Seems like the criticism of the structure is more the criticism of the show. Which means this is a pretty faithful adaptation (though Jordan seems like too unrealistically a pretty boy as Jamie). I really look forward to this.

Who gave the Hollywood Reporter this ridiculous hypothesis? Was it Steve, perchance? Steeeeeeve….. (Also there is no party like their Nana's tea party.)

"with the show using up all of Tom Perrotta’s source material in the first season…"

Fantastic and accurate. I tend to lean toward the right side of that chart (as I ironically saw this article while listening to Summer Sun at work).

"And one for Mahler!"

The fact that the "bromance" picture on the weather map was McKellen/Stewart is the cherry on top of this for me.

Of course there will be changes. But they've completely changed characters, relationships, plot points. If anything, if they had stayed closer to the book, it would be easier to stretch out the story. They are barely telling the same story at this point. Which is sort of strange because there are scenes in the book…

This show has gone so far off the rails from the source material, but tries to stay true to it at the same time. For example, this episode totally screws with chronology, but still gets the lighter (which, btw, what teenager is getting an engraved Zippo… terrible change) to Laurie. Laurie still disposes of it in the…

Poochie was killed on the way back to his home planet.

Because anything after the third season.

"but this whole thing seems highly ridiculous."

"but this whole thing seems highly ridiculous."

I think I've been spoiled by GOT and it's (for the most part) adherence to the source material. There are so many differences in the television version of the novel, that it is almost a different (less interesting) show.

Munja’kin = shorter Mujahideen?

Considering that Steve Martin (late of Steep Canyon Rangers) and Edie Brickell are teaming on a new musical, maybe a better route is to have a band develop a new musical instead of taking a catalog into a jukebox musical. And Duncan Sheik, of course.

Yes, I've always thought The Hazards of Love would be a cool gothic musical.

Has it been proven? Any network getting a hit is dumb luck, even HBO (more than their fair share of failures). I mean that in the sense that networks like FX have parameters to work in that subscription networks like HBO don't. That said, FX has built a nice track record of doing interesting stuff, going back as far…

If there isn't a TMBG jukebox musical floating around, I'll be more than happy to write one. John and John, let's grab some coffee.

To be fair, I think I'd put Fargo closer to Twin Peaks or Northern Exposure with the "quirky characters" (i.e.: Bob Odenkirk). But that gave it a bit of that Coen Bros. tone that kept it true to the inspirational material. Oliver Platt's character brought reminders of Raising Arizona on some level.

True Detective, while good, had it's head buried up its own as—… creative instinct creator. Fargo was straight-up fantastic storytelling carrying the burden of being on a network not really known for such work and the assumptions of a generation of Coen Bros fans (myself included).