Click here https://sbird.co/40zv3qm and use my code ANSWER55 to get 55% OFF your first month at Scentbird. Currently only available in the US & CA. Where did all the rom coms go? In this video, Sabrina explores the death of the mid-budget studio movie and figures out the future of rom coms. In the process, she learns more about the history of the genre with Scott Meslow, the nature of professional writing with Adam Conover, and writes her own rom com with some friends. SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://www.answerinprogress.com/newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Sabrina Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Melissa Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehlizfern Instagram: http://instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: http://instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Produced by Sabrina Cruz Video Editing by Sabrina Cruz and Joe Trickey Sound Design by Joe Trickey Special Thanks to Tope Babalola: https://www.instagram.com/tope_babalola Adam Conover https://www.instagram.com/adamconover Melissa Fernandes: https://www.instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Khan: https://www.instagram.com/khanstopme Scott Meslow: https://twitter.com/scottmeslow Gregor Reynolds: https://www.instagram.com/gregorreynolds Kariza Santos: null Shanik Tanna: https://www.instagram.com/recess.community Carley Thorne: null MUSIC Epidemic Sound. Get started today using our affiliate link. http://share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress PERFUMES I TRIED THIS MONTH: Not a Perfume by Juliette Has A Gun: https://sbird.co/3QXfB4f Metal Flower EDP by The Harmonist: https://sbird.co/47wWpQ2 Vanilla Black Pepper by Bohoboco: https://sbird.co/40zLEdI Jardins de Misfah by Une Nuit Nomade: https://sbird.co/40CZ20r TIMESTAMPS 00:00 where did all the rom coms go 00:46 did rom coms really die 01:16 finding the most mid rom com for science 01:47 are rom coms really coming back? 02:37 doing research (watching movies) 02:53 am i a video essayist now 05:15 how iron man killed the rom com 05:55 or did he? 06:33 how Netflix saved the rom com 07:56 or did it? 08:06 building the most romantic AI of all time 09:13 thank you to Scentbird - use code ANSWER55 10:42 reviewing the worst rom coms of all time 14:25 why chatGPT is a bad writer 15:20 asking Adam Conover how writing works 16:54 local woman learns how business works 17:55 how do we really save rom coms? 18:25 the power of friendship 20:58 love in the limelight is my favourite rom com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Not everyone one likes romantic comedies. Take this joke for example: Why don't trees like romantic comedies? Because they are too sappy! Leave a comment with the word SAP to let me know you were here ;-)