Fandom Snowflake: Day 3

[thisbluespirit]

Challenge #3: In your own space, tell us who, from one of your fandoms, would you most want to have dinner with (or tea, or a random afternoon visit), And why? This could be a creator, an actor, a costumer, a set designer, a director, a character, a composer, anybody! What would you talk about? What are you dying to know?

I'm not sure how much I'd want to have dinner or tea with anybody out of a fandom that I really liked, because it'd just be awkward. But if I could be one of the guests at the same time as them, well... I suppose, honestly, I'm going to give the same answer as before - James Maxwell. I just think he'd be interesting. I could ask him about adapting The Moonstone and The Count of Monte Cristo maybe; that'd be cool. (I mean, I assume that this meme allows for time travel when it comes to dead people, but even if not, I could have an encounter with his ghost, so I'm covered either way. ;-p)

Fictionally, probably the Doctor. Any of them. Not that in that case we'd get to eat the meal because there would inevitably be trouble in the middle in some shape or form. But the possibility would be a bit too hard to resist!

Comments

[corvidology]

James Maxwell? I'm stunned I tell you, stunned! :D

I do think the Doctors would be a good choice. At least you could be sure of interesting conversation before they had to run off.

[thisbluespirit]

I knew people would be completely shocked by that!

At least you could be sure of interesting conversation before they had to run off.

Exactly! No shortage of tall tales to tell over dinner.

[perspi]

What a fun answer! (and you're not the only one to note that a visit with the Doctor wouldn't exactly end peacefully... hah!)

[thisbluespirit]

Yeah, dinner with the Doctor could only end with trouble, that's for certain. :-D

[swordznsorcery]

James Maxwell does seem to have been a very interesting man, certainly. The whole thing about moving halfway across the world, seemingly on a whim, just for starters!

[thisbluespirit]

Yes! I need to ask him about that Edith Evans story!

[isabellerecs]

I must confess I had to google your dude, but he does seem like he would be interesting.

I mean what's a little adventure to go with your dinner, I'm sure any of the Doctors would be worth it. :D

[thisbluespirit]

Ha, sorry, I just go on about him so much that the rest of my flist can recognise him in film cameos and on occasion even dream about him, so at this point I forget to explain. (Keep clear of me, lol.)

[gillo]

You don't exactly astonish me with your choice of actor! I agree, the Doctor would be fascinating, though possibly not the most soothing of companions.

[thisbluespirit]

No, soothing isn't the Doctor's style, even if one or two of them would like to believe it.

[luthien]

*faints dead away in shock at your choice*

[thisbluespirit]

*rummages in reticule for vinaigrette and waves it around in front of Miss L's nose*

I thought everyone would be shocked and startled by my choice. XD

[sjh2009]

I'm totally into time and space travel, really with this challenge the possibilities are endless!

[thisbluespirit]

Well, as you can see, I invited the Doctor, so I suppose that automatically qualifies me for space and time travel. XD

[liadt]

If I was at the same dinner party I'd be unintellectual and ask 'Why all the fake beards?' and then be told to leave;p

You'd never have a dull party with the Dr:)

[thisbluespirit]

It's an important question!! And I won't have you thrown out of my party, so it's all fine.

[kateoftheangels]

You would have no shortage of conversation topics with James! I'm certain he would have views on von Wittke's first name, and the nude practices of muscular bee-keeping monks, and Schiller. On the last: is this your (our) James? https://www.jstor.org/stable/3208336?seq=1. This source would suggest it is: http://doollee.com/PlaywrightsM/maxwell-james.php -- and further, that together with an astonishing facility with German, your man played Don Karlos' Grand Inquisitor at the Royal Exchange in 1987. Now that would have been a story and a half.

All right, fine, you also have some Doctors in there, but they're rather more predictable - - some banter, some weird occurrences, and then, "Run!"

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, yes, that's him! Thanks for the links. I hadn't seen that particular review of it before. I have a copy of the play, and also Danton's Death, his other translation. He also adapted a whole bunch of classics for the Royal Exchange too, and directed for them, set up their musical strand, directed an opera, and helped to set up and judge a writing award and did some teaching at theatre school before that.

His knowledge of German is, I think, one of the reasons he was cast as von Wittke - it's not the only time that a director has cast him in a part where the character mentions a whole string of difficult German words/names. XD

[kalium]

I mean, even if it goes wrong, it's an interesting meal, right?

[thisbluespirit]

Totally! And it will go wrong...