Martini Shot

Rob gives out some advice to young writers that makes their life easier and their work better, but unfortunately costs them half of their pay.

Rob discovers the secret to long-running success: make sure your co-stars never go below their contractually-mandated weight.

Rob tells a joke and plays a joke and get one played on him.  The first two, he thinks, are funny.  For some reason that last one isn’t.

The only business that’s falling apart faster than Hollywood is politics.  Couldn’t happen to nicer folks.

Some actors give up their dreams of stardom and move out of Los Angeles, only to discover there’s more work available in Hollywood when you don’t live in Hollywood.

Rob learns the difference between new, old, and really old. It’s okay to be new and to be really old. In the middle, not so much.

Rob manages to do something most writers in Hollywood cannot do: he actually enjoys another writer’s successful television show.

Rob tells someone with a lot of big problems that can’t be fixed that they have only one small problem that can. In other words, he follows the Fix It Rule.

On this week's Martini Shot, Rob fails an essential job interview question to work for Peter Thiel’s venture fund. Or, for that matter, to have a hit television show. It’s the same question.

On this week's Martini Shot, Rob is not hired to play himself. He don’t have the chops, apparently.

Rob learns that some people only hear what they want to hear, and some people never hear what they want to hear. The effect is the same: people get mad at him.

Rob gets inspired to come up with really creative and fresh ideas. The inspiration came from his accountant.

This week, Rob remembers the moment that Robin Williams threw eggs in the air and told them to "Fly. Be Free."

Rob gives you the tick tock on events in the media space. Which is what he always does, but now he's using hipper lingo.

Rob learns that in show business, if you try to be nice, you won’t get any credit, but if you don’t try, it’ll be worse. As usual, this applies beyond show business.

This week, Rob tells you the secret to having a hit TV show: the audience has to know when it’s on.

Rob talks about two of the more popular names for girl babies today – Katniss and Khaleesi. If those names mean nothing to you, you need to watch more TV.

This week, Rob searches Spotify for a song called “Wiggle” and gets some interesting songs to listen to.

Today, for the first time ever, Rob attempts to monetize Martini Shot, and even monetize this promo, by reminding everyone that my two books have been republished in one volume and are available on Amazon and fine bookstores everywhere.

Rob learns a lesson from a highly competitive, brutally honest nine year-old. As if there’s any other kind.