From Dusk Till Dawn.
US networks are steadily transforming the TV listings into the New Releases shelf of a 1996 Blockbuster.
We can either stamp our feet with why arent there any new ideas?
Fargo, nearing the halfway point in its US and UK broadcasts, works.
Messing with a much-loved, much-respected film likeFargowas a risk.
Screw up a TV version ofJingle All The Wayand wholl care, but screw upFargo?
Youd be the devil himself.
How then, did FXs version, written byThe Unusuals Noah Hawley, succeed where others failed?
By doing the following…
So youve got the nod from the originators.
How do you make it your own?
Ok, so the world has been developed, so whats there to link it to the film?
As Hitfixs Daniel Fienberg puts it, the series feels similar, but never identical to the film.
So, its the same people then?
Not if you follow the next rule which is to… His end-of-the-pier approach is shared by the brilliantly named Mr.
Despite these creations, this televisual apple hasnt fallen too far from the cinematic tree.
But the characters are only half the story.
It would help if you ensure to…
The original film is beloved, and deservedly so.
Its a grimly violent story set against a funny and fond portrait of the Coens folksy home state.
So, there you have it.
An idiot could do it, though admittedly, perhaps not this well.
Fargo currently airs on Tuesdays on FX and on Sundays on Channel 4.
Read our spoiler-filled reviews,here.
