SQUEE

[swatkat]

Once upon a time, I said here (upon viewing The Socratic Method): You know who he reminds me of? Sam Vimes (from Discworld, for those who haven't read). Take away the cane and vicodin and replace it with a policeman's badge and alcohol and send him to Ankh-Morpork, and you'll have Sam Vimes. The misanthropy. The way he cares. The intense hotness. And it fits - Vimes is a Discworld version of Sherlock Holmes. Pterry frequently uses him to mock Holmes (Clues *giggles*).


I even had Proof to back it up.




See? (Sam Vimes icon courtesy hyel and House icon courtesy awakencordy)

There was more.

House's line: 'Everybody lies.'

Vimes' line: 'Everyone is guilty of *something*'. (this is a paraphrase, but you get the idea)

Vimes doesn't like people, and has been called a very angry man, more than once. House is, to quote Cameron, 'an angry misanthropic s.o.b'.

You want more? There was a discussion in house_md today, where I compared House to Vimes. A poster (charliesmum) told me this: When I saw Terry Pratchett last summer, I asked him if he thought Hugh Laurie would make a good Vimes, and he said yes, if he were being 'House-like'.

Yes, Pterry said that (which means he watches House *dies*). There cannot be enough squee in the world to express how I feel about this.

... there should be a crossover. In which the Patrician is ill again, and Doughnut Jimmy has failed, so Commander Vimes has no option but to take him to the Ankh-Morpork Teaching Hospital (after being persuaded by Lady Sybil), which is run by Lady Lisa Cuddy (who happens to be a friend of Sybil's). Their only hope is the eccentric Dr. House and his sidekicks (Dr. Chase is from XXXX). I can picture Vimes being rude to Cuddy and Carrot blushing at the sight of her cleavage, and Vimes wondering once more how on *earth* Angua manages to stay with him (even if it is a very fine cleavage, as far as he is a judge. Vimes doesn't make a habit of looking at ladies' bosoms).

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Pterry also said (says charliesmum) that he thought Rowan Atkinson would be a good Vetinari (incidentally, jaybee65, you will *love* Lord Vetinari), and that his favourite movie is Galaxy Quest. Yes, that one, with Alan Rickman, and the affectionate riffs at Trek and the delightful portrayal of fans. How awesome is this man?

Comments

[merelymine.livejournal.com]

House as Vimes is not something that I would've thought of, but now that I think about it. . .

It all fits. It fits so well that I want to squee fangirl-ishly about it. The Grumpiness! The distrust of others! The addictive personality! Eeeeeeeee!

Although Rowan Atkinson as Vetinari. . . No, I can't see that one.

OmG Discworld/House OTP!!!

/fangirl

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

*suddenly wishes she read Discworld*

[roga.livejournal.com]

Just thought I'd let you know: I was LJ surfing years ago and saw this post, and I loved the idea of House and Vimes, and today, out of nowhere (well, I'm procrastinating before a test, so not really nowhere), I wrote 600 words of a crossover. Just so you know. So if you're interested in offering ideas or betaing when I'm done, I'd be more than happy. If not, then thanks for this prompt :-)