Rob Long

*very old

RT @TheAnkler: Turns out, Upfronts weren't invented for networks to make musical numbers and short films, according to @rcbl https://t.co/B…

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RT @Commentary: The way show business is supposed to work is this: You work hard on a project for many months—or even years—and after putti…

RT @TheAnkler: Why are there 23432899 streaming services? It all started when Netflix realized they couldn't just license other people's sh…

RT @TheAnkler: Why is streaming the show you want to watch as complicated as buying a product behind glass at CVS, ponders @rcbl. No wonder…

Thanks!!

Miranda Bailey @mirandambailey

“Show business works best when it’s taking crazy risks. Not when it’s trying for a safer way. “ another gem from Rob Long. ⁦@rcbl⁩ https://t.co/HFRadnQRgB

RT @TheAnkler: After a therapeutic garage sale, @rcbl proposes Hollywood needs a swap meet of its own: offer up titles like James Bond or…

RT @Commentary: Making a big-budget movie is in many ways a very old-fashioned kind of manufacturing operation, but from Charlie Chaplin to…

RT @TheAnkler: .@rcbl proposes a new local lexicon to help capture this moment in the industry where schadenfreude is giving way to another…

"Mid-life"

The Ankler @TheAnkler

Mid-life, @rcbl has gone back to school: Princeton Theological Seminary. But he's not leaving Hollywood behind. He ponders bridging the secular and ecclesiastical divide by showing up to his next meeting in a priest’s collar to watch what happens https://t.co/ekfFcuXokX https://t.co/HELfGQuabY

RT @TheAnkler: Mid-life, @rcbl has gone back to school: Princeton Theological Seminary. But he's not leaving Hollywood behind. He ponders b…

RT @TheAnkler: Now that the James Bond franchise has been wrested away from its legendarily impossible owners, the Broccolis, @rcbl can’t h…

In defense of AI, sort of:

Commentary Magazine @Commentary

Type into the Amazon search bar these words, “Screenwriting format story structure guide,” and you’ll be treated to dozens and dozens of books, each offering a definitive set of rules for writing a “hit” screenplay. @rcbl https://t.co/vgqvLTut5m

RT @Commentary: Type into the Amazon search bar these words, “Screenwriting format story structure guide,” and you’ll be treated to dozens…

RT @TheAnkler: Turns out, the difference between producer and garbage collector? Small than you think, says @rcbl https://t.co/yTpFn3pCcp h…

RT @TheAnkler: It's easy to say you're "not like the other streamers". Until you find a modicum of success. This week, @rcbl reflects on no…