Frivolous ASB thread

[Zyobot]

Mar 31, 2019 14:25:30 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 31, 2019 14:22:21 GMT stevep said:

  Good question.  I suspect neither.  They would seek to do what they thinks best for Earth and humanity and I doubt accepting the authority of either of those bodies, or any other would be that good for such a mission. Not to mention what the non-human crew members would think, along with any humans born either off Earth or outside the US.

  Given that our Earth is presumably in a different universe as presumably no Vulcans or others about, would they decide that the prime directive applied?  If it is the same universe then 1st contact has been effectively established so would remove any restrains from the Vulcans and other about making some contact I suspect.

Well the Trekkies out there can stick their tongs out to the "Warsie" as their idols just became real.

I'll be honest, I actually had to Google what "Warsie" means upon seeing this post. It's also worth asking how the Enterprise crew would react to the knowledge that--at least as far as OTL is concerned--they're fictional characters who live in a fictional universe.

And though they may have centuries-ahead versions of the stuff that we "merely" didn't get to see in 20th Century Star Trek, I also wonder how the crew would react to real-life 2019 technology such as personal computers and the World Wide Web. In that AH.com TL I mentioned before, Commander Data investigating OTL Earth's surprising computing power and AI advancements was briefly described, so could something similar potentially occur here?

[lordroel]

Mar 31, 2019 14:49:19 GMT Zyobot said:

Mar 31, 2019 14:25:30 GMT lordroel said:

Well the Trekkies out there can stick their tongs out to the "Warsie" as their idols just became real.

I'll be honest, I actually had to Google what "Warsie" means upon seeing this post. It's also worth asking how the Enterprise crew would react to the knowledge that--at least as far as OTL is concerned--they're fictional characters who live in a fictional universe.

And though they may have centuries-ahead versions of the stuff that we "merely" didn't get to see in 20th Century Star Trek, I also wonder how the crew would react to real-life 2019 technology such as personal computers and the World Wide Web. In that AH.com TL I mentioned before, Commander Data investigating OTL Earth's surprising computing power and AI advancements was briefly described, so could something similar potentially occur here?

Do the Do the laws of do things that work in TV series also apply to the real world.

[Zyobot]

Mar 31, 2019 14:51:18 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 31, 2019 14:49:19 GMT Zyobot said:

I'll be honest, I actually had to Google what "Warsie" means upon seeing this post. It's also worth asking how the Enterprise crew would react to the knowledge that--at least as far as OTL is concerned--they're fictional characters who live in a fictional universe.

And though they may have centuries-ahead versions of the stuff that we "merely" didn't get to see in 20th Century Star Trek, I also wonder how the crew would react to real-life 2019 technology such as personal computers and the World Wide Web. In that AH.com TL I mentioned before, Commander Data investigating OTL Earth's surprising computing power and AI advancements was briefly described, so could something similar potentially occur here?

Do the Do the laws of do things that work in TV series also apply to the real world.

In order for the Enterprise and its crew to not anti-climatically come to an end because real-world physics might happen to disagree with them, maybe we should just allow them to keep their TV series science.

[Zyobot]

WI Politicians' Positions Were Reversed? For example, Bernie Sanders would become a hardline arch-Republican while Ted Cruz would turn into a fiery, far-left Democrat. It's definitely too political to go in the ASB forum, to boot.

[Zyobot]

WI World Leaders Got Film Reels Depicting Events That Happened In Other Timelines?

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{Spoiler}Yes, this idea is very much inspired by The Man In The High Castle.

[Zyobot]

What about a Surviving, Superpower British Empire to The Man In The High Castle? It seems that I'm rather fixated on that universe as of late, as well as a much more liberal-democratic challenger to the Reich than Japan.

The Brits may not have been the nicest to other peoples historically speaking, but they'd be goddamned heroes and potential liberators compared to a Nazi-ruled superpower state.

[lordroel]

Apr 1, 2019 2:35:16 GMT Zyobot said:

What about a Surviving, Superpower British Empire to The Man In The High Castle? It seems that I'm rather fixated on that universe as of late, as well as a much more liberal-democratic challenger to the Reich than Japan.

