Still figuring out the best way to select videos for Videos for Alternate Historians, but hey I still have some good videos to share. First up, did you know Pixar is making an alternate history film? Lets watch the trailer for The Good Dinosaur:
Granted its not...a traditional alternate history, but hey Pixar has made few bad movies so hopefully it will be good. Next up, an alternate history scenario from James Jacobs from Alternate History Online:
It has an Alternate History Hub style, though the audio is pretty rough. Interesting to see how James' style evolves as he makes more videos. Finally, we end with how Avengers: Age of Ultron should have ended:
Got any videos or YouTube channels that you want to recommend? Let us know in the comments or at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Today's theme is "lets watch Mitro play catch up so he can be prepared for his new style of writing blog posts". It may be a moutful, but it still counts as a theme! We begin with the always informative and entertaining Cody Franklin from the Alternate History Hub. He created a video asking what if New Zealand was not colonized by Europeans?
Fun fact: he actually created this video in conjunction with Test Tube. They asked how powerful is New Zealand?
Okay enough learning, time to battle...rap battle that is! Epic Rap Battles of History returns with "Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted".
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
I think I like the idea of themed Videos for Alternate Historians. With that in mind, here is a slate of videos featuring Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the stand-alone prequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order. First up, Achievement Hunter shows us six Easter eggs you can find in the game:
Our next video is also from Achievement Hunter. Lets watch Ryan and Michael try to finish the first hidden nightmare level:
But is the game good? Well...lets see what Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation thinks:
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
This edition of Videos for Alternate Historians actually has a theme. That theme is popular alternate history tropes. Lets start with airships by watching the Game Grumps play Guns of Icarus:
Next up we have the 51st (or more) stateby looking at what Test Tube has to say about Puerto Rico becoming an American state:
We continue with another popular trope: balkanization. For this one we look to Test Tube again to ask what if the European Union falls apart:
And we finish with the mother of all alternate history tropes...DESERET! What handsome and talented alternate historian will share his wisdom on this trope?
O yeah.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
I didn't want to end the week without posting about something related to alternate history, so lets watch some videos. First up, here are five facts on the steampunk game, The Order: 1886:
Next up, it may not be alternate history, but Game of Thrones (and the books they are based on, A Song of Ice and Fire) sure are inspired a lot from real history. Lets take a look at the wars that inspired them:
And finally, Thug Notes reviews Alan Moore's Watchmen:
Got any videos or YouTube channels that you want to recommend? Let us know in the comments or at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Mammoth sized Videos for Alternate Historians today since it has been weeks since I posted any videos on this blog. Let's begin with Lindsay Ellis breaking down all the versions of the Wicked Witch of the West:
Yeah not alternate history, but still a fun dissection of an iconic character and all of the adaptations throughout history. Next up, Cody Franklin of the Alternate History Hub shares with us the lore of Max Brooks' World War Z:
Want to know how long it has really been since I made an article like this? It was so long, Cody actually posted another video! That is almost unheard of. Anywho, check out what would happen if Pangea still existed:
Moving right along, for those who like war games, lets learn about five facts about Battlefield 1943 from the guys at Achievement Hunter:
And lets spend even more time with those guys as they playZombie Army Trilogy:
In case you didn't realize it, I really like Rooster Teeth and all their projects. Check out the Patch Game Club discuss Valiant Hearts, the World War I video game:
Although I do find How To with Joel and Adam to be hit and miss at times, I thought their commentary on The Order: 1886 was fantastic:
This whole post has been heavy on video games, but we only have one more left, the honest trailer for Bioshock:
And if you missed it, don't forget to check out my presentation at the Sideways in Time Conference about the online alternate history community:
Got any videos or YouTube channels that you want to recommend? Let us know in the comments or at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Got some more alternate history videos for you guys to enjoy. First up, long-time contributor to The Update, Sean Korsgaard, posted a recording of the "What If" Moments in History panel from Mysticon 2015. You can see part 1 here:
And you can find the rest here. Moving right along, we can now watch the trailer for the upcoming mystery drama Mr. Holmes:
I realize some people might not be interested in watching Sherlock Holmes go senile, but I still think this movie has potential. Next up, check out the trailer for Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the prequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order:
I honestly laughed at the ending to this trailer and I think you will too. Finally we finish up with a Zero Punctuation review of The Order: 1886. This is the first time I tried embedding a video that was not from YouTube so let me know if something isn't working:
Got any videos or YouTube channels that you want to recommend? Let us know in the comments or at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Thanks to everyone who watched, commented and liked the trailer for my new YouTube channel. Of course, if you want to see more talented people make videos then I have some offerings for you today that will more than satisfy that need.
