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Has anyone been watching this new series of FX?  Only two episodes, but very good.

It's loosely based on the 1996 Coen brother's movie (very loosely).  Stars Billy Bob Thornton, who's really good in it.
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I didn't realize it had started. I saw the ads last month and was considering watching it. I'm a fan of the movie and a friend of mine had a bit part in it!
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If you check it out, let me know what you think.  What part did your friend have?
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[quote=Desert]I hope he wasn't the guy in the chipper.[/quote]

You mean Steve Buschemi?
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AdamA wrote: If you check it out, let me know what you think.  What part did your friend have?
She was the girl who was shot by the bad guy after her car flipped upside down. She had been a caterer for the film's cast & crew and the director put her in there on a whim. (Michelle LeDoux)
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TV series: love it!
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AdamA, did you spot the nice references to The Big Lebowski  and No Country for Old Men?  :D
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dualstow wrote: AdamA, did you spot the nice references to The Big Lebowski  and No Country for Old Men?  :D
No.  Where are they?!
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I think it was episode 1 that showed a special on White Russians, the Dude's drink of choice.
The pig's blood IN 3 was from Chigurh's (spelling?) butcher shop.

There are also a lot of fish in this show. I didn't notice anything beyond the poster in the basement at first, but once it was pointed out to me...fish everywhere!
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Some episode names explained here:

The Crocodile's Dilemma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_dilemma
The Rooster Prince http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rooster_Prince
A Muddy Road http://deoxy.org/koan/14
Eating the Blame http://deoxy.org/koan/69
The Six Ungraspables http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ko ... men_Wenyan [koan no. 3]

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Also, apparently the deaf man, Mr Wrench, says some hilarious things with his hands that are not translated by Mr Numbers. For example, he tells Lester,
[quote=Mr Wrench]You are tiny and baby-like.[/quote]

http://www.reddit.com/r/FargoTV/comment ... cene_that/
http://www.reddit.com/r/FargoTV/comment ... anslation/
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dualstow wrote: Also, apparently the deaf man, Mr Wrench, says some hilarious things with his hands that are not translated by Mr Numbers. For example, he tells Lester,
Mr Wrench wrote:You are tiny and baby-like.
http://www.reddit.com/r/FargoTV/comment ... cene_that/
http://www.reddit.com/r/FargoTV/comment ... anslation/
There are some great quotes in that show every episode.  I just watched the most recent one.

"There are no saints in the animal kingdom.  Only breakfast and dinner."

"Do I look like I want a pink police scanner?"

"Only a fool thinks he can solve the world's problems." 
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I will wait until there are more episodes out there and I can watch them back to back.
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MediumTex wrote: I will wait until there are more episodes out there and I can watch them back to back.
I think it's going to be a 10 episode miniseries, so you shouldn't have to wait much longer.
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For AdamA, since you were posting about Saul.

Bob O with clueless Calgary interviewer
http://globalnews.ca/video/980716/bob-o ... for-fargo/
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dualstow wrote: For AdamA, since you were posting about Saul.

Bob O with clueless Calgary interviewer
http://globalnews.ca/video/980716/bob-o ... for-fargo/
They should give that reporter a role on the show.
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I loved the first season and hope the next is as good.

Ronald Reagan as a character?!

http://news.moviefone.com/2015/01/19/ro ... -season-2/
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