James Garcia reviews Fargo season 2 episode 1, ‘Waiting for Dutch’… Last year, Noah Hawley took it upon himself to do what, on paper, seemed outlandish – create a television series based around the 1996 Coen Brothers masterpiece, Fargo. Hawley’s ambitious ten-hour opus – which he wrote every episode of – was a great success and exceeded […]
Fargo Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Fear and Trembling’
James Garcia reviews the fourth episode of Fargo season 2… It’s hard to believe that, despite everything that happened in this week’s episode of Fargo, titled “Fear and Trembling,” there are still six episodes left in the anthology series’ second season. After the first three episodes introduced us to Fargo‘s new colorful band of characters and did some table […]
Fargo Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Before the Law’
James Garcia reviews Fargo season 2 episode 2, ‘Before the Law’… Those familiar with Fargo‘s first season will recall what several characters referred to as the Sioux Falls incident, a series of tragic events that shook the community to its core and left an unshakable impression on Lou Solverson (Keith Carradine). While Fargo‘s second season promises to […]
Bruce Campbell joins Fargo season 2 as Ronald Reagan
According to TVLine, legendary B movie actor Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness) has joined the cast of Fargo‘s second season as B movie actor-turned-President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Campbell will appear as Reagan in one episode of the FX series, as he goes on his first campaign for President and swings through Fargo, North […]
Patrick Wilson & Ted Danson join Fargo season 2
The second season of FX’s hit miniseries Fargo has begun to take shape, we three new additions to the cast over the last couple of days. Eric Schrier, President, Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions and Steve Stark President, Television Production & Development of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios have announced that Patrick Wilson (Insidious, The Conjuring), Ted Danson […]
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons cast in Fargo season 2
FX has announced that Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man) and Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) have signed on for major roles in the second season of the Emmy Award-winning Fargo. According to EW, Dunst will play Peggy Blomquist, “a small town beautician with big city dreams who is trying to figure out who she really is and what […]
Blu-ray Review – Fargo (1996)
Fargo, 1996. Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare. SYNOPSIS: If you’re into collectible steelbooks, this 20th anniversary release of Fargo from Shout! Factory is a worthwhile pick-up. However, be aware that there’s nothing new in this edition when compared to […]
Fargo season 3 adds Harry Potter actor David Thewlis
The third season of FX’s acclaimed Fargo series has added another recognizable actor to its cast: character actor David Thewlis, who most will probably remember as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise. According to EW, Thewlis will play V.M. Vargas, a “mysterious loner and true capitalist who delivers Emmit (Ewan McGregor) the bad news that he has just become […]
Fargo Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Law of Vacant Places’
Shaun Munro reviews the first episode of Fargo season 3… The painful 16-month wait since Fargo‘s second season concluded is finally over, and while not returning to screens with quite the same surging electricity of the two prior premieres, “The Law of Vacant Places” is nevertheless a rock solid introduction to Minnesota’s latest batch of loveable low-lives. The season […]
Fargo Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Principle of Restricted Choice’
Shaun Munro reviews the second episode of Fargo season 3… If Fargo‘s season premiere left a prevailing feeling of deja vu, the follow-up moves a little further away from the familiar, even if the key beats are still distinctly Fargo, and this is very much the lethargic second episode the show has essentially made its signature […]
