On a creative level, there’s no denying how great this year’s Fargo mini-series was. Under the guide of Noah Hawley’s pen, Fargo filled out the world of the award-winning Coen Brothers film, adding depth to existing stories while telling an all-new, symbolically-rich story about the corruption of the soul in the presence of the devil (played wonderfully by Billy Bob Thornton, under the name Lorne Malvo). From beginning to end, Fargo was the most consistent show of 2014, putting other anthology series to shame with its mastery of tone and unique personality – and with the sixth episode, “Buridan’s A**”, delivering what is arguably the finest
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Why Fargo Season 2 Doesn’t Need to Have a Star-Studded Cast
Anyone, who like myself, is anxiously awaiting Fargo Season 2 was probably pretty happy when we finally got some news on the upcoming season of the FX anthology series last week. It was announced that Kirsten Dunst (the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films) and Jesse Plemons (Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad) would be starring in Fargo Season 2, playing Peggy Blomquist, “a beautician with dreams of the big city” who is “trying to figure out who she is and what she really wants out of life” and Ed, Peggy’s husband, “a butcher’s assistant who is supportive of her quest, even if he doesn’t quite
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Fargo Casts Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson & More for Season 2
Yesterday, Fargo made some huge casting announcements for its second season. The FX anthology series, which had already snagged Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst for lead roles in Season 2, has now cast a trio talented actors to join them, as it is official that Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, and Jean Smart will be playing major characters. Wilson will star as the younger Lou Solverson (who was originally played by Keith Carradine in Fargo Season 1), “a clean cut Minnesota State Patrolman, four years back from Vietnam, where he served in the Navy. A humble and competent man, Lou is
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Fargo Casts Bruce Campbell as Ronald Reagan for Season 2
Things will be getting presidential when Fargo returns for its second season on FX. As previously reported, the show has been looking for an actor to play Ronald Reagan in Season 2, which will be a prequel to Fargo‘s first season and take place in the late 1970s, and now we know who will be filling the iconic president’s shoes. As first reported by TVLine, Bruce Campbell will be tackling the role of Ronald Reagan in Fargo‘s second season, as the actor turned political figure is out on his first presidential campaign. As TVLine explains, Fargo Season 2 will be
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Fargo Casts Adam Arkin to Play Mob Boss in Season 2
Even though it doesn’t have a premiere date yet, Fargo Season 2 is one of the most anticipated TV events of 2015. And if fans of the series weren’t already excited enough, this casting news should pump them up. As first reported by EW.com, actor/director Adam Arkin has joined the cast of Fargo Season 2. Per EW, Arkin will play the character of mob boss Hamish Broker, who is described as a “‘mid-level manager in the Kansas City crime syndicate’ (but is likely the highest-ranking member of the crime organization that we’ll actually see).” In addition, Arkin will also be directing the
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Fargo Season 2: First Trailer Travels Back to the 1970s, Shows Off All-Star Cast
FX’s Fargo was easily one of the best things to air on TV in 2014, and fans of the show have been waiting patiently for the second season of Noah Hawley’s anthology series. And even though there’s still a bit more waiting ahead (Fargo doesn’t return until October), FX has treated us to the first official trailer for Fargo Season 2, and doncha know, it looks pretty terrific. As has already been reported, the second season of Fargo will travel back in time to the 1970s and tell another original story with a different set of characters and a brand
Fargo Season 2: First Trailer Travels Back to the 1970s, Shows Off All-Star Cast
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 1 Review: “Waiting For Dutch”
After over a year, the small screen version of the Coens’ famed film Fargo is finally gracing our televisions once again. Showrunner Noah Hawley has so gracefully captured the Coen style and translated it to the small screen that one might wonder if the Coens would ever consider jumping to the small screen themselves. From the soundtrack (nice little O Brother Where Art Thou? reference at the end there) to the style, the shots and the dialogue, Hawley may have been party to a second lightning strike with Season 2 of Fargo. This week on Fargo: Rye Gerhardt (Kieran Culkin) is sent on a
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 2 Review: “Before The Law”
Fargo is one of those shows that doesn’t totally make sense right away. After only two episodes, you can end up finding yourself thinking “Where on Earth is this going?!” Although in this particular case, that answer might be “nowhere on Earth.” But, it always makes sense in the long term, as events begin to slowly weave in between one another and become a cohesive story. “Before The Law” begins to slowly intertwine the plot and character threads as they realize they have everything to do with each other. This week on Fargo: Ed stays home from work to clean the house up.
