Martini Shot

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CFIT May 29, 2013

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We learn the nice way to pass on a television pilot, and a soothing term for a plane crash. A controlled flight into terrain. A perfect show business euphemism...

The Brass Teapot May 22, 2013

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The three things that make a great movie producer: lots of money, an impulsive nature, and an irrational mind. Those last two tend to be a drain on the first.

Good Webster May 15, 2013

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What happens when the world wide web meets the old television business, or what Rob Long calls, the world wide Webster.

A Sudden and Calamitous Event May 08, 2013

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We take two million dollars and we give it to forty eight people we find on Hollywood Boulevard. Or, as some call it, we focus group a pilot.

Paint the Set May 01, 2013

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We repaint a set instead of doing what we need to do, which is rewrite the scene. But repainting is easier because somebody else has to do it.

What We Need Apr 24, 2013

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On today’s Martini Shot, I sell a series without a script starring an actor who doesn’t even know the project exists. In other words, it’s pilot season.

Here's a Test Apr 17, 2013

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Rob Long makes demographically undesirable references and attempt to appeal to the young people on the Facebook website.

Sweat Act Apr 10, 2013

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Rob complains about other writers who complain about other writers, and decries the pettiness of his colleagues in a really petty way.

Close Call Apr 03, 2013

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An actor throws a big party to watch his television debut. What he doesn't know is, he's been cut from the show. Humiliation, as always, makes the best comedy.

So Great to See You Mar 27, 2013

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I handle my powerful enemies in the best Hollywood way: I wait like a coward until they’re fired, and then I pounce.