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Sovoy t1_j43gn0r wrote

Reply to comment by jtsbad in FX's ‘Alien’ Series Gearing Up For Production This Year; Noah Hawley Will Start Production After Finishing 'Fargo' Season 5 by SanderSo47

They wanted to do too much. none of the storylines were bad but none had enough time to be good either.

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orochi_crimson t1_j450eu0 wrote

I’m still convinced that COVID messed things up in the later episodes.

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happybarfday t1_j45due1 wrote

Also, it seems that actors known primarily for comedy (Rock + Schwartzman) are not that great at playing believable and intimidating mob bosses...

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EvenShaman t1_j48336b wrote

Really? I thought Chris Rock was good but the plot was just kinda messy

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Coolman_Rosso t1_j46h3g9 wrote

I thought the whole ghost thing was out of place (which is odd when I loved the UFO in Season 2) and the whole thing with Satchel being Mike was too on the nose.

Still I love Salvatore Esposito and I'm glad he got to be in a Hollywood production.

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Bushgjl t1_j43s342 wrote

So like Rome Season 2?

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AT_Dande t1_j442gem wrote

The Rome showrunners were told it wouldn't be getting another season, so I'm pretty sure they sandwiched some of their plans for later seasons into Season 2. And hey, for die-hard fans and people even remotely familiar with the actual history, I'd say it still works.

Fargo Season 4 is mostly self-contained apart from a returning character from Season 2. I think the main issue with it wasn't the number of storylines, but rather how tangential some of them were. If someone liked some of the uh, weirder hijinks in the earlier seasons, I don't think they'd say the storylines weren't good. It's just that they weren't as good as the ones in Season 2. But that's a taaaaall order. There were tons of naysayers after Season 3 as well, but I've seen a lot of people reevaluating it over the years. I feel like Season 4 is gonna get the same treatment. It's not as good as Season 2, sure. But it's still good, and arguably better than most of the crap that was on TV back then or even now.

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IncapableKakistocrat t1_j45f7u8 wrote

Yeah, Rome had a five season plan with season 2 ending with Brutus’ death, 3 and 4 focusing on the stuff with Egypt, and 5 focusing on the rise of Jesus. Ultimately they squished seasons 3 and 4 into season 2 which is why it rushes through everything.

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OverLurking t1_j45mg9x wrote

All the Rome props and costumes all burned in a fire as well. Am I remembering that correctly?

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T-MexVampirePunter t1_j49cq9v wrote

Yeah. It was one of the first shows I got excited about and then saw it collapse. Just embarrassing how little of a spark, when it deserved so much more. Reminded me of when Poochie had to “go back to his home world”.

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