Rom-coms are box office gold but terribly difficult to write. Romantic love is a mainstay of soapies, while thwarted desire drives dozens of cop and crime shows. What happens when a band of Australian writers turn a professional eye on passion?
From the moment John Collee (Happy Feet, Master and Commander) said that romantic love is essentially ridiculous and slightly crazy, and asked Debra Oswald, Jacqueline Perske and Craig Pearce whether they believe in it, we knew this was not going to be a traditional panel discussion.
