Dresden Files: Series Timeline

[TenKen]

As a lore-obsessed nerd who just dove into the Dresden books this year, I am in awe and ecstasy at discovering this thread.  Keep up the fantastic work, and I look forward to contributing in the future!

One tidbit that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere: if SF and FM take place in 2000, that means the full moon in Fool Moon was on Friday the 13th!  (Very appropriate, if you ask me!)

http://www.moongiant.com/calendar/October/2000/

[Rasins]

It definitely reran in '87 and '88--I found quotes from people online who recall watching reruns those years--but I jut don't know the day of the week they were on. Harry specifically says he watched them on Friday.

According to the Wiki, The first season was aired on Sunday nights.

However, when the year changed from 1982 to 1983, it was moved from Friday's to Sundays.

Then in March of 1985, it was moved back to Fridays.  Which is where it stayed until the end of it's run.

[Serack]

According to the Wiki, The first season was aired on Sunday nights.

However, when the year changed from 1982 to 1983, it was moved from Friday's to Sundays.

Then in March of 1985, it was moved back to Fridays.  Which is where it stayed until the end of it's run.

Cool find

Edit:  Wait, that's confusing

[Priscellie]

According to the Wiki, The first season was aired on Sunday nights.

However, when the year changed from 1982 to 1983, it was moved from Friday's to Sundays.

Then in March of 1985, it was moved back to Fridays.  Which is where it stayed until the end of it's run.

This is great, but we need the rerun data for 1987/1988. The chart on Wikipedia covers only the first-run airdates, which ended in 1986.

[Griffyn612]

According to this nifty old promo, Knight Rider aired weeknights at 5pm on USA in 1987 in at least one market.  So, Friday works just fine.

https://youtu.be/Z5uJm0UTcUc

[Priscellie]

According to this nifty old promo, Knight Rider aired weeknights at 5pm on USA in 1987 in at least one market.  So, Friday works just fine.

https://youtu.be/Z5uJm0UTcUc

Dude! Incredible research-fu! You rock.

[Rasins]

According to this nifty old promo, Knight Rider aired weeknights at 5pm on USA in 1987 in at least one market.  So, Friday works just fine.

https://youtu.be/Z5uJm0UTcUc

Dude! Incredible research-fu! You rock.

YAY!!!

[Froklsnt]

Should 14 October 1066, The Battle of Hastings, be listed on this timeline? We know from the text (CD I believe) that Mab and Titania ascended to their roles then. And we further know from various WOJs that this is when the Fae begin their guardianship of the Outer Gates.  These seem quite worthy of inclusion.

[jonas]

Should 14 October 1066, The Battle of Hastings, be listed on this timeline? We know from the text (CD I believe) that Mab and Titania ascended to their roles then. And we further know from various WOJs that this is when the Fae begin their guardianship of the Outer Gates.  These seem quite worthy of inclusion.

What we know and what we infer are two vastly different things fyi. That's not known. We know they last talked at Hastings, and a few other things iirc, but not that itself. It's a probably accurately surmised though.

[Froklsnt]

What we know and what we infer are two vastly different things fyi. That's not known. We know they last talked at Hastings, and a few other things iirc, but not that itself. It's a probably accurately surmised though.

Fair, I may have been layering WOJs or fan theory on top of my recollection of the text. I can do a bit of poking around to see how much about Hastings is in the text vs WOJ vs theory. Regardless, it's significance in the lore of the DV is established and likely to increase.

[Froklsnt]

So it appears that the only textual evidence on the Battle of Hastings was from Titania in CD:

"I have not exchanged words with my sister since before Hastings."

The rest is based on a few indirect WOJs that the fans have pieced together, well summarized by Serack here.

Obviously the timeline is no place for fan theories. However, the Battle of Hastings did happen on 14 October 1066, the last time Mab and Titania spoke was "before" that, and a number of WoJs indicate that several major events happened at approximately that time (Mother Winter losing her walking stick, Mab's ascension to Winter Queen, Winter's ascension to being the guardian of the gates). None of these can be locked to the exact date yet, but perhaps this is enough evidence to at least put in a mention for future reference.

[Rasins]

Just to pick nits ....

She said the last time they'd spoken was at Hastings.  We are assuming it's the battle of....

[wardenferry419]

And when you are assuming, you make an ass out of u and some guy name Ming.

[Rasins]

And when you are assuming, you make an ass out of u and some guy name Ming.

No, no, no .... Not HIM!!

[wardenferry419]

Don't know what I like better, the eyebrows or the 'stache.