Martini Shot

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When you’re filming a movie or a television show, when it’s the last shot of the day, the first assistant director will call out, “This is the Martini Shot!” I call these stories “Martini Shots” because they’re exactly the kinds of stories we tell — and lessons we learn — after we’ve wrapped for the day. - Rob Long theankler.com

11月13日

Should You Write TV With Friends or Strangers?

A TV writers room can be a cranky, hostile place. Rob Long and his colleagues spend their days arguing over which story beats to keep, whose joke is funnier, and what to order for lunch. But is it better when that chaos happens with people you’ve worked with before or strangers? An academic study gave Rob the answer. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler or apply to The Ladder, a new members-only hub for early career entertainment professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 分钟
11月6日

What to Say About What Just Happened

The next few weeks are going to be tough, a little bit like being force-fed goat cheese if you are Rob Long. So in this current toxic political environment, or really in any uncomfortable situation forced upon you, Rob has some simple advice. Use the word ‘huh’ — the one magic word that saves you from further confrontation. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler or apply to The Ladder, a new members-only hub for early career entertainment professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 分钟
10月30日

Let Them See You Sweat

The Ankler recently launched The Ladder, a hub for early career entertainment professionals, which has Rob Long wondering one thing: What are these people thinking? Gone are the days where a 24-year-old like Rob could come to L.A. and months later be staffed on a show like Cheers, or make a lot of money specializing in just story beats or jokes. Today, you have to be a “multi-hyphenate,” or, to put it in Rob’s old Hollywood lingo, a “sweat act” — able to do a little bit of everything. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler or apply to The Ladder, a new members-only hub for early career entertainment professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 分钟
10月23日

'I'm Working on a Cancer Comedy'

A normal person, when a friend tells them about their broke dad with cancer, think this is a sad story; this poor guy; how can I help? Not Rob Long. He latches on to the part of the story about the dad having to move in with his New-Age vegan daughter to be closer to the hospital, and begins to wonder could this be a pitch? Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler or apply to The Ladder, a new members-only hub for early career entertainment professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 分钟
10月16日

Botox and Fillers

We perform plastic surgery on a lot of things in Hollywood — even history. Say you’ve got an amazing true story about the highest-ranking woman in the mafia, as Rob Long once did, but you don’t know how many people she killed. Why not make it lots of them? Now it’s not quite true, it’s “based on true events,” but good enough. As Rob can attest, there’s not a story in the world — true or not — that couldn’t use a little Botox. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 分钟
10月9日

Sell the House

Like many writers, Rob Long enjoys opining on writing more than actual writing. There’s no greater procrastination than, say, teaching a class on “maintaining focus.” Meanwhile, there are other writers at their computers, getting ideas out the door that are getting pitched first. Which may be when it’s time for procrastinators to turn to the best TV writing hack of all time: Sell the house. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 分钟
10月2日

Indiana...Smith? Or Jones?

Indiana Smith didn’t sound quite right to Spielberg and Lucas, so they changed it to Indiana Jones — and the rest is history. You never know what’s going to work and what’s going to fail. Or why. That’s part of what makes notes, a pillar of Rob Long’s existence, so tricky. Because sometimes you should play ball with what a network wants. But other times you might need to pull a Sinatra: “My Way.” Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 分钟
9月25日

You Must Answer the Questions About Feet

It’s not easy being blunt in Hollywood, with a lot of time spent dancing around the truth. Is a network or studio actually interested in the pitch? How much money are they willing to pay? That’s why it’s worth remembering the fan letter an actress friend of Rob Long’s received, where the sender was less invested in her career than making sure she answered his more prurient podiatry queries. After all, someone has to ask for what you want, get to the point and keep everyone focused on the important things, which is how Rob finds himself praising, yes, his agent. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Greatest Podcast Ever

9月19日

Andocaravan

This is the Greatest Podcast Ever Made. It’s so good I listen to it on 1.0x speed. Rob is a national treasure….however, I have notes…..this content is so good I want more, maybe bring in another writer, a “Rob Long” type who can fill out the show with some more material, maybe two shows a week, maybe 15 minute shows?
Was Hoping for More Recipes with Sparrows

3月29日

trfall

Just what the title says. Still, I give it 5 *s.
Great insights with Twist

1月31日

CAC2020

I love the insights for writing & production. Rob’s stories make feel like I’m not alone. It’s my little Therapy Session.
The Best Available

2023/12/22

xyzzy able

Rob Long (who thinks he’s a curmudgeon) seems to always both give me a chuckle and lift my spirits. I look forward to the drop of Martini Shot every week, just to listen to a master story teller at work. Many thanks for your wonderful work.

When you’re filming a movie or a television show, when it’s the last shot of the day, the first assistant director will call out, “This is the Martini Shot!” I call these stories “Martini Shots” because they’re exactly the kinds of stories we tell — and lessons we learn — after we’ve wrapped for the day. - Rob Long theankler.com

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Martini Shot

Should You Write TV With Friends or Strangers?

What to Say About What Just Happened

Let Them See You Sweat

'I'm Working on a Cancer Comedy'

Botox and Fillers

Sell the House

Indiana...Smith? Or Jones?

You Must Answer the Questions About Feet

The Greatest Podcast Ever

Was Hoping for More Recipes with Sparrows

Great insights with Twist

The Best Available

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Should You Write TV With Friends or Strangers?

What to Say About What Just Happened

Let Them See You Sweat

'I'm Working on a Cancer Comedy'

Botox and Fillers

Sell the House

Indiana...Smith? Or Jones?

You Must Answer the Questions About Feet

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The Greatest Podcast Ever

Was Hoping for More Recipes with Sparrows

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