. An ending described as "Very British". The henchman of the film Nr.Hinx, is played by Dwayne Johnson, who's grandfather had a minor role in You Only Live Twice.
Another element of the film includes Q being kidnapped, with Bond and the love interest Madeline finding his hotel room broken into. When Bond is captured, he is placed in a cell adjoining Q's and both are forced to watch as the other dies. Bond from heatstroke and Q from being beaten. Q then tells Bond about the exploding properting of his watch, which he uses to escape. Q is forced to shoot a man. Bond tells him "Sometimes a trigger has to be pulled", echoing Q putting down the use of guns in the previous film. The SPECTRE base is underneath a massive crater in the desert, with the base exploding and then imploding downwards int othe subterranean base.
Moneypenny was also given a role, discovering the connection between MI6 traitor C(played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) and SPECTRE member Oberhauser(played by Gary Oldman). She also speaks to Bond at M's grave at Highgate Cemetery.
Bond: "Do you think she'd have liked the irony?"
Moneypenny: "What irony?"
Bond: "Her ending up to the left of Karl Marx?"
The new Blofeld is revealed to be a childhood friend of Bond, the two having played a chilldhood card game in an oak-panneled study with hazelnuts and chips. A game Bond usually won. The new Blofeld and SPECTRE, along with Mr.White and C are given an origin of having served in the French Foreign Legion, which had become a Spy agency, before part of it broke off. One group killed and ate everyone else in their unit. This leads to a battle in the ruins of an old Foreign Legion fort. The new Blofeld claims to be "the artichect of all your suffering" to Bond and appears to be a woman, played by Rachel Weisz, who wants revenge on Bond for killing her father, and got his attention by using the names Blofeld and Spectre, until it is revealed that Oberhauser is the true mastermind. The film also features Penélope Cruz in a minor role as the wife of SPECTRE member interrogated by Bond.
In the final battle, Bond kills Oberhauser. Bond then drives off with Madeleine, throwing his gun into the river. Bond tells Madeleine "We have all the time in the world."
Siberian Bear Hunting Armour, the mask being used by the Villain ITTL
Another element of the film includes Q being kidnapped, with Bond and the love interest Madeline finding his hotel room broken into. When Bond is captured, he is placed in a cell adjoining Q's and both are forced to watch as the other dies. Bond from heatstroke and Q from being beaten. Q then tells Bond about the exploding properting of his watch, which he uses to escape. Q is forced to shoot a man. Bond tells him "Sometimes a trigger has to be pulled", echoing Q putting down the use of guns in the previous film. The SPECTRE base is underneath a massive crater in the desert, with the base exploding and then imploding downwards int othe subterranean base.
Moneypenny was also given a role, discovering the connection between MI6 traitor C(played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) and SPECTRE member Oberhauser(played by Gary Oldman). She also speaks to Bond at M's grave at Highgate Cemetery.
Bond: "Do you think she'd have liked the irony?"
Moneypenny: "What irony?"
Bond: "Her ending up to the left of Karl Marx?"
The new Blofeld is revealed to be a childhood friend of Bond, the two having played a chilldhood card game in an oak-panneled study with hazelnuts and chips. A game Bond usually won. The new Blofeld and SPECTRE, along with Mr.White and C are given an origin of having served in the French Foreign Legion, which had become a Spy agency, before part of it broke off. One group killed and ate everyone else in their unit. This leads to a battle in the ruins of an old Foreign Legion fort. The new Blofeld claims to be "the artichect of all your suffering" to Bond and appears to be a woman, played by Rachel Weisz, who wants revenge on Bond for killing her father, and got his attention by using the names Blofeld and Spectre, until it is revealed that Oberhauser is the true mastermind. The film also features Penélope Cruz in a minor role as the wife of SPECTRE member interrogated by Bond.
In the final battle, Bond kills Oberhauser. Bond then drives off with Madeleine, throwing his gun into the river. Bond tells Madeleine "We have all the time in the world."
Siberian Bear Hunting Armour, the mask being used by the Villain ITTL
No Time to Die(2019)
Written by John Logan and directed by Danny Boyle. The film includes music by Dan Romer. Grace Jones makes a cameo during the scene in Jamaica. The antagonists, including Safin and his Henchmen wear masks based on Siberian bear-hunting armour rather than a Noh theatre Mask. The film follows a similar plot but does not kill Henry Cavill's Bond. The film seems to suggest Cavill's Bond would indeed die only for him to be saved with the line "This is No time to Die.". This allows Bond to still operate as an agent with a wife and child. the film was released in November 2019(OTL. It was postponed due to the Covid 19 Pandemic).
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This timeline is largely anti-Blackface even then, which means it gets butterflied away. Instead I was thinking of the first Sound Film essentially being a much earlier version of Singin' in the Rain. So to speak. The film begins silent and then the characters watch a new film where the character talks, leading to the rest of the film talking and some jokes about what silent film actors really sound like and the difficulty of sound. It would be super meta.
A popular Jewish performer, but not known for his blackface routine.
Star Trek: The Original Series(1966-1971)
Star Trek: The Original Series
"Space, The Final Frontier. These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise. It's Five Year Mission: To Explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before."
Season One(1966-1967)
"Where No Man has one Before" was the series premiere, and involved Kirk's friend Gary Mitchell, gaining gradually growing Godlike powers and needing to be killed, ultimately being shot in the back by his love Elizabeth Dehner. Spock makes an interesting case about reality warpers that "They are so concerned with warping the world around them, that they never bother change themselves." explaining how a surprise shot killed Mitchell". Mitchell was later retconned as nearly becoming a member of the Q Continuum(OTL this was the third pilot. It benefits a bit more from being the first episode as Gary Mitchell is a new character like Kirk so it doesn't come off so much as "Remember the new guy. My best friend who I never mentioned before this episode" but more of a case of being an origin story for Kirk where he loses his best friend).
Most Episodes are same as OTL(I owe a lot to Brainbin and That Wacky Redhead, including the Doctor Who Crossover and finale. I honestly couldn't find anything I really wanted to commit to changing and so much of it stayed in).
There is a two parter in "The Naked Time" and "Tomorrow is Yesterday" the former episode ending with the Enterprise stuck in the past, and the latter episode beginning with the Enterprise stuck in the past.
