TV was once essential to feeling part of the American family. What happened? The latest sitcom star cancellation breaks the moment I sit down at Joe's Coffee with Rob Long, to discuss what’s going on behind the scenes of showbiz since his days as head writer and producer of Cheers.

Rob Long is the author of Conversations With My Agent and Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke, the syndicated radio show/podcast Martini Shot, co-host of The Ricochet Podcast, writes a column for Commentary Magazine, and is a regular guest on the Greg Gutfeld Show. Since Cheers, he's co-created or executive produced a half dozen shows including George and Leo (starring Bob Newhart), Sullivan & Son, and Kevin Can Wait (starring Kevin James).

Location: Joe's Coffee / West Village, New York City

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Sights:

Being the Ricardos, Jeff Garlin, Roseanne, Jeffrey Tambor, Ted Dansen, Golden Girls, I Love Lucy, Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, John C. Reilly, John Carradine, Miller’s Crossing, John Turtoro, William H. Macy, Getting the Cheers gig, David Suchet, Hercule Poirot