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Poor writing - cancel this show


I'm a big fan of the movie Fargo. Unfortunatelly, this series is just a cheap knock off.
The first series was an interesting remix, but wasn't much more than an amusement. The second and third series went downhill from there, always trying too hard.
All in all the writing lacks any heart. The humor is cut/paste from cohen bros.
The shock value is off topic.
This show looks like a film student exercise, thinking it's the cleverest, but showing no brains after all.

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I'd have to say... a sphincter says what?

https://youtu.be/--BslU44vWU

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Wow, such clever writing you should be a writer on fargo, give them a call, they might just need some of your brilliant burners to make it even worse.

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I like the show. Must suck to be you..

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The poor writing must be why critics, reviewers and fans love it so much. It's one thing to say it isn't your taste, but it's another thing to tear it apart and shit on the obvious quality of it. I think you're either trolling, because it is one of the highest rated tv shows on the air, or you just don't have what it takes upstairs to appreciate it.

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I just have enough "upstairs" to depreciate it based on MY OWN judgment, not basing my opinion on what critics, reviewers and fans tell me.
You must be one of those geniuses, like the other trolls that replied to my post, that just take whatever it's given to them with no sense of taste, as long as the intelligentia tells them "this is good".
There's no obvious quality in this series other than an overly stated parroting of the movie Fargo in a contrived post modern remix, very amusing if you are a simple minded low expectations viewer, very boring if you look for real inspiration behind this sort of "wit" (again, it is film school level "clever").

Can't you make a better argument than "other people smarter than me (you) think it's good, so it must be good and you (me) must be wrong"?

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Yup, you're smarter than everyone else in the business. Got it.

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Not necessarily everyone.
Just you

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Holy shit! It took you four months to come up with that?! I'll ignore the fact that it makes no sense, considering I was comparing your intellect to Hollywood and specifically the movie business and not the general public, but how fucking sad you are that you bothered replying at all FOUR MONTHS LATER, just to drop that steaming pile of shit comeback at my feet. Lol, there is nothing you can say at this point to redeem yourself, the victory is mine. I'll wait another quarter of a year for whatever brilliant post you come up with. I actually really appreciate it, I needed a good laugh today. You have yourself a fantastic afternoon,and thanks for the chuckle.

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....."Victory" ?
After what you just wrote it's quite evident who's a Loser

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Bwahahaha๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ.....yes it is!

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I liked the original movie too.

It was the inspiration for Hedley Lamar of Blazing Saddles.

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What?

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Season 4....do I need to comment?
STOP THIS CRAPPY SERIES NOW

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YOU DO REALIZE,IF THIS SHOW IS CRAPPY AND IN NEED OF CANCELLATION,THEN...WHAT SHOW IS WORTHY OF STAYING ON?....FARGO IS NOT THE GREATEST SHOW EVER,FAR FROM IT...IT IS HOWEVER QUALITY AND TOP TEN SHOWS ON AIR CURRENTLY...PERSPECTIVE IS KEY.

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Wow. I think this season is fantastic. The direction is movie-quality, the subplots intriguing, the characters have depth and charm... to me it's the best show on TV right now and it's not even close.

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I disagree. It's not great, but it is very good.

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Hmm. Will watch then. Thanks.

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You're welcome. As I say, it's not great, but it's better than 98% of the crap on TV.

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Yup. Even with the flaws of S4 I'm still enjoying the heck out of this season. Can't wait to see where it goes.

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Yep!

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I find myself wanting more at the end of every episode.

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As do I. Whatever quibbles I have with it, I can't wait to see what happens next. And with Fargo, you never know.
Four episodes to go....

BTW, even though she's a fascinating character, I would LOVE to see Oraetta get whacked! She's more evil than anyone in either gang imho.

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Agreed! I want her caught and to pay. And Iโ€™m super worried for the young lady across the street.

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I agree, but I don't think you have the worry about Ethelrida. I believe that she's the moral center of this story.
She is the one normal person who all the other crazies are compared to.

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I hope youโ€™re right.

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I am certain of it.

But then I'm the guy who took Custer over the Indians, so......

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I started watching and I have to agree. It's just a knockoff.

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All in all it's not that bad, certainly not the best but still enjoyable and entertaining

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There are too many shows, present and past, that are very good. I'm not going to invest time in "passable" when I can help it. It has made me walk out on shows after a couple of seasons and also, like here, after one episode. No harm done I figure. But I am happy for you that you enjoyed it.

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Vince Gilligan, is that you?

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Nope, but it's easy to imagine he would agree with me.

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