#figandford

[finn-nyawo]

Fig and Ford: The Case of the Cookie Crook.pdf

Here is my submission to the #FigandFordFan Contest! I wrote a screenplay about their adventures in catching a crooked cookie thief! Will they catch the culprit? Find out in Fig and Ford: The Case of the Cookie Crook!

[lillithorn]

Secret Santa Reveal: It’s me!

A Gilded Lily (Fig and Ford) Fanfic

My gift for@sylvia-morris for the Third Annual Shipwrecked Comedy Secret Santa/Gala for Friends Potluck! It’s been a pleasure chatting with you in the preceding weeks. Your prompt for a Fig focused gift that spotlights the awesome canon friendships of Gilded Lily was my pleasure to fill. I hope you have a fantastic Holiday season!

Words: 1069

Rating: Teen (? I think, because of references to drinking?)

Category: Gen

Ships: Fig & Lily (Wilhelmina); Ford & Claudette & Bixby

Never Have I Ever Had Better Friends 

Fig and Lily entered Ford’s office with a bang of the door. Fig leaned against the wall and stared down Ford.

“We’ve got a big one for you, Ford. It’s bigger than Santa’s float at the Macy’s Day parade.” Fig rattled off.

“Not a good time, Fig.” Ford informed her.

Fig gave the room another pass. Claudette was sitting on Ford’s desk to his left. Bixby was leaning against the desk to their right. Both were out of uniform; dressed more casually than Fig had ever seen them. In the middle of the table sat all the ingredients needed for a classic martini: a bottle of chilled gin, vermouth, and a jar of olives. No shaker or ice, thought Fig, but kept her snark to herself. A martini glass sat in front of each of them, the drinks’ volumes noticeably different from each other.

“What’s the game?” Fig asked after completing her surveillance and analysis.

“Never have I ever.” Answered Claudette. “You in? We could use ya. Between knowing each other so well and doing most of the interesting things together, the game is starting to stall out.”

“I’ve never kissed a goat.” Lily said as she took a seat in front of the desk.

Ford squinted slightly, but recovered quickly from Lily’s random leap into their game. He pulled two fresh glasses off a shelf. He sat one in front of Lily and added the three ingredients into the glass, filling it halfway to the top when done. She swirled the liquid around, and then began nibbling on the rim of her glass.

Ford began to do the same for Fig. As Ford was pulling the gin bottle away, Fig pinned him with a look. With palm side up, she pulsed her fingers toward her palm, gesturing for him not to skimp on her share. Ford acquiesced and filled her glass nearly to the brim, leaving just enough room for two olives.  Ford moved on to refilling the remaining glasses.

Fig nodded at him in appreciation as she grasped her glass with two hands, keeping it steady as she took a sip. “Not bad, Ford. I have to ask though, why are you pouring my drink tonight?”

“I’m Bixby,” Bixby chimed in cheerfully, “and I’m on vacation.”

Fig gave him an approving nod and settled into her chair. “Who’s next?”

“It’s still Lily,” Ford said as he finished his own drink by tossing in an olive. “She’s never kissed a goat,” he managed to get out without showing any of his bubbling amusement.

“I already drank for that time I kissed a goat.” Fig informed him “What? You thought I was just sipping my drink for no reason? That’s not how this game works, Ford.”

“I like it. A girl that comes to play. No messing around.” Claudette praised. “Your turn to take,” she added with a nod to Fig.

Using Claudette’s admiration of Fig as cover, Ford slowly took a small sip. He set the glass down carefully as not to make any sounds that would alert the other players.

“A goat!” Dash exclaimed merrily while popping up in the corner.

Lily and Fig flinched away from where Dash had just appeared. The trio held there positions perfectly.

“The great Ford Pillips, kissed a goat!” Dash gloated. “I saw you, Ford. I saw you drink. Oh boy, this is all the info I need. Must be worth something . . . to someone . . . right?” He looked around the room for validation.

“How long has he been here?” Fig asked the room.

Two hours, mouthed Ford.

“You’ll never know.” Dash answered.

Claudette and Bixby both had two fingers held up.

“I guess this is one mystery only Dash Gunfire can solve.” Fig said.

“Really?” Dash asked excitedly.

“No,” Fig and Ford said in unison.

Bixby shook his head slightly.

“Do you have an extra glass for your old pal Dash?” Dash asked Ford.

“Sorry, we're at capacity, kid.” Fig told him after palming the last unclaimed glass off the shelf and hiding it behind her back.

“No, you’re not.” Dash sulked. “You’re not sorry at all.”

Everyone in the room stared at him in awkward silence.

“Oh, ok. No big deal. I was leaving anyway. I have so many cases. I got what I needed here. Better get back to the beat. Back to the old grind.” Dash continued rambling as he awkwardly side stepped all the way out the door. His insistence that he had a job and was definitely getting back to it eventually faded out as he made his way further down the hall.

