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FARGO’S INFAMOUS ART

Sibling rivalry can be brutal, especially in the case of Emmit and Ray Stussy (both played by Ewan McGregor) in Fargo. Their animosity stems from, of all things, a valuable stamp handed down from their father, which Emmit talked Ray into trading it to him years ago. When Ray and his girlfriend, Nikki Swango (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead), plot to steal the stamp from Emmit’s mansion, it leads to yet another embarrassment for Ray – the stamp has been replaced with a framed drawing of a donkey. Nikki responds to the switcheroo by defacing the artwork by writing “Who’s the ass now?” in her own blood (see above). VIP Fan Auctions is now offering the infamous artwork – complete with graffiti – to the Fargo fan delightfully twisted enough to hang it in his or her own home. Click here for more information and photos, and get in on the bidding for this infamous piece of Fargo set dressing today!

 

DRIVE HOME THE FARGO CORVETTE

Ray Stussy’s (Ewan McGregor) red Corvette is a focal point of third season of FX’s Fargo – after all, it was the 1977 sports car the Ray traded his father’s stamp collection to get, a move that would prove to be a lopsided deal in favor of brother Emmit (also McGregor). It would also lead to a brutal sibling rivalry. Fans of Fargo don’t have to leverage their most valuable possession to get behind the wheel of Ray’s Corvette – VIP Fan Auctions is offering the actual car used in the series: a 1977 red Chevrolet Corvette hardtop with a 350ci/180 hp engine with 48,146 miles on the odometer. Click here for more detailed information about the car, and get in on the bidding. Whoever wins the Corvette will have to make arrangements to get it from Calgary, Alberta, Canada – a small price to pay for a vintage American sports car featured in one of television’s best shows. Road trip!

 

PARKING LOT KING OF MINNESOTA

When Noah Hawley decided to bring the quintessential black comedy Fargo to the small screen, it didn’t take long to show that he was expanding the Fargo universe in a way that only complemented the brilliant and beloved Coen Brothers film. With the third triumphant season of FX’s Fargo complete – in which Ewan McGregor took on the dual role of rival brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy, VIP Fan Auctions is offering distinct props and wardrobe items from the series to fans. Currently available is the tuxedo (pictured above, right) worn by Ewan McGregor in the third-season premiere as Emmit “The Parking Lot King of Minnesota” Stussy. The formal attire includes a white tuxedo jacket, black pants, bow tie, cummerbund, cufflinks, shoes and button studs (click here for photos and size information). Also available is Emmit’s glass desk globe, his leather briefcase and Emmit’s screen-worn robe/pajamas/slippers. Click here to see all of the available Fargo auctions and claim your piece of this quirky television masterpiece today!

 

Fargo Season 3 Can’t Get Here Soon Enough

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A new inside look at Fargo season three has been released. The video introduces an in depth look at the story line and Ewan McGregor’s characters, a pair of feuding brothers. Like the film and every season so far, season three starts with regular people making bad decisions which lead to more bad decisions, that turns their life upside down and creates madness. Season three doesn’t seem to change from this basic formula, but knowing creator Noah Crawley there will be some curveballs along the way.

In this new first look video released by FX, we get our clearest glimpse of the storyline and not-so-loving brotherly relationship. In the clip, it explained Ray and Emmit had a falling out because Ray felt Emmit cheated him out of his fortune, and now Ray wants what’s his so he can use the money to marry his bridge-champion parolee sweetheart Nikki. We find out that Emmit “hoodwinked” Ray into giving up a valuable stamp collection and now Ray wants the last remaining returned to him, but Emmit of course does not want to give this up. Emmit then decides to devise a plan to get the stamp (as we can imagine, they are not talking about politely asking him to hand over the item).

There is also a murder, “one of those shoulda coulda woulda been somewhere else if he could murders,” which brings Carrie Coon’s Gloria Burgle character into the story for what is described as “a bit of a wild goose chase.”

Michael Stuhlbarg sums it all up at the end with a line that might as well be the whole series tagline “as you can imagine, things go wrong.” Fargo season three kicks off on FX beginning April 19th.

 

The Fargo Season 3 Teaser is Here

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Fargo is finally almost here, the third season will be premiering April 19, and from the looks of the recently released teaser, season three will be just as ridiculous and amazing as the last two seasons. The 15 second teaser begins with what seems to be a quiet neighborhood with a giant inflatable Santa Claus towering over the roofs of the houses. All is calm, but if Fargo has taught us anything, it’s that nothing is as it seems and comedy and tragedy is just around the corner. Right then, Santa begins to deflate as we here a shot ring out.

Fargo season three will stars Ewan McGregor as two brothers – one is a estate mogul and self-declared Parking Lot King of Minnesota while the second brother is a former cool kid turned parole officer with a chip on his shoulder. Like past seasons, events will transpire that will lead the two into some serious trouble.

The combination of the cast and plot has me very excited once again for what should be another excellent season of Fargo. Are you excited for the upcoming season?

 

SILENT BUT DEADLY

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The Kitchen Brothers don’t say much, but they are the most menacing hit men in the Kansas City mob – a pair of twin killing machines who don’t flinch in gun fights and shoot without mercy or judgment. Fargo fans now have an opportunity to claim a piece of brother Wayne Kitchen’s (Todd Mann) ‘70s era wardrobe, including the custom-made white suit, red turtleneck sweater and black-and-white leather shoes he wore in multiple episodes of Fargo’s second season (pictured above), available at VIP Fan Auctions. In a separate listing, Wayne’s black leather trench coat and felt hat (also pictured above) are also available. Don’t miss your change to own an authentic piece of one of television’s most critically acclaimed series – and one of Fargo’s most distinctive vintage wardrobe. Click here to see all of the available Fargo auctions, and get in on the bidding today. These auctions end soon!

