Robert Greenblatt
American executive and former chairperson of NBCWikipedia
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Oct 7, 2026
Cy VorisGUEST
It was just Ethan and I and the network.
Cy VorisGUEST
And the network, Showtime, at the time being it was run by Bob Greenblatt and Gary Levine, they were essentially the studio.
Cy VorisGUEST
So it was one-stop shopping.
Cy VorisGUEST
One of the problems you get with almost every other project, there, there's so many cooks in the kitchen.
Charlie RoseHOST
I mean, how did they get you to do all this hard work?
Dolly PartonGUEST
Actually, it was about four and a half years ago now, uh, that Bob Greenblatt, who produced the show, and Pat Resnick, who wrote the book and also had written the original movie 30 years ago-
Charlie RoseHOST
Yeah
Dolly PartonGUEST
... with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and myself, they came to me-
Mark ReierNARRATOR
The X of it all is an annoying phrase that has started creeping into business speak, particularly in the meetings we had with executives, he wrote.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
Typically, in reference to the process of making the show, we need to address the Bob Greenblatt of it all, or what are you guys doing about the budget of it all? It was super annoying to us, so we made fun of it.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
The same impulse ran through BoJack Horseman, the animated Netflix show about a troubled former sitcom star who is also an anthromatic, metormic horse.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
When I asked the show's creator, Raphael Bob Waxberg, about its frequent use of the phrase, he pointed to a 2015 episode in which BoJack's girlfriend, Wanda, a television executive, is upset by his distrust of a human named Alex.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
Typically in reference to the process of making the show.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
We need to address the Bob Greenblatt of it all, or what are you guys doing about the budget of it all? It was super annoying to us, so we made fun of it.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
The same impulse ran through BoJack Horseman, the animated Netflix show about a troubled former sitcom star who is also an anthropomorphic horse.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
When I asked the show's creator, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, about its frequent use of the phrase, he pointed to a 2015 episode in which BoJack's girlfriend, Wanda, television executive, is upset by his distrust of a human named Alex.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
Typically in reference to the process of making the show.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
We need to address the Bob Greenblatt of it all, or what are you guys doing about the budget of it all? It was super annoying to us, so we made fun of it.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
The same impulse ran through BoJack Horseman, the animated Netflix show about a troubled former sitcom star who is also an anthropomorphic horse.
Mark ReierNARRATOR
When I asked the show's creator, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, about its frequent use of the phrase, he pointed to a 2015 episode in which BoJack's girlfriend, Wanda, television executive, is upset by his distrust of a human named Alex.
TimHOST
Something I would be excited about And there's nothing in concrete yet, but a London transfer of the hit Broadway revival of Ragtime is currently in planning stages.
TimHOST
Now, nothing has been officially confirmed, but producer Bob Greenblatt hinted that a London run is part of the production's future journey following its Broadway engagement and a planned US tour.
TimHOST
Yes.
TimHOST
I would love to see A Ragtime in London.
Kevin GoetzHOST
And there are few people in the entertainment industry who have understood that relationship as successfully and for as long as my guest today.
Kevin GoetzHOST
Bob Greenblatt is one of the most influential television leaders of his generation.
Kevin GoetzHOST
For more than 35 years, he has been at the forefront of a changing culture, helping shape not only what audiences watched, but many of the shows that became part of our lives.
Kevin GoetzHOST
At Fox, he helped develop Beverly Hills 90210, The X-Files, and Party of Five.
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Kevin GoetzHOST
There are so many ways to offer support and get involved.
Kevin GoetzHOST
Thank you.
Kevin GoetzHOST
We're back with Bob Greenblatt.
Kevin GoetzHOST
Bob, what was it like when you first heard that you had ascended to run the network at Fox?