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๐ŸŽง Upfronts, Auspices & Half-Truths

What to learn from how the TV game used to be played

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Time was when networks would land a major star, with the next step finding a writer with โ€œauspicesโ€ โ€” an industry term for somebody proven, with a hit show already on air. The only issue? Those successful writers often couldnโ€™t write. In spite of that, those series sometimes became massive hits. Which is why Rob Long wants to keep optimism alive. After all, as he says, โ€œHey, could work.โ€

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