Fargo the TV series

[dreunc1542]

There was a little discussion of it on the TV thread, but was thinking this one might get enough interest to merit its own thread. The more I read of interviews with the cast and crew, the more excited I'm getting for it. The first seven minutes, which they released recently is very good: https://screen.yahoo.com/exclusive-first-7-minutes-fxs-211406132.html. Dark comedy might be my favorite TV/movie genre, so I'm really hoping they can pull it off.

Here are interviews with Noah Hawley and Warren Littlefield, the creators of it: http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/interview-noah-hawley-and-warren-littlefield-bring-fargo-to-the-small-screen

 

[Mizzougrad96]

It starts tonight?

 

[Amy]

It starts tonight?

Tomorrow.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Like I said on the other thread, I was hoping it would be terrible so I wouldn't have to watch. Between Game of Thrones, Mad Men, The Americans and Braves baseball, there's just not a lot of free TV time for me these days.

But it's apparently outstanding.

 

[da man]

Don't know anything about the TV series, but Fargo might be the most overrated movie I have ever seen.

There. I said it.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Don't know anything about the TV series, but Fargo might be the most overrated movie I have ever seen.

There. I said it.

I disagree, but I think Joel and Ethan Coen are overly praised as directors. They had an incredible stretch at the beginning of their careers, but over the last 10-12 years, they have 3-4 whiffs for every hit, but to be fair, some of those hits (No Country for Old Men, True Grit) are pretty great.

A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis are two of the most overrated movies in recent years. Neither is terrible, but I'll bet the praise for both movies would be considerably lower if they weren't "Coen Brothers" movies.

Burn After Reading, Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers are just dreadful.

 

[dreunc1542]

Inside Llewyn Davis is a better movie than True Grit, by a pretty good margin. True Grit is the one that's solid, but overpraised.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Burn After Reading, Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers are just dreadful.

You shut your dirty, whorish mouth.

 

[Steak Snabler]

I turned off A Serious Man halfway through (and I love Michael Stuhlbarg in Boardwalk Empire). I didn't do that with Burn After Reading, but I probably should have.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Intolerable Cruelty is probably their most underrated movie. That's what I take issue with, specifically.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Burn after Reading is probably their worst movie, IMO, especially given the A-list cast.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Will I watch? Ya shure yew betcha, at least the first one.

 

[Iron_chet]

I will check it out. Loved the movie and had also spent a lot of time in Fargo and norther Minnesota. The show is filmed in the city I live in so will be fun to watch for scenes I recognize as well.

 

[Brian]

A Serious Man will only grow in stature over time. The story of Job is timeless and it's told so well in the Coen Brothers' most personal movie. For me, it's just as claustrophobic as No Country, but on a micro, everyday level.

 

[godshammgod]

A Serious Man will only grow in stature over time. The story of Job is timeless and it's told so well in the Coen Brothers' most personal movie. For me, it's just as claustrophobic as No Country, but on a micro, everyday level.

Put me in the camp of those that love A Serious Man. It's funny you make the No Country for Old Men comparison, as I always think of it as a companion piece to that movie thematically. No Country for Old Men is my favorite movie and A Serious Man is probably my second favorite Coen Brothers film.

As for the show, I'm very excited to watch it. The film was so perfectly cast and it seems like they've done a great job casting the series as well.

 

[dreunc1542]

It's been done on here many times, but why not - My Coen Brothers rankings:

1. NCFOM
2. Lebowski
3. Miller's Crossing
4. Fargo
5. Raising Arizona

That's a stunningly good top five. Inside Llewyn Davis would probably be my sixth. I didn't dislike A Serious Man, but also didn't love it.

 

[Steak Snabler]

We can only hope this guy makes an appearance in the TV show.

"So, you married Norm Son-of-a-Gunderson?"

Has there been a bigger loser in cinematic history than Mike Yanagita? He makes Biff Loman look like Han Solo.

 

[imjustagirl]

I'm super psyched.

 

[Amy]

There are so many things I love about Fargo, including the scene at the Radisson with Mike. For me, No Country for Old Men is a version of Fargo. I never thought to compare it to A Serious Man. I hated A Serious Man.

I'm trying to keep my hopes in check for the TV show.

 

[Small Town Guy]

There are so many things I love about Fargo, including the scene at the Radisson with Mike. For me, No Country for Old Men is a version of Fargo. I never thought to compare it to A Serious Man. I hated A Serious Man.

I'm trying to keep my hopes in check for the TV show.

The show isn't the Vikings, Amy. It can't hurt you.