Robert Greenblatt
Robert Greenblatt
Robert "Bob" Greenblattis an American television executive and currently the chairman of NBC Entertainment...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
running writing creative
Every so often, it's time to make a change with a showrunner. You evaluate the creative and how the show is run and how the writing staff works, and sometimes you want to freshen the show. We just decided that it was time to do that on Community, and no disrespect to anyone.
beauty cable program
The beauty of cable is you could program for 18-year-old twins and get a hit show on cable.
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.
approach dangerous exactly inherently seemed
It seemed like exactly the right thing for us. It was something that was inherently dangerous and edgy, and we had to approach it in the right way, but we never shied away from it.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
dream run studio teenager
My dream as a teenager was to run a movie studio, as in the old studio system.
people
Look, we're all for controversy and doing things that make people feel uncomfortable; it's a part of who we are.
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.
I have throbbing headaches about a lot of things, and Howard Stern isn't one of them.