anxietygrrl: (30 Rock)
anxietygrrl ([personal profile] anxietygrrl) wrote2007-01-18 08:30 pm

I don't know what this is or where it came from. (Fic: 30 Rock)

I wrote something! Something fanfictional! It's not, er, what you'd call 'good.' But it's words put together to make sentences, so on those grounds alone I'm proud.

So what do you call this? A ficlet? A drabble? A smidgen? A flooble?



"You make a very impassioned case, but I'm afraid the answer is no. 'Cheney vs. Blacula' will not be able to air in this week's show."

"Well, that's a shame," said Liz. "Tracy has been working really hard on his Dick Cheney." She flipped through the papers on her clipboard. "Now what about 'Blacula vs Mandy Patinkin', I know you had some notes on that and...What was that click?"

"There was no click." Donaghy stabbed the script on his desk with a pen. "It doesn't make any sense. This 'Mandy Patinkin', can that be a real person?"

"Yes. Yes he can."

"Hm. Fascinating."

click

"Are you pushing a button under your desk? What, will a trap door open up and drop me into the NBC crocodile pit?"

"Don't be ridiculous, Lemon. If I had a trapdoor in that spot it would drop you into Brian Williams' smoothie kitchen." The telephone rang, and he held up one finger in the universal sign for 'hold on a sec' as he answered it. "Jack Donaghy. Mm hmm. No, this isn't a bad time." He put his hand over the mouthpiece and whispered, "I'm sorry, Lemon, I have to take this. It's Jan der Hootervaald."

Liz's eyebrows displayed her skepticism. "Jan der-- Look, you can just ask me to leave. I would actually be thrilled to leave. You don't have to resort to imaginary Dutchmen."

Donaghy nodded enthusiastically, ignoring her. "Ja, ja, is dat een uitstekende kaas."

"Ask him if he can get me some wooden shoes. Size 38. Or hash. Or shoes made of hash."

He frowned at her. "May I put you on hold for a minute, Jan? Dank."

"You really expect me to believe you're talking to someone named Jan der Hootervaald?"

"I do, because I am."

"That's a made up name! Like...Van Hammersly."

"I'll have you know Jan and I sit on a board together."

"Of what? The Hanso foundation?"

"I don't know what that's a reference to. Look, don't get excited, Lemon. You're getting all splotchy."

She raised a hand to her face, alarmed.

"No, not there." He glanced downward, inclining his head briefly in the direction of her décolletage.

She tugged awkwardly at the neckline of her sweater. "I think this is Orlon..."

"Of course it is. I really should get back to my phone call. We're being very rude to Mr. Der Hootervaald."

"There it is again, there's the click!" She bent over and peered under his desk in time to see his right foot move to cover a certain spot in front of his chair. "A ha! Is that some sort of signal?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, Lemon. Are you feeling faint? Having any olfactory hallucinations?"

"What? No, I'm--"

There was a quick knock on Donaghy's office door, and Jonathan poked his head in. "Sorry to interrupt, sir, but you have an urgent call on line two." He lowered his voice conspiratorially. "It's Van Hammersly."


Two hours later, Liz had changed her sweater, but the blotchiness continued to creep up her neck. She wondered if she had developed some kind of food allergy. She'd had crab salad for lunch, only she thought it might have actually been 'Krab' salad. Worrisome.

On stage, the blocking rehearsal for the Blacula sketch was not going well.

"This is not realistic, Liz Lemon!" Tracy shouted. Except it came out more like, 'thizh izh not realizhtic.' Due to the fangs. She wasn't sure whether he was in costume, or if it was just coincidence.

"What izh he doing?" Tracy pointed at Josh, who was moving antically about the stage, singing "Putting It Together" in fluttery, fake Yiddish.

"That cannot be a real perzhon! MINDY PACHINKO IZH A MADE UP PERZHON!"

[identity profile] meyerlemon.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
HA HA HA. You had me at MANDY PATINKIN.

What was the clicking? Am I retarded?

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
You are not retarded. I am just still figuring out how to make it clear that he is indeed pushing a button under his desk to signal to Jonathan it's time to interrupt him for a fake phone call.

[identity profile] meyerlemon.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I thought he was counting the number of times she did something.

....

...

...

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
It could very well have been! I will have to stare at this fresh later and revise for clarity.

[identity profile] beckerbell.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Omg, I ♥ you like you wouldn't believe. I LOL'd at that last line, completely.

[identity profile] jesshelga.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Somehow, at some time, I hope Josh does a Mandy Patinkin impression. Just the THOUGHT of it makes me giddy.

Liz asked for shoes made of hash and then blushed from her bosoms! Yay!

In closing, for awesome.

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Footnote: if my online translator is accurate, Jack is saying, "Yes, yes, that is an excellent cheese."

[identity profile] jesshelga.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
BTW, as I finally went to bed at 1:00 a.m., my last waking thought was, "Van Hammersly? Wasn't that the pool pro that Bob Odenkirk so hilariously embodied with the clapping hands and flourishing?"

I almost got up to write you an email proclaiming you The Awesomest, but I hope you don't mind settling for a day-after comment.

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
*bounces in chair* YAYS! I'm so happy you got it. If no one had, I would have cried a little.

(Of course I just remembered that one of the things Van Hammersly will teach you about through billiards is...Mandy Patinkin. Oh, man. I think I'll just add a tag to this entry, 'ripping off Mr. Show.')

[identity profile] jesshelga.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
HEE!!! I had totally forgotten about "the Mandy Patinkin," which I think they spelled wrong in their graphic.

It's not a ripoff: it's a shout-out-slash-tribute! I mean, if Studio 60 ever gave a little credit/love to subversive sketch comedy like Mr. Show, I might...

Wait. Nope. I'd still probably find it dumb. Never mind.

They spelled it "Patankin"!

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You're right, it's a loving homage.

I mean, if Studio 60 ever gave a little credit/love to subversive sketch comedy like Mr. Show, I might...

Wait. Nope. I'd still probably find it dumb. Never mind.


Ha ha ha! Oh, man. I have never watched SSotSS, but I've gotten an immense amount of enjoyment out of reading comedy nerds bitch about it. Good times.

Re: They spelled it "Patankin"!

[identity profile] jesshelga.livejournal.com 2008-11-09 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I was reviewing my Jack/Liz tags in del.icio.us and rediscovered this treasure. I don't know what to say except: holy hilarious awesome.

Re: They spelled it "Patankin"!

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2008-11-09 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still not doing Yuletide.

Re: They spelled it "Patankin"!

[identity profile] jesshelga.livejournal.com 2008-11-09 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. Transparent, eh.

[identity profile] hyari.livejournal.com 2007-01-20 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Not hip enough to get most of these references but THAT DIDN'T MEAN I DIDN'T ENJOY THIS.

ANd..OMG did I MISS YOUR PANDA BIRTHDAY? It was this week, right?

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2007-01-20 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
YOU DIDN'T MISS IT! PHEW!

It is not until Presidents Day (Observed).
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[identity profile] lim.livejournal.com 2008-08-22 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
\o/

Thank you for unlocking this! *joy*

[identity profile] anxietygrrl.livejournal.com 2008-08-23 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome!