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  • Too Wordy

    Too Wordy

    In this business, the note always lands, regardless of who’s delivering it

    Rob Long

  • Hollywood’s Employed Unemployeds

    Hollywood’s Employed Unemployeds

    Showbiz runs on the belief that something great is about to happen — true or not

    Rob Long

  • ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and Religion on Screen

    ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and Religion on Screen

    Religion didn’t just disappear from film & TV. It left culture at large

    Rob Long

  • Faith Is So Hot Right Now

    Faith Is So Hot Right Now

    A comedy writer goes to divinity school. But there’s no punchline.

    Rob Long

  • Catherine O’Hara, A Writer’s Dream

    Catherine O’Hara, A Writer’s Dream

    With her, none of the greatness came from what was on the page

    Rob Long

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  • 🎧 It Didn’t Matter That I Was Right

    🎧 It Didn’t Matter That I Was Right

    Why the know-it-all always loses

    Rob Long

  • It Didn’t Matter That I Was Right

    It Didn’t Matter That I Was Right

    Why the know-it-all never wins

    Rob Long

  • 🎧 What Happened to Our Great Parties?

    🎧 What Happened to Our Great Parties?

    Hollywood still throws plenty. It just forgot how to have one

    Rob Long

  • What Happened to Our Great Parties?

    What Happened to Our Great Parties?

    Hollywood still throws plenty. It just forgot how to have one

    Rob Long

  • 🎧 ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz

    🎧 ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz

    Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t

    Rob Long

  • ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz

    ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz

    Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t

    Rob Long

  • 🎧 Quibi: Short Form, Long Regrets

    🎧 Quibi: Short Form, Long Regrets

    All showbiz ideas are terrible until someone does them better

    Rob Long

  • Quibi: Short Form, Long Regrets

    Quibi: Short Form, Long Regrets

    All showbiz ideas are terrible until someone does them better

    Rob Long

  • 🎧 Lucky Enough to Have Too Much

    🎧 Lucky Enough to Have Too Much

    On downsizing, gratitude and helping homeless youth in L.A. this season

    Rob Long

  • Lucky Enough to Have Too Much

    Lucky Enough to Have Too Much

    On downsizing, gratitude and helping homeless youth in L.A. this season

    Rob Long

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The stories — and lessons — after the day’s final shot