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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a "BASEBALL" FANFIC WRITER. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | {{w| | + | Some fiction writers and filmmakers set some (or all) of their works in a common, or shared, {{w|fictional universe|universe}}, meaning that characters in one work can conceivably meet characters in another work via conventional travel. Often, it's not mentioned or even outright denied that two distinct works take place in the same universe, but nevertheless fans may try to find a way to relate them to a common storyline (such as the examples of fan theories described in [http://mentalfloss.com/article/62835/5-common-universe-theories-movies this Mental Floss article]). |
+ | {{w|Ken Burns}} is an American filmmaker renowned for his historical documentaries. Therefore all his documentary series are set in a common universe - this one - and usually the setting is a small part of it: the United States in the last two centuries. The series mentioned are | ||
* {{w|The Civil War (miniseries)|''The Civil War''}}, covering the history of the American Civil War (1861-1865), released in 1990. | * {{w|The Civil War (miniseries)|''The Civil War''}}, covering the history of the American Civil War (1861-1865), released in 1990. | ||
* {{w|The Vietnam War (TV series)|''The Vietnam War''}}, covering the history of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), released in 2017. | * {{w|The Vietnam War (TV series)|''The Vietnam War''}}, covering the history of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), released in 2017. | ||
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The title text continues the joke by saying these stories are set in the "KBCU", an acronym which stands for "Ken Burns Cinematic Universe" similar to the popular {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}} (MCU). | The title text continues the joke by saying these stories are set in the "KBCU", an acronym which stands for "Ken Burns Cinematic Universe" similar to the popular {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}} (MCU). | ||
− | {{w|Doris Kearns Goodwin}}, mentioned in the title text, is a famous historian who has written biographies of several U.S. Presidents. She is also a fan of baseball's Boston Red Sox and a sportswriter who appeared in the ''Baseball'' miniseries. Cueball states that having a character that | + | {{w|Doris Kearns Goodwin}}, mentioned in the title text, is a famous historian who has written biographies of several U.S. Presidents. She is also a fan of baseball's Boston Red Sox and a sportswriter who appeared in the ''Baseball'' miniseries. Cueball states that having a character that was both a historian and a sportswriter was "unrealistic". Finding that certain aspects of reality seems unrealistic is [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityIsUnrealistic quite common]: this is because our judgement on how 'realistic' something is mostly comes down to comparing it to past events that we know happened - if it is similar to a past event, then it's plausible that it could have happened too, thus it is "realistic"; if not, then it's implausible, and thus it's "unrealistic". In this case, since we do not often hear of a famous historian who is also a sportswriter, we (or rather, Cueball) deem it as unrealistic. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:[Cueball is standing next to Megan.] | :[Cueball is standing next to Megan.] | ||
:Cueball: Lincoln was "President" in ''The Civil War'' (1990), the same office held by Johnson in ''The Vietnam War'' (2017). | :Cueball: Lincoln was "President" in ''The Civil War'' (1990), the same office held by Johnson in ''The Vietnam War'' (2017). |