(TV) Fargo

Exodor · Post by **Exodor** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:39 pm

There's a FX series starting April 15 that's true to the Coen brothers film but tells a new story.

The first seven minutes have been released

According to wikipedia it's a 10 episode series with the Coens as Executive Producers.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:12 pm

Is it still going to feature the chipper/shredder?

Exodor · Post by **Exodor** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:29 pm

Jeff V wrote:Is it still going to feature the chipper/shredder?

I imagine we've got 8 or 9 episodes to work through before we find out.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:33 pm

I get more and more excited about this show the more I learn. All-star cast!

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:47 pm

Exodor wrote:
Jeff V wrote:Is it still going to feature the chipper/shredder?
I imagine we've got 8 or 9 episodes to work through before we find out.

I don't think I have the patience to wait that long.

The other thing I liked about the movie is that I saw it in the summer when it was about 1000 degrees out, and seeing all that ice and snow was mentally comforting. But memories of this brutal winter are still too fresh (and with the forecast not substantially improving, may not even be done with the snow yet). If it's available to watch in, say, mid-July, I might give it a shot then.

Scraper · Post by **Scraper** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:53 am

Every time I see a promo for this show I think it's a new movie trailer. The cast is just incredible. The fact that it's on FX means they will be able to get away with more too. I don't see how this show can be bad.

Drazzil · Post by **Drazzil** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:13 am

This show is awesome!

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:23 am

I watched the first episode last night and it was pretty good. It felt like a movie in its own right, with a ton of major things happening in the last third of the show. Which is good because for the first half of the show I was struggling to get past Bilbo with a Minnesota accent.

mori · Post by **mori** » Sun May 11, 2014 1:27 pm

They went overboard with the accents again. Another thing people may not realize is the distances between the cities. Bemidji is almost 3 hours from Fargo and Duluth and 3.5 from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Entertaining show and a wonderful cast.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun May 11, 2014 2:31 pm

I enjoyed the first episode a few nights ago and will get caught up in the next week. Billy Bob and Martin are both great in their roles. Looking forward to seeing Odenkirk next.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed May 21, 2014 7:59 pm

Must see TV. Billy Bob at his finest. Binged to get caught up, now on DVR.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:09 pm

The cinematography and direction in the last episode during the snowstorm was amazing. Fargo is like one long movie.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:18 pm

$iljanus wrote:The cinematography and direction in the last episode during the snowstorm was amazing. Fargo is like one long movie.

I concur. It's hands down the best show currently running on TV.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed May 21, 2014 9:54 pm

It's like Breaking Bad meets Twin Peaks with a Fargo accent. I like Martin Freeman more in this than in anything else I've seen him do.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu May 22, 2014 12:04 am

Kraken wrote:It's like Breaking Bad meets Twin Peaks with a Fargo accent. I like Martin Freeman more in this than in anything else I've seen him do.

His character is very well written. He's shrewd and bungling at the same time.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu May 22, 2014 1:32 am

Jaymann wrote:
Kraken wrote:It's like Breaking Bad meets Twin Peaks with a Fargo accent. I like Martin Freeman more in this than in anything else I've seen him do.
His character is very well written. He's shrewd and bungling at the same time.

...much like Walter White's evolution. Lester is on his way to becoming a Heisenberg...although I suspect that mini Tom Hanks is going to catch up with him in the end.

Drazzil · Post by **Drazzil** » Fri May 23, 2014 7:54 pm

First episode was great, then it went downhill from there.

Drazzil · Post by **Drazzil** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:43 pm

But then I didn't think Burn Before Reading redeemed itself until the last five minutes of the movie. I was walking down the stairs when that beautiful piece of murder and mayhem raised my esteem of the movie from Unwatchable shit to decent enough run of the mill movie. Like the murder and mayhem I do.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Sat May 24, 2014 12:04 am

mori wrote:They went overboard with the accents again. Another thing people may not realize is the distances between the cities. Bemidji is almost 3 hours from Fargo and Duluth and 3.5 from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Entertaining show and a wonderful cast.

speaking as a native Minnesotan, agree. and yes, it is near the border, but i wish people would remember Fargo is North Dakota, not MN!

Drazzil · Post by **Drazzil** » Sat May 24, 2014 12:16 am

And its kind of strange hearing some of my mothers mannerisms and slight Minnesotan accent and my reflection of her in how I speak.

edit: I was born in Minnesota.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sat May 24, 2014 1:39 am

hitbyambulance wrote:
mori wrote:They went overboard with the accents again. Another thing people may not realize is the distances between the cities. Bemidji is almost 3 hours from Fargo and Duluth and 3.5 from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Entertaining show and a wonderful cast.
speaking as a native Minnesotan, agree. and yes, it is near the border, but i wish people would remember Fargo is North Dakota, not MN!

Some of the accents are painfully over the top, but overall that's what my customers from MN and ND sound like to me, doncha know.

mori · Post by **mori** » Sat May 24, 2014 9:09 am

Kraken wrote:
hitbyambulance wrote:
mori wrote:They went overboard with the accents again. Another thing people may not realize is the distances between the cities. Bemidji is almost 3 hours from Fargo and Duluth and 3.5 from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Entertaining show and a wonderful cast.
speaking as a native Minnesotan, agree. and yes, it is near the border, but i wish people would remember Fargo is North Dakota, not MN!
Some of the accents are painfully over the top, but overall that's what my customers from MN and ND sound like to me, doncha know.

The worst of the accents was when that whore was getting pounded by Sam Hess in the back of The Lucky Penny. I eye rolled that one but it was funny.

