Date: March 05, 2007 10:58 pm Title: The Riddle
Michael Michael Michael. "A pet monkey peed in the punchbowl". So original, so bizarre and sooo stupid!
Author's Response: Very Michael, I hope :)
8 [Report This]Date: November 23, 2006 07:00 am Title: The Riddle
This is SO corny. I love it!
Author's Response: Thanks, Kelly :)
8 [Report This]Date: October 09, 2006 10:15 pm Title: The Riddle
MORE!!! MORE!!! AUUUGHHH!
This is one of best parodies I've read in a while. Wonderful!
Author's Response: Thanks, NeverEnoughJam! More soon...
10 [Report This]Date: October 09, 2006 08:12 am Title: The Riddle
AUGH I LOVE THIS!! It's so CLASSIC! The way you interpreted the events/characters/dialogue of Princess Bride in a Office setting is just brilliant and I am holding my breath waiting for the next chapter!!
Author's Response: Thanks, Canaduck! You should become a member so you can post your own fic :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 09, 2006 08:09 am Title: The Riddle
Big sigh. Wow. This is just amazing, I swear. Michael and the riddle were hilarious, as was the kid wanting to know about Kevin. And this?
"I can only assume he meant you"
....kills. I bow to the master, yet again. :o)
Author's Response: That line is all William Goldman! Stolen, stolen, stolen. But thanks - I'm glad you're enjoying it :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 02:22 pm Title: The Riddle
Wow, this is really great. When I was reading the riddle, I was actually thinking, "Is everyone allergic to it?" It's nice to know that of all the characters, I'm...Michael. Seriously, though, your characterizations are really good, and this has been really fantastic so far.
Author's Response: Bummer! I'm sure you're smarter than Michael ;) Thanks, purplebelt!
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 11:44 am Title: The Riddle
DPRoberts: But he said, Please, I need this transfer.
Oh, poor Jim. This is a lovely play on the "please" of the book and a way to remind us of the desperation of Jim (a la the "no future here" talking head). The switch from IM to phone was also a wonderful way to "unmask" our hero, too.
Author's Response: It just goes to show how universal some stories are that The Princess Bride could be adapted to a modern office setting. Yay, William Goldman! And, yeah, Pam finally learns who DPR is and hears Jim's voice for the first time in ages. *sigh* Thanks, Lis ;)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 10:26 am Title: The Riddle
Lovely - it's the best! I hope you are having as much fun writing this as I am reading it. :-)
Author's Response: I'm having a blast writing this. Thanks, time4moxie! :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 09:43 am Title: The Riddle
Do you have any idea how absolutely amazing this fic is? When Jim im'ed "As you wish" I went squeetastic! Wow, that would be so hot if we ever got to here him say that on the show.....yum....
Truly brilliant story!
Author's Response: Squeetastic? That is awesome :) Yeah, I think he should definitely say it on the show. Thanks, Chicgeek!
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 09:33 am Title: The Riddle
Oooo, I really liked this chapter! Nice use of the "I can't."
Author's Response: Thanks, Beth - I got lucky that the "can't" could be worked in easily. :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 09:18 am Title: The Riddle
Yea! DPRoberts reveals his true identity ... what a happy ending to this chapter. That's a good riddle, BTW. I love how Dwight "got" it too late for Michael. We all are hanging on for the next chapter....
Author's Response: Yeah, I figured Dwight would be all over it. And the riddle's so flawed! but I figured it was enough to stump Michael, so... And, yay, Jim! Thanks, GreenFish ;)
8 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 08:46 am Title: The Riddle
Ha! Some of the changes you made to original lines make me absolutely crack up laughing. "Did you volunteer for this win-a-date thing right away, or wait a whole five minutes to think it over?"
And I love the oh-so-simple explanation for how he took out Kevin. And Michael's attempts to guess the riddle, and the fact that he wasn't quite smart enough to think of using google himself.
Author's Response: Kevin would be so easy! And I felt like I was almost transcribing dialogue with this one. It was very adaptable. Thanks, Semby!
