Hey Rob! Congratulations!! Rather than overwhelming Ted with requests... Maybe they can setup some kind of "open-goal fundraiser"...? I would be happy to contribute, but probably not on the level of being a "commercial sponsor" of sorts...
Rob, Courtney and I are thrilled to parter with you to bring your beautiful and important story to an even bigger audience! Now who should play Rob? Hmmm.
Congratulations Rob. I hope it ends up on the screen to deliver the needed message and inspire real calls to action to improve the lives of so many children without the care they need and deserve.
This is really good news, and not a total shocker. Your story is dramatic by nature, and you captured that drama in the way you wrote it, especially in your fidelity to the way your own consciousness developed through all the changes you lived through. It feels natural to imagine it as a movie.
What is a shocker is to learn that Substack is getting into producing visual and dramatic content! Wow.
Wonderful news. I hope it turns out as well as Hillbilly Elegy did. Perhaps that was long enough ago to be a different era already and it’ll be harder to make this. I hope you don’t mind the obvious comparison to Vance’s book.
I just looked it up. Hillbilly Elegy was published June 2016, optioned 2017, filmed in 2019, and hit Netflix November 2020. I have no idea if that was fast, slow, or medium, but I won’t be holding my breath. I look forward to seeing it in 2027.
If we’re going by that timeline, I’ll look for your senate campaign in 2030. :)
Congratulations! What exciting news. Sounds like the exact right people to do your story justice on-screen.
Thanks, Jules! Courtney and I are really honored to have the opportunity to tell Rob's story.
Congratulations! The Balakers are great people.
On a related note, are you planning to be a nominee for Vice President in 2028?
Thanks, Christopher! And I'm with you: Henderson in 2028! Move him to the top
Hey Rob! Congratulations!! Rather than overwhelming Ted with requests... Maybe they can setup some kind of "open-goal fundraiser"...? I would be happy to contribute, but probably not on the level of being a "commercial sponsor" of sorts...
Congratulations, Rob! Excited to see many people around the world be impacted positively by your story.
Rob, Courtney and I are thrilled to parter with you to bring your beautiful and important story to an even bigger audience! Now who should play Rob? Hmmm.
This is SO EXCITING!!!! I can't wait to see it.
Kudos, Rob. This will help a lot of people.
Godspeed!
Congratulations Rob. I hope it ends up on the screen to deliver the needed message and inspire real calls to action to improve the lives of so many children without the care they need and deserve.
Congratulations, Rob! That's amazing news.
This is really good news, and not a total shocker. Your story is dramatic by nature, and you captured that drama in the way you wrote it, especially in your fidelity to the way your own consciousness developed through all the changes you lived through. It feels natural to imagine it as a movie.
What is a shocker is to learn that Substack is getting into producing visual and dramatic content! Wow.
Wow - congrats!
This is awesome! Congrats!
I can't wait to see this movie...and just maybe we can have a screening at Cornell University!!!
Wonderful news. I hope it turns out as well as Hillbilly Elegy did. Perhaps that was long enough ago to be a different era already and it’ll be harder to make this. I hope you don’t mind the obvious comparison to Vance’s book.
I just looked it up. Hillbilly Elegy was published June 2016, optioned 2017, filmed in 2019, and hit Netflix November 2020. I have no idea if that was fast, slow, or medium, but I won’t be holding my breath. I look forward to seeing it in 2027.
If we’re going by that timeline, I’ll look for your senate campaign in 2030. :)
Congratulations, Rob!! So happy for you. 💐
That’s huge! Congratulations! I know there are a lot of hurdles and things that need to come together for this to happen…. I really hope it does!