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FX’s John Landgraf and Disney’s Eric Schrier on How to Survive the Entertainment Business Turmoil: ‘The Ones That Are Still Here Didn’t Give Up’


At an HRTS panel, FX's John Landgraf and Disney's Eric Schrier discussed how to survive the current entertainment business turmoil.

Speaking at a Hollywood Radio and Television Society panel Thursday on the Walt Disney Co. studio lot in Burbank, FX boss John Landgraf was circumspect about where the entertainment industry is going. He also noted that it’s sometimes hard to deal with the fact that some people become successful overnight because of luck, while others take years to find their big break. The execs recounted the early days of the FX brand, and how their team at that cabler built it into a force with hits like “The Shield,” “Nip/Tuck,” “The Americans,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and more — up to now and “Shogun,” “The Bear” and more.

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