Movies Are Fake

George Wilson

Your romcom is better than the ones from Hollywood.

awgiedawgie

But Jeph already <i>does</i> write one. It's 5 days a week. It's just not animated (or live action).

Stephen Wells

I know it's shallow, but I am quietly pleased that each of them has noticed that the other is pretty :)

Andrew Tate

This is so damn cute.

Some Ed

I think Jeph can't watch them because he knows what they *should* be, but aren't, as demonstrated by the fact that QC is more what they *should* be.

Bagge

"Have you ever taken someone up on it? *hopeful smile* Your line is: "Well, dinner with me wouldn't be boring"

Niskara

I think the perfect date would be to go see a movie then go to dinner. That was, you have something to talk about over dinner

Geo (Overand)

Oh man, likewise! Plus, the plot of most of them is "if you're a dude and a woman doesn't like you, find a unique way to pester her for a while; she'll give in eventually!" I blame Woody Allen.

I can't watch romantic comedies because I'm polyamorous and all the crises seem really easy to solve lol

Thomas Halpin

Here we see two distinctly different reactions to being called pretty in casual conversation.

Mike Rodgers

Oh god. All these years I've been poking fun at romcoms and then I realise I've been paying to read one for years. :-D

Joseph Bonnar

THIS is why I throw money at Jeph. THIS. Right here. KEEP WRITING JEPH AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!

Kriss Pang

QC is humanistic and (usually except when Faye's cracking a joke) wholesome, even if I have to suspend my disbelief :)

Andrew

A Jeph-written romcom would be fantastic! None of this 20min/wk network tv crap, it’ll be 1min scenes every 2-3 days with at least 1 squee-inducing moment per episode please.

kwixote

But you, Jeph, write a *thoughtful* romcom, aware of precisely the way these sorts of real-life facts impinge on movie fantasy.

Celine Chamberlin

There is a (Christmas) romcom that came out last year for queer women, if that helps. It's called "Seasons of Love" and can be found at the Tello Films site. No trans or poly stuff but it's a good movie.

awgiedawgie

I can't watch romcoms because they're so obviously unrealistic. QC, with all its sapient AI robots, is still more believable than almost any romcom.

awgiedawgie

You mean that's just <i>now</i> occurred to you?

Tudza

Sure you can watch them. You ought to. That's like saying, "I write novels so I can't read novels." I know that's a thing because more than one author I've read said that's weird and counter productive in their "How to write good stuff." articles. Now do you want to watch them, that's another question entirely.

Sandrock

Considering romantic comedies are used to reinforce gender, sex, and sexual orientation norms, they are indeed fake. Where is my trans poly lesbian movie at UwU

JD

So wait, does that mean she's never...

Miyaa

And here I thought the romance part was the one between Hercules, Melon, and Yay.

Nulgar

If they do, that'd be my cue to turn around and walk away :3

Adam Friedlander

QC isn't a romantic comedy because it is 1. actually romantic and 2. actually funny

Bailey Tighe

If you're in the minority, count me in. We'll fight to make it the majority!

Anthony Gaglianese

I can't wait for the Singularity so I can uave pretty AI girls to reject me, too.

Andrew Mitchell

Jeph, this is better than any romcom!

runrin

please please please please please please please please please please

Tamara Macadam

"basically write one" dude you absolutely write one

Carl Fink

Do people still ask for numbers? I'm old, it seems natural to me, but surely now they ask for Intstagram or Tik Tok handles?

at0m

THAT takes me back, holy shit

Ted Van Roekel

That's no ship, it's a speedboat!

Dave, Duke of Fridges

Wow I ship it. Friendship or relationship I absolutely do not care but I'm here for it

Katrina Urmson

I realize I’m in the minority here, but I’m really enjoying watching Brun work through making a friend.

Grace Kieser

Wait, is this a fast moving ship? Has the rest of QC made me think Jeph is only capable of years long buildups? What year is it!?

Robert Gibson

Brun is adorable

Love this

Hope

i think of this more a soap opera and have often referred to this as "my stories" because i am MY MOTHER