Irrelevant UtNL-spotting · 10:03pm Feb 23rd, 2013
I'm watching the collected episodes of the old cult classic The Persuaders (known as Snobbar som jobbar, "Snobs who work" here in Sweden). Now, in the episode "The Old, the New and the Deadly", Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) gets invited to a Shady Nightclub in Paris for some negotiation by the Bad Guy's hired gun.
Said nightclub is decorated with skulls as candleholders, ancient grinning gargoyles and lots of fake spiderwebs. The guests sports rather ridiculous and crazy outfits that I guess are supposed to represent early 70s disco decadence to the viewers, including a hasty glimpse of a viking helmet and one henchman wearing a Native American-inspired costume.
That's right, they're in Klubb Niffelhel.
Unconnected to this, while I don't have much energy for writing these days, I sometimes get idle thoughts of mashups, and one was The Ponysuaders with Rarity and Applejack as wealthy bickering, quipping, drink-sipping bachelorette adventurers.
Oh, here 's the intro to the old series:It is very cool, but doesn't really fit the mood at all - it's a light-hearted frivolous action comedy.
Rarity and AJ would work nicely in that kind of a situation. After all, AJ's earthiness is at least partially an affectation, a conscious return to her roots after her time at the Oranges. And yes, the good-natured bickering would be glorious.
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Rarity's posh nature is definitely an affectation; her parents are tacky middle class at best, and Rarity is a self-made mare who is deseperately trying to rise above her station. In a very enamouring way.
Since it would probably be an Alternate Universe anyway, I'd also point out how Granny Smith had a land grant from a monarch and how big and powerful the various Fruit families are, and make Applejack landed poor nobility who doesn't want people to call her "Lady Apple", 'cause it conflicts with her self-image.