Conversations with My Agent (and Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke) - Softcover

Long, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408855828 ISBN 13: 9781408855829

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Barely out of film school, Rob Long struck the jackpot and landed a job on the phenomenally successful TV sitcom, Cheers. However, with the demise of the show, Long was faced with the question, 'Is there life after Cheers?' Mercilessly witty about the daunting process of setting up a new series and getting it on air, these two books tell the absurd tale of what came next.

Getting from pitch to pilot is a tricky path to navigate successfully, from making non-negotiable changes and deal-breaking edits, combined with accommodating the whims of studios, networks and agents, often the finished product ends up a long way from where the script-writer started. With the help of his agent, her constant demands, monstrous salesmanship, brutal irony and unswerving loyalty, Long's career fluctuates from wannabe to player, from award-winning script-writer to burnt out has-been.

And it's all, as he says 'half true'.

About this title

About the Author

Rob Long is a writer and producer in Hollywood. He began his career writing on TV's long-running 'Cheers', and served as co-executive producer in its final season. He has co-written several feature film scripts, including Just a Shot Away, currently in pre-production with a France-based production company. He is a contributing editor of National Review and Newsweek International, and writes occasionally for the Wall Street Journal. His book, Conversations with My Agent, chronicled his early career in television. He serves on the Board of Directors of My Friend's Place, an agency for homeless teens in Hollywood and the American Cinema Foundation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408855828
• ISBN 13: 9781408855829
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384