Scriptnotes Podcast

225 - Only Haters Hate Rom-Coms

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. This episode originally aired on November 24, 2015. Links: <a href="https://storywriter.amazon.com/">Amazon Storywriter</a> and <a href="http://fountain.io/">Fountain</a> Scriptnotes, 224: <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2015/whiplash-on-paper-and-on-screen">Whiplash, on paper and on screen</a> Tess Morris on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2208729/">IMDb</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTessMorris">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SycIWnKMP7Y">Man Up</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Up_(film)">Wikipedia</a> and <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/man_up_2015/">Rotten Tomatoes</a> <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/03/why-are-romantic-comedies-so-bad/309236/"> Why Are Romantic Comedies So Bad?</a> by Christopher Orr CinemaBlend’s <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/30-Best-Romantic-Comedies-All-Time-43134.html"> 30 Best Romantic Comedies Of All-Time</a> The New Yorker on <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/doomsday-invention-artificial-intelligence-nick-bostrom"> Nick Bostrom</a> Wait But Why on <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html">The Fermi Paradox</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_4">Fallout 4</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016E70408/?tag=johnaugustcom-20">on Amazon</a> <a href="http://www.vintagecinemas.com/vista/">The Vista Theatre</a> T-shirts are available <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/john-august-1">here</a>! We’ve got new designs, including <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/colored-revisions">Colored Revisions</a>, <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/karateka">Karateka</a>, and <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/highland2">Highland2</a>. <a href="https://store.johnaugust.com/collections/frontpage/products/scriptnotes-300-episode-usb-flash-drive"> The USB drives!</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a> <a href="http://scriptnotes.net/">Find past episodes</a> <a href="https://store.johnaugust.com/">Scriptnotes Digital Seasons</a> are also now available! <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Jon Spurney (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>) Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_225_rerun.mp3"> here</a>.

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.