The Episode "The Enemy Within" is written differently, rather than Kirk splitting between good and evil, it is later retconned that this was the first appearance of the Kirk of the Mirror Universe. The Episode is titled "Enemy in the Mirror" as a result.
"The Menagerie" introduces Pike as alive and well before an accident occurs and he is then revealed to be bound to an electronic wheelchair and badly burned, making his appearance more shocking.
Harlan Ellison wrote the Episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" which was heavily edited. Ellison complained and the rewrites led to the City on the Edge of Forever becoming the finale of Season One.
Most Episodes are same as OTL(I owe a lot to Brainbin and That Wacky Redhead, including the Doctor Who Crossover and finale. I honestly couldn't find anything I really wanted to commit to changing and so much of it stayed in).
There is a two parter in "The Naked Time" and "Tomorrow is Yesterday" the former episode ending with the Enterprise stuck in the past, and the latter episode beginning with the Enterprise stuck in the past.
The Episode "The Enemy Within" is written differently, rather than Kirk splitting between good and evil, it is later retconned that this was the first appearance of the Kirk of the Mirror Universe. The Episode is titled "Enemy in the Mirror" as a result.
"The Menagerie" introduces Pike as alive and well before an accident occurs and he is then revealed to be bound to an electronic wheelchair and badly burned, making his appearance more shocking.
Harlan Ellison wrote the Episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" which was heavily edited. Ellison complained and the rewrites led to the City on the Edge of Forever becoming the finale of Season One.
Season Two(1967-1968)
The Show weathered its first actor conflict when Leonard Nimoy requested(and received a pay raise). By this time the show had firmly established the main trio of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. The trio represented the Freudian Psyche. Walter Koenig as Navigator Pavel Chekhov was introduced, originally his character intended to be British. Allegedly this was changed due to comments from viewers in the Russia about their contribution to Space travel being ignored(OTL this is debated as Star Trek did not air at the time, ITTL Star Trek did air in Russia and the OTL Soviet Union countries). Nichelle Nichols nearly left the show until a chance meeting with fan Dr.Martin Luther King Jr, convinced her of the importance of her role and she remained on. This also included most of the original writing staff, who were planning on leaving at the time, including Gene Coon and Rolland Brooks. Due to having a film role in "The Green Berets" , George Takei as Sulu missed several episodes. It was explained that he was carrying out covert operations for Starfleet, chosen as he was one of the best fighters on the ship. Due to an increased budget, John Winston would make more appearances as the Transporter Operater.
Regarding the show's tone, it was decided not to go too campy, unless the situation called for it(Butterflying away several of the intentionally campy Bad episodes such as the infamous Spock's brain), The 1966' Batman series starring Adam West was campy at the time but gradually progressed into some dark stories including Harlan Ellison's "Two Face" Episode. This in turn unknowingly, saved the Man from U.N.C.L.E. as the producers were preparing to increase the humor to slapstick levels only for Batman 66' to suddenly get more serious, killing that idea. U.N.C.L.E. ended and ironically Batman took its timeslot on NBC, who bought the show from ABC, which was fortunate as they were about to destroy the sets. This posed a problem as there were few timeslots available, leading to a war between Roddenberry's Star Trek and George Schlatter's "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In". Laugh in would become a hit. Since Roddenberry had been promised the prized 7:30 slot, Laugh In was pushed back, which angered Schlatter. He was seen as being unreasonable for such a small change and Star Trek received more fan mail than any other show in the network's history. Schlatter left for ABC with his Laugh In idea. The rivalry between the two shows would escalate in coming years, reaching its height when Richard Nixon guest starred on Laugh In, while John F.Kennedy would cameo on Star Trek at around the same time.
The First Episode of the second season "Amok Time" followed up quite nicely from the much loved "The City on the Edge of Forever", considered two of the show's best episodes back to back.
Among the guest stars of the series was Jon Voight in the role of Apollo in "Who Mourns for Adonais?". The episode made history for its depiction of a birth as sanitized as it was. Carolyn Palamas gives birth to the son of Apollo with McCoy's quip of "My medical training didn't cover being a pediatrician for a God."
The Episode "The Changeling" depicted the Enterprise making contact with an alien probe that believes humanity is its creator, revealed to be an advanced Voyager 6 probe(OTL this episode served as the basis for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Here the episode is in essence a combination of the two versions of the story).
"Mirror Mirror" introduced the Mirror Universe. A transporter malfunction leads to Kirk, Scotty, Uhura and McCoy switching places with their alternate universe selves from a Universe where the Federation is instead the Terran Empire and most importantly Spock has a beard. The episode is then split in two, one story following the Mirror crew trying to escape and sabotage the Enterprise when Spock identifies them as imposters immediately("It's easier for civilized men to act like savages then savages to act like civilized men "). While the main universe crew members fight to get back. Mirror Kirk sees the Federation as weak and too soft. While the main crew are able to return with Mirror Spock's help, Kirk has one last talk to convince Spock to change the Empire for the better. Mirror Spock saying "He shall consider it." Mirror Kirk is revealed to not been returned, instead Sulu brought him to his commanders in the mysterious Section 13, to be interrogated for information should the Mirror Universe become a threat. Mirror Kirk begins to laugh maniacally, exclaiming "There's hope for you yet!"(This actually comes from"Earth's Alien History". I liked it enough to throw it in). Barbara Luna was cast as the love interest to the Mirror Universe Captain Kirk. Roddenberry did not like this ending as it clashed with the idea of his Perfect Federation, but the rest of the crew and the viewers enjoyed it. Mirror Spock is shown becoming Captain of the Enterprise.
Robert Ryan guest starred as Matt Decker in "The Doomsday Machine", playing a Captain obsessed with tracking down the alien device that destroyed his ship, leaving him the sole survivor.
Harry Mudd, played by Roger C.Carmel, would appear once a season. In Season Two, he appeared in "I, Mudd ".
Kor, a Klingon captain nemesis to Kirk introduced in "Errand of Mercy" was brought back for the more comedic "The Trouble with Tribbles". Accompanied by his second in command Koloth, played by William Campbell, who is revealed to be the secret villain of the episode.
Sulu was given a focus in an episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion" where he was forced to compete in a fighting tournament after he and several others were abducted. Though the episode was pushed back due to Takei's role in The Green Berets.
