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FX Boss John Landgraf on Shattering Emmy Records, the Future of ‘Fargo’ and Whether ‘The Bear’ Is a Comedy
FX's John Landgraf on his big Emmy nomination haul (including leader 'Shogun'), the debate over if 'The Bear' is a comedy and what's next for 'Fargo.'
John Landgraf called Emmy nomination a “kick in the teeth.” But he meant it in the best way possible — and the fact that the normally unflappable FX boss was mixing his metaphors on Wednesday morning is perhaps all the evidence you need that even he was gobsmacked by the programmer’s stunning haul this year. Variety spoke to Landgraf on Wednesday morning about FX’s victories (a big win for senior VP Lauren McMahon, the head of awards who must truly need a moment to digest it), as well as what’s to come with “Shogun” and “Fargo” — and yes, that question about “The Bear’s” genre. So I’m actually incredibly proud and grateful to the team at ‘The Bear’ that have dedicated themselves — despite of all the other hoopla they’ve been dealing with — to bring this thing back annually.
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