Robert Greenblatt
Robert Greenblatt
Robert "Bob" Greenblattis an American television executive and currently the chairman of NBC Entertainment...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
diversity proponent shows
I've just always been a proponent of having a lot of diversity in the shows I've done. I just think that's the world we live in.
genre
Comedy is king for me; it's the genre that everyone loves.
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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.
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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.
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SLEEPER CELL became an instant signature show for us and has all the hallmarks of great premium cable. It's relevant, fearless and unlike anything else on television. Unfortunately terrorism is a part of our daily lives and this show is one of the few things in our pop culture to grapple with this subject matter in a realistic way.
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I always thought it was a better fit for a cable network than a broadcast network.
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I think it's an incredibly bold and original show. And if only a small fraction of the loyal audience that's on Fox came to Showtime, it would be one of our highest-rated shows.
equivalent front rating
I think it would be the equivalent of an X rating if it were going in front of the MPAA.
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My dream as a teenager was to run a movie studio, as in the old studio system.
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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.
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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.
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We have to figure out the right deal between the two companies, which is complicated and takes longer than you'd ever imagine.
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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.