Author Topic: Fargo (Read 8946 times)

AshKetchum · « **on:** Feb 27, 2014 at 06:07 PM »

Based on the 1996 film by Joel and Ethan Cohen, Fargo is an upcoming drama anthology limited series that will premiere on FX this April 15. "Limited series" here just means that each season will feature a different cast and storyline, but all set in the same Minnesota town. The first season features a strange drifter that arrives in town and subsequently influences the population with his malice and violence, including a beleaguered insurance salesman.

Cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg, Oliver Platt, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key

Joel and Ethan Cohen are listed as co-executive producers.

number of episodes: 10
network: FX
premiere date: April 15, 2014

lithium_deuteride · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 07, 2014 at 11:34 AM »

Fargo is my favorite Coen brothers film. Sayang wala si Frances McDormand in the TV series. I loved her sheriff role in the movie.

jas · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 20, 2014 at 09:13 AM »

Trailer:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=116234

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 17, 2014 at 01:13 AM »

This was the best pilot I've seen in a few years.

Just... wow.

SiCkBoY · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 17, 2014 at 07:02 AM »

It's like a movie in itself. Totally different cast next episode? Including the police officers?

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 17, 2014 at 01:14 PM »

Not that I can tell from the preview.

daigoro · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 17, 2014 at 07:41 PM »

Galing. Billy Bob reminded of Javier Bardem's role in 'No Country for Old men'. Didn't realize it was the Hobbit's Martin Freeman in the main role until i checked IMDB. Just finished Breaking Bad so I was immediately struck by Bob Odenkirk's voice.

With the fixation on special effects and spectacle, you can't make movies like the Coen's did in the 90's except on TV. which makes TV the place to be for good drama and quirky movies that the masses won't go for anymore.

Have to say that the pilot does justice to naming itself "Fargo"

docelmo · « **Reply #7 on:** Apr 17, 2014 at 11:13 PM »

Ganda. it's like revisiting the original!No Frances, but still a good pilot!

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2014 at 08:59 PM »

I'm 10 minutes into Episode 4. And just like that... it's suddenly officially a sequel.

heisenbergman · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2014 at 10:49 AM »

Just finished the first four episodes of this series and it's immediately my joint-favorite show currently airing along with Game of Thrones. Great writing and dynamic mix of characters.

Lorne Malvo to me is like a mix of Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men + Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight.

I also love how they tied the film with the series so well with such a simple scene

AshKetchum · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 01, 2014 at 09:08 AM »

This show constantly delivers one of the finest hours of television each week in terms of acting and production values. In the last episode, that slow-pan upwards shot of the building where Malvo enters and we only hear the mayhem going on inside until he gets to the top was brilliant.

I'll be really disappointed if Fargo doesn't earn any Emmy nominations this September.

deuce · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 03, 2014 at 03:13 PM »

Lorne Malvo reminds me of Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad. Sinister and lethal.

irememberhalloween · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 05, 2014 at 07:16 PM »

yeah, 'nuff said. can't wait to see more of this series as it goes on. Coen bros in full effect.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 08, 2014 at 09:42 PM »

Holy temporal leaps! Didn't expect that at all--or how it was used effectively. Molly Solverson's current condition now makes her almost the mirror image of Marge Gunderson...all we need now are a wood chipper and a cameo from Frances McDormand herself...after all, Brainerd isn't that far from Bemidji, heh

coastal · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 19, 2014 at 09:08 AM »

Bakit di nakasuhan si Gus di na naman siya pulis?

heisenbergman · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 19, 2014 at 12:06 PM »

That was an incredible finale. Lots of great things to rave about. Almosphere, suspense, action and intensity was top notch.

+ Lou being the most badass grandpa in the world.

+ Bill's No Country-esque rumination on how things used to be different and how he's not cut out for this life.

+ Pepper and Budge being the most laughably clueless FBI agents ever.

Not a fan of:

- Using the wolf as deus ex machina to show Gus where Malvo's cabin is.

