Television shows are not like cars or operating systems, and they are not best made by engineers or coders in the same assembly line manner as consumer products which need to be of uniform size, shape, and quality. — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
As much as I very much want audiences to watch FX's carefully curated and highly contextualized television shows, I'm now glad when anyone takes the time to watch even our competition's television series, as long as it demands their sustained… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
That's the definition of a mini-series. A mini-series is a show that has no continuing story or narrative elements between one group of episodes… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever had any relationship with any showrunner, over time, with whom I didn't have conflict. — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
Silicon Valley has infinite access to capital and can lose money indefinitely. — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
Two things happen when you're fearful. First, you make seemingly rational decisions that are actually hedges. Or second, you fail to do something because… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
Who owns the future? This is the question at the heart of every stock market. — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
There are no characters in the limited series Fargo that are derived from the characters in the film Fargo. It's hard to describe how… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
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.… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
It's not that writing staffs don't change at all, but they don't change very much. Directors are freelancers. There are directors who do five… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
Reality television was in some ways being unimaginative at that time. We were excited about the possibilities of the form, to use real people… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
All the world's combined knowledge is at our fingertips. But the same technology that makes this possible is robbing us of deeper insight. — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
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.… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
I have respect for anyone who helps a creator put a great television show on the air. — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
