John Landgraf
John Landgraf
John Landgrafis the President and General Manager of FX Network, a position he has held since 2005. TV critic Alan Sepinwall jokingly refers to Landgraf as the Mayor of TV...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
thinking conflict
I don't think I ever had any relationship with any showrunner, over time, with whom I didn't have conflict.
home thinking self
I think a shotgun or a handgun that has a six-round clip is a very good, perfectly adequate weapon for self-defense, in the home. You simply can't create that kind of mayhem, if you have to reload.
drama thinking continuing-on
I think the possibility of continuing on a comedy is greater than a drama.
thinking games ideas
If you think about how broadcast mini-series approach historical events, there is a hagiography. There has been a soft, very glossy idea about history. And one of the things I like about Game of Thrones, for example, is just the grit and the authenticity.
thinking people creative
I think maybe the most important thing that I or anybody at my company and any of my colleagues can do is establish a trusting, productive, collaborative relationship with creative people.
powerful thinking arrogance
It is the pure arrogance of the newly rich and the newly powerful to think content is easy.
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The series was arguably the most critically acclaimed new television show of the year, a fact which made the decision not to renew it all the more difficult.
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We didn't have the largest marketing budget for the comedies to begin with, and what we had, we split between two shows. In that respect, 'Sunny' didn't get its own real launch. But we love the show and think it's only going to get better.
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You'd really have to be blind and deaf to watch the shows and never know--we make it quite clear they're adult shows for adults, ... Even though technically we're not regulated and there's nothing the FCC could do, we feel that we have little choice right now.
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We really like the cast and were blown away by the consistency of the show in terms of comedy and Rob's ability to run it, ... We really believe in him and his compatriots.
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We get more e-mails and mail on a daily basis about Nip/Tuck than any of our other series. It's clear that Ryan Murphy's unique vision for a show that is both addictive entertainment and a deeply penetrating critique of America's obsession with surface beauty has tapped into something very powerful.
basis daily mail
We get more e-mails and mail on a daily basis about 'Nip/Tuck' than any of our other series.
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On a creative level, I'd like to bring both shows back. But we tried to launch two shows (during the summer), and our resources were spread too thin. As painful as it is, we thought we should pick one (to renew). It was a really difficult decision because I really think 'Starved' has a lot of potential.
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I wanted to see if we could do a series which explored race in America and which two American families would actually live in each other's skin.