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* HeelRealization: After the Red Sox drop to a three-games-to-none deficit in the ALCS, Ben and his buddies are despondent and [[DrowningMySorrows head to a bar]], where they spot several Red Sox players eating dinner as if the world wasn't ending. While his friends chide the Sox for not moping around, Ben looks at it that if they as fans are taking the loss worse than the players who are actually participating in it, maybe it says more about their view on life than theirs, and leaves to go win Lindsey back.
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* HeelRealization: After the Red Sox drop to a three-games-to-none deficit in the ALCS, Ben and his buddies are despondent and [[DrowningMySorrows head to a bar]], where they spot several Red Sox players eating dinner as if the world wasn't ending. While his friends chide the Sox for not moping around, Ben looks at it that if they as fans are taking the loss worse than the players who are actually participating in it, maybe it says more about their the fans' view on life than theirs, the players', and leaves to go win Lindsey back.
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies. The first (British) one was released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and Ruth Gemmill. The second (American) one starred Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore, transplanting the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replacing association football with baseball and Arsenal with the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Boston Red Sox]].
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies. The first (British) one was released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and Ruth Gemmill.Creator/RuthGemmell. The second (American) one starred Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore, transplanting the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replacing association football with baseball and Arsenal with the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Boston Red Sox]].
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies, with one made in Britain and released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and a second adaptation starring Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore which transplanted the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replaced association football with baseball and Arsenal with the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Boston Red Sox]].
In both stories, Firth & Fallon (Paul and Ben, respectively) play obsessed fans of their respective squads and fall in love with Ruth Gemmell & Barrymore (Sarah and Lindsey) and must learn how to strike a balance between their fandom and maintaining a relationship.
In both stories, Firth & Fallon (Paul and Ben, respectively) play obsessed fans of their respective squads and fall in love with Ruth Gemmell & Barrymore (Sarah and Lindsey) and must learn how to strike a balance between their fandom and maintaining a relationship.
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies, with comedies. The first (British) one made in Britain and was released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and a Ruth Gemmill. The second adaptation starring (American) one starred Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore which transplanted Creator/DrewBarrymore, transplanting the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replaced replacing association football with baseball and Arsenal with the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Boston Red Sox]].
In both stories, the Firth& and Fallon characters (Paul and Ben, respectively) play obsessed fans of their respective squads and fall in love with Ruth the Gemmell & and Barrymore characters (Sarah and Lindsey) and must Lindsey), leading them to learn how to strike a balance between their fandom and maintaining a relationship.
In both stories, the Firth
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies, with one made in Britain and released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and a second adaptation starring Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore which transplanted the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replaced football (soccer) with baseball and Arsenal with the Boston Red Sox.
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies, with one made in Britain and released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and a second adaptation starring Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore which transplanted the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replaced association football (soccer) with baseball and Arsenal with the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Boston Red Sox.
Sox]].
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* EveryYearTheyFizzleOut: Hornby was a fan through some of Arsenal's leanest years in terms of trophies won.
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* EveryYearTheyFizzleOut: Hornby was a fan through some of Arsenal's leanest years in terms of trophies won.won, including two eight-year trophy droughts either side of the FA Cup win of 1979.
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Each chapter covers a single match attended between the late 60s and the early 90s, and relates to Hornby's own childhood and life experiences. As much a memoir as a sports book, it was extremely well received and won several awards.
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Each chapter covers a single match attended between the late 60s and the early 90s, and relates to Hornby's own childhood and life experiences. As much a memoir as a sports book, it was extremely well received (at a time when mainstream interest in football was on the rise in Britain following the 1990 World Cup) and won several awards.awards, in addition to spawning a whole sub-genre of football fan memoirs (none of which quite matched this).
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Carla is an entirely reasonable female first name
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-->'''Al Waterman''': You know that little player to be named later? Ben says if it's a boy, they'll name him Ted Williams Wrightman. If it's a girl, [[EmbarrassingFirstName Carla]] [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Yastrzemski]] Wrightman. Let's all pray for a boy.
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-->'''Al Waterman''': You know that little player to be named later? Ben says if it's a boy, they'll name him Ted Williams Wrightman. If it's a girl, [[EmbarrassingFirstName Carla]] Carla [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Yastrzemski]] Wrightman. Let's all pray for a boy.
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies, with one made in Britain and released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and a second adaptation starring Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore which transplanted the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replaced football (soccer) with baseball and Arsenal FC with the Boston Red Sox.
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It has been since adapted into two movies, both romantic comedies, with one made in Britain and released in 1997 which was written by Hornby himself starring Creator/ColinFirth and a second adaptation starring Creator/JimmyFallon and Creator/DrewBarrymore which transplanted the story to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and replaced football (soccer) with baseball and Arsenal FC with the Boston Red Sox.
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''Fever Pitch'' (published in 1992) is author Creator/NickHornby's (''Literature/AboutABoy'', ''Literature/HighFidelity'') first book and is an autobiographical look at being a sports fan and all that entails in the context of growing up supporting Arsenal FC in England.
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''Fever Pitch'' (published in 1992) is author Creator/NickHornby's (''Literature/AboutABoy'', ''Literature/HighFidelity'') first book and is an autobiographical look at being a sports fan and all that entails in the context of growing up supporting [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Arsenal FC FC]] in England.
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corrected spelling of Drew Barrymore's name
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* LoveOverridesTheLaw: In the American version, Drew Berrymore's character runs across Fenway Park in the midst of the 2004 ALCS' Game 4 to prevent Jimmy Fallon's character Ben from signing away lifelong season tickets to his team. Although she is carted off at the end, field security allow a few moments for them.
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* LoveOverridesTheLaw: In the American version, Drew Berrymore's Barrymore's character runs across Fenway Park in the midst of the 2004 ALCS' Game 4 to prevent Jimmy Fallon's character Ben from signing away lifelong season tickets to his team. Although she is carted off at the end, field security allow a few moments for them.
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->All those things you feel for that team? I feel them too -- for ''you''.
-->--'''Fever Pitch''', 2005 adaptation
-->--'''Fever Pitch''', 2005 adaptation
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-->-- '''Fever Pitch''', 2005 adaptation
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Sarah’s pregnancy in the British version is very much a result of this.
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Sarah’s Sarah's pregnancy in the British version is very much a result of this.
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* KavorkaMan: Paul in the British version. He may be played by Colin Firth, but he’s still a socially-awkward {{Manchild}} to the point where it’s hard to see what Sarah sees in him; it’s implied that she only has sex with him out of sympathy (she invites him into her place for “coffee” after what appears to have been a somewhat uninspiring date), the result being a SurprisePregnancy.
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* KavorkaMan: Paul in the British version. He may be played by Colin Firth, but he’s he's still a socially-awkward {{Manchild}} to the point where it’s it's hard to see what Sarah sees in him; it’s it's implied that she only has sex with him out of sympathy (she invites him into her place for “coffee” "coffee" after what appears to have been a somewhat uninspiring date), the result being a SurprisePregnancy.
