Fargo (TV Series)

[bbatson1]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802850/?ref_=rvi_tt



I hope this is good. It debuts April 15 on FX.

It has Billy Bob Thorton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, etc.

[Tweak Da Leak]

How is it related to the movie?

[alpha]

I'm in with anything Martin freeman. Nh

[drizzle]

"In 2006, a drifter named Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) arrives in Bemidji, Minnesota and influences the population with his malice and violence, including put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman)."

was skeptical when i saw the posters on the side of the bus, but after watching that trailer and reading up on it a bit, i'm looking forward to it. has potential. initial reviews seem positive, coens themselves signed off on it (that doesn't mean much)

[Roy Johnson]

Definitely looking forward to this.

[Tommy Bunz]

Cautiously interested, even though I pretty much hate this trend of turning classic movies into TV series

[ardamus]

Odenkirk's in it. Down to give it a shot.

[360]

I just can't stand those accents.

[bbatson1]

It was good imo. The last hour was great and Billy Bob was the high point for me. I thought the first 35-30 minutes was kind of boring and they definitely lost all the "Coen" that was in Fargo. The directing/camera work/writing that they had in the movie was definitely lost. It was hard to tell if they were even trying to duplicate any of it.

I thought it was going to be disappointed after the first half but the last half definitely saved it and has me hooked now.

[Roy Johnson]

Yeah, this was awesome. I'm gonna watch it again tonight.

[Tweak Da Leak]

fell asleep somewhere in the middle woke up to bily bob shooting sheriff deputy in the back...will watch again tonight

[peanut butter]

Was good. Obviously not the Coen Bros. quality, but I felt it did a good job of maintaining the dark humor elements from the movie



PEACE

[intuition]

Cautiously interested, even though I pretty much hate this trend of turning classic movies into TV series

i watched the first half and fell asleep...but is this based off the movie plot-wise? seemed like similar characters but different crime scheme.

edit: nevermind, just watched the rest. plot not like movie at all. i liked this first episode though.

[Dan]

I liked this a lot. It takes place 10 years after the movie. It was cool that it continued with the based on a true story theme, even though the movie was complete fiction, as is the show.

Supposedly this is like True Detective, in that it's only planned for one season. Any possible future seasons will have a new cast of characters.

[zappy]

i mean the coen brothers are executive producers so

[Tommy Bunz]

Supposedly this is like True Detective, in that it's only planned for one season. Any possible future seasons will have a new cast of characters.

This makes me much more willing to watch this shit. I'll give the pilot a spin.

[alpha]

Yeah they(the producers and fxx) said if rating are good it'll get another season.

[LilLeftBrain]

The last hour was great and Billy Bob was the high point

yepyep

[samdoom]

martin freeman and billy bob both killed this. very interested to see how they draw out the suspense/plot over an entire season. felt like the pilot got us about 75% through the narrative already.

[Verge]

Show was pretty dope, lookin forward to next, thats all.

[Tweak Da Leak]

well nygaard's life went to shit pretty fast(to be fair it seemed pretty shitty before meeting billy bob)

[zombie]

in my opinion his life is getting better

[zombie]

also the cop's wife (the widow now) is realllly hot. her being pregnant makes her even hotter.

[bbatson1]

ep 3 was the best one yet imo. Really good.

[siLLy KiD]

agreed. into was fantastic. love where the story is going.

[intuition]

yeah show is great so far. billy bob killin it. main dude plays a nervous square really well.

[peanut butter]

yeah show is great so far. billy bob killin it. main dude plays a nervous square really well.

I'm watching this simultaneously with the BBC show Sherlock, and he plays Watson. In both series, he really nails the awkward/uneasy character.


PEACE

[bbatson1]

I wonder if Billy Bob is going to battle it out with the deaf dude and his brother.

[zombie]

yeah show is great so far. billy bob killin it. main dude plays a nervous square really well.

I'm watching this simultaneously with the BBC show Sherlock, and he plays Watson. In both series, he really nails the awkward/uneasy character.


PEACE

yeah thats like his "thing"

he started doing it as the character "tim" in The Office UK.

he plays that same awkward person in all the shows and movies hes on.

but he does it really fucking well.

[Roy Johnson]

The dude from Saving Private Ryan & Dazed And Confused is dope as fuck. Who knew.