The "Gangster Planet" Episode is instead "The Syndicate" instead of "A Piece of the Action", and is about travelling to an alternate universe and time where Al Capone has become President of the United States. This episode is far more dramatic than OTL, something that changed when it was rewritten.
Similarly, The "Nazi Planet" episode is "Tomorrow, the Universe" instead of "Patterns of Force"(working title OTL) instead occurs in an alternate universe where the Nazis won World War II, leading the Enterprise to battle an aged Hitler and aid the resistance in defeating the Nazis just as they are undergoing their version of the Moon Landing.
Milton Berle as a sociologist playing God in a primitive civilization in the episode "He Walked Among Us", written by Norman Spinrad. This episode serves as the Season Finale(OTL this episode was dropped after being rewritten into a comedy. Roddenberry's "Assignment: Earth does not exist ITTL as it was created as a backdoor pilot should Star Trek be cancelled. Star trek is doing just fine ITTL).
At the Emmy's, the following year Star Trek won Outstanding Drama Series and Leonard Nimoy received an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Regarding the show's tone, it was decided not to go too campy, unless the situation called for it(Butterflying away several of the intentionally campy Bad episodes such as the infamous Spock's brain), The 1966' Batman series starring Adam West was campy at the time but gradually progressed into some dark stories including Harlan Ellison's "Two Face" Episode. This in turn unknowingly, saved the Man from U.N.C.L.E. as the producers were preparing to increase the humor to slapstick levels only for Batman 66' to suddenly get more serious, killing that idea. U.N.C.L.E. ended and ironically Batman took its timeslot on NBC, who bought the show from ABC, which was fortunate as they were about to destroy the sets. This posed a problem as there were few timeslots available, leading to a war between Roddenberry's Star Trek and George Schlatter's "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In". Laugh in would become a hit. Since Roddenberry had been promised the prized 7:30 slot, Laugh In was pushed back, which angered Schlatter. He was seen as being unreasonable for such a small change and Star Trek received more fan mail than any other show in the network's history. Schlatter left for ABC with his Laugh In idea. The rivalry between the two shows would escalate in coming years, reaching its height when Richard Nixon guest starred on Laugh In, while John F.Kennedy would cameo on Star Trek at around the same time.
The First Episode of the second season "Amok Time" followed up quite nicely from the much loved "The City on the Edge of Forever", considered two of the show's best episodes back to back.
Among the guest stars of the series was Jon Voight in the role of Apollo in "Who Mourns for Adonais?". The episode made history for its depiction of a birth as sanitized as it was. Carolyn Palamas gives birth to the son of Apollo with McCoy's quip of "My medical training didn't cover being a pediatrician for a God."
The Episode "The Changeling" depicted the Enterprise making contact with an alien probe that believes humanity is its creator, revealed to be an advanced Voyager 6 probe(OTL this episode served as the basis for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Here the episode is in essence a combination of the two versions of the story).
"Mirror Mirror" introduced the Mirror Universe. A transporter malfunction leads to Kirk, Scotty, Uhura and McCoy switching places with their alternate universe selves from a Universe where the Federation is instead the Terran Empire and most importantly Spock has a beard. The episode is then split in two, one story following the Mirror crew trying to escape and sabotage the Enterprise when Spock identifies them as imposters immediately("It's easier for civilized men to act like savages then savages to act like civilized men "). While the main universe crew members fight to get back. Mirror Kirk sees the Federation as weak and too soft. While the main crew are able to return with Mirror Spock's help, Kirk has one last talk to convince Spock to change the Empire for the better. Mirror Spock saying "He shall consider it." Mirror Kirk is revealed to not been returned, instead Sulu brought him to his commanders in the mysterious Section 13, to be interrogated for information should the Mirror Universe become a threat. Mirror Kirk begins to laugh maniacally, exclaiming "There's hope for you yet!"(This actually comes from"Earth's Alien History". I liked it enough to throw it in). Barbara Luna was cast as the love interest to the Mirror Universe Captain Kirk. Roddenberry did not like this ending as it clashed with the idea of his Perfect Federation, but the rest of the crew and the viewers enjoyed it. Mirror Spock is shown becoming Captain of the Enterprise.
Robert Ryan guest starred as Matt Decker in "The Doomsday Machine", playing a Captain obsessed with tracking down the alien device that destroyed his ship, leaving him the sole survivor.
Harry Mudd, played by Roger C.Carmel, would appear once a season. In Season Two, he appeared in "I, Mudd ".
Kor, a Klingon captain nemesis to Kirk introduced in "Errand of Mercy" was brought back for the more comedic "The Trouble with Tribbles". Accompanied by his second in command Koloth, played by William Campbell, who is revealed to be the secret villain of the episode.
Sulu was given a focus in an episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion" where he was forced to compete in a fighting tournament after he and several others were abducted. Though the episode was pushed back due to Takei's role in The Green Berets.
The "Gangster Planet" Episode is instead "The Syndicate" instead of "A Piece of the Action", and is about travelling to an alternate universe and time where Al Capone has become President of the United States. This episode is far more dramatic than OTL, something that changed when it was rewritten.
Similarly, The "Nazi Planet" episode is "Tomorrow, the Universe" instead of "Patterns of Force"(working title OTL) instead occurs in an alternate universe where the Nazis won World War II, leading the Enterprise to battle an aged Hitler and aid the resistance in defeating the Nazis just as they are undergoing their version of the Moon Landing.
Milton Berle as a sociologist playing God in a primitive civilization in the episode "He Walked Among Us", written by Norman Spinrad. This episode serves as the Season Finale(OTL this episode was dropped after being rewritten into a comedy. Roddenberry's "Assignment: Earth does not exist ITTL as it was created as a backdoor pilot should Star Trek be cancelled. Star trek is doing just fine ITTL).
At the Emmy's, the following year Star Trek won Outstanding Drama Series and Leonard Nimoy received an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Season Three(1968-1969)
During the third season, several outside events occurred that would change the show. ABC was enjoying the most popular show on Television in Laugh In. Then Schlatter flew too close to the sun. Schlatter asked the 1968 Presidential Candidates of Spiro Agnew and John. F.Kennedy to appear on the show. Agnew was the most popular member of Nixon's administration but he refused. President Nixon agreed to appear on his behalf. John F.Kennedy declined and instead asked to appear on Star Trek. Nixon joked on the show about Kennedy coming in Second place again. Kennedy loved Star Trek and was excited to appear. In the end Kennedy won, he was more charismatic, played a significant role as the President of the Federation, and Agnew's refusal to appear harmed his chances.
