I have a question

[leethet]

... which I will crosspost for obvious reasons.

What - assuming Starsky and Hutch are working with them on a case and become at least semi-friendly - would Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin call them? Hutch works, but surely not "Starsky"? For those of you familiar with both worlds, what do you think?

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Re: Rethinking this -

[mara-snh.livejournal.com]

Organic is good. So much depends on what the circumstances require. I don't "hear" Ken and Dave -- it even sounds odd when their bimbos-of-the-week call them that. It might be fun to play with the awkwardness. "Write what you know" and all that.

I'm sure you'll make it work.

Re: Rethinking this -

[leethet.livejournal.com]

I agree that I can't hear it either, from my Starsky and Hutch place. But I can't hear, from my MFU place, Napoleon and Illya calling them Starsky and Hutch. Hutch maybe, but "Starsky"? It just doesn't fit NS&IK. Ah, I'll work through it and see what the characters make me do. Best way to do it anyway. Either way will be awkward to some readers, I'm sure. :) That's what I was afraid of, and why I posted the question, and I think I was right - it's going to be a trifle odd either way.

Re: Rethinking this -

[mara-snh.livejournal.com]

Well, people call Napoleon "Solo," and Illya is "Kuryakin" sometimes, especially within UNCLE. I think they'd be okay with the surnames thing. It's even a British tradition amongst the best of friends, something they might have picked up from Waverly. Oh well -- as I said before, I'm sure you're write what works. You always do!