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 07:57 am Title: The Riddle
I had beyond impressed with what you have done with this story. It is just working so well in the context of an office... It takes a whole lot of talent to pull that off! :)
"And Pam? I'm sorry about the stuff I said in the IM. The bad stuff. I didn't mean it."
"I know."
"I meant the good stuff."
So cute! :)
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Gen, that means a lot. I liked that exchange, too :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 07:44 am Title: The Riddle
Oh, my! I love this story- it's just so much fun! I can't decide if the Grandpa/Granddaughter parts or the Pam?DPR parts are my favorite, so I'll love them both equally...
Author's Response: Thanks, McGigi :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 07:42 am Title: The Riddle
this is so perfect! oh, yesturday when i wore my princess bride shirt it was extra exciting because of this story :)
Author's Response: Sweet! Thanks, janelle ;)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 06:56 am Title: The Riddle
Oh my!! this is sooo good. please write faster i want to see what happens!
Author's Response: I'll try, rebecca, thanks!
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 06:21 am Title: The Riddle
This was a brilliant chapter. It flowed so well, and the cover of relative anonymity allowed Pam and Jim to write what they really meant.
Author's Response: Ooo, thanks for reviewing the flow - I'm always interested to know if it feels right. And, yeah, the IM gave Jim the ability to be angry, Pam a way to admit some things. Thanks so much, Luna ;)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 05:24 am Title: The Riddle
Whoo-hoo!!! So sweet and JAMy. Loved it!!
Author's Response: Good for the angst, this fic is! Thanks, bitterpill :)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 04:08 am Title: The Riddle
That's so sweet! You're making it fit the story so beautifully, and yet everyone is completely in character. I love it!
Also: Chicks and bunnies. Niiice.
Author's Response: Chicks and bunnies - heh :) Thanks, Lissa!
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 03:31 am Title: The Riddle
Ahhhh. I think I might have finally recovered. This is just the thing to breathe life into me again. Thank goodness. ;)
I can't say enough how much I love how you've modernized the story. And "Grandpa" is absolutely hysterical. This is so well done Shan. Not that I am at all surprised but it's quickly surpassing even my expectations. Incredible.
And sigh...Best IM's EVER. :)
Author's Response: You like those IMs? I needed a way to keep DPRoberts "masked" and that turned out to be a great modern solution. So glad you're digging it! Thanks, Krissy ;)
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 02:00 am Title: The Riddle
Oh. How satisfying. Watching Boys & Girls and The Secret just emphasised Jam!angst, and I desperately needed something or other to cheer me up, so - joy!
I absolutely love this fic. I'll say something. Can I say something? Two days ago I rented The Princess Bride but I didn't watch it. Today I'm going to watch it. Because this fic is just that awesome, and I really, really want to know how much of it is original, and how much of it is from the movie, because I need to judge which rocks more. Does that make sense?
Anyway I love the Grandpa-Granddaughter bits, because they remind me of the scarily similar conversations I have with my own granddad, and I love a lot of other things, like oh! The swordfight!!! I can't wait to see how much more of this I'll love. =P
Uhm, yes, I think I'm done with my [very fangirly] review, so...I'll bow out with the remaining...remnants of my dignity.
Author's Response: All of the basic plot and a tiny bit of dialogue in this story is from the movie. I've stolen them gleefully :) Thanks, moofoot!
10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2006 01:19 am Title: The Riddle
Ooh, ooh, *love!* This was so excellent, Shan!
DPRoberts sending Kevin "chicks and bunnies" to distract him? Ha! That's so perfect! And the grandpa/granddaughter asides continue to be so utterly adorable that I just want to hug them.
Okay, and the riddle section made me realize something: the ellipsis is totally the literary equivalent of a JimLook to the camera! When you used the ellipsis after Michael's "Lame party" line, I actually thought to myself, "insert JimLook here." Brilliant use of punctuation!
And oh, the IM conversation between Pam and DPRoberts was excellent! His correcting her about "can't" v. "don't" was so good, and then that final "As you wish." *swoon*
Author's Response:
I knew how I wanted Kevin to be distracted, but I thought, How is Grandpa gonna explain that?!
And thanks for noticing the punctuation!
And don't/can't - I was so lucky that that fit the movie dialogue so well. Thanks, Shroom :)