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[cuddyclothes]

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Re: Is anyone else watching Avenue 5?

[quaffanddoff]

Argh, bummer! I'm watching it on someone else's account myself.

Re: Is anyone else watching Avenue 5?

[tremendousdetectivetheory]

oh yeah I watched the first 3 eps! I adore Matt. And why is Hugh Laurie getting more attractive with age, it's really not fair.

It kinda reminds me of watching an adaptation of a Douglas Adams book only not quite as confusing. (I am a big fan of Dirk Gently but I watched it more bc I love the characters than trying to follow the plot lol)

Re: Is anyone else watching Avenue 5?

[quaffanddoff]

Oh awesome! Hard agree on adoring Matt, he's like this friendly timid pushover punching bag, but at the same time possibly an aggressive lunatic at the end of his rope? And even harder agree on Hugh Laurie's improbably increasing attractiveness. The silver hair/beard is sooo working for me. I'm also pretty enthused about what we just learned about his marriage (I'm being vague here to avoid spoiling anyone else).

Never seen Dirk Gently unfortunately! I do get strong Douglas Adams vibes from both the comedy and a lot of the space stuff. But then again, Hitchhiker's Guide is my main point of reference for all of sci-fi/space travel, I'm not very familiar with the genre. The ship's intrusive ads and brand messaging and shameless self-marketing seem like they're a similar type of parody to the Heart of Gold/Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. Plus there's that same concept of a huge, expensive, cutting-edge piece of advanced technology being run by a bunch of irresponsible idiots who barely understand it.

Re: Is anyone else watching Avenue 5?

[tremendousdetectivetheory]

lol, yes, Matt is all those things. I'm prob the same age as him but I wish I could adopt him T-T
ah yes, the marriage is so cute!! I was thrilled to see those relationships represented! At the same time if he's gonna be stuck in space for so long I kind of want him to hook up with that blond lady who's unhappily married (or she & her husband are having a little dispute--we'll see)?
I lol'd at the...spoiler alert...things orbiting the ship like it's a planet.

Judd reminds me of someone in Hitchhiker's Guide but it's been so long since I've seen it. I just vaguely remember a dumb but well-meaning guy with blond-ish hair--like him but more of a d-bag lol. (I highly recommend Dirk Gently if you get a chance! There are a lot of characters I love but Dirk has the same dumbass energy as Bertie Wooster and I would die for him.)

Re: Is anyone else watching Avenue 5?

[quaffanddoff]

I was also thrilled to see that represented and not just as ridiculous/as a joke. Maybe Ryan could hook up with the unhappily married blonde lady AND her husband. 😏

Oh yeah, I would guess you're thinking of Zaphod, who is kind of a dumb blond type, though he's supposed to be more of a charming rogue, unlike Judd who's less sympathetic because his arrogance comes at a cost to others.

I just added Dirk Gently to my never-ending list of things to watch, so thanks for the rec!

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

I'm convinced that Bertie sometimes only pretends to be ignorant just to amuse Jeeves.

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

I can see that! Or maybe he deliberately puts himself in certain situations so he can watch Jeeves disentangle him. Like asking outright, "I say, Madeline, will you marry me?" And then telling Jeeves it was an accident (heh)

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

I like the thought of Jeeves having a praise kink.

Re: J&W headcanons

[cuddyclothes]

Me too!

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

headcanon: they both enjoy role-playing

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

"All right, Jeeves, I'll be Little Mary and you'll be my wee lost lamb."
"Baaaa, sir."

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

"Let's say a year has passed, Jeeves. It's a hot day in summer. Let me take off my shirt quickly. I'll be the handsome shearer and shall free you from your wool."

?

[(Anonymous)]

I saw the comments in the other post and I didn't know give-satisfaction had a discord. Is there a Jeeves discord for writers?

Re: ?

[cuddyclothes]

There isn't a give_satisfaction Discord sorry to say. There might be one in the future (adults only).
Unlike here it would be lightly molded. If anyone is interested or not weigh in.

The Drones Club Discord might have a writer channel
I was banned last spring so I don't know.

Re: ?

[(Anonymous)]

What's a discord?

Re: ?

[cuddyclothes]

A chat board on a site called Discord. There are hundreds of them. There's a guide to Wodehouse Discords on this comm's profile page.

Re: ?

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for the info.

Re: ?

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, thank you for answering. I feel confused because I lurk in at least three Jeeves discords but I didn't see anything that looked like what that person was referring to. I might just be obtuse. Who knows. I'll drop the subject. You can delete my comments if this isn't something you want to discuss.

Re: ?

[cuddyclothes]

Do you mean a writing channel? Don't worry about dropping the subject. I was writing on a train so my replies might have been a bit jumbled.

Re: J&W headcanons

[(Anonymous)]

"Jeeves - it's no good unless you get down on all fours. That's better."

Re: ?

[(Anonymous)]

A give_satisfaction Discord would be great! I like the idea of expanding. And how about Pillowfort?

Re: ?

[cuddyclothes]

Thank you for your feedback! However, it's too much to go to Pillowfort as well as here and on Discord.

Re: ?

[(Anonymous)]

But if we at least set up flags there it might help us get more people interested and find their way to our headquarters.

Re: ?

[cuddyclothes]

I put a poll up to gauge interest. I don't know if people are okay with giving up their anonymity.

Re: Is anyone else watching Avenue 5?

[tremendousdetectivetheory]

I was falling behind a bit and am catching up on the last 2 episodes. Matt made a big mistake and I just want to scoop him up and cuddle the poor, precious baby!

Also it's hilarious how much Ryan is becoming less "The Captain" and more like Hugh Laurie as the show goes on--I mean, first the accent and now the hair! He looks great, actually maybe even better. ^_^ I've had a feeling that he and Billie would eventually get together, though maybe not anymore at this point. She's the smartest person on that ship and would deserve better anyway lol.