Robert Greenblatt
Robert Greenblatt
Robert "Bob" Greenblattis an American television executive and currently the chairman of NBC Entertainment...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
audience audiences equity pickup remain responds signature success
When we have this much equity in a show, and the audience responds as rabidly as they did this year, it's a big success for us. This is and will remain one of our signature shows. A pickup was a no-brainer.
equivalent front rating
I think it would be the equivalent of an X rating if it were going in front of the MPAA.
butcher cut decided equivalent figure rather work
I think it would be the equivalent of an X rating. And rather than try to figure out how to cut it and make it work for us, we decided it's probably better not to butcher Takashi's vision.
compelling drama knew watching
We knew that once our subscribers started watching this compelling drama they would be hooked.
biggest business concert music thrilled usher
Usher is, without question, the biggest thing in the music business right now, and we're thrilled he wanted to do his live concert with us.
broadcast cable fit network
I always thought it was a better fit for a cable network than a broadcast network.
event felt relevant special television themes whose
We felt that 'Sleeper Cell' is a special television event whose themes have never been more relevant than they are today,
interested work
We're very interested in making it work for us.
deal figure longer takes
We have to figure out the right deal between the two companies, which is complicated and takes longer than you'd ever imagine.
people
Look, we're all for controversy and doing things that make people feel uncomfortable; it's a part of who we are.
dream run studio teenager
My dream as a teenager was to run a movie studio, as in the old studio system.
accepted audiences becoming characters family love struggle ways work
These characters are becoming more accepted once audiences see that they live, love, yearn, get hurt, struggle with family and love and their work in the same ways as everyone else.
broadcast cable mainstream shows subject tend
The shows you can do in cable are just more buzzworthy and are about subject matter that's more unusual or dark. And broadcast shows tend to be more mainstream or middle-of-the-road.
closing productive shy step
We're having productive conversations with Twentieth, but we're a step shy of closing a deal.