Scratch That


Disregard the previous post. Things have changed. The aforementioned movie ("My Best Friend's Girl") did not do well at the box office in its opening weekend, and I suspect it might mark some kind of turning point in the "raunchy romantic comedy" trend. In that spirit, your talking points have now been revised:

- "My Best Friend's Girl" marks the end of the raunchy romantic comedy era.
- It's time to get back to basics.
- Plot conventions still work, but we need more heart.
- It's time to stop rooting for the Bad Boy and go back to rooting for the Underdog.
- It's time to stop making women look stupid and vacant and go back to making men look brainless and cowardly.
- It's time for Deadbeat Boyfriends.

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Anonymous said…
How about I just stand in one place and await further orders?

;-)

You know, one can literally go mad trying to gauge the vagaries of the movie business. Exercise caution entering those straits, Ulysses.
September 22, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Marc Conklin said…
But Mike (wink wink), as you know, Deadbeat Boyfriends is such a multi-faceted script... perfectly written to stand on its own or give a director the flexibility to push it in exciting and dynamic directors... that it transcends the vagaries of the movie business. It is a theme so universal, you might call it "vagary-proof."
September 22, 2008 at 9:37 AM
Anonymous said…
As long as the checks are "bounce-proof" (and the writer is happily working on his or her next "multifaceted script"), you're good.

DBB is delightful and you've worked very hard on it.
September 22, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Ted said…
Where do I pick up my new sandwich boards and que cards?
September 22, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Marc Conklin said…
At the next showing of "My Best Friends Girl."
September 23, 2008 at 8:20 AM
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