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▲ 50 r/doctorwho

What if Romana 1 never regenerated and stayed for Seasons 17 and 18?

For those unaware, Mary Tamm, who played Romana 1 in Season 16 (The Key to Time), left the show after one season because she felt her character had regressed into a traditional "damsel in distress" rather than remaining the capable, equal Time Lady she was promised, leading her to regenerate into Romana 2 (Lalla Ward) at the start of "Destiny of the Daleks" in Season 17.

But what if either Tamm had decided to not leave and/or the writer respected her wishes and not reduce Romana to the damsel she felt she became?

How different would Romana's characterization have been in Seasons 17 and 18 had Tamm stayed?

How different would her interactions with 4 had been in Seasons 17 and 18 compared to how Romana 2 interacted with him?

Would she still have left the way she did in "Warriors' Gate"?

And what future role outside of Princess Astra in "The Armageddon Factor" could Lalla Ward have played instead of Romana 2?

What do you think?

u/ImWearingSandshoes — 3 days ago
▲ 11 r/AlternateMediaHistory

What if Disney bought both WarnerMedia and MGM Holdings in 2022 instead of Discovery Inc. and Amazon (Read description)

Yes, I'm more than aware this is very unlikely to have happened given there would most likely be endless scrutiny and possible antitrust laws abound (especially given Disney had already bought Fox in 2019), but let's say Disney bought both WarnerMedia and MGM Holdings in 2022 instead of Discovery Inc. and Amazon respectively in a three-way merger (if such a thing would be accepted in the film industry), how differently do you things would have been with Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under Disney?

Here are some things that possibly could've happened:

  1. Disney would sell off CNN.

  2. MGM would be reunited with its pre-1986 library, since it was owned by Warner Bros. under Turner Entertainment.

  3. MGM would still obtain the full rights to James Bond from Eon Productions, maybe even earlier than 2025.

  4. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures would be rebranded to United Artists Studios (or United Artists Studios Motion Pictures).

  5. DC Studios would operate as a separate studio from Warner Bros. under Disney (much like how Marvel Studios acts separate under Disney), with James Gunn still being made in charge.

  6. The DC Extended Universe would likely still be rebooted into the DC Universe.

  7. Crossovers between Marvel and DC would likely happen, if later rather than sooner.

  8. Disney would've formed the division "Disney Animation Circle", which would operate Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar and Warner Animation Group.

  9. HBO Max and Epix would merge with Disney+ and Hulu.

  10. Disney and Warner Bros. would've promoted each other's 100th anniversaries in 2023.

The studio structure would be: Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Marvel Studios, DC Studios, Lucasfilm, Searchlight Pictures, New Line Cinema, Orion Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Warner Animation Group, Disney Television Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, 20th Animation, and Disneynature.

What do you think? Please try and be civil though.

u/ImWearingSandshoes — 5 days ago