Remember that one time the internet was amazing?
. . . because I'm too lazy/unable to chronical my Twitter run-in with Dan Harmon (and, by extension, Hart Hanson, though he didn't actually reply to me), I'm taking advantage of the run down from community_tv. See the highlights here :
- danharmon: I don't read fanfic either, why you coughin' RT @maryarrr *cough* RT @HartHanson I cannot read any fanfic. It's a legal issue. (10:08 AM Aug 16th via Twitterrific)
How cute is that "why you coughin'"? TOO CUTE.
P.S. HH's original tweet there was in reply to fan question, which he does a lot. I just connected the dots to Harmon.
- danharmon: Someone told me fan fic writers prefer to think of fan fic as being for fans, among fans, they don't really "want" show writers reading. (10:20 AM Aug 16th via Twitterrific)
- danharmon: It keeps TV relevant for the most sought type of viewer and it's incredibly flattering RT @stamos what do you think about fanfic in general? (11:26 AM Aug 16th via Twitterrific)
"most sought type of viewer" is actually Twitter short hand for "crazy obsessive fangirl." True story.
- poniewozik: @danharmon some fanfic writers have also sued the writers their work is based on, claiming idea theft, so lawyers advise against reading (11:36 AM Aug 16th via HootSuite in reply to danharmon)
- danharmon: .@poniewozik I just found a new way to make cash. Hey, @HartHanson, once upon a time Bones solved a murder with bones now PAY UP, BITCH! (12:01 PM Aug 16th via web )
- HartHanson: . @danharmon I never read fanfic because if I'm ever in front of a judge, all oathed up, I'll be able to tell to say it loud and proud. (12:03 PM Aug 16th via web )
"All oathed up" sounds like a crackers4jenn line, doesn't it? With all that effortlessly quirky, Whedon-esque brilliance? I can hear the exclamation points!
- HartHanson: Rats. Now I have to not only refrain from saying good things about @danharmon 's show but have to pay him a royalty on my own. BASTARD! (12:04 PM Aug 16th via web)
- danharmon: @HartHanson come on, you don't say good things about my show for the same reason I don't read fan fic. It BLOWS. (12:08 PM Aug 16th via web in reply to HartHanson)
And then, the real magic started to happen:
- danharmon: "It's not a neck bone, it's a cervical vertebra," she said. "But I thought a cervix was..." Booth's voice trembled. Bones' heart stirred. (12:15 PM Aug 16th via web)
- danharmon: Dust from the ancient remains filled the air as she leaned back onto the stainless steel table, his breath hot on her neck #BonesFic #PAYME (12:25 PM Aug 16th via web)
- HartHanson: .@danharmon "Fundamentals of Metallurgy" in which lead actually IS turned to gold but the feat can't be replicated #COMMUNITYFIC #PAYME (12:41 PM Aug 16th via web) (retweeted by danharmon)
- danharmon: As he reached for the skeleton's hand, Seeley's chiseled bicep flexed, causing Bones to catch her breath, lip trembling, nipples stiffening. (10:09 PM Aug 16th via Twitterrific)
- danharmon: Nobody ever called him Seeley, and only he ever called her Bones. But tonight, the rules and skeletons faded. Only their bodies remained. (10:35 PM Aug 16th via Twitterrific)
Lastly, out of nowhere, Hart busts out this creepy little gem:
- HartHanson: "Who's your Daddy?" sighed Pierce as he leaned into Jeff to demonstrate safe exacto-knife technique. #COMFANFIC #PAYME ROYALTIES @DanHarmon (11:19 AM Aug 17th via web)
- HartHanson: @DanHarmon ... that's more like it, right? FanFic is about left-of-the mark hookups, not left-of-the-mark plot pitches? (11:21 AM Aug 17th via web)
. . . and THAT, my friends, is how I accidently created a Bones/Community crossover in 140 characters or less.