While Laugh In was still the highest rated show on Television, Schlatter saw the Nixon-Kennedy TV Wars as a wound to him, especially with Kennedy going onto win the Election. He rushed to premiere his new show which he promised would be an even bigger blast than Laugh in. The Show was called Turn on. It aired on February 5th, 1969, once and only once. It was cancelled 15 minutes into its first broadcast. Considered one of the biggest TV flops in history. Many blamed its reliance on computer graphics, quick cuts that cause nausea and surprisingly vulgar sex jokes. Channels refused to air it, cutting to black for the first time in 20 years. Turned off was derided as "Turn Off". The failure led to ABC rejecting another show by Norman Lear out of fear which was picked up by CBS as "Justice for All"(OTL's All in the Family). Star Trek was in many ways, vindicated. It's popularity soaring to new heights with the Moon Landing in 1969, finally reaching "Where No Man has Gone Before."
Season three itself was rising to the top 30, surpassing Gunsmoke on CBS. The show received a bigger budget, maintaining its staff of writers. Gene Roddenberry now focused on new shows, allowing Gene Coon to takeover. Season 3 focused on addressing political issues more than any other season before.
The new Season Premiered with "The Enterprise Incident"(rather than the infamous Spock's Brain as OTL), which was a thriller like the previous "Balance of Terror", likely based on a real life Incident in which a US Ship was taken hostage in hostile waters.
"Day of the Dove" features the return of Kor. The crew's of his ship and the Enterprise do battle over a planet, only for members of both crew to discover that a mysterious entity is fueling their aggression.
"The Tholian Web" is another notable episode, with repercussions later in the franchise, though plotwise its a simple episode about Kirk trapped on his own and the Enterprise unable to move in space.
"Deep Mudd" marks the return of Harry Mudd as per tradition. Mudd had been left on the planet of the androids by the crew at the end of the last episode, having hitched a ride with some Space Pirates and bribed them with a cache of weapons he found on a planet, only for the pirates to turn on him when they get the weapons and need to be rescued by the Enterprise.
"The Beast" is an episode where the crew find a planet rich in "Summium" guarded by a terrible Beast.
"The Root of Evil" was Theodore Sturgeon's once a season contribution. A Federation Colony becomes addicted to a device known as "The Joy Machine" which stimulates the brain's pleasure centers. The Colony promised more hours in the machine in exchange for more work hours. The episode lacked any action and adventure, being highly cerebral. Spock became addicted to the machine to raise stakes. It was also the directorial debut of William Shatner.
The Episode "Bem" introduced the titular character, whose initials were a common acronym for "Bug Eyed Monster", even if Bem himself was not one himself. The crew go down to a planet joined by a new crew member Bem, a Pandronian who wishes to test Kirk and Spock and see if they can solve a problem with a tribe and not resort to violence. Uhura is briefly put in command of the ship, a first in the series, something uncommented on in the episode.
"The Lights of Zetar" an episode written by Lampchop puppeteer Shari Lewis, had her star in the role of Romaine in the episode, having written the part for herself.
The Episode "Joanna" featured Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard McCoy, who becomes disturbed when Joanna comes aboard the Enterprise and develops feelings for Kirk(OTL this became the controversial" Space Hippie episode "The Way to Eden" was made OTL instead).
Among the most controversial episodes was "Bondage and Freedom" which centered on the Enterprise visiting a planet in which a Dark Skinned people hold white skinned slaves. Kirk is captured after being sent down. Uhura and McCoy infiltrate the society with McCoy posing as Uhura's Slave to rescue them. The episode featured the first interracial kiss between Uhura and Kirk(OTL it was Plato's Step Children). The Staff wanted to make the episode but hesitated. The film was praised for the message alone despite being far from subtle in its message. The title comes from Frederick Douglas's autobiography.
(The Worst Episodes of the series are not made ITTL, being supplanted by the unmade concepts and the fact that OTL they were made due to being easier to make on a budget, including "Spock's Brain", "And the Children Shall Lead", "Plato's Stepchildren" and "Turnabout Intruder").
The Season Finale was "the Godhead", which revolved around aliens creating a being capable of storing all the Universe's knowledge only for such a being to threaten the Enterprise, turning into another "Kirk vs Godlike being" storyline.
Star Trek won the Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic series while Nimoy once more took the award for best supporting actor
While Laugh In was still the highest rated show on Television, Schlatter saw the Nixon-Kennedy TV Wars as a wound to him, especially with Kennedy going onto win the Election. He rushed to premiere his new show which he promised would be an even bigger blast than Laugh in. The Show was called Turn on. It aired on February 5th, 1969, once and only once. It was cancelled 15 minutes into its first broadcast. Considered one of the biggest TV flops in history. Many blamed its reliance on computer graphics, quick cuts that cause nausea and surprisingly vulgar sex jokes. Channels refused to air it, cutting to black for the first time in 20 years. Turned off was derided as "Turn Off". The failure led to ABC rejecting another show by Norman Lear out of fear which was picked up by CBS as "Justice for All"(OTL's All in the Family). Star Trek was in many ways, vindicated. It's popularity soaring to new heights with the Moon Landing in 1969, finally reaching "Where No Man has Gone Before."
Season three itself was rising to the top 30, surpassing Gunsmoke on CBS. The show received a bigger budget, maintaining its staff of writers. Gene Roddenberry now focused on new shows, allowing Gene Coon to takeover. Season 3 focused on addressing political issues more than any other season before.
The new Season Premiered with "The Enterprise Incident"(rather than the infamous Spock's Brain as OTL), which was a thriller like the previous "Balance of Terror", likely based on a real life Incident in which a US Ship was taken hostage in hostile waters.
"Day of the Dove" features the return of Kor. The crew's of his ship and the Enterprise do battle over a planet, only for members of both crew to discover that a mysterious entity is fueling their aggression.
