The Mighty Boosh Christmas Special of Glitter - Chapter 1

[bluestocking79]

Title: The Mighty Boosh Christmas Special of Glitter - Chapter 1
Pairing: Howard Moon/Vince Noir
Summary: In which Howard is plotting, Vince is worrying, Naboo is partying, and Christmas is coming-er, arriving-very soon.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 2800
Notes: I’m SO sorry for needing a whole week to get the ball rolling, but I hope the fact that it

Comments

[worriedeye]

Watcha Bluey! It's taken me an embarrassingly long time to get around to reading this but can I be honest and say that I'm glad I did because it is now "the day before the day before Christmas" for me.

As everyone has said, using the Halloween Story as a lead in is a fabulous idea. Every year's Special of Doom has been great, but I do feel there's something particularly wonderful about this year's. I dunno, maybe because of the number of writers involved (and because of all the Noel and Ju goodness we're getting at the moment bringing us even closer together). The Special felt more than ever like a family affair this time around, so your choice to carry it on is inspired. It makes me feel rather warm and toasty with booshlrness.

What's more inspired however is your decision in having Vince know about the box. Of course Howard wouldn't be able to keep his anticipation and enthusiasm fully under wraps. Of course Vince would know exactly where he'd hide such a gift. I say of course not because it was obvious to me before your chapter, but because that on reading your chapter I found myself exclaiming aloud "Of course!" and "Yes, that's brilliant!" pretty much from start to finish. You've captured both of them so well. With every description I picture the scene perfectly, picture their faces, their expressions, their tones of voice - Vince's eye rolling, Howard's moustache twitching - all of it!

I think that's when you know you've read the work of a great Boosh writer - when it's so in character that really it was all quite obvious from the start - it has to happen this way - there's no other way events could have unfolded. That's what you've done here for us Bluey - you've skillful written a chapter that I would not have thought about writing myself but that somehow is the only thing that could have been written. I'm not sure if I'm making much sense. Maybe what I'm trying to say is that it takes a very clever Boosh writer to strip off a piece of the show's essentialness and lay it before us readers in the form of a creative and highly engaging short chapter. Thank you Bluey. It's a grand opening! xx

[bluestocking79]

Ahhhh, thank you so much, Andie! This is such a wonderful review; thank you for it. Although I think it must be actual Christmas Eve for you now, I am delighted that life lined up so that you did happen to read this on the same day it was meant to happen!

But your review makes perfect sense, and it also reassures me hugely and made me blush. I know the feeling you are talking about in reading, and if this made you feel that way, then I am VERY well satisfied. I couldn't help but think that Howard would not be very good at secrets (even though he thinks he is), particularly when he and Vince know each other so very well and have lived in each others' pockets for so long. And of course Vince wouldn't let on that he knows! If Howard figures out that Vince knows where the Secret Spot is, he might change it, and then where would Vince be? ;)