ryoder 1,590 #1 April 27, 2014 I rented the first episode (via iTunes) at the prompting of a friend, then rented the whole series (10 episodes). It is based on the 1996 movie, and the Coen Bros are involved in the production and writing. It is a new cast of characters, but perfectly reproduces the flavor of the movie. It is placed in Bemidji MN, (but really filmed in Calgary). Billy Bob Thorton is fantastic as the principle bad guy! And look for a cop who looks and sounds like a young Tom Hanks. FX Networks has put the first 7 minutes of episode 1 online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQiX9xHxHcg IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802850/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802850 Rotten Tomatoes (98/96): https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/fargo/ Now for BillyVance: The 2nd episode introduces a pair of thugs played by Adam Goldberg and Russell Harvard. Harvard is in fact deaf and he and Goldberg communicate via ASL, and there is often something lost in translation. Background here: https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/fargo-fx-noah-hawley-adam-goldberg-decode-sign-language-030333270.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #2 April 27, 2014 I'll have to check that out. Thanks!"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #3 April 27, 2014 Being a "Minnesootan, I've been meaning to check this out. Is it worth my time?Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 April 27, 2014 BillyVanceI'll have to check that out. Thanks! You just want the woodchipper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #5 April 27, 2014 skyjumpenfool Being a "Minnesootan, I've been meaning to check this out. Is it worth my time? If you liked the 1996 movie, you'll like it. Just like the film, it balances between crime-drama and dark comedy. I have a "Minnesootan" FB friend who was a former coworker. I posted a note about the mini-series on his FB page, and this was his response: "I been see'in doze ads der Böb. We used tah drive up der from St.Cloud..den go roller skating in Nisswa. Holy MOLY that was more dan a few yearssss ago den. Heck too!!" "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 April 28, 2014 It starts on U.K T.V this week (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #7 April 28, 2014 shropshire It starts on U.K T.V this week DO they have a Fargo in the UK?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 April 28, 2014 turtlespeed ***It starts on U.K T.V this week DO they have a Fargo in the UK?What is a fargo? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #9 April 28, 2014 shropshire ******It starts on U.K T.V this week DO they have a Fargo in the UK?What is a fargo? Kinda like a Might Boosh but differentI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #10 April 28, 2014 and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #11 April 28, 2014 turtlespeedand take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? No worries.. he's a talented bloke.. we need more like him . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #12 April 28, 2014 shropshire ***and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? No worries.. he's a talented bloke.. we need more like him . Turtle just has a case of green eyed monster goin on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 April 28, 2014 shropshire***and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? No worries.. he's a talented bloke.. we need more like him . Ignore Turtle; He clearly has no taste."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 April 28, 2014 ryoder ******and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? No worries.. he's a talented bloke.. we need more like him . Ignore Turtle; He clearly has no taste. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #15 April 28, 2014 turtlespeedand take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? We're taking Hugh Laurie back, in exchange for Martin Freeman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #16 April 29, 2014 MikeJD***and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? We're taking Hugh Laurie back, in exchange for Martin Freeman. Only if you take Beiber too.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #17 April 29, 2014 turtlespeed******and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? We're taking Hugh Laurie back, in exchange for Martin Freeman. Only if you take Beiber too. No deal - he's not one of our.. you keep the PoS (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #18 April 29, 2014 shropshire*********and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? We're taking Hugh Laurie back, in exchange for Martin Freeman. Only if you take Beiber too. No deal - he's not one of our.. you keep the PoS He's Canadian, so I say ship the turd up to the northernmost reaches of The Yukon Territory. Fuck him"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #19 April 29, 2014 BillyVance************and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? We're taking Hugh Laurie back, in exchange for Martin Freeman. Only if you take Beiber too. No deal - he's not one of our.. you keep the PoS He's Canadian, so I say ship the turd up to the northernmost reaches of The Yukon Territory. Fuck him Or France - I hear Canuckians like France.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 April 29, 2014 BillyVance************and take Hugh Laurie back too would ya mate? We're taking Hugh Laurie back, in exchange for Martin Freeman. Only if you take Beiber too. No deal - he's not one of our.. you keep the PoS He's Canadian, so I say ship the turd up to the northernmost reaches of The Yukon Territory. Fuck him Woodchippers work great up there... stuff freezes nice and solid like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwieder 0 #21 May 11, 2014 Billy Bob Thornton's charachter "Malvo" is sheer genious. You must watch it! Best- Richard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #22 May 12, 2014 rwiederBilly Bob Thornton's charachter "Malvo" is sheer genious. You must watch it! Best- Richard The latest episode really caught me off-guard when Malvo got arrested, and his entire persona changed into a completely different person."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwieder 0 #23 May 12, 2014 QuoteThe latest episode really caught me off-guard when Malvo got arrested, and his entire persona changed into a completely different person That's just one of the things BBT does. He's a genius actor. remember "Sling Blade" & "Tomb Stone?" he has this uncanny ability to change 360° in "character mode" He changed his character mode to fit the preacher at the beginning of that episode. The preacher and his wife and family were traveling through of course a dramatic snow storm, car breaks down, BUT after a short argument w/ the wife he gets out of the car, says a prayer, then looks to the fence on the road and sees a snow/ice scraper stuck in the snow. He goes to it, digs around and finds a business case w/ 2.5 million dollars in it. In that episode, you won't find the preacher and family any more, just BBT assuming his identity for an aliby once arrested by (Colin Hanks) for murder. Of course once they ran his identity and found out he was a preacher, they let him go......now on to next episodes high jinks! Best- Richard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #24 July 22, 2015 Trailer for the 2nd season: http://digg.com/video/fargo-season-2-trailer-nick-offerman-fx Looks like a whole new cast, including Ted Danson."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #25 July 23, 2015 I recently watched "Little MIss Sunshine", one name kept sounding very familiar from Fargo. https://eegah.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/you-ask-stan-grossman-hell-tell-ya-the-same-thing/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
