On Feb 21, 12:57 pm, "Steven L." <sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> trike wrote:
> > On another message board we're talking about mixing genres, and one
> > that's come up is blending Science Fiction with Romantic Comedy.
> > Basically When Harry Met Sally with Star Wars or something. I think
> > Earth Girls Are Easy and Heartbeeps are probably contenders for that
> > mix, but it's been so long since I've seen them that I can't say for
> > sure.
>
> > Can anyone else think of some SF-RomCom hybrids?
>
> Forever Young (1992): A guy in suspended animation for 50 years finally
> awakens and tries to find his old girlfriend.
>
> Kate and Leopold (2001): A baron from the 19th century named Leopold
> travels through time to the 21st century, where he falls in love with
> Kate, a businesswoman in the present era. She already had a present-day
> boyfriend named Stuart. But she falls in love with Leopold. He takes
> her back with him to the 19th century, they get married and live happily
> ever after. The twist is that Stuart turns out to be Leopold's
> great-grandson. That means--you guessed it--Stuart had once made love
> to his own great-grandmother!
>
> --
> Steven L.
> Email: sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Oh yeah, Kate and Leopold, that's a good one. I think Forever Young
doesn't have enough of the zaniness to it to be RomCom, but K&L is a
solid one.
Doug
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