tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4303221546533231298..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The romantic comedy I've always wanted to writeBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1682500389072556052007-09-17T11:31:00.000-07:002007-09-17T11:31:00.000-07:00Awesome scene. V. funny! Wish I'd read it before m...Awesome scene. V. funny!<BR/><BR/> Wish I'd read it before my closing airport scene. But it wasn't a "rush to" scene. Just an "I wasn't going to say goodbye, but here I am, saying goodbye."<BR/><BR/>But still... ;) <BR/><BR/>RachelRachel Hauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481185182145667961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82538184336188650592007-07-17T10:51:00.000-07:002007-07-17T10:51:00.000-07:00I have just stolen this idea and sold it to Fox fo...I have just stolen this idea and sold it to Fox for millions of dollars. MILLIONS, I tell you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71215977729893850302007-07-16T18:57:00.000-07:002007-07-16T18:57:00.000-07:00Hey Ken, did you really come up with this by yours...Hey Ken, did you really come up with this by yourself? I am positive that I saw exactly this story, scene-by-scene, in an early episode of the second season of Boy Meets World....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25789330120284751252007-07-16T12:05:00.000-07:002007-07-16T12:05:00.000-07:00Will anyone replace Ralph Bellamy -- ever -- as th...Will anyone replace Ralph Bellamy -- ever -- as the Guy Who Doesn't Get the Girl?<BR/><BR/>And, crutnacker, the story I heard is that they were wanding that 80-year old because the caught her with knitting needles. They were afraid she'd knit up an afghan. (Is that joke old enough that it may be responsibly recycled now?)The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42532026021070592862007-07-15T18:12:00.000-07:002007-07-15T18:12:00.000-07:00I thought the Friends ending was bolted-on, but th...I thought the <I>Friends</I> ending was bolted-on, but they did try to be a little original: sending Ross to the wrong airport, then having Rachel tell him to "get bent" so he thinks he's "lost" her. (I'm assuming everyone's familiar with what happ6ened next, or doesn't give a rat's proverbial...) <BR/><BR/>Oh, and if you think flying from an American airport is bad, just try changing at Heathrow. The famous British tolerance of queues has its limits..!brian thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816630081635941429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25817119107932859192007-07-15T16:47:00.000-07:002007-07-15T16:47:00.000-07:00If you want to make it a sure hit, just name the g...If you want to make it a sure hit, just name the guy (or even the girl for that matter) Harry Potter. The holes in the plot and logical mistakes won't matter. You can blame them on the magic of love.<BR/><BR/>AlaskarayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18442323255979310662007-07-15T14:54:00.000-07:002007-07-15T14:54:00.000-07:00How bout they flip it on its head and have a airpo...How bout they flip it on its head and have a airport dash episode where someone rushes to the departure gate because they just cant let them get on the plane without telling them how much they hate thier guts ?<BR/>"Brad thank god i caught you in time i just couldnt live with myself if you left without knowing just how bad your breath stinks in the morning ..have a nice life "<BR/>I mean i cant think on anyone i know whos ever left a marriage proposal to a departure lounge so why is there always that obligatory airport declaration of love episode in most sitcoms ive ever seen ?<BR/>Jeez friends built half a season around just such scenes and i still think if i saw ross gellar running towards me in an airport id have launched my case at him and ran like hell .shazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081772128799191705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50130218918606065002007-07-15T12:35:00.000-07:002007-07-15T12:35:00.000-07:00I'm kinda like the idea that since he leaves his c...I'm kinda like the idea that since he leaves his car in a the disabled spot, they track his rego, get his picture, use the facial tracking software in the airport to find him, just as they are going to embrace, thirty security staff tackle him and drag him off to Gitmo for 20 months.<BR/><BR/>That's just the opening scene. Once he is released, he has to start all over again, but this time he is now a declared security risk and is not allowed on any flights. The love of his life is a flight attendent and is hardly ever not on a plane. How does he get that girl? No idea, the kids woke me up at 4am today.<BR/>cheers<BR/>DaveGrubberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435524784373114313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36521396569434340762007-07-15T08:44:00.000-07:002007-07-15T08:44:00.000-07:00The biggest problem I've got with your scenario is...The biggest problem I've got with your scenario is that old Ralph's gotta be pretty ripe by now.