"The Tholian Web" is another notable episode, with repercussions later in the franchise, though plotwise its a simple episode about Kirk trapped on his own and the Enterprise unable to move in space.
"Deep Mudd" marks the return of Harry Mudd as per tradition. Mudd had been left on the planet of the androids by the crew at the end of the last episode, having hitched a ride with some Space Pirates and bribed them with a cache of weapons he found on a planet, only for the pirates to turn on him when they get the weapons and need to be rescued by the Enterprise.
"The Beast" is an episode where the crew find a planet rich in "Summium" guarded by a terrible Beast.
"The Root of Evil" was Theodore Sturgeon's once a season contribution. A Federation Colony becomes addicted to a device known as "The Joy Machine" which stimulates the brain's pleasure centers. The Colony promised more hours in the machine in exchange for more work hours. The episode lacked any action and adventure, being highly cerebral. Spock became addicted to the machine to raise stakes. It was also the directorial debut of William Shatner.
The Episode "Bem" introduced the titular character, whose initials were a common acronym for "Bug Eyed Monster", even if Bem himself was not one himself. The crew go down to a planet joined by a new crew member Bem, a Pandronian who wishes to test Kirk and Spock and see if they can solve a problem with a tribe and not resort to violence. Uhura is briefly put in command of the ship, a first in the series, something uncommented on in the episode.
"The Lights of Zetar" an episode written by Lampchop puppeteer Shari Lewis, had her star in the role of Romaine in the episode, having written the part for herself.
The Episode "Joanna" featured Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard McCoy, who becomes disturbed when Joanna comes aboard the Enterprise and develops feelings for Kirk(OTL this became the controversial" Space Hippie episode "The Way to Eden" was made OTL instead).
Among the most controversial episodes was "Bondage and Freedom" which centered on the Enterprise visiting a planet in which a Dark Skinned people hold white skinned slaves. Kirk is captured after being sent down. Uhura and McCoy infiltrate the society with McCoy posing as Uhura's Slave to rescue them. The episode featured the first interracial kiss between Uhura and Kirk(OTL it was Plato's Step Children). The Staff wanted to make the episode but hesitated. The film was praised for the message alone despite being far from subtle in its message. The title comes from Frederick Douglas's autobiography.
(The Worst Episodes of the series are not made ITTL, being supplanted by the unmade concepts and the fact that OTL they were made due to being easier to make on a budget, including "Spock's Brain", "And the Children Shall Lead", "Plato's Stepchildren" and "Turnabout Intruder").
The Season Finale was "the Godhead", which revolved around aliens creating a being capable of storing all the Universe's knowledge only for such a being to threaten the Enterprise, turning into another "Kirk vs Godlike being" storyline.
Star Trek won the Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic series while Nimoy once more took the award for best supporting actor
Season Four(1969-1970)
For Season Four, the supporting cast requested higher salaries and more credit. A deal was reached to the cast outside of "The Big Three" of Kirk, Spock and McCoy, as they were paid less despite appearing in almost every episode, with Doohan's McCoy appearing in every episode alongside the big three. This was settled easily with their names appearing on the title cards together. However, there were other problems, most of the show staff was not truly committed to the show. Most of the cast hated William Shatner, who's already big ego had only inflated with the mega success of Star Trek. Nimoy's alcohol had worsened with the increased pressure from the role. This contributed to the decision to end Star Trek after Season 5, completing the Five Year Mission.
Several characters were promoted in the new season. Scotty became a Commander, Sulu and Uhura both became Lieutenant Commanders, Chekov and Nurse Chapel became Lieutenant . Several new characters also appeared in smaller roles such as female Vulcan doctor M'benga and Security member Tamura.
The Episode began with "Yesteryear", an episode which features the return of the Guardian of Forever, which is being used by the Federation to examine the past. Upon returning to the present, the crew has no memories of who Spock is, his role being replaced by an Andorian named Thelin. The crew lear nthat Spock died as a child. Spock uses the Guardian of Forever to travel back in time to save his young self from death, meeting and staying with his past self in the process(Animated Series Episode OTL, intended to have been a Season 4 episode).
The "Lorelei Signal" involves most of the men except for Kirk and Spock, being seduced and abducted by a Siren like being, leading to the women of the Enterprise to lead a mission to rescue them led by Uhura and Chapel(Animated Series Episode. The Enterprise has far more established female crew members ITTL due to the larger budget and cast).
"Mudd's Passion" featuring the once a season return of Harry Mudd.
"More tribble, More Troubles" the return of Cyrano Jones and his tribbles, along with Kirk's nemesis Captain Kor.
"The Protracted Man" begins with the Enterprise waiting at the end point of an experimental warp drive test. The test goes wrong and the shuttle disappears except for the pilot, who becomes the titular "Protracted Man" being split into three beings of red, yellow and blue colors. I tis discovered the Pilot is pulling energy from the Enterprise to keep himself alive. An experiment is conducted with the transporter to merge the three parts together and cure the Pilot's peculiar condition. This is among the most surreal episodes in the series.
Theodore Sturgeon returned for his once a season episode. A Sequel to "Shore Leave" with the Enterprise returning to that bizarre planet.
"The Stars of Stargasso" featured the return of McCoy's daughter Joanna, who becomes a Doctor like her father and moves away from her crush on Kirk.
Finally there is the "The Sleepers of Selene", an episode made to capitalize on the moon landing, involving Klingons infiltrating a base on the Moon.
Star Trek won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series and Nimoy won for best supporting actor once more.
Several characters were promoted in the new season. Scotty became a Commander, Sulu and Uhura both became Lieutenant Commanders, Chekov and Nurse Chapel became Lieutenant . Several new characters also appeared in smaller roles such as female Vulcan doctor M'benga and Security member Tamura.
The Episode began with "Yesteryear", an episode which features the return of the Guardian of Forever, which is being used by the Federation to examine the past. Upon returning to the present, the crew has no memories of who Spock is, his role being replaced by an Andorian named Thelin. The crew lear nthat Spock died as a child. Spock uses the Guardian of Forever to travel back in time to save his young self from death, meeting and staying with his past self in the process(Animated Series Episode OTL, intended to have been a Season 4 episode).
