Why do TV shows have dumpy guys married to beautiful wives, and movies have really old dudes married to young women, but it's never the other way around? Rob senses a marketing opportunity.
    


Two Hander

Why movies succeed and why they fail and why the phrase isn't "The name is Smith. James Smith."
    


James Smith

Being a writer is a little bit like being a shepherd: it's quaint, people envy the solitude, but no one's afraid of a shepherd.  
    


Forget the Writer

Rob sets up an email to set up a conference call and then a text to remind himself about it and then a call after the call to talk about what happened on the call. It's called "work" but not much work gets done.
    


Too Many Interactions

What every tired and out-of-material stand up comic does: talk about the differences between New York and Los Angeles -- as if there are any.
    


Listen In

A new rule for keeping a TV audience engaged in a show: you just kill all of the good guys.
    


Sell the House

Unsolicited advice to someone who is more famous and successful than Rob, just like a real journalist.
    


Homework

Attempting the impossible for a writer in the entertainment business -- to be grateful and uncomplaining.
    


No Complaints

Rob finds an old spy manual, filled with ways to sabotage any organization, and notices that all of them are in wide use at every major studio.
    


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