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Oh trust me, I plan on writing a "PDFed and distributed by request via PM" special on RAF Space Command as we speak. It's full of spoilers hence no direct posting.
 
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

have you read the comic "Ministry of Space"?
 
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

have you read the comic "Ministry of Space"?

Why do you think there is a Group Captain Dashwood in this AAR? Who has a son named Jonathan? :D
 
DOUBLE SQUEEE!

I need to calm down, exams are getting to my nerves..
 
So we might start to see Easterns or Southerns (the former about India and the latter about Africa). I reckon they could be a bit more pessimistic than the average Western, after all this was a spread of civilization that involved a lot of bloodshed. Canadian westerns would also be fun (maybe focusing around the Seven Years War/American War of Independence.
 
So we might start to see Easterns or Southerns (the former about India and the latter about Africa). I reckon they could be a bit more pessimistic than the average Western, after all this was a spread of civilization that involved a lot of bloodshed. Canadian westerns would also be fun (maybe focusing around the Seven Years War/American War of Independence.

Now that is some food for thought. Thank ye kindly, good Sir!
 
Guys

Possibly you might have a few about the settlement of eastern Canada with a lot involving Mounties as the central figures. Also possibly a few subtle swipes at the fact the Canadian settlement was largely peaceful compared to the widespread massacres south of the 49th. Perhaps some featuring characters like Geronimo and Tecumseh as tragic heroes. ;)


Steve

well the settlement of eastern and central canada would have been a cowboy free movie. the mounties were out west and only spread much later in canadian history.
nothing subtle about that peaceful settlement thing. when sitting bull first arrived in canada to stay with his cousins he was met at the border by a handful of mounties who explained the rules to him and bade him welcome to canada. when they returned to the us a force of 4 whole mounties escorted them to the border where the commander of the regiment of us cavalry was entirely hornswoggled that so few mounties were involved.

the contrast between the settlement of the canadian west and the american west is literally night and day.
 
So we might start to see Easterns or Southerns (the former about India and the latter about Africa). I reckon they could be a bit more pessimistic than the average Western, after all this was a spread of civilization that involved a lot of bloodshed. Canadian westerns would also be fun (maybe focusing around the Seven Years War/American War of Independence.

i love to refer to that as the american insurrection. this produces a blank look upon pretty much any american's face and an opportunity to upgrade their knowledge of history.
 
Now that is some food for thought. Thank ye kindly, good Sir!

perhaps a tv series involving the gallant canadians fending off the yankee hordes would popular.
oh crap and double crap. just occured to me there may well never be a star trek in this time line nor is it likely heinlein will write any of his classic novels.

we need a campaign to rescue isaac asimov as well. losing him would truly be a tragedy.
 
perhaps a tv series involving the gallant canadians fending off the yankee hordes would popular.
oh crap and double crap. just occured to me there may well never be a star trek in this time line nor is it likely heinlein will write any of his classic novels.

we need a campaign to rescue isaac asimov as well. losing him would truly be a tragedy.

Well, if Star Trek does end up existing, at least we'll still have Shatner. Canada's own!
 
Well, if Star Trek does end up existing, at least we'll still have Shatner. Canada's own!


Actually, I have the Science-Fiction side covered, and since I like making up scenarios like this in quite some detail. If Bill Shatner gets any role isn't going to be revealed just yet. :D
 
It would be a shame if he didn't.

He... May not be... Great... At... Speaking,... But it... Sure is... Funny!

He was a candidate for Governor General, did you know?
 
It would be a shame if he didn't.

He... May not be... Great... At... Speaking,... But it... Sure is... Funny!

He was a candidate for Governor General, did you know?

For real?

It's official now. Life is indeed stranger than any believable fiction.
 
Oh if only we could had a Governor General Shatner. In fact, trek, I demand that in this timeline this happens, I mean who could imagine an actor in Westerns becoming President of a democratic United States?
 
