225 - Only haters hate rom-coms

Nov 24, 2015

John and Craig talk romantic comedies with screenwriter Tess Morris, whose film Man Up is unapologetically part of the genre.

 

We discuss what distinguishes rom-coms from other comedies, and why they get singled out for disdain and death-of articles.

 

Also this week: Amazon Storywriter, overused dicks, and follow-up on Whiplash.

 

Links:

 

• Buy your tickets now for the 2015 Scriptnotes Holiday Show on December 9th with guests Riki Lindhome, Natasha Leggero and Malcolm Spellman
• Jon Bon Jovi on Wikipedia
• Amazon Storywriter and Fountain
• Scriptnotes, 224: Whiplash, on paper and on screen
• Tess Morris on IMDb and Twitter, and Man Up on Wikipedia and Rotten Tomatoes
• Why Are Romantic Comedies So Bad? by Christopher Orr
• CinemaBlend’s 30 Best Romantic Comedies Of All-Time
• The New Yorker on Nick Bostrom
• Wait But Why on The Fermi Paradox
• Fallout 4, and on Amazon
• The Vista Theatre
• Outro by Jon Spurney (send us yours!)

 

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.