TV Shows

[phattymatty]

i watched the first two episode of TD a while back and kept falling asleep. everyone has told me it's great though, might give it another shot.

i marathoned through fargo last week. that was an excellent show. one of the best in a long time. i assume that was like a once and done miniseries?

[MDS]

it actually just got a s2

new characters, time period, etc

[ice grillin you]

i watched the first two episode of TD a while back and kept falling asleep. everyone has told me it's great though, might give it another shot.

i marathoned through fargo last week. that was an excellent show. one of the best in a long time. i assume that was like a once and done miniseries?

Fargo got its "no duh" renewal Monday, with FX confirming that the second season would offer a new story and all new characters. But a Television Critics Association press tour session later in the day proved this wasn't entirely true — Keith Carradine's Lou Solverson, father of the great Molly Solverson, will return as the lead in Season 2, although as a 33-year-old in a different actor's body. Solverson's wife will still be alive, and mini-Molly will be 4 years old. The plot will unfold in 1979 in Luverne, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a place where Lou once encountered bodies "stacked so high you could've climbed to the second floor."

"That time period is interesting — post-Vietnam, post-Watergate," said showrunner Noah Hawley, who wrote all 10 episodes of Season 1 but will work with four writers this time. "It was the best of America versus the worst of America. There was a sense this war had come home with people. Lou fought in Vietnam, came home and thought he'd left the war behind and here it is. It's domestic now." Hawley will pull inspiration from more Coen brothers movies, including 1990's Miller's Crossing and 2001's The Man Who Wasn't There. Hawley even went so far as to predict a subtitle for Season 2, tentatively calling it Fargo: Backlash. (Personally I like Fargo: It's Domestic Now.)

Speaking of anthology series with colons and subtitles, Hawley isn't into the idea of repurposing his actors in the way Ryan Murphy does with American Horror Story. Responding to a suggestion that Allison Tolman come back to play Molly's mother, Hawley said the technique is "a brilliant turn on Ryan's part, and he owns it — it would be imitative." (It probably doesn't help that both shows air on FX.) "Fargo demands a different level of realism," said FX CEO John Landgraf. "No matter how unhinged and funny it is at times, it is intended to be pretty real, so I don't think we felt like we could re-introduce those actors as new characters."

Fargo will once again film in balmy Calgary, giving a whole new roster of performers the opportunity to talk to reporters about the weather in great detail. The possibility of bringing in more name-brand actors remains on the table. "Our most important element to our DNA is tone," said executive producer Warren Littlefield. "That, ultimately, will be more important than the time of year and exact town and characters." But a few Billy Bob Thornton/Martin Freeman/Bob Odenkirk–level stars wouldn't hurt.

[Zanshin]

Is Fargo on demand anywhere from start to finish?

[smeags]

Is Fargo on demand anywhere from start to finish?

http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/f7757753-c450-42f9-b0f9-9a617628fcfa

i assume it would be available through your cable/sat provider as well.

[phattymatty]

yeah if you get the comcast password from a friend you can watch everything online.

[Dillen]

Looking for new shows. Wouldn't mind a show that's finished and I can watch start to finish. Believe it or not I haven't seen these, which ones are must-watch?

The Shield
Boardwalk
Game of Thrones, but not into fantasy
Fargo

Also saw the Bridge just started back up, saw a few episodes near the beginning of S1 and it seemed awesome but then heard it went downhill

[PhillyPhreak54]

Bridge has gone downhill...I am hanging on but I may pull the plug soon.

Boardwalk Empire is a must watch.

[Munson]

Game of Thronnnnes.

I was never huge on fantasy either, outside of getting a decent amount of enjoyment out of LOTR. This is much better than LOTR.

[General_Failure]

The Shield is essentially Breaking Bad if Walt were a cop and didn't have to go through three seasons of getting over his pesky conscience. Watch it.

[MDS]

overall ranking of order of need to watch

fargo
boardwalk
shield
game of nerds

[Eagles_Legendz]

GoT is my favorite show on TV at this point.  Haven't seen Fargo.  The Shield is very good.  Couldn't get into Boardwalk.

[SD]

My buddy hates fantasy stuff even more than igy...couldn't get into LOTR...is hooked on GOT. His wife read the books so he started watching it with her.

[ice grillin you]

im in the middle of the shield now thanks to sunny's hulu password....its one of those shows that's so bad its good....its like scandal for men

if you want grown men show then boardwalk

lol at dragons

WIRE

[SD]

lol at dragons

Minor part of a very complex story. You got past Joker-Batman enough to appreciate TDK. You could do the same with GOT. Or not.

Sopranos second time through is better than any other second watch minus the Wire. First viewing I thought they took too many liberties with story lines and characters...now they make a bit more sense.