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Post by kaiserleomon on Aug 10, 2022 21:15:16 GMT
The name sprocket might have been chosen symbolically for the function of technology that causes movement. Yes ! I think so also probably the name "Sprockets" in the futuristic world of the Jetsons has a purely symbolic meaning when referring to something that sets the machinery technology in motion.
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Post by redsycorax on Aug 11, 2022 1:13:05 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that Spacely probably does have old tech like transistors, cathode ray black and white analogue televisions, VHS format video recorders and other 'antiques' at his home?
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Post by kaiserleomon on Aug 11, 2022 11:35:51 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that Spacely probably does have old tech like transistors, cathode ray black and white analogue televisions, VHS format video recorders and other 'antiques' at his home? He may even be but I believe he would be the kind of person who was born in the present and watched the world slowly change into what became in the Jetsons series as he has a sense of personal familiarity with the technology of the past but must be the kind of man who can drive a heavy Ford car or an ultra-technological antigravity propulsion vehicle, operate a primitive computer with a digital keyboard and mouse or a positronic computer, watch regular VHS television or holographic television like that guy who can get along with any technology.
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Post by kaiserleomon on Aug 21, 2022 13:33:33 GMT
What about Universe Hanna-Barbera cartoon series about characters who are not human but also not anthropomorphic animals ? Like "Speed Buggy", "Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch", "Rickety Rocket" as they fit into the Earth Hanna-Barbera timeline ?
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Post by jonclark on Aug 21, 2022 19:22:03 GMT
Did Speed Buggy include other anthropomorphic vehicles? If not I'd assume Speedy to be a case of possession like a noble version of Stephen King's Christine. Wheelie seems more like a Transformers situation where some machine intelligence is involved.
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Post by kaiserleomon on Aug 21, 2022 20:08:09 GMT
Very good this idea of Speed Buggy basically being a kind of noble and kind version of Stephen King's Christine in the case of a racing buggy possessing a heroic and fearless spirit. As for Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, I think it could be cool to do something like the series "Knight Rider" with "K.I.T.T" and imagine a whole city with sentient vehicles.
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Post by johnreiter902 on Oct 4, 2022 15:48:01 GMT
After binging a lot of cartoons, I've inferred a number of divergences in the history of Earth-HB 1. No Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China remains stable Result: No Korean War, and the Vietnam War does not break out until 1976, and ends in 1980. Tibet is still an independent nation, ruled by the Dalai Lama, and Taiwan is still part of China. 2. Arabia was united by the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz, instead of the House of Saud. Result: Saudi Arabia is the Caliphate of Arabia. It is still a conservative Muslim nation, but never embraced Wahhabi Islam. As a result, radical Islam is much less popular in the Middle East. The Iranian Revolution never occurred, and the Shah is still in power. 3. John F. Kennedy was not assassinated, possibly do to the intervention of Superboy or El Kebong. 4. Technology advanced rapidly in the 1960s, and was about 20 years ahead of OTL up to the 21st century. 5. Phillip Sebben was elected president in 1980, but was impeached when he was found to be suffering from alzheimers. 6. The Soviet Union had brief civil war in the early 1990s, but then Comrade Red seized power as a military dictator, and kept the USSR going until the 21st century
7. Egypt is still under a monarchy in the present, so there was no Egyptian Revolution
8. The Mona Lisa is in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, instead of the Louve
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Post by redsycorax on Oct 5, 2022 2:22:35 GMT
I'm not sure how the absence of Chinese communism would affect matters in Vietnam, given that Vietnamese communists were closer to the USSR than the PRC. In fact, China launched a brief invasion of Vietnam in retaliation for the Vietnamese intervention that brought down the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in 1979. As a consequence, there was a Soviet naval base in Vietnam to counter potential Chinese expansionism and influence, as well as serve as a geopolitical counter to US bases in the Philippines and Guam.
As for El Kebong, I always got the impression that he was a nineteenth century or early twentieth century character- perhaps an ancestor of Quickdraw Magraw, rather than Quickdraw himself? The early sixties might be a little late for him. I can imagine Superboy intervening to save JFK, though.
On the other hand, I like the idea of Earth-HB's technological advantage over OTL. That would certainly explain why they had functioning undersea bases in Sealab 2020.
As for the ultimate fate of the USSR, it's probably quite easy to butterfly Gorbachev away, given how long Brezhnev was in power. All you'd have to do was rig an internal power struggle in the Politbureau, or internal dissension between the various arms of the Soviet regime, and bye bye Mikhail. On the other hand, do we have any evidence that Earth-HB's USSR was ever involved in Afghanistan during the eighties, as that ill-advised episode of superpower imperialism contributed strongly to the eventual collapse of the USSR in 1991?
Ah yes, Phil Ken Sebben. I've done a humorous AU version of him, presupposing that the events of Harvey Birdman: Attorney General or a reasonable facsimile thereof occurred on satirical Earth-79, which can be found in the "Earth-12" Thread. He is US President because people had a collective blackout and the events closely follow that narrative. It is ultimately disclosed that Phil is spawning sebbenovirus particles, which are steadily converting everyone on Earth-79 into facsimiles of his eyepatched, moustachioed and quite inappropriate self. The problem with Phil, though, is that the Harvey Birdman parody version is probably now far better known than the straight Falcon Seven version in the straight unparodic Birdman series. It's impossible to take the character seriously any more.
