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 ».
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