You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...

To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])


Scrappy - Apr 13, 2014 8:49:21 pm PDT #11335 of 11998
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Me too, Bunk.


Jessica - Apr 14, 2014 3:48:17 am PDT #11336 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Mad Men, anyone?

I was not overwhelmed, I have to say. I was waiting for the punch at the end of the ep that would tie it all together and it never really came.


Scrappy - Apr 14, 2014 7:16:10 am PDT #11337 of 11998
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

No, it was all set up and no follow-through. The only twist was that Freddy was Don's mouthpiece. I had figured that out early on, but the DH hadn't, so he liked that reveal a lot.


Polter-Cow - Apr 14, 2014 7:59:30 am PDT #11338 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I did like that reveal, but otherwise, not a lot of excitement.


Theodosia - Apr 14, 2014 8:35:38 am PDT #11339 of 11998
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I can't remember women wearing gloves in 1969... but then I wasn't going out to fancy restaurants, either.


erikaj - Apr 14, 2014 9:20:09 am PDT #11340 of 11998
Always Anti-fascist!

Elmore Leonard tried to be an adman for a while. Which makes me wonder if Roger Sterling let him go cause all of his storyboards ended with a hail of bullets. "Another bloodbath, Leonard?"

"Why not?"
"Because it's Lay's potato chips. Not even the Frito Bandito."


Jessica - Apr 14, 2014 10:06:10 am PDT #11341 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There was also this gem of a moment:

[link]


Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2014 5:54:34 pm PDT #11342 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Wow, I'm already looking forward to Billy Bob Thornton's comeuppance on Fargo, but so far I have enjoyed his choice of targets for being the world's biggest asshole.

I love Martin Freeman, but he's having accent issues above and beyond the exaggerated Minnesota ones. However this has a HUGE Coen brothers vibe the way that Justified had Elmore Leonard down.


-t - Apr 15, 2014 7:54:13 pm PDT #11343 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the idea of a Fargo television series. That said, I'm absolutely in. Very good pilot.

Totally did not recognize Bob Odenkirk.

How does Martin Freeman have time to film everything he's in?

I can't remember women wearing gloves in 1969... but then I wasn't going out to fancy restaurants, either.

The women the background weren't wearing gloves. Maybe she was being extra formal as part of whatever she's into that made her want to tell Roger she forgave him?


Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2014 8:30:49 pm PDT #11344 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Totally did not recognize Bob Odenkirk.

Yeah, that mustache actually disguised him better than I would have thought. I thought he was supposed to be the hapless sheriff, but i think that was Colin Hanks.

How does Martin Freeman have time to film everything he's in?

SERIOUSLY!!! As I said, I kept hearing his accent wobble, but I figure given his schedule he's only got so much time to perfect those things, and his visual performance made up for any lacking in the vocal department.