One scene that was really outstanding and caught MN character was when Lester was in the hardware store and the owner asked him to make him an offer on the socks. If you ever want to befuddle a Minnesotan is to haggle with them. "Just charge me what's fair", is going to be the response 9/10 times.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:01 pm

Bruce Campbell is going to be playing Ronald Reagan as he passes through Fargo ... http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/09/ ... -fxs-fargo

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:51 am

Season 2 is even better than season 1 so far. And that's saying something. I really, really love this show. I thought for sure that the quirky characters would eventually annoy me due to overuse, but they're doing a great job and making quirky seem natural.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:25 am

I watched the first episode but haven't seen any others yet. Didn't think it would work without Martin Freeman, BillyBob, and mini-Tom Hanks, but the premier hooked me even though Kirsten Dunst and Nick Offerman were the only two actors I knew.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:53 am

You had me at Bruce...

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:06 pm

Kraken wrote:I watched the first episode but haven't seen any others yet. Didn't think it would work without Martin Freeman, BillyBob, and mini-Tom Hanks, but the premier hooked me even though Kirsten Dunst and Nick Offerman were the only two actors I knew.

Everyone in the cast is just knocking it out of the park. Although I was sad to see

Spoiler:

The cinematography is also stellar. The quick shot split screen intro in episode 2? Who the hell does that kind of thing on tv? Just brilliant.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:10 pm

Kraken wrote:I watched the first episode but haven't seen any others yet. Didn't think it would work without Martin Freeman, BillyBob, and mini-Tom Hanks, but the premier hooked me even though Kirsten Dunst and Nick Offerman were the only two actors I knew.

you don't know who Ted Danson is?

I'm partway into episode 2 and love the cast so far, except the guy from Everyone Loves Raymond. The guy from burn notice is there and that's awesome!

mori · Post by **mori** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:19 pm

naednek wrote:
Kraken wrote:I watched the first episode but haven't seen any others yet. Didn't think it would work without Martin Freeman, BillyBob, and mini-Tom Hanks, but the premier hooked me even though Kirsten Dunst and Nick Offerman were the only two actors I knew.

you don't know who Ted Danson is?

I'm partway into episode 2 and love the cast so far, except the guy from Everyone Loves Raymond. The guy from burn notice is there and that's awesome!

<-- And Jesse Plemons from Breaking Bad and Friday Night Lights.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:21 pm

I thought I saw Dave Chappelle in the previews.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:44 pm

naednek wrote:I'm partway into episode 2 and love the cast so far, except the guy from Everyone Loves Raymond. The guy from burn notice is there and that's awesome!

Jeffrey Donovan, the lead.

Oh, and add Bruce Campbell.

In Fargo season two Campbell is slated to play Ronald Reagan

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:55 pm

Jaymann wrote:I thought I saw Dave Chappelle in the previews.

I think you mean the insanely talented Bokeem Woodbine.

mori · Post by **mori** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:19 pm

I am really happy with Season 2 so far. The second episode was boring but I like the direction they are taking this. Almost all the actors are playing their characters spot on. The attention to detail is really impressive. Kirsten Dunst plays the passive-aggressive Minnesota housewife perfectly. But I think the Betsy character is a little too intuitive. Like the bad guys as they are all interesting and we are getting to know them.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:36 pm

I heard it wasn't getting great viewership and it might be in trouble, which is a shame, because last season was great! This season seems to be just as good, just feels slower.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:31 pm

This may be the best show on TV this fall so far. Wilson's scenes were fantastic in this last episode. I was practically holding my breath during the multiple stand offs he found himself in. It also works well with what we know of his older self in season 1.

Toe · Post by **Toe** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:50 am

hepcat wrote:This may be the best show on TV this fall so far. Wilson's scenes were fantastic in this last episode. I was practically holding my breath during the multiple stand offs he found himself in. It also works well with what we know of his older self in season 1.

Just caught this week's episode last night, and I have to agree. Great stuff. The preview for next week looks like we are in for another intense episode. I kinda wish I hadn't watched it now as it spoiled a lot. Still, can't wait.

A nonny mouse · Post by **A nonny mouse** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:08 am

hepcat wrote:
Jaymann wrote:I thought I saw Dave Chappelle in the previews.
I think you mean the insanely talented Bokeem Woodbine.

Hurry up man I gotta jerk off! /the big hit

I tried to get into this, but couldn't get into the first episode of season 1. I love billy bob and martin freeman, but maybe the pacing and I wasn't in the correct mood. Same with books sometimes. can't get into them and then try at a later date and like it.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:21 pm

I loved The Big Hit. One of the few films that the presence of Marky Mark can't even ruin.

If Fargo doesn't win an Emmy for cinematography, there's no justice in this world. Every damn scene looks like a painting. And I love what they're doing with the use of split screens and the narrative still. Usually that just feels like a gimmick. But in Fargo it feels organic.

The only downside is that some of the characters feel like they were just cut and pasted from season 1. But overall the show is just outstanding.

mori · Post by **mori** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:17 pm

I just loved the scene where Dodd took his nephew Charlie into the donut shop to beat down the Kansas City pussies. The expression on Charlie's face through it all made the scene.

Toe · Post by **Toe** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:35 am

Watched this week's episode last night.

Well that escalated quickly. This show is firing on all cylinders for me at the moment, awesome stuff all around. I haven't been this engrossed with a series since True Detective 1. Some of the scenes are a little telegraphed (like the start of the butcher shop scene), but still awesomely done. I was a little disappointed that..

Spoiler:

Did anyone else think, regarding the cancer mom scene, that (conjecture spoiler).

Spoiler: