May 13 2020 27 mins 1
The final two scenes of series of the 1980's NBC television hospital drama St. Elsewhere recast the entire series as potentially the vivid imagining of one autistic boy, Tommy Westphall. What are the theoretical "ripple effects" of a television universe ripe with cross-overs that connect to a show that is entirely in the mind of a child? The implications of this hypothesis are as widespread as they are "whimsical". Helpful Web Links: Wikipedia Article on St. Elsewhere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elsewhere Wikipedia Article on Tommy Westphall (and the Universe Hypothesis) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Westphall#The_Tommy_Westphall_Universe_Hypothesis The Tommy Westphall Universe on Wordpress Summary: https://thetommywestphall.wordpress.com/ Grid: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qrv15i19ypzxgwn/Crossovers_2016.png?dl=0 Key: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ptmduwn92g2as8/cross_key_2016.pdf?dl=0 List: https://thetommywestphall.wordpress.com/the-master-list/ Website: www.aforkintimepodcast.com E-Mail: [email protected] Direct Link to Listener Survey: https://www.aforkintimepodcast.com/listenersurvey If you enjoy the podcast, you can help by supporting us via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/aforkintime You can follow A Fork In Time on…. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aforkintime Twitter: @AFITPodcast Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/aforkintime Theme Music: Conquer by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comdruito a Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/aforkintime)
