
Last week, when I sat down to watch the fantastic Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip currently hidden away on More4, I was bowled over by a scene of great writing, powerful acting and all-round perfection. The scene in question was Danny Tripp’s (Bradley Whitford – 48 today, happy b’day Brad!) admission of love for Jordan McDeere (Amanda Peet.)
The revelation of emotion was touchingly portrayed and rang true as the passion of a world-weary middle-aged man rather than the soppy gushings of a naïve teenager. The tender moment is yet to crop up on YouTube for me to best demonstrate the impact of it, but here are Danny’s lines (just imagine them being spoken by Bradley.) “I've been married twice before, and I'm a recovering cocaine addict, and I know that's no woman's dream of a man, or a father. Nonetheless, I believe I'm falling in love with you. If you want to run, I understand, but you better get a good head start because I'm coming for you, Jordan.” Isn’t that just amazing?
Hours later those words were still in my head and it made me wonder how it would rank in the pantheon of romantic TV moments. Is it better than when Ross and Rachel finally ended the will-they-won’t-they saga in Friends with “I got off the plane” or when Karl and Susan in Neighbours finally reunited? Maybe Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy’s words of love for Elizabeth Bennet are your number one, or could it be the Tim/ Dawn romance from The Office?
I open the floor to you fellow TV Scoopers and invite you to let us know your top romantic moment on TV. And let’s keep it clean, when I say romance I mean romance and not some nasty, sweaty bedroom antics - this is PG love.
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Chandler and Monica from "Friends" in their candlelit proposal of marriage. When Chandler told Monica: "You make me happier than I ever thought I could be." I'm melting still.