Daniel and Nero

[fignewton]

So, I'm rereading an old friend for the nth time - Black Orchids, by Rex Stout - and the murder victim's name is Harry Gould.

I blinked. And then I suddenly became convinced that Daniel and Wolfe have got to meet. Maybe Daniel ends up visiting Wolfe in his cherished house in Cairo, where they stay up half the night talking in half a dozen different languages, while Jack cheerfully matches Wolfe beer bottle for beer bottle and Archie exchanges witty remarks with Sam.  And then they're back in Manhattan for some odd reason, and Wolfe is giving Teal'c a personal tour of the orchids, because flowers are a minor obsession of Teal'c's since he never had a chance to stop and smell the roses, much less the orchids, when he was First Prime, and he's studied the subject enough to hold his own in a conversation with Wolfe. They're trying to out-"Indeed" each other, anyway. And Daniel is in ecstacy over Fritz's coffee. And Lon Cohen and Emmett Bregman go way back - Saul Rubinek, BTW, did some fantastic audiobooks for some of the Nero Wolfe mysteries - and Emmett recommended Lon to the SGC as a reporter who would actually do them justice. And Saul Panzer would help uncover some wicked NID plot and help Jack stop Maybourne before he gets them into trouble.

I can't be the only SG-1 fan out there who loves Nero Wolfe mysteries, now can I?

Comments

Nero and not burning Rome

[randomfreshink.livejournal.com]

Oh, god--there's got to be a time slip here. They could meet up in the now in Cario, with Wolfe retired. And maybe it's the Maltese Falcon--the real one--turns out it's Goa'uld technology left over from Horus. And it's been sitting around the whole time, but this H. Gould was really Horus--only the Goa'uld left the body and got into someone else. And the new one shows up--with the NID guys of course--and that's when things go really bad and they do end up in old Manhattan (pre-war with coctails and people dress up in the evenings). And here we go again--are they here to actually commit the murder--to kill Harry (the past one, not Maybourne who's now with them).

Just too warped and wonderful!

Re: Nero and not burning Rome

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Bwah! "I'm Horus, but my friends call me Harry."

Actually, one of the most entertaining aspects about Wolfe is that he and Archie never age. Despite covering a span of four decades, the only real changes you see in behavior is the amount of money being charged by Wolfe and earned by Saul, and references to women's hats as the height of fashion. So the timeslip thing isn't necessary, unless you actually want the additional confusion. Which would probably only make things more fun. :)

Re: Nero and not burning Rome

[randomfreshink.livejournal.com]

It's my own preference--there's something wonderful about mysteries set in the 30's and 40's -- pre and post war. I just love that era, partly because a mystery then was more about being smart to solve it (not so much on DNA and science). And it's the place I always think of Wolfe and Archie (yes, even though they don't age). A&E did a charming adptation of them with Timothy Hutton as Archie and Maury Chaykin as Wolfe, and they kept the 40's setting. Besides, guys dressed up in suits (wouldn't Teal'c just love a good fedora), and Sam having to make do with crystal radio sets and vaccume tubes--it'd be just too fun!

Re: Nero and not burning Rome

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

wouldn't Teal'c just love a good fedora

::sputters all over keyboard::

In-deed, to quote Teal'c in 200. :) :)

Never saw the adaptation you mentioned - I've only ever read the books, and listened to them as audiobooks. But you're right that the charm of Sam wrestling with older technology would be utterly irresistable!

But really, Wolfe and Daniel? They would get along so well. And Daniel would look so lovely in the red leather chair. :)

Re: Nero and not burning Rome

[randomfreshink.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah...and long, long dicussions (which sound a lot like arguments to anyone on the outside) on just about anything....

There's some production stills from the A&E series, and you may recognize a familiar face here: http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/AE/missing_minutes/missing_minutes.htm

Yet another connection-- it's destiny!

Re: Nero and not burning Rome

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Well, Archie certainly doesn't match the picture in my head, but Wolfe isn't too bad...

And that's Nerus, isn't it? Oh, good grief. Six degrees in every which direction!

Wolfe would be triply outraged by Sam: she's a woman, and she's brilliant, and she's a techno whiz. But I think Sam and Archie would get along quite well. His admiration of legs notwithstanding, Archie has always struck me as someone who appreciates intelligence and wit. Sam ought to be a major hit, if you'll pardon the pun.

I want to see Fritz and Teal'c discussing cooking. And Jack will get Fritz to make his omelet with the super secret ingredient of beer. :) And Daniel would get on splendidly with Saul, too.

Time travel or no, I want this crossover!