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* SeriousBusiness: '''Star Trek'''. Seriously.
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* TalkingToHimself: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Mark (the character) gets yelled at by his cousin in the basketball scene. Mark's cousin is played by Mark (the writer), who is who Mark (the character) is based off of.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on UsefulNotes/LaserDisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of UsefulNotes/{{DVD}}, instead extolling [=LaserDiscs=] incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on UsefulNotes/LaserDisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of UsefulNotes/{{DVD}}, instead extolling [=LaserDiscs=] incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
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->'''Creator/WilliamShatner''': ''I'm not really here. I'm one of the top ten imaginary friends kids have. Just behind John Travolta, Reggie Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett-Majors.''
->'''Mark''': ''Do you wish Rhett never loved Scarlett? Rick didn't have Ilsa or Harry never met Sally? Someone once said it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Succeed or fail, we must make the attempt, it's our nature. Now if it were up to me, as it usually is, I would order this. But its not. Because Claire is right in pointing out the enormous danger potential in any relationship with a man as intelligent but fantastically flaky as Robert. But I must point out the possibilities, the potential, for true love and happiness are equally great. Risk... risk is our business. That's what relationships are all about. That's why we're out there. ''
->'''Mark''': ''Do you wish Rhett never loved Scarlett? Rick didn't have Ilsa or Harry never met Sally? Someone once said it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Succeed or fail, we must make the attempt, it's our nature. Now if it were up to me, as it usually is, I would order this. But its not. Because Claire is right in pointing out the enormous danger potential in any relationship with a man as intelligent but fantastically flaky as Robert. But I must point out the possibilities, the potential, for true love and happiness are equally great. Risk... risk is our business. That's what relationships are all about. That's why we're out there. ''
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->'''Creator/WilliamShatner''': ''I'm not really here. I'm one of the top ten imaginary friends kids have. Just behind John Travolta, Creator/JohnTravolta, Reggie Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett-Majors.''
->'''Mark''': ''Do you wish [[Film/GoneWithTheWind Rhett never lovedScarlett? Scarlett]]? [[Film/{{Casablanca}} Rick didn't have Ilsa Ilsa]] or [[Film/WhenHarryMetSally Harry never met Sally? Sally]]? Someone once said it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Succeed or fail, we must make the attempt, it's our nature. Now if it were up to me, as it usually is, I would order this. But its not. Because Claire is right in pointing out the enormous danger potential in any relationship with a man as intelligent but fantastically flaky as Robert. But I must point out the possibilities, the potential, for true love and happiness are equally great. Risk... risk is our business. That's what relationships are all about. That's why we're out there. ''
->'''Mark''': ''Do you wish [[Film/GoneWithTheWind Rhett never loved
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on LaserDisc.
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-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of DVD, instead extolling [=LaserDiscs=] incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on LaserDisc.
UsefulNotes/LaserDisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence ofDVD, UsefulNotes/{{DVD}}, instead extolling [=LaserDiscs=] incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film.""
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One day they bump into WilliamShatner Creator/WilliamShatner at a bookstore and strike up a friendship. At first they expect Shatner will be able to give them advice and life and love, but they quickly realize that he's just as screwed up as they are.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Marvin]]!
** And [[WillAndGrace Will]]!
** Look, it's that guy from Swingers playing [[{{Expy}} that guy from Swingers]].
** WilliamShatner.
** Alan Spencer, creator of SledgeHammer! Okay, you probably won't recognize him, but it's still cool.
** Hey, it's [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Marvin]]!
** And [[WillAndGrace Will]]!
** Look, it's that guy from Swingers playing [[{{Expy}} that guy from Swingers]].
** WilliamShatner.
** Alan Spencer, creator of SledgeHammer! Okay, you probably won't recognize him, but it's still cool.
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** She gets offended when Mark treats her like a stripper and explains that she's a friend of Rob's whom he asked to do this. The ending shows that she and Mark end up together.
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Mark is a high-strung magazine editor who has no luck with women. His friend Rob has plenty of luck, but he can never keep them around due to his propensity for spending the rent money on special limited edition action figures and first edition [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman]] comics. They're pushing [[LogansRun 30]] and starting to wonder if they'll ever find true love.
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Mark is a high-strung magazine editor who has no luck with women. His friend Rob has plenty of luck, but he can never keep them around due to his propensity for spending the rent money on special limited edition action figures and first edition [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman]] comics. They're pushing [[LogansRun 30]] 30 and starting to wonder if they'll ever find true love.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on Laserdisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of DVD, instead extolling laserdiscs incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of DVD, instead extolling laserdiscs incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on Laserdisc.
LaserDisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of DVD, instead extollinglaserdiscs [=LaserDiscs=] incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
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->'''WilliamShatner''': ''I'm not really here. I'm one of the top ten imaginary friends kids have. Just behind John Travolta, Reggie Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett-Majors.''
->'''Mark''': ''Do you wish Rhett never loved Scarlett? Rick didn't have Ilsa or Harry never met Sally? Someone once said it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Succeed or fail, we must make the attempt, it's our nature. Now if it were up to me, as it usually is, I would order this. But its not. Because Claire is right in pointing out the enormous danger potential in any relationship with a man as intelligent but fantastically flaky as Robert. But I must point out the possibilities, the potential, for true love and happiness are equally great. Risk... risk is our business. That's what relationships are all about. That's why we're out there. ''
''{{Swingers}}'' for geeks.
