Here are all the rom-coms that 'The Mindy Project's wonderful season 4 premiere referenced
Mindy learned the hard way the consequences of "be careful what you wish for" (it's OK Mindy, we never read any of those books about it either). But in a season premiere on The Mindy Project's new home Hulu, Mindy got to see what her life would be like if she fell in love with someone other than Danny Castellano -- and the only man who could do the job is Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Half of the episode takes place in a dream sequence where an awful Mindy is married to an equally awful and charming JGL, who is a producer of duh, Mindy's favorite show, The Real Housewives of New York. No Mindy, you didn't break into Mariah Carey's penthouse again, this is your "what-could-have-been life." Just think It's a Wonderful Life but with more sex and hilarity. Like these great romantic comedies:
While You Were Sleeping
This one was a given, except no one was in a coma and Mindy wasn't lying to a guy's family about being his fiancee. Though maybe that was Danny's job, what with his pasta of ulterior motives.
http://amusementforme.tumblr.com/post/129128949003
Sliding Doors
What if Danny had never kissed Mindy? Well, she would have become a kind of terrible person, thanks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Matt Sherman. But she's still cooler (and better dressed -- damn, Mindy that dress!) than Freida Pinto.
http://gifthetv.tumblr.com/post/129155282269
13 Going on 30
That almost-cheating scene with Mark Duplass' (hey Brendan Deslaurier, we missed you!) was ripped right out of that scene in 13 Going on 30. A movie that Mindy also references except that she says she's ... 26. Riiiiight.
And Mindy!! A cheater? How could you, and on JGL?!
http://teddywestside.tumblr.com/post/129152413109
Notting Hill
Because Mindy's just a girl. Standing in front of a boy. Asking him to love her. In the most Mindy way possible (plus rain kissing).
But OK, all of these rom-com references pale compared to this moment:
http://lovefortelevision.tumblr.com/post/129131614887