The Hollywood Reporter reports that Noah Hawley’s “Fargo” has been renewed for a third season on the FX network. Once again, the new season of “Fargo” will involve an entirely original cast of characters and plot line set in the fictionalized Minnesota landscape first created by hometown filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. As many of you know, I write… Read More →
FARGO REVIEW: Episode 6, ‘Rhinoceros’
November 17, 2015 by 4 Comments
The sixth episode of “Fargo” Season 2, entitled “Rhinoceros,” aired last night on FX. What follows is a Minnesota-centric review that contains spoilers. This year, “Fargo” takes us to Southwestern Minnesota in 1979, the same year I was born on the other side of the state. A small town family crime syndicate based in Fargo is… Read More →
FARGO REVIEW: Episode 5, ‘Gift of the Magi’
November 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The fifth episode of “Fargo” Season 2, entitled “Gift of the Magi,” aired last night on FX. What follows is a Minnesota-centric review that contains spoilers. This year, “Fargo” takes us to Southwestern Minnesota in 1979, the same year I was born on the other side of the state. A small town family crime syndicate… Read More →
FARGO REVIEW: Episode 4, ‘Fear and Trembling’
November 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The fourth episode of “Fargo” Season 2, entitled “Fear and Trembling,” aired last night on FX. What follows is a Minnesota-centric review that contains spoilers. This year, “Fargo” takes us to Southwestern Minnesota in 1979, the same year I was born on the other side of the state. A small town family crime syndicate based… Read More →
FARGO REVIEW: Episode 3, ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’
October 27, 2015 by 11 Comments
The third episode of “Fargo” Season 2, entitled “The Myth of Sisyphus,” aired last night on FX. What follows is a Minnesota-centric review that contains spoilers. This year, “Fargo” takes us to Southwestern Minnesota in 1979, the same year I was born on the other side of the state. A small town family crime syndicate based… Read More →
FARGO REVIEW: Episode 2, ‘Before the Law’
October 20, 2015 by 3 Comments
The second episode of “Fargo” Season 2, entitled “Before the Law,” aired last night on FX. What follows is a Minnesota-centric review that contains spoilers. This year, “Fargo” takes us to Southwestern Minnesota in 1979, the same year I was born on the other side of the state. A small town family crime syndicate based… Read More →
FARGO REVIEW: Episode 1, ‘Waiting for Dutch’
October 13, 2015 by 2 Comments
The success of the first season of “Fargo” on FX was one of the best surprises of television last year. The 10-episode short-run series was ambitious, daring, heartfelt and yet still true to the spirit of the original acclaimed movie (without being too derivative). After the early reviews of the second season, which debuted last night,… Read More →
A Minnesota guide to ‘Fargo, Season 2’
October 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
UPDATE: Read my Minnesota-centric “Fargo” reviews for Seasons 1 and 2 at my “Fargo” review page. Tonight at 9 p.m. CST (Fargo universal time) the sophomore season premiere of “Fargo” airs on FX. Noah Hawley’s macabre Midwestern series, inspired by the acclaimed Coen Brothers movie of the same name, will bring an entirely new story, cast… Read More →
‘Fargo’ coming back in September (and so are my reviews)
July 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UPDATE: The full Fargo Season 2 trailer is here! Last year, I stumbled into writing a popular series of blog posts about the FX series “Fargo,” based on the famous Coen Brothers film of the same name. My posts started with a tongue-in-cheek review of the accuracy of the Minnesota details in the show, only to… Read More →
Fargo wins Emmy for best miniseries; Tolman denied
August 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Except for one outrage, it was a mostly wonderful night for the FX series “Fargo” at the 66th annual Emmys award ceremony last night in Los Angeles. Fargo wins Emmy awards for best miniseries, and best writing and directing. Billy Bob Thornton, nominated for best actor for the role of Lorne Malvo, wasn’t predicted to… Read More →