- How Lester died. (thematically... based on his character arc, sure, it was a poetic and apt demise... but cinematically, it felt rushed and not as well executed as everything else in the series)

All in all, the whole series is such an achievement. Great writing, directing and superb ensemble. I enjoyed watching it far more than True Detective.

Dat glove parable doe... what does it really mean?!?!

AshKetchum · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 20, 2014 at 09:12 AM »

It was a well-done finale--a fitting bookend for one of this year's best new TV series.

Fargo TV series creator Noah Hawley answers some questions about the finale:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/18/fargo-creator-noah-hawley-season-finale/

AshKetchum · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM »

Fargo scored big in the 2014 Critics Choice Awards, with three wins:

Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series - Billy Bob Thornton
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series - Allison Tolman
Best Mini-Series

Martin Freeman and Colin Hanks were also nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series.

docelmo · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 21, 2014 at 09:51 AM »

Great finale!

AshKetchum · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 11, 2014 at 08:25 PM »

Fargo gets 18 Emmy nominations, all in the "Miniseries or a Movie" category, which include 2 Best Actors (Billy Bob Thronton and Martin Freeman), Best Supporting Actress (Allison Tolman), Best Supporting Actor (Colin Hanks), plus numerous nominations in Music, Makeup, Editing, Cinematography, Casting, and Directing categories, as well as overall Outstanding Miniseries.

jas · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 22, 2014 at 09:36 AM »

From comingsoon.net:

Fargo's Second Season Takes the Action Back to 1979
Source: The Wrap
July 21, 2014

It was revealed earlier today that FX is moving forward with a second season of their acclaimed new series Fargo and that the new episodes are set to feature a brand new cast. Now, reporting from the show's Television Critics Association panel, The Wrap has a few more details about the new season, bringing word that it will be set in 1979 and will follow a younger version of Lou Solverson, the character played by Keith Carradine in the first season, as he returns from the Vietnam War.

“It gets hard to look past the actors. I like the idea that the character comes first and the actors are able to disappear into the role,” says Executive Produce Noah Hawley. "...That time period is really interesting in American history; post-Vietnam, post-Watergate, just before Ronald Reagan became President.”

Hawley also explains that, while the first season was largely influenced artistically by No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and, of course, Fargo, the new season will draw from (in addition to, again, Fargo) Miller's Crossing and The Man who Wasn't There.

ronnel0918 · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 26, 2014 at 08:14 AM »

Hurrah for Season 2!

Gino · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 26, 2014 at 08:26 AM »

I loved this show. It was very engaging from start to finish. The essence of Breaking Bad in a nutshell.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 09, 2015 at 11:18 AM »

2nd Season starts September

Cast includes Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, Jean Smart, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Nick Offerman, Brad Garrett, Bruce Campbell, Adam Arkin

Wilson plays the young Lou Solverson, who was played by Keith Carradine in Season 1.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 22, 2015 at 11:45 AM »

Season 2 Trailer:
https://youtu.be/dFVNi8gUEy4

AshKetchum · « **Reply #25 on:** Oct 13, 2015 at 10:07 PM »

Season 2 premiere was great, complete with UFO (?)

skoivan · « **Reply #26 on:** Oct 14, 2015 at 10:17 AM »

I agree S2 premiere was great! Nagulat ako meron agad sa IFLIX

The episode was so well shot and well written, and most of all I literally liked every single player in the ensemble. Was on the fence about Dunst but now I feel her character could be one of the most interesting things about this season. Patrick Watson and (HIMY)Mother are instantly likable and so adorable as a couple. Ted Danson is such a stud... a man's man... and that's saying a lot considering Nick Offerman is also in the cast.

Basta ang galing nilang lahat.

oznola · « **Reply #27 on:** Oct 23, 2015 at 05:29 AM »

episode 2 was good. not as good as the premiere. dang the finger!

oznola · « **Reply #28 on:** Nov 11, 2015 at 08:37 AM »

bloody and brutal episode 5! dang!

omypet · « **Reply #29 on:** Nov 11, 2015 at 11:54 PM »

wow nice series .. done with season 1☺.. habol ako sa season 2..