Humphrey Bogart couldn’t have had any idea that Rick Blaine's line would be remembered more than six decades after Casablanca’s 1942 release. But it is. Seeing two men forge a platonic bond and build on it is a theme that never gets old. Today, such bonds are examined in new ways, giving filmmakers, television producers and viewers a renewed perspective on friendships between males. The “I love you, man” sentiment has never sounded so sweet, sincere or, in many cases, amusing. The Apatow School of Bromance No matter how much critique Judd Apatow receives for the gratuitous nudity and potty humor featured in his films, it must be acknowledged that his understanding of the bromance concept is nothing short of brilliant. From the “You know how I know you’re gay?” discussion in The 40-Year-Old Virgin to the loving exchange at the end of Superbad, Apatow nails the awkward yet wonderful feeling of affection between two men. Thanks to Apatow and his contemporaries, viewers everywhere became more comfortable with the concept. Apatow had a hand in bringing the phenomenon to television with his underrated efforts in situation comedy, Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Now, networks capitalize on his idea and renew its potential for humor on a weekly basis. Guy Love on the Small Screen How I Met Your Mother, arguably the best multi-camera sitcom on television today, examines the dynamics of both opposite-gender and same-sex friendships. The latter often receives more emphasis as Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) play the respective roles of loving husband, hopeless romantic and womanizing bachelor. These are familiar archetypes but rarely do all three interact. The differing perspectives lend to more depth of interaction, comic relief and heartfelt moments of understanding. How I Met Your Mother feels real, but sometimes, the bizarre friendships are just as appealing. Community, one of the best comedies to come about in the 2000s, spends at least five minutes each week on the bromance of Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) and Troy Barnes (Don Glover). These two are all about the wackiness factor of guy love. They perceive others as jealous of their close friendship, which is solidified by such strangeness as producing short films while dressed as pop culture icons, composing rap songs in Spanish and discussing everything from how to properly imitate Christian Bale as Batman to the finer points of crossword puzzle completion. Naturally, they’re not the only ones. It would be a shame to leave Christopher Turk (Donald Faison) and John “J.D.” Dorian (Zach Braff) off the list; they even devoted a song to their bromance in Scrubs’ “My Musical.” And the terrific Flight of the Conchords is built on the fumbling interactions between the two members of a New Zealand novelty band, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie. But the term “bromance” does not apply strictly to comedy.
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