The "Lorelei Signal" involves most of the men except for Kirk and Spock, being seduced and abducted by a Siren like being, leading to the women of the Enterprise to lead a mission to rescue them led by Uhura and Chapel(Animated Series Episode. The Enterprise has far more established female crew members ITTL due to the larger budget and cast).
"Mudd's Passion" featuring the once a season return of Harry Mudd.
"More tribble, More Troubles" the return of Cyrano Jones and his tribbles, along with Kirk's nemesis Captain Kor.
"The Protracted Man" begins with the Enterprise waiting at the end point of an experimental warp drive test. The test goes wrong and the shuttle disappears except for the pilot, who becomes the titular "Protracted Man" being split into three beings of red, yellow and blue colors. I tis discovered the Pilot is pulling energy from the Enterprise to keep himself alive. An experiment is conducted with the transporter to merge the three parts together and cure the Pilot's peculiar condition. This is among the most surreal episodes in the series.
Theodore Sturgeon returned for his once a season episode. A Sequel to "Shore Leave" with the Enterprise returning to that bizarre planet.
"The Stars of Stargasso" featured the return of McCoy's daughter Joanna, who becomes a Doctor like her father and moves away from her crush on Kirk.
Finally there is the "The Sleepers of Selene", an episode made to capitalize on the moon landing, involving Klingons infiltrating a base on the Moon.
Star Trek won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series and Nimoy won for best supporting actor once more.
Season Five(1970-1971)
Everyone was committed to the end, which helped to ease tensions. Shatner released another album "Man of the Future". Nimoy, still struggling with Alcoholism, had developed an interest in directing after seeing Shatner's contribution and believing he could do it too, possibly better, thinking he may transition behind the camera rather than in front of it.
"The Borderland of Sol" was submitted by Science fiction writer Larry Niven. The plot concerns ships disappearing through black holes and is fairly complex. While expensive, though it does win Niven the Hugo award, the third won by Star Trek.
"Cassandra" is the seasonal and final episode by Theodore Sturgeon, in which Tamura discovers an creature which an alien race is seeking.
"To Obtain the All" was the return of writer Norman Spinrad. The episode has the entity battling a race seeking to assimilate everyone in the universe into one collective mind.
"Mudd Trouble, Mudd Tribbles". The inevitably and unholy alliance of Cyrano Jones and Harry Mudd. Together at least to pull off on last scam and infest the Enterprise with Tribbles.
"The Savage Syndrome" is a fairly generic episode in which members of the crew is infected with radiation that causes them to go savage with Spock being immune and needing to free Kirk.
"Lord Bobby's Obsession" has the Enterprise encounter an alien being obsessed with Victorian Era clothing that tries to force the Enterprise to take it back to Earth and then the past. Placing a bomb on the Enterprise that must be discovered before he can destroy the ship. This is another episode with a recycled premise from previous episodes, hinting at a decline.
"Time Lord" was the first part of a Doctor Who crossover. A deal made with Desilu led to Doctor Who airing in the US and the crossover was seen as a great chance at cross promotion. The Crossover began with the Enterprise following a strange object(The Tardis) that travels through time, taking the Enterprise with it. The Enterprise are also followed by Kor's Klingon ship to the past of Earth in the 1970's teaming up with the Doctor to defeat the Klingons, the Doctor's nemesis the Master and a handful of his enemies. The line "Dammit Jim. I'm a Doctor. Not the Doctor" is uttered and the tricorder picks up the Doctor as not being human. The Second part was titled "Starship from the Future" and was a Doctor Who Episode, though it aired after "Time Lord". At the end of the crossover, the Doctor warns Kirk and Spock that the end of the Enterprise was coming.
Then there was the two part Series Finale "These were the Voyages", which aired as a two hour special. The Finale would surpass the Finale of The Fugitive as the most watched television event at the time. The Finale began with the Enterprise engaging Kor's ship in the most intense combat in the series history, leaving both ships damaged and several crewmembers dead(All major cast members of the crew returned for the finale). The Romulans launch an attack on both weakened ships and the Enterprise is certain to be destroyed until Kor, the sole survivor on his ship, ends up saving the Enterprise by ramming the Romulan ship, exclaiming that no one kills Kirk but him. This allows the Enterprise to escape at the cost of Kirk's life. The Enterprise meets up with Admiral Komack, in person for the first time in the show rather than on a monitor, and Spock's father Sarek. The Enterprise along with the Federation join forces with the Klingons and together push back the Romulans and ultimately defeat them(This is seen as symbolic of the at the time thawing tensions between the US and the Soviet Union, both of which were becoming distanced from China. In this situation the US is represented by the Federation, the Soviet Union by the Klingons and China by the Romulans). With the Romulans defeated, the Klingon and Federation now allies, the crew of the Enterprise receive promotions. Due to the state of the Enterprise it is to be decommissioned. Spock and Sulu become Captains while Kirk becomes an Admiral. McCoy goes to spend time with his daughter. Kirk asks for one last flight and the crew venture off for a final time with Kirk's narration.
"Captain's Log. Final Entry. Space. The Final Frontier. These were the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Throughout her five year mission. She explored. Strange New Worlds. She found new life and new civilizations, and she boldly went where no one had gone before."
"The Borderland of Sol" was submitted by Science fiction writer Larry Niven. The plot concerns ships disappearing through black holes and is fairly complex. While expensive, though it does win Niven the Hugo award, the third won by Star Trek.
"Cassandra" is the seasonal and final episode by Theodore Sturgeon, in which Tamura discovers an creature which an alien race is seeking.
"To Obtain the All" was the return of writer Norman Spinrad. The episode has the entity battling a race seeking to assimilate everyone in the universe into one collective mind.
"Mudd Trouble, Mudd Tribbles". The inevitably and unholy alliance of Cyrano Jones and Harry Mudd. Together at least to pull off on last scam and infest the Enterprise with Tribbles.
"The Savage Syndrome" is a fairly generic episode in which members of the crew is infected with radiation that causes them to go savage with Spock being immune and needing to free Kirk.
"Lord Bobby's Obsession" has the Enterprise encounter an alien being obsessed with Victorian Era clothing that tries to force the Enterprise to take it back to Earth and then the past. Placing a bomb on the Enterprise that must be discovered before he can destroy the ship. This is another episode with a recycled premise from previous episodes, hinting at a decline.
