The new Fargo series is an adaptation of the Coen brothers film that doesn’t use the same characters or story. Instead, it tries to recapture the setting, sense of humor, and accents that make the movie a modern classic.
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There is no Marge Gunderson in Fargo, the new limited series based on the 1996 Coen brothers film, which premieres April 15 on FX. There's no Jerry Lundegaard, no Wade Gustafson, no Mike Yanagita. No wood chipper either, at least not in the first four episodes, though there are other acts of imaginative violence to be found out in the snow.
The television incarnation of Fargo is an unusual thing, a sideways adaptation that tries to capture the spirit and feel of the movie without making use of its story or characters. And while it's a enjoyable if more overtly quirky drama unto itself, the best thing it does is make you think about the qualities that define the movie outside of what happens in it — the things that make Fargo... Fargo. Here's what the TV series takes from the film.
Fargo (1996)
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