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Post by kaiserleomon on Oct 28, 2022 20:14:43 GMT
After binging a lot of cartoons, I've inferred a number of divergences in the history of Earth-HB 1. No Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China remains stable Result: No Korean War, and the Vietnam War does not break out until 1976, and ends in 1980. Tibet is still an independent nation, ruled by the Dalai Lama, and Taiwan is still part of China. 2. Arabia was united by the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz, instead of the House of Saud. Result: Saudi Arabia is the Caliphate of Arabia. It is still a conservative Muslim nation, but never embraced Wahhabi Islam. As a result, radical Islam is much less popular in the Middle East. The Iranian Revolution never occurred, and the Shah is still in power. 3. John F. Kennedy was not assassinated, possibly do to the intervention of Superboy or El Kebong. 4. Technology advanced rapidly in the 1960s, and was about 20 years ahead of OTL up to the 21st century. 5. Phillip Sebben was elected president in 1980, but was impeached when he was found to be suffering from alzheimer's. 6. The Soviet Union had brief civil war in the early 1990s, but then Comrade Red seized power as a military dictator, and kept the USSR going until the 21st century I just find fascinating the socio-political aspects that this Earth Hanna-Barbera would have as one of the worlds of the Multiverse. Without a doubt, it would be wonderful to see fanfiction about this world.
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Post by kaiserleomon on Oct 28, 2022 20:20:34 GMT
I'm not sure how the absence of Chinese communism would affect matters in Vietnam, given that Vietnamese communists were closer to the USSR than the PRC. In fact, China launched a brief invasion of Vietnam in retaliation for the Vietnamese intervention that brought down the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in 1979. As a consequence, there was a Soviet naval base in Vietnam to counter potential Chinese expansionism and influence, as well as serve as a geopolitical counter to US bases in the Philippines and Guam. As for El Kebong, I always got the impression that he was a nineteenth century or early twentieth century character- perhaps an ancestor of Quickdraw Magraw, rather than Quickdraw himself? The early sixties might be a little late for him. I can imagine Superboy intervening to save JFK, though. On the other hand, I like the idea of Earth-HB's technological advantage over OTL. That would certainly explain why they had functioning undersea bases in Sealab 2020. As for the ultimate fate of the USSR, it's probably quite easy to butterfly Gorbachev away, given how long Brezhnev was in power. All you'd have to do was rig an internal power struggle in the Politbureau, or internal dissension between the various arms of the Soviet regime, and bye bye Mikhail. On the other hand, do we have any evidence that Earth-HB's USSR was ever involved in Afghanistan during the eighties, as that ill-advised episode of superpower imperialism contributed strongly to the eventual collapse of the USSR in 1991? Ah yes, Phil Ken Sebben. I've done a humorous AU version of him, presupposing that the events of Harvey Birdman: Attorney General or a reasonable facsimile thereof occurred on satirical Earth-79, which can be found in the "Earth-12" Thread. He is US President because people had a collective blackout and the events closely follow that narrative. It is ultimately disclosed that Phil is spawning sebbenovirus particles, which are steadily converting everyone on Earth-79 into facsimiles of his eyepatched, moustachioed and quite inappropriate self. The problem with Phil, though, is that the Harvey Birdman parody version is probably now far better known than the straight Falcon Seven version in the straight unparodic Birdman series. It's impossible to take the character seriously any more. I find these particularities very interesting that I was completely unaware of about these Hanna-Barbera characters, without a doubt, they give a tone of diversity that differentiates these characters from the other heroes of the DC Multiverse.
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Post by kaiserleomon on Nov 8, 2023 22:06:10 GMT
If I may be so bold, I have an idea. You could use the intellectual property it has on the character Godzooky, a character officially created by Hanna-Barbera to participate in Godzilla's adventures in the nostalgic television series from the 70s, as Godzilla currently has its copyright reserved to another company to launch adventures of adult Godzooky already a super powerful Kaiju monster with a new crew from the ship Calico in new and unprecedented adventures for the current times in which Godzooky shows that "Baby Godzilla is his mother!" and faces other giant Kaijus around the world as our guardian and protector since Godzilla is too busy to defend the "human ants" and there has to be someone who serves as our first line of defense against the giant monsters that insist on appearing in the world. Height: 9 feet (Juvenile), 150 meters (Adult) Length: 21 feet (Juvenile), 290 meters (Adult) Weight: 1,000 lbs (Juvenile), 60,000 tons (Adult) Powers and Abilities: In juvenile form, Godzooky can fly weakly and create smoke rings. As Godzooky has aged, his flying has become much stronger, enabling him to break mach speeds. He has also learned to focus his energy into his physical body, causing him to launch irradiated physical attacks that often send out shockwaves should they miss. Godzooky can also fire a beam from his mouth, but it is not as strong as his uncle and cousins'. He is equally as strong as his relatives, able to even lift kaiju exceeding 90,000 tons off of the ground and into the air. Origin: Found as an egg, Godzooky hatched aboard a boat to the company of the crew of the Calico. Adopting the monster, they went on various adventures in which Godzooky became closer acquainted with what the crew suspected was a relative of his, Godzilla, at least to some extent within the species. Soon, the ride came to an end and Godzooky ended up on the Monster Island preserve, growing and learning to battle alongside his relatives. But as Godzilla and his cousin's stray away from Monster Island more and more often, Godzooky soon begins to become suspicious of what is happening within the outside world. Soon, Godzilla and his sons do not return at all and even more monsters are straying away from the preserve in the same patterns observed among Godzooky's relatives. Now it's Godzooky's turn to see what could possibly be happening off of the island, and try to intervene if he can.
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