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‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ Romantic Comedy in the Works
Some books make great movies. Will this one?
When I think of the popular pregnancy book What to Expect When You’re Expecting, I think of toasted wheat germ and dessert shame — and that really bad suggestion that husbands ask their pregnant wives whether a cookie is really in the best interest of the baby.
A few Hollywood producers, however, think romantic comedy. Lionsgate has confirmed that the millions-sold pregnancy book, which brought countless pregnant women the depressing “The Best Odds Diet,” will be turned into a romantic comedy.
A movie, people. A MOVIE!
Studio representatives told Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch that it’ll be a Love Actually/Valentine’s Day style film, weaving vignettes of pregnant couples and the nine months they’ll grow closer and — against the wishes of the author-doctors Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel — bigger together.
I’m trying to imagine the scene where, at the recommendation of the authors, a husband with a raging sweet-tooth hides in a closet to eat pie rather than spur such a dangerous craving in his wife. How subtle the restaurant scene will be — “take this away,” the big-bellied mama commands the waiter with the bread basket. “Not enough whole grains!”
PopWatch thinks Don Draper should be part of the cast. I say get Amy Poehler’s agent on the phone! PopWatch also wants Jane Lynch to be a pregnant lesbian, but me? I want her to play the confidence-undermining, diet-restricting, thigh-hating Dr. Murkoff.
Following a scandalous fried chicken dinner six months into my first pregnancy, I threw WTEWYE across the room and never looked at it again. I’ve advised friends against the restrictive and, frankly, infantalizing advice ever since.
That said: this movie? Oh yes, I’ll be there. Bucket of popcorn in one hand, jar of toasted wheat germ in the other.
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[...] Jacobs writes, in her hilarious piece about the adaptation of best-selling pregnancy bible, What To Expect When You’re Expecting for the big screen, that the concept seems more appropriate for the “horror” genre than [...]
What To Expect When You're Expecting AKA Call The Doctor, Your Whole Family Is Dying | Being Pregnant commented on Oct 29 10 at 10:03 am[...] Jacobs writes, in her hilarious piece about the adaptation of best-selling pregnancy bible, What To Expect When You’re Expecting for the big screen, that the concept seems more appropriate for the “horror” genre than the [...]
What To Expect When You’re Expecting AKA Call The Doctor, Your Whole Family Is Dying « princesspipersmama commented on Jun 10 11 at 7:57 pmAmy commented on Oct 27 10 at 3:54 pm: )
ann05 commented on Oct 27 10 at 5:47 pmThat book is the worst. If they were truly interpreting the tone of it correctly it would be a horror movie meant to terrify pregnant women.
Shawn Tassone, MD commented on Oct 27 10 at 10:23 pmI am amazed that they are writing a movie about this book that has such mixed reviews. We wrote a book on the myths and superstitions of pregnancy called “Hands Off My Belly! The Pregnant Woman’s Survival Guide to Myths Mothers and Moods and it addresses many of the fears WTE delivers. Our book is for sale on Amazon and at our website http://www.handsoffmybellyguide.com
Elendy commented on Oct 28 10 at 12:45 pmAs much as I hate to claim these ladies as one of my own, I believe they are actually nurses not doctors.
Linda commented on Oct 28 10 at 1:08 pmI’ve grown to hate this book (and their others) over the years.
k annie commented on Oct 28 10 at 5:18 pmbut it would be awesome if the costuming and props following the first editon–maternity tent and a rocking chair.
MnMama commented on Oct 28 10 at 8:59 pmI rushed out to buy this book as soon as I received the positive on the pregnancy test. I wish I had saved my money for diapers. If you find a good OB by getting recommendations from friends and neighbors, you will do just fine with your pregnancy. No need to purchase a book like this. I will not be seeing this movie.
bob commented on Oct 29 10 at 8:35 amI really can’t see a romantic comedy in the contents or style of this book, so I imagine they’re just going to borrow the clever title and benefit from the name recognition.
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I found this book to be decent as a general reference, for specific questions, but I would advise against reading it cover-to-cover unless you want to worry yourself to pieces (it might better be titled “What to Expect When You’re Expecting the Worst.”)
The second book, “…The First Year” was much more useful to us, because we had little experience with children and little in the way of family nearby for help and advice. You can only pester your Pediatrician with so many questions.
“…Toddler Years” has been less helpful, maybe because we’ve gained some experience and maybe because generalizations are becoming less applicable.
Rosana commented on Nov 01 10 at 2:15 pmWorthless book. I only read a few pages and realized I had other more important things to do before having my baby :)
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