I've known John Landgraf for 20 years. He said it perfectly. People will ask if I've seen X. My response has often been, 'Seen it? I've never heard of it.'
People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.
Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.
I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business.
[My] dream writers room: "'Naked City.' Because it still holds up as the absolutely quintessential New York pure cop procedural."
