Rom-commers (writers especially), a reminder: As you know, the real romantic comedy action is presently on the small screen (see everything from Catastrophe to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and that's just the C's). So if you haven't yet started on Lena Dunham's penultimate season of Girls yet, hie thee to it. With Louie scheduled to start streaming again on 3/5, that's two of our top, most forward-looking comedy/rom-com auteurs available for your perusal at the peak of their powers.
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Rom-com action on the small screen?! Whahhuttt!! Have you seen "How to Be Single" which stars Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie and Rebel Wilson? Gotta see the play of the grass is always greener on the other side which is explore in the lead heroine, Dakota Johnson's character. Good stuff. MAYBE the rom-com genre in feature films is on the rebound...
Well, at least I'm hoping "How To Be Single" is the beginning of an upswing.
Posted by: E.C. Henry | March 02, 2016 at 12:08 AM