Plot Help/ Challenge

[asreal01.livejournal.com]

Summary of that aformentioned monstrosity is here. I'd really appreciate any heads up on the general direction. I'd love to post/send parts to review as soon as I have the stuff typed out.


Second. Would you believe the first time I checkout a Jeeves&Wooster tape out of my public library I thought it was going to be a British mystery. Too much Gosford Park, I know. But I really did thought that 'Jeeves Saved the Cow Creamer' would turn out to be a mystery of some kind. So while it was 60+ minutes of comedy heaven, I was a bit disappointed to see that no attempt was even made to disguise the fact that it was Aunt Dahlia who pitched the creamer.


So, anyone want to write a J/W mystery in the vein of all those great British sleuths before them? I rather fancy that Bertie would be like an Inspector Gadget-type while it would be Jeeves who would finally shed light on the situation.

Comments

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

I'll take an immediate look at it as soon as I'm not moving back to school O_o

There was a comment on Plum and detective stories in the forward to Leave it to Psmith....the book is in a suitcase right now (drat!) but it was something to the effect of that due to the immense popularity of the mystery novel at that time, it was only Wodehouse's natural lack of seriousness that kept him from writing detective stories himself, but Leave it to Psmith shows a little of how he might have gone about it...^_^ It does sort of read like a mystery in reverse -- you get to see how the crime was very cleverly committed, and get to watch the would-be sleuths bungling around trying to figure out what happened.

[rosamundeb.livejournal.com]

Hi! My first comment posting here. *S*

Haven't had a chance to look at your plot, but I love your initial assumption about Jeeves & Wooster - *L*! It really does sound like a mystery; and I believe the director (?) did the Poirot series...! I would have loved to see your face as the program progressed. *S* And, yes, I could see Jeeves figuring it all out quietly while Bertie ran amuck with an awkward approach at an investigation.

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

Hi Ros! You're here! Pull up a c. and make yourself comfortable.

*smooch*

[asreal01.livejournal.com]

Oh but if he had.... I think some of his plots are more convoluted than some mysteries that I've read. I'll have to pick that book up. I've been sticking fairly closely to J&W diet though you wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get those books here. My university for example, only has 4 books on/by Wodehouse and those are biographies and stuff...I had to abuse my privilege a bit and request books from other library. The terrible pain us fans have to go through ~.~

[asreal01.livejournal.com]

Please, if you have an idea, please write it!!! Please, please, please, please, please, please, please...

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Awwww....still, stiff upper lip, what? ^_^

I think Jeeves would be a spot-on sleuth...the problem would keeping Bertie out of danger *L* Could be very interesting...

[rosamundeb.livejournal.com]

*hugs!!!!*

*L*! "Person" gentlemen, eh? Love the icon. *G* *nudge, nudge, wink, wink*

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

*takes a bow*

Well, it was just screaming to be iconised.

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

RIght ho. Here's my suggestions, as I think of them...don't feel obligated to take my word as gospel, of course. They're just the rambling thoughts of a fellow-fan, in semi-coherent stream-of-consciousness form.

Without further ado......

Setup sounds very good...lots of criss-crossing elements and subplots that could inter-connect and work against each other.

However, I've never heard of anyone walking a Persian cat...if you feel the story necessitates the animal being taken for walks, I'd make it one of those tiny breeds of fluff-ball dogs.

I like the idea of Bertie having to keep a secret from Jeeves. Really puts old Bertie in a bind, eh? Break his word to his friend or forgo the wisdom of Jeeves...

Jeeves being jealous is not too terribly out of character -- we've seen in "Bertie Changes His Mind" that he isn't above completely manipulating Bertie to safe-guard their cozy bachelor existence (always with Bertie's best interest at heart, of course ^^). It's not a long jump to say that he would privately object to someone trying to steal Bertie's heart, especially if the fellow were unsuitable (a likely prospect when Jeeves is doing the judging). Bertie pairing off with someone else might even cause Jeeves' dismissal, in a worst-case scenario...can't have that, now can we? Yes, I could definately see Jeeves stepping in to protect his interests (and Bertie as well), and pulling off some elaborate under-the-table scheme that results in things going back to the way they should be for him and Bertie. Jeeves resigning temporarially could be a part of this scheme...Bertie has such a bally awful time of it in Jeeves' absence that he ends up practically begging him on bended knee to come back. This, of course, begs the question of whether Jeeves is engineering the awful time or simply letting Bertie muddle about through his problems and royally foul everything up on his own.....also, does Bertie never realize that Jeeves is doing this and think he's come to the right decision all on his own (as in "Bertie Changes His Mind"), or does he find out and end up agreeing with Jeeves in the end (as in "Jeeves Takes Charge")? Just a few thoughts.

I have no idea how to take care of problem 1...you could go the usual route of making the prospective bride think that Bertie isn't such a hot prospect for matrimony as previously thought...Perhaps another prospective fiance for the American girl could be involved, or maybe you could use the brother to convince her -- if he changes his mind about Bertie, perhaps she will too. That turns the focus of the story more on the sort of triangle between Bertie, Jeeves, and Stephen, and in particular getting Stephen to back off -- if you want the story to focus on that.

2) Biffy Gets Married. No clue how to solve that one. Though I like the idea of Bertie trying to solve it himself, without the intervention of Jeeves...will it work or not?

3) I think Jeeves would have to be responsible for this one.

4) "Mayhem" seems pretty well covered by the chaos you have set up.

.........and that's it....hope it was helpful, and it looks good! I'll be pleased to see it in it's story format...