I refer, of course, to Fargo. But not to Fargo, the 1996 Coen brothers film. No, I refer to Fargo, the new FX series making its debut tonight. The familiar elements are all there: the sad-sack salesman and female cop and murderous drifter; the car
First things first: Fargo, the TV series, will never be as good as Fargo, the Coen brothers film. The former borrows heavily from the latter—the story, the accents, the style, and even the poster advertising it. The series could be
Fargo, the TV series, premiering Tuesday night on FX, begins exactly like Fargo, the 1996 Coen brothers film upon which it is based: with a series of title cards that lie to us. “This is a true story,” they read. “At the request of the survivors, the
“When I was sent the script for Fargo, Joe, my American agent, said, 'I know it's TV, but this is 10 episodes — it's finite,'” Freeman recalls. “The reason I've never gone for pilot season even as a younger actor, and wouldn't
I refer, of course, to Fargo. But not to Fargo, the 1996 Coen brothers film. No, I refer to Fargo, the new FX series making its debut tonight. The familiar elements are all there: the sad-sack salesman and female cop and murderous drifter; the car