Just a few ideas for new slides.
Columbus never discovered north america?
the civil war was never fought?
the US backed Germany in WWI?
Hitler and other Nazi leaders died in jail?
Charles Manson was never caught, became and yuppie, and was the first baby boomer president?
the founding fathers made Hebrew the national language?
sex was illegal because of aids?
there was no internet?
realrealslider came up with an origional insult?
magic existed?
all projectile based weapons were outlawed? (nod to MZB)
writing was illegal and teacher's were outlaws?
the US was known as the pridelands and humans were a minority species whose job it was to preserve the land?
the black plague kill of 3/4 of Europe's population?
Native Americans discovered Europe?
the US/Canada/Mexico made up the North American Monarchy--a matriarchal society?
the world was made up of ex-sliders from different dimensions?
it was illegal to wear berets?
it was illegal to use towels?
men and women were not allowed to interact?
computers were invented by Irish monks at the end of the dark ages?
there was no money and the world economy was an elaborate barter system?
the Amazons became a world power after taking over Greece?
the Roman Empire never fell?
the common cold was deadly?
none of the Indians died from smallpox?
the US never went to VietNam?
the Oregon territory was never broken up?
Henry Ford mass produced airplanes instead of cars?
the industrial revolution never happened? (or is that Collin's homeworld?)

LILL
2V

Good ones.
Date: 2/23/99
From: Mallory

I like those ideas. They're very creative, and I wish this current version of Sliders told that kind of story more often. The stories these days are more about different types of science-fiction. They've been entertaining, but I wish that there were more episodes with alternate histories. Maybe Season 5...
By the way, my caption decoder says that Charlie O'Connell's character is spelled "Colin," not "Collin."

Not bad at all!
Date: 2/23/99
From: SL4ever

Good stuff! :-)

Way to go...
Date: 2/23/99
From: Boof

I applaud thee! Clap clap clap clap! By the way, the one about the common cold being deadly, well, that one sort of sounds like FEVER from season one. Some great Ideas though. Keep it up.

Oh, come on!!!
Date: 2/24/99
From: ThomasMalthus

RealRealSlider coming up with a new insult??? Too difficult for anyone to believe!!

Seriously, though, bang-up job. Mind if I speculate on a few of them?

If Columbus had never discovered America, someone else would have, obviously. What's really key here is, without Columbus who would have discovered it, what nationality would they represent and where would they land? These seemingly minute questions would in fact result in a completely different America, not just the U.S., but from Canada down to Argentina.

If there had been a U.S.-German alliance in World War I, where would the U.S. have sent troops? The U.S. navy would have had to pull overtime destroying the British and French navies, and probably would not have succeeded. So in short, Germany would have probably still lost and we might have ended up with a Hitler at the helm as well.

If the Oregon Territory had never been broken up, there would probably be about two extra states made out of British Columbia. Of course, I'm sure Canadians would hate to not have a Pacific port city (wouldn't you?), but it could have happened. There also probably would have been more interest in getting Alaska away from the Russians. (Hey, and Vancouver would be in the U.S.!)

ThomasMalthus

I like them
Date: 2/24/99
From: Slider_Sarah

They make you think more than some of the episodes. i'd come up with some similar ones as well. Mind if I pinch some others fro fanfic? (if i ever get round to it). Some were very funny as well. I agree with TM though, RealRealSlider's never likely to come up with an origional insult.

"We're here. Then again, maybe we're not."

Slider_Sarah
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dreamworld/7247/slidindex.html

Thanks for the input
Date: 2/24/99
From: 2v

Anyone who likes the ideas is welcome to borrow them.

A small point--the common cold is deadly while similar to FEVER is not implying penicilin was left undiscovered.

Thanks again.
LILL
2V

Pondering...
Date: 2/25/99
From: Jaguar71

Those were great! That is the wonderful thing about Sliders, it makes you think "What if" (just like the old Marvel Comic Books!!!).
Just reading the ones above, makes you think....how things could be different!!! Things to ponder!!! :-)

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