Extra Credit With The Doctor
A list of The Doctor’s favorite movies, TV shows (or episodes) and books that dive into parallel timelines
Extra Credit 06 - Timecrimes
History’s What If - Extra Credit from our co-host Phillip Reese Today I recommend a movie that truly explores what would happen if you traveled to the past. If you never seen Timecrimes before, load up your steaming service and watch today
Extra Credit 05 - The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
In the alternative 1962, the Axis powers have won World War II and divided the United States into the Greater Nazi Reich (with New York City as its regional capital), comprising more than half of the eastern part of the United States, and the Japanese Pacific States (with San Francisco as capital) to the west. The Man in the High Castle is an American television series depicting a dystopian alternate history. Created by Frank Spotnitz, the series is produced by Amazon Studios, series is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick……
Extra Credit 04 - C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (Movie)
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a 2004 American mockumentary that is directed by Kevin Willmott. It is an account of an alternate history, wherein the Confederacy wins the American Civil War and establishes a new Confederate States of America that incorporates the majority of the Western Hemisphere, including the former contiguous United States, the "Golden Circle", the Caribbean, and South America. The film primarily details significant political and cultural events of Confederate history from its founding until the early 2000s. This viewpoint is used to satirize real-life issues and events, and to shed light on the continuing existence of discrimination in American culture.
Extra Credit 03 What Ifs? of American History (Book)
What Ifs? of American History, subtitled Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been, is a collection of seventeen essays dealing with counterfactual history regarding the United States. It was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 200
Extra Credit 02 Sliding Doors (Movie)
Sliding Doors is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film (don’t judge the Dr., it’s a good movie) written and directed by Peter Howitt and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah, while also featuring John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Virginia McKenna. The film alternates between two parallel universes, based on the two paths the central character's life could take depending on whether she catches a train, and causing different outcomes in her life.
Extra Credit 01 - If I Hadn’t Met You (TV)
Eduard, a husband and father who loses his family in a tragic accident, travels to parallel universes to seek a better fate for his beloved wife. 10 episodes long, all about 50 min. This Netflix original is in Spanish but worth bineging over a weekend……no chilling allowed or you may miss something, per the Doctor.