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. 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. UPDATE 11-27-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post Only haters hate rom-coms first appeared on John August.