Martini Shot

Remember the old show business adage, give the people what they want? Rob updates it: just give three million people what they want. The rest of them will be watching home remodeling shows.

The only thing that really matters in the entertainment business isn't how much money an entertainment company has, but how long it's going to last. 

How to make a lot of money investing in the one thing that all humans have in common, the one thing that draws us all together: we're kind of lazy.

Discovering an organizational technique that the Executive Producer of World War II, Dwight Eisenhower, used when he was showrunning that multi-season action series.

Compare the brilliant business moves of Beyoncé to the not-so-brilliant moves of Justin Bieber, but of course both of them are paying attention to the end of the Hollywood monopoly, so both are making money.

How easy it is, apparently, to spend tens of millions of dollars on weird stuff and end up almost broke, and it's nice to know how easy it is to do something Rob can't afford to do.

What happened when Roger Moore died a few weeks ago and set off a firestorm of debate.

Rob talks about a 30-year-old movie and somehow makes it relevant, because the movie is relevant, because the movie makers re-shot the ending.

Rob flies all the way to Cuba to learn, or really, relearn, a lesson about show business.

Why we all wish we could kick people out of our dressing rooms, and also why it would be really great if we all had dressing rooms in the first place.