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Title: That Kind of Girl (1/5)
Pairing: Liz/Dennis, Liz/Jack
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4,000+ by the end
Spoilers: Various Season 1 episodes
Summary: AU. Liz quits The Girlie Show at the End of "Pilot."

Like most other Friday nights, Liz sat down on her couch to watch TGS.

Well, not her couch. Their couch. Hers and Dennis's. When Liz quit what was ( Read more... )

Title: Hard Equations and Rational Thinking
Rating: G
Word Count: 584
Spoilers: “The Fighting Irish,” “Mamma Mia,” “I Do Do,” “Everything Sunny”
Summary: Jack figures out who gets custody of Liddy if he dies.

After Jack's latest trip to the hospital, his lawyer absolutely insists that he work out a custody plan for Liddy. Under the law, Avery could ( Read more... )

Title: All I Have
Pairing: Hank/Jack, Jack/Liz
Rating: G
Word Count: 365
Spoilers: None
Summary: Jack has to admit what's going on.

Hank was going over NBC's performance in Jack's office.

"The reality shows are doing great. You have a few good new sitcoms. Looks like NBC is turning the corner!"

"We think so too, sir."
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Title: What Do You Think?
Pairing: Jack/Liz friendship, reference to Jack/Avery and others
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,190
Spoilers: "Reaganing", some foreshadowing of "Gentleman's Intermission"
Summary: Post-ep for "Reaganing." Jack and Liz clear the air on some lingering issues.

In spite of their nice little moment in Newark, Liz was starting to get a bit ( Read more... )

There are a lot of ways in which an episode of 30 Rock, or really any sitcom, can be "good." It can have a high density of gags, or a plot that is intrinsically funny (a subjective measure, for sure). The A story can cover for a lackluster writers' room plot, or all the subplots can come together into a beautiful whole.

A lot of that is subjective. ( Read more... )

Title: She's Worth It
Author: md123
Pairing: Jack/Liz
Rating: G
Word Count: 483
Spoilers: "Blind Date", "Gentleman's Intermission"
Summary: "Blind Date" Post-ep. Jack considers mentoring Liz.

Jack has rules about mentorship. First of all, his mentees have to have four things: drive, intelligence, humility, and chaos. It's a harder combination to find that ( Read more... )

Title: Checking In
Author: md123
Rating: G
Word Count: 394
Spoilers: "Mrs. Donaghy"
Summary: 12 things Liz thinks about when she visits the Jack and Elizabeth Donaghy High School for Teen Drama, the Arts, and Feelings.

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Title: Road Trip
Author: md123
Pairing: Jack/Liz (Friendship)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,919
Spoilers: "The Ones," "Everything Sunny All the Time Always"
Summary: Jack and Liz are traveling together again.
Note: "912" joke stolen from Alec Baldwin's New Era commercials.

Sometimes Jack Donaghy's drive was something you had to just step back and admire.

He ( Read more... )

There are a lot of ways in which an episode of 30 Rock, or really any sitcom, can be "good." It can have a high density of gags, or a plot that is intrinsically funny (a subjective measure, for sure). The A story can cover for a lackluster writers' room plot, or all the subplots can come together into a beautiful whole.

A lot of that is subjective. ( Read more... )