{"id":13140,"date":"2015-08-06T05:15:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T09:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=13140"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:59:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:59:34","slug":"21-darn-tootin-facts-about-fargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=13140","title":{"rendered":"21 Darn Tootin’ Facts About “Fargo”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAdam D\u2019Arpino<\/strong> and Mental_Floss<\/strong><\/a> present 21 Darn Tootin’ Facts About Fargo<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. <\/b> Here are three of my favorites…<\/p>\n

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1. Fargo<\/em> was almost a TV show back in 1997.
\n<\/b>FX\u2019s original series Fargo<\/em>, which debuted last year to critical praise and enthusiastic viewership, has breathed new life into the funny-accents-meet-brutal-violence formula. However, FX\u2019s take on the Coen Brothers classic actually marks the second major attempt to adapt Fargo <\/em>for the small screen. In 1997, a pilot directed by Kathy Bates (yes, that<\/em> Kathy Bates) and starring a pre-Sopranos<\/em> Edie Falco as Marge Gunderson was passed on by the major networks. Although it never had a full run on television, this first made-for-TV version of Fargo<\/em> wasn\u2019t lost forever: it aired on the short-lived cable network Trio in 2003, as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled<\/em> programming series.<\/p>\n

17. The film\u2019s editor, Roderick Jaynes, is actually Joel and Ethan Coen.
\n<\/b>Because the Coens found having their names appear on screen as directors, writers, producers, and editors a bit tacky, they credit their editing work to the fictional \u201cRoderick Jaynes,\u201d who\u2019s listed on all of their films outside of Raising Arizona<\/em> and Miller\u2019s Crossing<\/em>. When the fictional Jaynes was for nominated for his first Oscar on Fargo<\/em>, the Coens wanted to have actor Albert Finney accept the award in character, but because the Academy doesn\u2019t allow for surrogates to accept awards (presumably due to a 1973 incident involving Marlon Brando and a Native American named Sacheen Littlefeather) they had to scratch the plan. Jaynes ended losing to Walter Murch for his work on The English Patient<\/em>, and would lose again in 2008 (with The Bourne Ultimatum<\/em>‘s Christopher Rouse beating out the Coens and No Country for Old Men)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

11. An inside joke led to rumors that Prince had a cameo in the film<\/b>.
\nThe Coens provided anyone willing to stick around for the extended credits to a bit of a Minnesota insider joke. The role of \u201cVictim in the Field\u201d is credited to a scribble resembling Prince\u2019s \u201cLove Symbol,\u201d which he went by between 1993 and 2000. This spurred rumors that Prince had a hidden cameo in the film. Anyone paying attention, however, would have noticed that the role was clearly played by a much huskier fellow, who also happened to be the film\u2019s storyboard artist (and a longtime Coen collaborator) J. Todd Anderson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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