 

HERE COMES THE SHERIFF

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When a television legend finds a great role in an amazing show, the result is Hollywood magic. In the case of Ted Danson as Hank Larsson, the sheriff of Rock County, Minn., the result was instant Fargo magic. As the WWII vet and wise “cowboy poet” grandfather to Fargo’s first season’s fan favorite Molly Solverson, Danson told Variety that after he binge-watched watched the first season, he thought, “Dear lord, this is brilliant, this is on another level. Please let me be in it.” Now VIP Fan Auctions is offering Fargo fans the opportunity to own the sheriff’s uniform that Danson wore on-screen during the second season, including his sheriff’s hat, coat, gloves and boots. Don’t let this opportunity slip away into the cold, dark Fargo winter – click here for photos and more information, and bid today!

 

Fargo’s Jesse Plemons Stars in ‘Other People’ at Sundance

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Season 2 of Fargo ended just over a month ago and I already miss it. The good news is we can see more of our favorite butcher, Ed Blumquist (Jesse Plemons). Jesse Plemons will be staring in a new comedy called Other People. His costars are Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford and Maude Apatow. They seem like a happy family in The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive first look at the clan. Other People made it’s world premiere last week at the Sundance Film Festival.

The comedy, from husband and wife producers Adam Scott and Naomi Scott (The Overnight), follows Plemons as a struggling comedy writer who returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother (Shannon). He tried to convince everyone and himself that he is doing okay, but really he is feeling out of place when living with his conservative family in his childhood home.

The cast also includes June Squibb, Madisen Beaty, John Early, Retta and Zach Woods. Chris Kelly, a supervising writer at Saturday Night Live and consulting producer on Broad City who also wrote the film, makes his feature directorial debut with the title.

The Park Pictures and Gettin’ Rad Productions title also includes Sam Bisbee as a producer, and Lance Acord, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Cathleen Ihasz, Nicole Ihasz, David Ryan, Hunter Ryan, Richard J. Bosner and Stephanie Apt as executive producers.

 

Fargo Series Finale Auctions Start January 26th

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VIP Fan Auctions, in partnership with MGM Studios will continue the Fargo Season 2 Auctions on January 26th offering props and wardrobes from the FX series. The official studio auctions will run for two weeks and feature screen used wardrobe and prop items. All items were received from the Fargo set and will come with a studio certificate of authenticity.  Be sure to check out www.fargoauction.com on October 12th for the Fargo Series Auctions

Check out the Fargo Season 2 Finale Auction Catalog to view the items that will be offered in the auction here.

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ABOUT FARGO (FROM FX)

The all new “true crime” case in Fargo’s latest chapter takes you back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota. “Lou Solverson” (Patrick Wilson), a young State Police Officer recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and a small town beautician “Peggy Blumquist” (Kirsten Dunst) along with her husband “Ed” (Jesse Plemons), the local butcher’s assistant. Helping Lou piece things together is his father-in-law, “Sheriff Hank Larsson” (Ted Danson). The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes “Karl Weathers” (Nick Offerman), the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota. A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist. Three-time Emmy winner Brad Garrett will play “Joe Bulo,” the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. The new face of corporate crime, Joe’s bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America. His number two is “Mike Milligan” (Bokeem Woodbine). Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling – but the joke is usually on you. Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by matriarch “Floyd Gerhardt” (Jean Smart). With her husband at death’s door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, “Dodd Gerhardt” (Jeffrey Donovan). An impatient hothead with a cruel streak to match his ambitions, Dodd can’t wait for both his parents to die so he can take over and expand their business from kingdom to empire. “Bear Gerhardt” (Angus Sampson) is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. “Rye Gerhardt” (Kieran Culkin), the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he’s just a small dog with a loud bark.

Emmy Award winning Executive Producers Noah Hawley (showrunner/writer), Joel & Ethan Coen, Warren Littlefield and John Cameron all return for the second installment. Fargo is produced by MGM Television and FX Productions, with MGM Television serving as the lead studio.

 

Waiting for Fargo Season 3

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After another incredible season of Fargo we can sleep well knowing it will be back for a third season, but unfortunately it will not be ready before 2017. “The reality is you wont see it in 2016,” Hawley said. “It’s a winter show for better or worse. There is not time to shoot another year before this winter is over.” He also wants to ensure that most of the third season is written before shooting begins. “It’s also very important to me and the other producer that we separate the writing from production. We take our time and break the whole story, write eight of the 10 hours at least and we end up knowing exactly what we’re doing and exactly what the whole story is. We’re going through the writing process now. I’ve written the first hour, we’re about halfway through breaking the season. We’ll be writing over the next few months with the idea we’ll go into production, much like our first year, in November and be back on the air in spring of 2017.”

Luckily FX has been flexible and patient with the unique demands of its anthology format. There was a year and half gap between season 1 and 2. “One of the great joys of working with FX is the idea that we’re making these 10 hour movies and there’s going to be some kind of event quality to them,” Hawley said. “We can take our time and get them right and put them on the air, whether that’s 12 months or 15 months or 18 months after the last one. I think that really makes it an event. I think the minute you’re hitting the same air-date every year you’re just making a television show.”

The third season will be set in 2010, four years after season one, but will not have any first season regulars as primary players in the new season. “That’s not to say that one of our stories might not intersect with characters we’ve seen before for a certain period of time,” Hawley allowed.
Following the success of “Fargo,” which won three Emmys for its first season and recently earned three Golden Globe nominations. Hawley has been in high demand. He recently signed an overall production deal with FX that includes overseeing the upcoming Marvel series Legion and a miniseries adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle.

 
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