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 3 Review: “The Myth of Sysiphus”
Fargo operates in a really surprising way sometimes. What I’ve noticed is that Fargo can take some of its main plot threads and weave them together in a way that makes complete sense. Even further, what “The Myth of Sysiphus” accomplishes is threading those plots so quickly and seamlessly that it pushes the story beyond the scope of predictability. Fargo‘s unpredictability comes from going far beyond the story viewers are expecting. This week on Fargo: Lou Solverson heads up to Fargo after they find Rye Gerhardt’s fingerprints on the murder weapon. Though he finds an ally, the Gerhardts remain uncooperative. Ed and Peggy complete
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 4 Review: “Fear and Trembling”
With so much story told in the first three episodes, I genuinely wondered where Fargo would go in the time it has remaining. After “Fear and Trembling,” I’m even more curious where the story will go. But, based on the way that Keith Carradine’s iteration of Lou Solverson told it in Season 1, I’m expecting that there will be a LOT of blood. What “Fear and Trembling” accomplished was simply to push the plot where we were all expecting it to go, and give some fantastic character moments and Emmy clips along the way. This week on Fargo: Dodd Gerhardt’s past moves into his
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Fargo’s Brad Garrett on What Drew Him to Joe Bulo, the Show’s Creative Direction & a ‘Raymond’ Reunion
It’s no secret that Fargo Season 2 has got fans and critics alike eagerly anticipating what’s coming next. We’re not quite halfway through the season, and anticipation is building in every area. In a big departure from his last few television roles, Brad Garrett joined the cast of Fargo Season 2, portraying Joe Bulo, a middle manager for the Kansas City mafia, who has played a prominent role so far this year on the FX series. In a conference call with reporters last week, Garrett talked about what drew him to the role, previewd what’s coming next for Bulo, and even touched on his Everybody
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 5 Review: “The Gift of the Magi”
Well, we are now halfway through the sophomore run of Fargo, and it seems we are finally receiving the bloodbath we were promised. This was an episode that I had been waiting for, and I was not disappointed. Fargo‘s bloodbath also proved to be an action-packed episode with some incredible character work involved, and it built the season-long tension to an all-time high. This week on Fargo: Peggy takes Ed’s words to heart, but it might be too late. Lou is on guard duty as Ronald Reagan (Bruce Campbell) tours their state for his presidential campaign. The Gerhardts learn that Ed is “responsible” for Rye’s
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 6 Review: “Rhinoceros”
Fargo is just stunning, isn’t it? I mean, it truly blows me away. It’s visually stunning. The dialogue is impeccable. It has funny moments. It has sad moments. It’s an all-around compelling drama series. Even the music is a cut above anything else on television now (and don’t think I’m oblivious to those O Brother Where Art Thou? songs. I’m on to you, Hawley). Fargo’s second season has been nothing but an enjoyable ride. This week on Fargo: The Gerhardts all ride to Minnesota to rescue Charlie and finish off Ed, once and for all. Amidst protests from Peggy, Hank and Lou take Ed
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FX Renews Fargo for Season 3
Will Fargo be returning for Season 3 on FX? You betcha. FX renewed Noah Hawley’s anthology series for a third season on Monday, calling the show as the “most critically-acclaimed television of 2015” according to Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. “Year two of Fargo is an extraordinary achievement and, given Noah Hawley’s masterful storytelling, we can’t wait to see where the third, all-new version of Fargo takes us,” FX president Eric Schrier said in a statement. “Our thanks to Noah, Warren, Joel & Ethan, John and our partners at MGM Television for making Fargo such a memorable and rewarding journey.” Hawley, along
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 7 Review: “Did You Do This? No You Did It!”
Well. We WERE promised a bloodbath. Fargo has seemed to barely scratch the surface in terms of how crazy things are going to get, but this episode (I’ll try to avoid typing the title 100 times) really started pushing things faster and farther than I imagined. There’s an incredible tension in between the lines of this episode, and it builds and builds with each passing moment. This week on Fargo: Lou and Hank visit the Gerhardts to try and make a deal. While they’re gone, Lou sends Karl and Sonny to keep an eye on Betsy and Molly. Floyd Gerhardt reluctantly feeds the police
Fargo Season 2 Episode 7 Review: “Did You Do This? No You Did It!”
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 8 Review: “Loplop”
I noticed that Ed and Peggy were conspicuously underused in last week’s great episode of Fargo. As great as the episode was, it was missing two of Season 2’s best characters. “Loplop,” in a slight departure from the previously linear story arc, clues us in to Ed and Peggy’s missing time, and gives us a sense of how the bloodbath in Sioux Falls will come to happen. This week on Fargo: In a timeline concurrent with last week’s episode, Hanzee continues his hunt of Ed and Peggy. Ed and Peggy offer up their hostage, Dodd Gerhardt, first back to his own family and then to
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Fargo Returning to the Present Day in Season 3
While Fargo‘s trip back in time to the 1970s has certainly made for a groovy (and incredible and excellent and a whole list of other adjectives) second season, the FX series will be returning to the present day for Season 3. In a recent article on EW.com, Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley opened up about what fans can expect from the new season, including its time period and whether or not we’ll see any familiar faces. “It’s more contemporary,” Hawley said, regarding the setting and time for Fargo Season 3. “It’s set a couple years after Season 1.” So with Season 3 happening
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 9 Review: “The Castle”
Umm….whoa! I think if I left my review at that, people would mostly get the message, right? Lucky for everyone, I can word vomit all over the place, especially when shows are this good. Fargo has been really excellent this season, but even more so this week, as we reached the promised “Sioux Falls Massacre.” “The Castle” was tense, bloody, amusing, and all-around well crafted, and made for an exciting penultimate installment of Fargo‘s second season. I try to think if I could ask for more from a series, and I really don’t think that’s possible. This week on Fargo: As things escalate in Sioux
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Fargo Season 2 Episode 10 Review: “Palindrome”
Fargo can truly be a moving, beautiful show. I mean amongst all the blood and death, creator Noah Hawley clearly has an appreciation of the “good guys.” For all of the worldly chaos, the good guys win, and even though all must exist in the terrible world, some make out better than others. I must admit, I expected a lot more death than what occurred in “Palindrome,” but with the unseen, the story was told far better than I could’ve imagined. This week on Fargo: Ed and Peggy run from Hanzee, but Ed gets hurt. Lou rescues Peggy and takes her back to
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Fargo Season 3 Won’t Premiere Until 2017
Fargo fans will have to wait quite a long time to see what the Emmy-winning FX drama has in store for them next. Season 3 of the series won’t arrive on TV until 2017 showrunner Noah Hawley said on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday. “The reality is you won’t see it in 2016,” Hawley said. “It’s a winter show for better or worse. There is not time to shoot another year before this winter is over.” Hawley also stressed the importance of the Fargo writing process, stating that the show’s writers “take our time and break the whole story.” He wants
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