The Brits may not have been the nicest to other peoples historically speaking, but they'd be goddamned heroes and potential liberators compared to a Nazi-ruled superpower state.

We do have a surviving British Empire, its in the The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, a novel in the The Man in the High Castle book.

[mullauna]

What if the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his disabled TARDIS were ISOT'd to our Earth? Imagine Big Finish audios starring the REAL Third Doctor!

[Zyobot]

Apr 1, 2019 2:47:48 GMT lordroel said:

Apr 1, 2019 2:35:16 GMT Zyobot said:

What about a Surviving, Superpower British Empire to The Man In The High Castle? It seems that I'm rather fixated on that universe as of late, as well as a much more liberal-democratic challenger to the Reich than Japan.

The Brits may not have been the nicest to other peoples historically speaking, but they'd be goddamned heroes and potential liberators compared to a Nazi-ruled superpower state.

We do have a surviving British Empire, its in the The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, a novel in the The Man in the High Castle book.

Okay, then. What about a modern Big Four Allies excluding the US--so Russia, China and the UK--ISOT to an Axis Victory World? I imagine that upon deducing what just happened, the sent-over powers will get into the largest, most high-stakes conflict since OTL's World War II.

[lordroel]

Apr 1, 2019 13:04:38 GMT Zyobot said:

Apr 1, 2019 2:47:48 GMT lordroel said:

We do have a surviving British Empire, its in the The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, a novel in the The Man in the High Castle book.

Okay, then. What about a modern Big Four Allies excluding the US--so Russia, China and the UK--ISOT to an Axis Victory World? I imagine that upon deducing what just happened, the sent-over powers will get into the largest, most high-stakes conflict since OTL's World War II.

Wich year are those coming from and does the Uk also have it’s overseas possessions.

[Zyobot]

Apr 1, 2019 13:30:20 GMT lordroel said:

Apr 1, 2019 13:04:38 GMT Zyobot said:

Okay, then. What about a modern Big Four Allies excluding the US--so Russia, China and the UK--ISOT to an Axis Victory World? I imagine that upon deducing what just happened, the sent-over powers will get into the largest, most high-stakes conflict since OTL's World War II.

Wich year are those coming from and does the Uk also have it’s overseas possessions.

The Big Four would come from OTL 21st Century. We could have the UK bring along its overseas possessions, but then the inclusion of, say, India might help tip the balance in the ISOTed Allies' favor rather much. Then again, this is an Axis Victory World they're being sent over to.

[lordroel]

Apr 1, 2019 13:33:58 GMT Zyobot said:

Apr 1, 2019 13:30:20 GMT lordroel said:

Wich year are those coming from and does the Uk also have it’s overseas possessions.

The Big Four would come from OTL 21st Century. We could have the UK bring along its overseas possessions, but then the inclusion of, say, India might help tip the balance in the ISOTed Allies' favor rather much. Then again, this is an Axis Victory World they're being sent over to.

Lets say they come from 1989, just before the end of the Cold War, this will help the big four survive much better, but that is just my idea.

[Zyobot]

Apr 1, 2019 13:37:13 GMT lordroel said:

Apr 1, 2019 13:33:58 GMT Zyobot said:

The Big Four would come from OTL 21st Century. We could have the UK bring along its overseas possessions, but then the inclusion of, say, India might help tip the balance in the ISOTed Allies' favor rather much. Then again, this is an Axis Victory World they're being sent over to.

Lets say they come from 1989, just before the end of the Cold War, this will help the big four survive much better, but that is just my idea.

May I ask why the Big Four would survive much better than their modern counterparts, though?

[lordroel]

Apr 1, 2019 14:38:00 GMT Zyobot said:

Apr 1, 2019 13:37:13 GMT lordroel said:

Lets say they come from 1989, just before the end of the Cold War, this will help the big four survive much better, but that is just my idea.

May I ask why the Big Four would survive much better than their modern counterparts, though?

The had bigger armies in 1989 then current 2019.

[mullauna]

Characters from British sitcoms arrive on our Earth - how does Basil Fawlty - who is from the late 1970s - react to our 2019?