"Time Lord" was the first part of a Doctor Who crossover. A deal made with Desilu led to Doctor Who airing in the US and the crossover was seen as a great chance at cross promotion. The Crossover began with the Enterprise following a strange object(The Tardis) that travels through time, taking the Enterprise with it. The Enterprise are also followed by Kor's Klingon ship to the past of Earth in the 1970's teaming up with the Doctor to defeat the Klingons, the Doctor's nemesis the Master and a handful of his enemies. The line "Dammit Jim. I'm a Doctor. Not the Doctor" is uttered and the tricorder picks up the Doctor as not being human. The Second part was titled "Starship from the Future" and was a Doctor Who Episode, though it aired after "Time Lord". At the end of the crossover, the Doctor warns Kirk and Spock that the end of the Enterprise was coming.
Then there was the two part Series Finale "These were the Voyages", which aired as a two hour special. The Finale would surpass the Finale of The Fugitive as the most watched television event at the time. The Finale began with the Enterprise engaging Kor's ship in the most intense combat in the series history, leaving both ships damaged and several crewmembers dead(All major cast members of the crew returned for the finale). The Romulans launch an attack on both weakened ships and the Enterprise is certain to be destroyed until Kor, the sole survivor on his ship, ends up saving the Enterprise by ramming the Romulan ship, exclaiming that no one kills Kirk but him. This allows the Enterprise to escape at the cost of Kirk's life. The Enterprise meets up with Admiral Komack, in person for the first time in the show rather than on a monitor, and Spock's father Sarek. The Enterprise along with the Federation join forces with the Klingons and together push back the Romulans and ultimately defeat them(This is seen as symbolic of the at the time thawing tensions between the US and the Soviet Union, both of which were becoming distanced from China. In this situation the US is represented by the Federation, the Soviet Union by the Klingons and China by the Romulans). With the Romulans defeated, the Klingon and Federation now allies, the crew of the Enterprise receive promotions. Due to the state of the Enterprise it is to be decommissioned. Spock and Sulu become Captains while Kirk becomes an Admiral. McCoy goes to spend time with his daughter. Kirk asks for one last flight and the crew venture off for a final time with Kirk's narration.
"Captain's Log. Final Entry. Space. The Final Frontier. These were the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Throughout her five year mission. She explored. Strange New Worlds. She found new life and new civilizations, and she boldly went where no one had gone before."
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Have you read @President_Lincoln's Blue Skies in Camelot? @Nerdman3000's contributions to that TL's Star Trek franchise have got alot of good and great ideas.
I did but last I checked Blue Skies in Camelot seemed to just follow That Wacky Redhead’s version of Star Trek
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(1977-2001)
"Alright I'm almost done with Star Trek: Phase II, now I just need to...wait a minute...."
(Checks Page Number)....42.
42?...42?....Why do I feel like that number means something...
Douglas Adams was working for the BBC and creating comedy sketches. Adams was asked to pitch a radio sitcom to premiere in 1977. Originally it was meant to be a more common sitcom but when someone proposed giving it a science fiction twist, Adams realized he'd been waiting for the idea. He'd worked on Doctor Who. The Idea was called "Ends of the Earth" and would have the Earth being destroyed differently in every episode. Adams realized he needed a character who knew the earth was going to be destroyed and remembered an idea he had while lying drunk in a field in Austria. He came up with the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy, an idea that was in his head since a trip to Greece in 1973.
Ford Prefect and Aleric B.
Adams conceived of the human character of Aleric B. intentionally given the human character an alien sounding name, and paired him up with an actual alien named Ford Prefect, who had mistakenly thought cars were the dominant lifeform on earth when he arrived and took on his name as a result. Ford Prefect has befriended Aleric and rescues him before Earth is destroyed. Aleric is usually shortened to "Al" or "Al B." The Program was recorded in stereo. Adams had several scripts for Doctor Who greenlit and would attempt to balance his work on both before passing it on to the producers. Adams had written the parts of Aleric and Ford wit actors Simon Jone and Geoffrey McGivern in mind and they were cast(cast is same as OTL).
The Series was adapted into a television series, receive novel adaptations, a Text adventure game and also a film. Its success could be attributed to right place, right time as 1977 would also see the release of Star Trek: Phase II, the miniseries sequel to Star Trek, and Star Wars. Adams would have a hand in all adaptations. Adams had a unique approach to adaptations and was perfectly fine with altering the story to fit into a new medium rather than remaining faithful. He even wrote the novels and episodes of the TV Series himself. A Problem arose when Adams planned to use of the Krikketman, which he'd created for Doctor Who, while he was legally allowed to use them, his story had to be rewritten since the plot he had in mind was too similar and the idea was mostly cut. Instead, Adams, wrote the third book(after The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe), to be "So long and thanks for All the Fish" in which Aleric and Ford are rescued by Zaphod and Trillian and transported into the future, expecitng to find no Earth after it was destroyed in 1977, but to their surprise, they are instead on an intact Earth where there shouldn't have been one. The Dolphins have all disappeared and left behind the message that forms the book's title. Aleric at one point throws himself off a cliff to cause a near death experience, his life flashing before his eyes and seeing how all the events in the last three books come together. He also meets a man with the skill to break open oysters and a talking Brockian Ultra-Walrus with an embarassing past. The plot become about stopping the Vogons from destroying the Earth again once they realize it's still there. The Vogons therefore become the villains of the next book Mostly Harmless, which has the darkest ending of the series where Earth appears to be destroyed while everyone is on it.
That depressing note would have been where the series ended had Adams not had second thoughts. He realized fairly quickly while writing the Dirk gently book The Salmon of Doubt that elements of it worked better as a Hitchhiker's story(OTL he realized this but much later, sadly he did not have enough time to complete either before his death). Adams was also scared by the discovery that he had Coronary Artery disease and was getting treatment, fearing he would die before completing Hitchhiker's as he wanted. Thus, the series received a 5th and Final Book, becoming "A Trilogy of Five" as Adams put it, with the release of Don't Panic, where it is revealed the Earth was not destroyed but teleported away, leading to a multiversal adventure that sees the final defeat of the Vogons and a happy ending for the characters, complete with Aleric's house still being there, a cup of tea, and the ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything being revealed(to the characters, not the readers).