Duh! I meant western! Anybody know where I can get a 2nd brain cell to double my capacity.:eek:o

The version I heard was after Little Big Horn a lot of the surviving Sioux, including Sitting Bull, escaped to Canada where they were told they could stay as long as they obeyed the law and didn't cause any problems. He did something and a single Mountie rode into their camp and arrested him.:D [It might have helped of course that the Sioux knew if there were problems a lot more would arrive and they had no where else to go].

Steve



well the settlement of eastern and central canada would have been a cowboy free movie. the mounties were out west and only spread much later in canadian history.
nothing subtle about that peaceful settlement thing. when sitting bull first arrived in canada to stay with his cousins he was met at the border by a handful of mounties who explained the rules to him and bade him welcome to canada. when they returned to the us a force of 4 whole mounties escorted them to the border where the commander of the regiment of us cavalry was entirely hornswoggled that so few mounties were involved.

the contrast between the settlement of the canadian west and the american west is literally night and day.
 
i love to refer to that as the american insurrection. this produces a blank look upon pretty much any american's face and an opportunity to upgrade their knowledge of history.

Ehran

I sometimes point out that the American civil war as 1776-83, since that was a case of families and communities being deeply divided over the issue of how their governed and the bulk of the forces on both sides, [ignoring the large French contribution for the rebels and early use of Hessian mercenaries by the British], came from the colonies.

In comparison there was an independence conflict in 1861-65 where a distinct geographical area sought to govern itself but was brutally suppressed by the central government. [Not to ignore that the issue the war was in many ways about, slavery, is morally repulsive:mad:].

Steve
 
perhaps a tv series involving the gallant canadians fending off the yankee hordes would popular.
oh crap and double crap. just occured to me there may well never be a star trek in this time line nor is it likely heinlein will write any of his classic novels.

I don't see why not. The mentality of the Federation is far more 'British' than American I would say, at least in the original series. Also Shatner is of course Canadian and pretty unlikely that him and other OTL immigrants to the US will be heading south. It's a bit cooler but Vancouver would make a good replacement for San Francisco as Star Fleet HQ.

Possibly Heinlein will end up in the navy, either the communist or the imperial.;) There are a lot of other US authors that might also need rescuing but many might head north, either to escape the war or to have a more liberal atmosphere so they can write stories that appeal to them rather than government propaganda.

we need a campaign to rescue isaac asimov as well. losing him would truly be a tragedy.

Definitely agree! Although he may well head north for the reasons mentioned above. Also what is the situation with Israel TTL? With the raising of Jewish units and the war to defeat the Nazis Britain will probably be seen as very friendly to the Jews which might make the Americans more hostile to them, leading to an exodus from the US. [That would also pick up Silverberg as well;)]

Steve
 
Lord Strange Yeah, who would vote for someone like that? :p

stevep The Americans would have sent a Cavalry Division. This btw is what I like about Brits and Canadians. They can do more with less. Hail the RCMP!

stevep(2) IMO, and that is from the standpoint of an outside, non-British or American observer, the ARW was a war for independence wheras the ACW was just that. I refuse to recognize the CSA as a legitimate state and anything but a bunch of rebels fighting to maintain a repulsive local practice.

stevep(3) The Sci-Fi universe (which will have a Star Wars/Star Trek like rivalry with the Whovians) is actually something with elements from Star Trek, Star Wars and Honor Harrington (minus the ridiculously obvious French Revolutionary/Napoleonic War Parallels of course.) as I do like my non-Who sci fi to be harder than Star Wars and Star Trek ever were.

"And now on ITV 1: The continuing adventures of the Space Dreadnought Illustrious!"

Never mind that there's also a whole other genre that will be very prominent: Dieselpunk!


As for the authors: I try not to rescue too many people, as much as I'd like to. It simply isn't realistic to have someone like Asimov in Canada whilst Lucas continues to rot in Red Land. I dislike favouritism. Bad enough Elmer Bernstein was saved and will be working with Ron Goodwin. :D

stevep(4) I did actually read that, though I cannot remember just when. It may have inspired my very own Thunderchild though. In any case, Her most Britannic Majesty's Navy has added the name to her role of honour, so when the current Thunderchild (DN-04) is decommed at some point a new HMS Thunderchild will exist soon after.