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What if Warner Bros decided to make a DC film universe in the 2000s? The success of the DC universe prior to the Marvel Cinematic Universe would also mean a larger MCU.

Other film and TV butterflies

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars keeps going after Disney buys Star Wars.
 * DC sets up an integrated TV system. Marvel turns to Netflix much sooner since they can't keep up with DC on network television.
 * Firefly gets 3 seasons instead of 1, Joss Whedon never comes to Marvel. He becomes associated with DC, directing Wonder Woman.
 * Peter Jackson only makes 2 Hobbit movies.
 * The Hunger Games is not adapted for film. Alternatively, Percy Jackson succeeds as a YA franchise.
 * HBO's Rome gets 4 seasons.
 * Better Die Hard and Rocky films. No more Terminator films.
 * Conan O'Brien becomes the host of The Tonight Show at 11:35. Jimmy Fallon later replaces David Letterman on The Late Show, meaning Stephen Colbert stays at Comedy Central.
 * The Star Trek reboot never happens because many of the people involved it are instead involved in the DC or Marvel universes, including J. J. Abrams and Chris Pine. A Star Trek TV show takes it place.
 * Smallville is canceled to make way for Superman on the big screen.
 * Fox tries their hand at a shared universe and fails. This results in the rights for the Fantastic Four and associated characters being returned to Marvel in a deal similar to the one Marvel and Sony have regarding Spiderman.