Dimensions of Compatibility
June 26th, 2009Here’s a story idea for a half-hour comedy, which focuses on a relationship between a married couple, something along the lines of “Mad About You.”
In the opening sequence the couple are sitting in the living room, drinking coffee, perhaps looking through the paper. Better yet, the husband is reading the paper and the wife is checking Facebook. In doing so, she comes across a comment from one of her friends who has been dating a guy she met through an online dating service that helps people connect through “dimensions of compatibility.” This incident leads them into a conversation about the nature of compatibility, which eventually leads them to registering themselves on one of those online sites to see if they would end up on each others compatibility radar. Of course, the conflict and the humor of the story is that they don’t.
The rest of the episode is spent with them processing their supposed incompatibility, the nature of love, and specifically their connection with one another. They finally come to a place where they realize that though much can be said about what contributes to a good relationship, and much can be said about the nature of love, there is always some part that transcends identification, and whatever that is, they have it in spades.
Does anyone see the potential humor in this? Can you think of specific exchanges this couple might have either as they discover their supposed incompatibility, or as they try to make sense of their relationship?














It’s summer and I wanted to do something different. Besides, I’ve noticed that my hair is thinning, and so, in case I go bald, or get that horseshoe look, I have to know I have options.