So it seems to me, that not only are romantic comedies increasingly unoriginal and predictable (I’ve ranted about this before), but they seem to be ripping off old episodes of “Friends.”

“Made of Honor” had exactly the same premise as the episode where Rachel decides she really does love Ross. He’s in china on a business trip and she goes to the airport to meet him. Only he’s met and fallen in love with Julie, who becomes a fixture at central perk. Rachel is left smiling through gritted teeth.

And in “What Happens in Vegas,” Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz get drunk in Vegas and get married, much to their alarm the next morning. Ross and Rachel did the same thing when they were in Vegas.

Obviously I watch too many re-runs, maybe I should write a screenplay about a dorky paleontologist and his five best friends. That would be original!