Seems to me that Sapphire & Steel would be even more limiting than GKC,
as regards number of characters. Let's see...
Favourite character(s):
There are so many to choose from! Gabriel Syme, the Man in the
Dark Room, Father Brown himself of course.
Favourite pairing(s):
Thinking over the stories I've read, it seems to be quite rare for
a pairing to be the focus of the action; the spotlight seems to fall much more
on people as individuals. And, of course, when most of the couples only show
up in one short story and never again, there isn't much opportunity to develop
them. I suppose that leaves me with Captain Gahagan / Joan Varney.
Least favourite character(s):
Sir Arthur Vaudrey's a particularly loathsome specimen, but then
he's meant to be.
Least favourite pairing(s):
Norman Bohun / Mrs Barnes.
I pity/feel sorry for:
Horne Fisher.
I'd be best friends with:
I'm not sure about this. But possibly John Boulnois; I think I
would share his preference for a quiet night in with a murder mystery over
private theatricals.
Go shopping with:
King Auberon.
Karaoke/Dancing with (I can neither sing nor dance, so it doesn't much matter which):
The Council of Days.
Which 4 characters would I want to be stuck in a zombie apocalypse with:
Gabriel Syme, Inspector Ratcliffe, McIan and Father Brown. The first
three to fight the zombies off, and Father Brown to give us the last
rites if that fails.
Who would I sleep with:
I don't think I've ever thought of Chesterton characters in that way;
and in general, the ones I might incline to are already halves of
couples that I wouldn't want to break up.
Who would I kiss:
The same caveat about breaking up couples applies; but failing that,
I think Olive from 'The Green Man'.
Bake a cake for:
If I can stretch a point by bringing in an adaptation, the recent
BBC version of Father Brown.
Take over the world with:
Sunday.
OK, that was hard.
I'm not sure I could have sensible answers for S&S. One question I think does deserve a little discussion is which four characters should I be stuck in a zombie apocalypse with. I have a nasty suspicion that whether it was (on the one hand) the four canonical Elements or (on the other hand) Mr Shape and the three canonical Transient Beings, I'd end up dead or worse. Basically, if you're in the presence of high-powered S&S characters of any alignment, invading zombies are the least of your worries.
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Date: 2013-03-07 12:13 am (UTC)Seems to me that Sapphire & Steel would be even more limiting than GKC, as regards number of characters. Let's see...
OK, that was hard.
I'm not sure I could have sensible answers for S&S. One question I think does deserve a little discussion is which four characters should I be stuck in a zombie apocalypse with. I have a nasty suspicion that whether it was (on the one hand) the four canonical Elements or (on the other hand) Mr Shape and the three canonical Transient Beings, I'd end up dead or worse. Basically, if you're in the presence of high-powered S&S characters of any alignment, invading zombies are the least of your worries.