Fig took the opportunity provided by Dash’s interruption to complete her mission. “Ford, it’s time to get to business.” She pointed her finger at Lily and swept it towards Ford. “Tell them, Will.”

“I’m in trouble.” She threw an envelope onto the table. “I was sent these.” Lily said flopping back into her chair.

Fig pulled a card out from her pocket. “And there was a note: Pick the one you like best. Everyone will see it.” Fig placed it in the center of the desk so they all could see it. “It’s clearly a threat, but there’s no demand.”

Ford pulled out a thin stack of photos from the envelope. He gave each one a long look before throwing them onto his desk one at a time. Claudette leaned in to see.

Six photos were spread out across Ford’s desk. In one, Lily was in a sundress running through a shallow stream. In another, she was spinning in a field of wildflowers with her loose dress skirt flaring out to reveal her knees.

Fig gave her friend a confused look. “You told me you were being blackmailed with revealing photos. These are so tame they were tame in the 20’s.”

“I have a demand.” Bixby interjected nonchalantly from his place leaning against the side wall.

The room gave him their attention.

“I demand to know which one you pick.” Bixby stated. He waited for a response. When all he received was everyone’s confused looks, he tried again. “I’m Bixby. I sent Wilhelmina the prints for her to chose the one she wanted. For the bar’s ad. She’s the new face of Bixby’s Lounge.”

“Oh Will!” Fig exclaimed as she hugged her friend. “I do love the shenanigans you pull me into. Never change. Never!”

The room answered her with approving laughter and smiles.

[shipwreckedcomedy]

Shipwrecked Comedy and American Black Market proudly present: The Case of the Gilded Lily, a comedy film noir short

Hardboiled private eye Ford Phillips reluctantly becomes embroiled in a case involving a Hollywood starlet in 1939 Los Angeles.

Written and Created by Sean Persaud & Sinéad Persaud

Featuring: Sean Persaud, Sinéad Persaud, Sarah Grace Hart, Mary Kate Wiles, Tom DeTrinis, Clayton Farris, Gabe Greenspan, Joey Richter, Joanna Sotomura, and Dante Swain

Directed by: William J. Stribling

Visit our merch store for Gilded Lily swag! Buy the soundtrack on Bandcamp!

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[thefantasticaldianadiane]

Favourite things about the Gilded Lily (for realsies)

And yes I spelled favourite with a u. Canada ftw! 

1. I got to watch it on my birthday! Because I backed the kickstarter and suck at checking emails, it was like a birthday present from shipwrecked. 

2. Wilhelmina trying and failing to smoke. She tries so hard.

3. Fig Wineshine: a lot. “We’ll start with an operation I like to call, the Bitsy Bicuspid Boondoggle.” (I’m paraphrasing, and I had a latin medical terms test today so I don’t think the middle word is right)

4. “The War” Dramatic look away. It got me every time. Especially when claudette was on the phone. 

5. Bixby being so mindnumbingly literal. At one point Ford says something along the lines of “ring out a wet dishrag for [Dash]” and then a couple of shots later he does it. Just. Bixby. He is very precious.

6. MK’S VOICE! SUCH A GOOD CHARACTER CHOICE! SO WELL EXECUTED! VERY WELL DONE 10/10 I would do the 100 emoji but I’m typing on my laptop bc I’m avoiding studying for a final. 

7. I know I already made a post about this but *multiple dramatic music spikes* is my new aesthetic. 

8. If you look closely at the scene with Dash’s Office, there is an image for a poet’s disguise up on the wall, complete with mustache and raven. I see you, Shipwrecked, I see you. 

9. “Sweetheart, it’s almost giraffe time.” Pls marry me. 

10. Fig Wineshine is getting her second mention for just talking so darn much. I’d love to read one of her articles, honestly. 

11. “I’m having affairs with four different men in five different states” 0-o Gurl what?

12. Literally anything Vivian does leaves Ford hot and bothered. She takes off her gloves? Better loosen this tie. She walks into a room? Ford: *drops cigarette and just stares. (I want a sequel for those two bc I am very much intrigued by both of their characters. 

13. Which reminds me, characters. I’ve already given love to Fig (though not nearly enough), but everyone was so amazing. Other favourites include: Roger Haircreme (laptop won’t let me add the accent aigle despite the fact I am on the Canadian keyboard :() seriously he can marry me. Claudette Knickerbocker, aka, “Lock him up and throw me the key” love ya gurl. Dash Gunfire-you tried sweetie, now go home. Maybe if you’re lucky you’ll run into Earnest Hemingway someday and he’ll give you some tips on being tough. Cliff Calloway-hilarious, as always and ever, and Buster Keaton, I think your sad flowers gimmic needs some work.

