Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its showrunner stated on the record that "the reason that I keep coming back to this thing we call 'Fargo' is that I like telling stories about decent people, and I like families that get along, Everyo…" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i always say I want to tell stories for everybody, and it helps not to be in a coastal bubble if you want to do that" 2. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i like trying to force the audience to reckon with their own morality and sensibility and why they thought they wanted violence as a repercussion, We've been t…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 10 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and White and below it for Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementshowrunner: "The reason that I keep coming back to this thing we call 'Fargo' is that I like telling stories about decent people, and I like families that get along. Everyone always says, conflict equals drama, a…"The Wrap, November 2023 source ↗
- 2Creator statementshowrunner: "I always say I want to tell stories for everybody, and it helps not to be in a coastal bubble if you want to do that."Awards Radar, August 2024 source ↗
- 3Creator statementshowrunner: "I like trying to force the audience to reckon with their own morality and sensibility and why they thought they wanted violence as a repercussion. We've been trained to see violence as entertainment.…"Awards Radar, August 2024 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 10 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 75, White 74, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Age: 73 — strongly mature-audience
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Advocacy Over Time in Crime
The average advocacy score of Crime titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0 | 2 |
| 1932 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | 1 | 3 |
| 1944 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | 2 | 3 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | 0 | 4 |
| 1960 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 3 |
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 0 | 5 |
| 1971 | 1 | 8 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 0 | 7 |
| 1974 | 1 | 5 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1976 | 0 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 | 5 |
| 1986 | 0 | 7 |
| 1987 | 0 | 7 |
| 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 | 2 | 10 |
| 1995 | 1 | 10 |
| 1996 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 12 |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 0 | 15 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
| This title (2014) | 10 | 1 |
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