Up first, a look at one of Hollywood's most historically inaccurate film from the guys at Cinema Sins:
Seriously the history is so bad in Gladiator that it is amazing this movie is not considered an alternate history film. Next we have the world's worst werewolf hunter, McKinley:
I know this wasn't Rooster Teeth's intention, but this video certainly sums up most people's feeling about The Order: 1886. And now we end, as we often do, with a look at the newest episode from the Alternate History Hub. This week, Cody Franklin asks what if the United States manufactured a reason to go to war with Cuba:
Got any videos or YouTube channels that you want to recommend? Let us know in the comments or at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
O MY GOD!?!? Even more videos to watch. Up first is the preview for Epic Rap Battles of History Season 4.5:
I'm not going to lie...kind of disappointing on how long we have to wait for the season to begin again. Anywho, time for our usual recap of Cody Franklin's Alternate History Hub. First up, what if Atlantis actually existed?
And in the same spirit, here are five more lost continents:
Got any alternate history videos or YouTube channels to recommend? Let us know at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Sorry for the late post guys, but I think you are going to enjoy these videos I found. First up, Cody Franklin of the Alternate History Hub is going to be posting two videos a week for the foreseeable future. This week we have Part 2 of "50 States 50 Scenarios":
Followed by "What if Australia Was Never Colonized?":
We finish this week in videos with a look at the first clip from Mr. Holmes, directed by Bill Condon and starring the great Ian McKellen as the titular character:
I am actually looking forward to this film. Since the film focuses on Holmes after he retired and involves an older actor, I think we will see more of Holmes' mind at work and less of the action found in television and recent films. What do you think?
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Next up, History Respawned returns with a look at (everything wrong with) Assassin's Creed Unity:
And we finish with a new episode of MegaCraft which looks at the "Airship Attack" map:
Know any good alternate history videos or channels on YouTube? Let us know at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
I decided to give you guys an early taste of this week in videos. First up, Gaijin Goombah explains the cultural connections to Fox McCloud's move set in Super Smash Bros.in the new episode of Culture Shock:
Next up, Cody Franklin has a new video out on the Alternate History Hub. Its the first part in a series featuring a different alternate history scenario for every state in the United States:
And finally we finish with the trailer for Zombie Army Trilogy. Want to kill some Nazi zombies? Yes, please:
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
How I look when someone mentions their favorite conspiracy theory.
Since we didn't have a Weekly Update on Monday, lets watch some history warping television in Videos for Alternate Historians. First up, the horrifying future presented in Nolan's Interstellar where students are taught the Moon landing was faked:
What an infuriating scene. Just thinking about makes me sick. Speaking of the moon, Space Nazi film Iron Sky is coming out with a sequel. Check out the teaser trailer below:
Does anyone else see an influence of Worldwar in this flick? Finally, there is going to be a Marvel Attack on Titan crossover and the alternate history genre is responsible for making it happen:
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Due to the flood of videos I've watched this week, I decided to bring Videos for Alternate Historians to you a little early. First we begin with the talented Lindsey Stirling whose new song "Roundtable Rival" has a new music video with a steampunk atheistic:
Her last music video also had a strong steampunk influence as well. Next up, apparently we can see time travel:
And to finish, the guys at Cracked share five (well actually 6) terrible first drafts of iconic characters:
Yeah Woody was pretty frightening.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
From last week in videos, we begin with two new what ifs from Cody Franklin of the Alternate History Hub. First up, what if South Korea won the Korean War:
I have to admit that what if is rarely asked. Next from Cody we have an ASB what if, with a little splash of humor. asking what if nuclear weapons never existed:
I also enjoy how Cody's figures are starting to resemble Polandball more and more. We move on to a book trailer for Alan Gratz's The League of Seven:
Got any videos to recommend? Let us know in the comments below or email us at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Got some more videos I think you guys will enjoy (and check out the sweet screen shot I got and edited with MS Paint). First up, did you love It's A Wonderful Life, but always thought it could use more sharks? Well the wait is over as It's Okay To Be Smart brings you "What If There Were No Sharks?":
Next up, Doctor Who returns this weekend with a new Doctor and all new episodes. Check out the trailer for Series 8, Episode 1 "Deep Breath":
We wrap up with friend of The Update Cody Franklin, as he returns with a new video called "What if the Americas Never Existed?":
If you have videos or channels you would like to suggest, let us know at ahwupdate at gmail dot com.
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
