Groundhog Day

John and Craig pay their respects to Harold Ramis with an episode devoted entirely to Groundhog Day. Ramis and co-writer Danny Rubin fashioned a deceptively simple story that upended expectations and essentially created a new genre of supernatural predicament comedies. Often imitated but never surpassed, Groundhog Day is smarter than you remember, cleverly side-stepping logic traps to explore deeper philosophical questions. So grab your toaster and give Ned Ryerson a hug. It’s time to relive Groundhog Day. Links: Chicago Tribune’s Harold Ramis obituary Ramis on Wikipedia Groundhog Day on Amazon and Wikipedia How to Write Groundhog Day by Danny Rubin Warner Bros. Logo Design Evolution compiled by Christian Annyas Shogun by James Clavell Outro by Scriptnotes listener Jonas Bech You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 3-6-14: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post Groundhog Day first appeared on John August.