14.And of course, Ford, Viv, and Wil were all incredible.

If you haven’t watched it, go watch it! I’ve gotta go study but there is plenty of stuff I missed, promise. 

[a-marvellous-miscellany]

Ahhhhhh! I just watched The Case of the Gilded Lily, and I loved it! I was grinning with excitement all through the first five minutes, and to be honest, I was a bit teary too, I’m so proud of these people. 

A few things I especially liked:

- The musical scene changes

- Ford’s huge squat tie

- Wilhelmina's failure to smoke properly

- Dash’s entire wardrobe, but especially his high pants

- Everyone’s makeup, which really worked with the black and white

- The incredibly enthusiastic background piano playing, when the actual music was quiet and mysterious.

- Fig. Everything about Fig. 

Anyway, those are my initial thoughts, I’m sure I’ll get into some proper analysis once I’ve had a while to absorb everything, and watched it again. Which I will do. Many times. I’d like to thank @shipwreckedcomedy and everyone involved, I’m so proud, and excited, and happy for how well it turned out, what a brilliant job everyone did, it’s amazing. 

[jaynaneeya]

So I just watched The Case of the Gilded Lily for the third time. I fell in love with it approximately 15 seconds into my first viewing (I can’t with that Dylan Glatthorn score under the opening credits), and somehow it keeps getting better. I was going to wait until it was available to everyone before I started posting about it on here, but I have too many feelings. I’m not going to spoil anything; I just need to get out some general thoughts.

I can’t get over how good the writing is. Seriously. That dialogue. And the way the actors attack it. Like, that’s what I love about old movies, and the occasional newer dialogue-heavy films like Clue (yes I know Clue is 32 years old, shush): that fast-talking, witty banter. The Case of the Gilded Lily nails this, both in writing and in execution, and then it takes it a step further and makes fun of it at the same time (“I’m used to being interrupted sooner”). Beautiful, brilliant, hilarious. It’s everything promised by the kickstarter video and more.

If someone were to ask me, “Is The Case of the Gilded Lily better than Poe Party?” I would evasively reply that they are too different to compare. I mean, Poe Party is about three times as long as Gilded Lily, it’s in color instead of black and white, and it’s broken up into episodes in a way that Gilded Lily is not. Not to mention Poe Party takes place almost entirely in one house, and Gilded Lily changes the scene many times. Also I’ve been watching and re-watching and loving Poe Party for a year, and it hasn’t even been 48 hours since the first time I watched Gilded Lily. But the thing is, despite the obvious differences, they’re actually remarkably similar in a lot of ways.  The overlapping cast makes it pretty obvious that the projects are related (and you gotta love those extra Poe Party cameos), but even without the familiar faces, there’s a definite Shipwrecked feel to it. I’m not quite sure how to describe this, so I’ll give an example. I have frequently called #PoorEmily from Poe Party the greatest running joke of all time There are several hilarious running jokes in Gilded Lily (some of which might even give #PoorEmily a run for its money) that come off in a similar way. This makes them feel related, despite being completely different. I don’t know if that makes any sense. I don’t know much of anything anymore. But if I don’t have an immediate answer to whether something is better than Poe Party, you know it’s freaking amazing.

To summarize: two of my favorite things ever are Poe Party and Old Hollywood. The Case of the Gilded Lily is a combination of some of the best aspects of both of those, along with a dash of something unique. I can hardly wait until it’s available to the rest of the world when I’ll be able to post more about it and talk to people about it and make gifsets of all the obscure Clue references that were definitely intentional. 

TL;DR The Shipwrecked Comedy people are remarkably talented storytellers, and I hope they continue telling stories for many years to come.

[agentmintea]

I saw @shipwreckedcomedy​ ‘s short film ‘The Case of the Gilded Lily’ at Buffer Festival yesterday and it was everything I wanted and more 

I even got to say hi to Shipwrecked which was amazing, although unfortunately I wasn’t able to give them the physical version of this (bc it didn’t exist yet oops)

but yes it was so good I can’t wait until it gets released ahhhh *flails* 

[up-one-cupcake]

I just watch Gilded Lily, and wow!! It was so good!! My face hurts from grinning, I had to keep skipping back because I missed things because I was laughing so much!

No spoilers, but I just loved it so much I have to rave a little!!

Basically I'm in love with every single character, shot, set, costume, and scene change in the whole film. Wilhelmina Vanderjetski is the most sweet adorable cupcake ever, Fig and Ford's internal monologues were somehow even better than in the kickstarter trailer, Vivian Nightingale's singing was incredible (I actually teared up during the song even though I've heard it before! Although they were definitely partly tears of laughter), and every single character was HILARIOUS.

The whole thing just made me so happy.

I'm so proud to have been a backer of this amazing film! Shipwrecked is such an incredible group and I cannot wait to see what they do next.