All five Books would be adapted in the forms of Radio and Television. For Radio, the time is took to release all five books was not a problem as sound alikes could be found, for television this proved to be more complicated due to the actors clearly aging, even if they did agree to come back or were replaced. Then in 1982, Adams negotiated the film rights with Ivan Reitman. While he was occupied with Dan Ackroyd for the idea that would become Ghostbusters, he did suggest Bill Murray in the role of Ford Prefect(OTL Billy Murray,Dan Ackroyd and Reitman were all pulled away for Ghostbusters, resulting in a film adaptation of Hitchhiker's being delayed until 2001. ITTL Ghostbusters features a still alive John Belushi, meaning Murray is free). The film was directed by Mel Brooks, who was interested in doing a Sci Fi parody at the time though more of Star Wars and would at a later time. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was released in 1984 and is a largely self contained film with the Vogons as the antagonists and elements from all parts of the series, giving the film an ending which sees Earth restored by the Planet builders of Magrathea and the Vogons defeated. Brooks and Adams felt that it should stand on its own and turning it into a series would turn it into "The very thing it was parodying". Brooks was reluctant to commit to a sequel if one came. Reitman on the other hand offered to direct as Commitments by the cast of Ghostbusters(namely Eddie Murphy), meant a sequel to that film would be delayed.
(Checks Page Number)....42.
42?...42?....Why do I feel like that number means something...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams was working for the BBC and creating comedy sketches. Adams was asked to pitch a radio sitcom to premiere in 1977. Originally it was meant to be a more common sitcom but when someone proposed giving it a science fiction twist, Adams realized he'd been waiting for the idea. He'd worked on Doctor Who. The Idea was called "Ends of the Earth" and would have the Earth being destroyed differently in every episode. Adams realized he needed a character who knew the earth was going to be destroyed and remembered an idea he had while lying drunk in a field in Austria. He came up with the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy, an idea that was in his head since a trip to Greece in 1973.
Ford Prefect and Aleric B.
Adams conceived of the human character of Aleric B. intentionally given the human character an alien sounding name, and paired him up with an actual alien named Ford Prefect, who had mistakenly thought cars were the dominant lifeform on earth when he arrived and took on his name as a result. Ford Prefect has befriended Aleric and rescues him before Earth is destroyed. Aleric is usually shortened to "Al" or "Al B." The Program was recorded in stereo. Adams had several scripts for Doctor Who greenlit and would attempt to balance his work on both before passing it on to the producers. Adams had written the parts of Aleric and Ford wit actors Simon Jone and Geoffrey McGivern in mind and they were cast(cast is same as OTL).
The Series was adapted into a television series, receive novel adaptations, a Text adventure game and also a film. Its success could be attributed to right place, right time as 1977 would also see the release of Star Trek: Phase II, the miniseries sequel to Star Trek, and Star Wars. Adams would have a hand in all adaptations. Adams had a unique approach to adaptations and was perfectly fine with altering the story to fit into a new medium rather than remaining faithful. He even wrote the novels and episodes of the TV Series himself. A Problem arose when Adams planned to use of the Krikketman, which he'd created for Doctor Who, while he was legally allowed to use them, his story had to be rewritten since the plot he had in mind was too similar and the idea was mostly cut. Instead, Adams, wrote the third book(after The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe), to be "So long and thanks for All the Fish" in which Aleric and Ford are rescued by Zaphod and Trillian and transported into the future, expecitng to find no Earth after it was destroyed in 1977, but to their surprise, they are instead on an intact Earth where there shouldn't have been one. The Dolphins have all disappeared and left behind the message that forms the book's title. Aleric at one point throws himself off a cliff to cause a near death experience, his life flashing before his eyes and seeing how all the events in the last three books come together. He also meets a man with the skill to break open oysters and a talking Brockian Ultra-Walrus with an embarassing past. The plot become about stopping the Vogons from destroying the Earth again once they realize it's still there. The Vogons therefore become the villains of the next book Mostly Harmless, which has the darkest ending of the series where Earth appears to be destroyed while everyone is on it.
That depressing note would have been where the series ended had Adams not had second thoughts. He realized fairly quickly while writing the Dirk gently book The Salmon of Doubt that elements of it worked better as a Hitchhiker's story(OTL he realized this but much later, sadly he did not have enough time to complete either before his death). Adams was also scared by the discovery that he had Coronary Artery disease and was getting treatment, fearing he would die before completing Hitchhiker's as he wanted. Thus, the series received a 5th and Final Book, becoming "A Trilogy of Five" as Adams put it, with the release of Don't Panic, where it is revealed the Earth was not destroyed but teleported away, leading to a multiversal adventure that sees the final defeat of the Vogons and a happy ending for the characters, complete with Aleric's house still being there, a cup of tea, and the ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything being revealed(to the characters, not the readers).
All five Books would be adapted in the forms of Radio and Television. For Radio, the time is took to release all five books was not a problem as sound alikes could be found, for television this proved to be more complicated due to the actors clearly aging, even if they did agree to come back or were replaced. Then in 1982, Adams negotiated the film rights with Ivan Reitman. While he was occupied with Dan Ackroyd for the idea that would become Ghostbusters, he did suggest Bill Murray in the role of Ford Prefect(OTL Billy Murray,Dan Ackroyd and Reitman were all pulled away for Ghostbusters, resulting in a film adaptation of Hitchhiker's being delayed until 2001. ITTL Ghostbusters features a still alive John Belushi, meaning Murray is free). The film was directed by Mel Brooks, who was interested in doing a Sci Fi parody at the time though more of Star Wars and would at a later time. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was released in 1984 and is a largely self contained film with the Vogons as the antagonists and elements from all parts of the series, giving the film an ending which sees Earth restored by the Planet builders of Magrathea and the Vogons defeated. Brooks and Adams felt that it should stand on its own and turning it into a series would turn it into "The very thing it was parodying". Brooks was reluctant to commit to a sequel if one came. Reitman on the other hand offered to direct as Commitments by the cast of Ghostbusters(namely Eddie Murphy), meant a sequel to that film would be delayed.
If you're asking about Star Trek specifically I am going to reveal how different that series is. If you mean what ideas would translate from that timeline over I'd say most of them are different enough. The closest so far is Friday the 13th. Jim Henson will be a presence at Disney but Walt Disney himself would still be alive.