<BR/><BR/>Hume Cronyn's much fresher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86612572805468594262007-07-15T07:20:00.000-07:002007-07-15T07:20:00.000-07:00Brilliant Ken!Those cliche' airport scenes make me...Brilliant Ken!<BR/>Those cliche' airport scenes make me nuts for the same reasons. Only thing missing is the obligatory standing ovation the airport crew gives the couple upon embrace. What the @#$?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48470981614355148592007-07-15T01:01:00.000-07:002007-07-15T01:01:00.000-07:00I would have GUY driving, leaping, running like a ...I would have GUY driving, leaping, running like a maniac, doing everything to get to the gate; cut back and forth between him and GIRL as she is about to board her plane. Then we finally see that GUY actually went to the wrong airport.<BR/><BR/>It's more realistic.<BR/><BR/>Mike RinaldiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15334079187331074652007-07-14T23:13:00.000-07:002007-07-14T23:13:00.000-07:00I'm still one of the few people I know who legitim...I'm still one of the few people I know who legitimately enjoys flying. Maybe it's because I don't do it all that often, but I just don't mind it that much. And I've flown post 9-11, it's not a huge deal. Just be at the airport 1 1/2-2 hours ahead of time in case there's a wait or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23672274618580603122007-07-14T21:46:00.000-07:002007-07-14T21:46:00.000-07:00My family and I are about to go to Hawaii for a LO...My family and I are about to go to Hawaii for a LONG overdue vacation. I haven't flown since well before 9/11. Yikes. Long lines, limited toiletries/liquids, extra security, crowded flights, flying with two pre-teens that can't get along for five minutes at a time... perhaps I should reconsider. Staying home and blowing up a plastic wading pool is sounding better and better.Cathy Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938684179454515074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57010603510356435712007-07-14T21:09:00.000-07:002007-07-14T21:09:00.000-07:00Does anyone think that flying doesn't suck? I hav...Does anyone think that flying doesn't suck? I have to take a flight across the country in a few weeks and I'm dreading it. <BR/><BR/>On a more positive note, just saw "Knocked Up" again for the second time and loved it. It such a well written and acted film. Moving too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34168481827516975462007-07-14T21:02:00.000-07:002007-07-14T21:02:00.000-07:00Pretty damn funny, but I'd have them getting run o...Pretty damn funny, but I'd have them getting run over by one of those overgrown golf carts carrying people too lazy to walk. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I always found airport security to be humorous. It's the one place where my penchant for being a smart ass would get me in trouble.<BR/><BR/>I remember the questions they used to ask pre 9/11. "Did anyone pack these bags for you?" <BR/><BR/>"Yes, some guy with a flowing beard named Abdullah, handed me these, and said it would be helpful if I could get it to 30 virgins waiting for him in Las Vegas. He told me that they were Mickey Mouse fans, so he bought them a clock. That's the ticking you hear in there."<BR/><BR/>I remember taking a flight 9/11/02 and seeing an 80 year old woman less ethnic than a Denny's in Des Moines getting wanded all up and down her body by security. At the same airport, a continuous announcement swore that joking about security was not funny and would be subject to arrest. <BR/><BR/>My favorite experience was in a Texas airport where the music was turned up to 11, making it nearly impossible to hear someone five feat from you, much less our announcements. Our ticket said we were flying out of gate 15. We were standing along the wall watching the gate when everyone at gate 15 got up and moved to gate 16. The time for our flight approached and went. We went to Gate 16 and asked when the flight to Louisville would be leaving. "Huh? Sir, that just left. Are you Rob M and Greg K?" <BR/><BR/>"Yes!"<BR/><BR/>"We've been paging you for the past 10 minutes." <BR/><BR/>"We couldn't hear it over Celine Dion and Michael Bolton." <BR/><BR/>So our luggage boarded and we didn't. Rather than that send up a red flag, the plane went on its merry way. <BR/><BR/>Continental was nice enough to issue us vouchers that had absolutely no value to take a flight on another airline. Of course, we didn't discover this until we were 14 miles away at the next terminal. We spent an extra $2000 that day to get home from the business trip. We did get bumped to 1st class though. <BR/><BR/>The jackasses from Continental then said we could use <BR/><BR/>When we explained that we'd been standing along the wall aRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.com