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I watched all of Fargo the TV series over the last couple of days. I've always liked Billy Bob Thornton and this was the role of a lifetime for him, he was brilliant. They nailed the Coen bros tone and pacing perfectly too. I thought it was such a weird idea when it was announced but it worked really well. Is there still going to be a second season?

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I'm also re-watching The Wire and its still up there as one of my fav shows of all time. There's so much great stuff in it. Its close to perfect.

I'm working my way through it for the first time chokeout. Add me to the 'series 2 wasn't all that' camp.

 

Series 3 however- shit's getting real. The Hamsterdam plot is good and the power struggle within the Barksdale Crew is really keeping me glued.

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Season 2 got stick because of the move to the Docks although, looking back, it may be my fav season. There's a lot to like in it. But yeah, when they throw themselves back into the street level stuff in 3 it really kicks it into all time great territory

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Series 2 was alright, but not great. The main lot weren't as interesting (Lester for example was terrific in series 1) and some of the dock characters weren't all that. I liked Frank, Ziggy and Vondas but Frank's nephew (Pornstache Mendez from OITNB) was a bit cack and I thought The Greek was a poncey boss. Too much of something I've seen before- the unassuming seemingly gentle old man gimmick.

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Onto the fifth season of the Sopranos now. I can't stop watching it haha. Any free time I have to myself I'll stick an episode on and then it'll be "oh just one more" until I have been sat there for a few hours.

 

It's a fantastic show and sure to be up there with one of my all time favourites when I'm done with it. What I was wondering though is did any one else find it difficult to empathise with any of the characters? I mean I like all of the characters, they're great but I find it very difficult to be sympathetic towards their problems. Maybe I'm not supposed to be as most of them are ruthless, but even those who aren't I'm struggling to feel bad for.

 

Amazing show though.

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What I was wondering though is did any one else find it difficult to empathise with any of the characters? I mean I like all of the characters, they're great but I find it very difficult to be sympathetic towards their problems. Maybe I'm not supposed to be as most of them are ruthless, but even those who aren't I'm struggling to feel bad for.

 

That's almost exactly the point. Your protagonists, and particularly Tony, are hugely charismatic but not sympathetic. Almost every problem is of his own creation and because of his choices. Try not to forget this is mafia hoodlums we're dealing with!

 

The "rape" episode is the best challenge to this, which I don't want to say too much on unless you've seen.

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He's up to season 5 so he's seen the rape episode.

 

Yeah you can't really empathise with any of the characters but by the end that's the point really. They all have the opportunity to change at various points but decide to stay shallow horrible unhappy people because changing would be too hard.

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