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Roger's Dialogue Channeling Billy Wilder Films

My favorite part of the show has always been Roger's dry, cynical wit. It occured to me while watching the elevator scene in 302 that the writers are channeling Billy Wilder and his co-screenwriter I. A. L Diamond. If you think about some of the writing in Some Like It Hot or The Fortune Cookie you may see a resemblance. In fact that exchange way back between Joan and Roger discussing the film The Apartment (written by Wilder and Diamond) has Roger spouting dialogue that could well be recited by Wilder favorite, Walter Matthau. "We don't even have a dog." And of course the Roger and Peggy exchange is in an elevator, where much of the action takes place in The Apartment.

Posted by NeverNotTasty
August 25, 2009 1:18am

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By Dry Manhattan on August 25, 2009 1:32 AM


.....They passed that poor girl around like a tray of canapes.....

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By zabadu on August 25, 2009 10:47 AM

Great call NNT. You're absolutely right.

"Ever get three sheets and try this on?"

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By Auburn Annie on August 25, 2009 7:47 PM

If you're going to channel, do it from the greats!