Mark is a high-strung magazine editor who has no luck with women. His friend Rob has plenty of luck, but he can never keep them around due to his propensity for spending the rent money on special limited edition action figures and first edition [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman]] comics. They're pushing [[LogansRun 30]] and starting to wonder if they'll ever find true love.
One day they bump into WilliamShatner at a bookstore and strike up a friendship. At first they expect Shatner will be able to give them advice and life and love, but they quickly realize that he's just as screwed up as they are.
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!!Examples:
* AdamWesting: William Shatner.
* AutoErotica: While the car is moving. Works okay when the driver is receiving oral sex. When he tries to give it, things go horribly wrong.
* BlackAndNerdy: Eric, who lampshades the lack of other black characters by asking Rob, "Where are all your friends of color?"
* GeekPhysiques: Subverted, kinda. They aren't studly manly-men, but they do shoot hoops for fun.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Mark has this fetish, which Rob satiates by hiring an exotic dancer in green body-paint for his birthday.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Mark and Rob. In a more extreme example, Rob and Sean share women on occasion.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Marvin]]!
** And [[WillAndGrace Will]]!
** Look, it's that guy from Swingers playing [[{{Expy}} that guy from Swingers]].
** WilliamShatner.
** Alan Spencer, creator of SledgeHammer! Okay, you probably won't recognize him, but it's still cool.
* NerdsAreVirgins: Averted with Rob, who has no trouble bedding women, though he fails relationships forever. Mark has a sex life, but he describes it as "''8 1/2 Weeks'' -- Fellini meets ''Psycho''." Played straight with Dan, who uses pickup lines like "Wrote my number in case you feel like docking at my moonbase some evening." There's also Schweiger, who's signed up for dating services and claims, "Thirty-two years, man, and the only bush I've seen has been in my front yard."
* OneHourWorkWeek: Averted. Mark is shown working on Saturday night. When a friend drops in and asks him to go clubbing, he declines because he has a deadline to meet. When Rob leaves work early for a date, he gets fired.
* TalkingToHimself: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Mark (the character) gets yelled at by his cousin in the basketball scene. Mark's cousin is played by Mark (the writer), who is who Mark (the character) is based off of.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on Laserdisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of DVD, instead extolling laserdiscs incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
->'''Mark''': ''Do you wish Rhett never loved Scarlett? Rick didn't have Ilsa or Harry never met Sally? Someone once said it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Succeed or fail, we must make the attempt, it's our nature. Now if it were up to me, as it usually is, I would order this. But its not. Because Claire is right in pointing out the enormous danger potential in any relationship with a man as intelligent but fantastically flaky as Robert. But I must point out the possibilities, the potential, for true love and happiness are equally great. Risk... risk is our business. That's what relationships are all about. That's why we're out there. ''
''{{Swingers}}'' for geeks.
Mark is a high-strung magazine editor who has no luck with women. His friend Rob has plenty of luck, but he can never keep them around due to his propensity for spending the rent money on special limited edition action figures and first edition [[ComicBook/TheSandman Sandman]] comics. They're pushing [[LogansRun 30]] and starting to wonder if they'll ever find true love.
One day they bump into WilliamShatner at a bookstore and strike up a friendship. At first they expect Shatner will be able to give them advice and life and love, but they quickly realize that he's just as screwed up as they are.
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!!Examples:
* AdamWesting: William Shatner.
* AutoErotica: While the car is moving. Works okay when the driver is receiving oral sex. When he tries to give it, things go horribly wrong.
* BlackAndNerdy: Eric, who lampshades the lack of other black characters by asking Rob, "Where are all your friends of color?"
* GeekPhysiques: Subverted, kinda. They aren't studly manly-men, but they do shoot hoops for fun.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Mark has this fetish, which Rob satiates by hiring an exotic dancer in green body-paint for his birthday.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Mark and Rob. In a more extreme example, Rob and Sean share women on occasion.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Marvin]]!
** And [[WillAndGrace Will]]!
** Look, it's that guy from Swingers playing [[{{Expy}} that guy from Swingers]].
** WilliamShatner.
** Alan Spencer, creator of SledgeHammer! Okay, you probably won't recognize him, but it's still cool.
* NerdsAreVirgins: Averted with Rob, who has no trouble bedding women, though he fails relationships forever. Mark has a sex life, but he describes it as "''8 1/2 Weeks'' -- Fellini meets ''Psycho''." Played straight with Dan, who uses pickup lines like "Wrote my number in case you feel like docking at my moonbase some evening." There's also Schweiger, who's signed up for dating services and claims, "Thirty-two years, man, and the only bush I've seen has been in my front yard."
* OneHourWorkWeek: Averted. Mark is shown working on Saturday night. When a friend drops in and asks him to go clubbing, he declines because he has a deadline to meet. When Rob leaves work early for a date, he gets fired.
* TalkingToHimself: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Mark (the character) gets yelled at by his cousin in the basketball scene. Mark's cousin is played by Mark (the writer), who is who Mark (the character) is based off of.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Mark and his friends are avid collectors of movies on Laserdisc.
-->'''Mark Altman (Writer/Producer)''': "[W]e refused to even acknowledge the existence of DVD, instead extolling laserdiscs incessantly throughout the film, [a format] which was already in its death throes, a decision which dates the movie worse than any other decision we made on that film."
