Fargo

...Just finished Season 5 ...the one with Juno Temple,Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh and I must say that most of the 10/10 score must go to this season, though all the others were, I think, solid 8's or 9's. I remember the original Film and to be honest, apart from the excellent acting by F Tomelty I was a little underwhelmed,(..ditto ,'3 Billboards...'...sacrilege,I know, but ,Hey Ho!..). In this, we meet Ms Temples scatty mum character who gets into a bit of trouble at an unruly School Meeting ,drawn into a plot where she slowly and tantalisingly reveals hidden depths where she will do anything to keep her little family safe. Although, I binged and enjoyed it immensely,looking back I realise it was quite a feminist wish list fantasy but nothing wrong with that in my book. All the seasons had fantastical elements, at one time or another and I enjoyed them all immensely, not to mention Top quality actors, new and old. More please,Mr or Mrs Showrunner!!!...

The first season is at least feeling-wise the closest one that is to the movie. Billy Bob Thornton is amazing as Lorne Malvo, not just him actually the whole cast is amazing.

The second season is my personal favorite, Starting from here I think Noah Hawley doesn't just get some story elements and scenes from the movie Fargo but from like all of Cohen's filmography, those of you who have seen the show would know what I mean and it's a good thing. Acting is amazing as usual along with intriguing storyline that keeps you hooked up from beginning to end.

The third season is where things slow down, but Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor and especially David Thewlis as V. M. Varga are AMAZING. And I love the cinematography of this season, and I think this is the best looking season of Fargo.

The fourth season is the worst one. We went from subtle dark humor with great stories and interesting characters to fart jokes with cheap mafia story and uninteresting, annoying characters. Also with his squeaky voice I just can't take Chris Rock serious as a mob boss.

The fifth season is kind of mid for me, I remember liking it while watching weekly but when I tried to remember I realized nothing much stayed with me after finishing the whole season. I loved the character Ole Munch, he is the only one that's interesting with all of his background, and other than him the show is just filled with one dimensional weak male characters and girl bosses that have laugh-inducing plot armors.

I'm glad the show's ended. It had almost perfect run. Still win-win actually cause we have 3/5 amazing season here.

I absolutely loved Fargo. It's easily one of my favorite series of all-time. If you don't want to take my word for it just read through all the comments here and look at the rating to see how loved this show is by just about everyone. It has a great review/rating on just about every website there is (IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, etc.) for a reason and that's because this show is amazing. Even though every season is different and some are better than others, the one thing that all of them have in common is that they're all fantastic. Being an anthology series means they can continue to put out as many seasons as they want without the show ever going stale. As long as the quality stays close to these first 5 seasons then I hope they do a bunch more. The writing and acting are as good as anything you'll see on television. I really can't recommend this show enough...it's absolutely amazing!

Definitely much better overall than true detective. I think the first season is much much better than the movie. My favorite non hbo series ever made. Best Billy Bob in season 1, number 2 is the holiday classic the ice harvest you all should be watching on Christmas Eve as I do every year. I think this show with its acting cast from all over the world is often better than breaking bad. I loved watching all the seasons and need to go back and watch some of my favorites. I just enjoyed the first season of dark winds almost as much as an elite Fargo season. Going to watch a Fargo episode and a Batman the animated series tonight. Tough to beat that combo.

It is not often that you come over films or series where you can actually believe in the characters and forget about the acting personnel, and usually this only and occasionally happens when there are completely new faces on the screen. In Fargo, or at least in the first season, such a belief in the characters is very present. Until you have to check out where ever you saw Martin Freeman, he simply is Lester Nygaard, and even Billy Bob Thornton manages to escape the too much used label in this series. Naturally it has to be credited to good acting, but there is definitely some good writing, direction and makeup efforts to salute. Though not all roles are that well acted, and there are some editing flaws that should have been avoided, regardless, for those who love black and intelligent humor - Fargo is top entertainment!

After watching and exceedingly enjoying season 1 and 2, the following two seasons became comparatively disappointing. However, with season 5 the series not only is back to basic, but the formula is developed into an even higher level, where particularly some of the characters display a deeper psychological specter, and one as a viewer is challenged to comprehend a more complicated set of human emotions and instincts, where the basics of the plot gets gradually revealed, and the fundament of intentions is nearly perfectly balanced all the way. When this is combined with brilliant acting performances, it becomes a form of true art.