Jason Friedberg
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Podcast Appearances
Now, back in the day, Greg Daniels or Larry David or Aaron Sorkin or Jim Brooks' clients made deals
unbelievable amount of money Jim Jim did well all of those people I said did very very very well yes he will not make as much money as they did in syndication but he will do very very very well so if you're really talented and you have a success you will do really well and when it's when it gets re-aired and re and resold he'll do very very well it's not
If you have a show that goes into syndication and it gets $6 million an episode, you can't make five, $600 million anymore, but you can make- Tens of millions.
More than that, but you can do very, very well.
Of all these iconic fights you've had.
You know, like I just said, all.
No, I mean, listen, when you're at the beginning of your career 30 years ago, and you do not have the ability to change price.
And you have, at the time, you had William Morris, ICM, UTA, CAA.
And you're the fifth, and you have to fight really hard because people just think you're a chump.
And I don't, when people don't think, because I'm dyslexic, I remember growing up, anybody that
thought I was stupid, they touched the third rail.
And so when you were growing up in this business and everybody thinks, oh, you're just, that touches over.
I'm not good there.
Are you guys having David Zasloff on this panel?
No.
I think I should call him.
Is he holding the strings?
Well, yeah.
HBO.
I worked for Mike.