But also in Ned’s love interest, Barb, played with an exquisitely quirky twist by Cristin Milioti. This is possibly mostly referring to the Minnesota/Wisconsin accents emanating from Ned’s memory of his lost paw-paw, Sheriff Ned Flanders I (Timothy Olyphant), who is a dead ringer for almost every male law enforcement agent on Fargo. The rest has been told as pretentiously as possible.” “Out of respect for the dead, the whole thing has been entirely made up. “The events depicted took place in a real animated town,” we read after the dark demise of the Rich Texan. But the disclaimer is a wonderful twist on the skewered realities presented by the source material. Like Fargo, “A Serious Flanders” presents a true story, which is technically correct in the dictionary sense, while still being open to interpretation.
But only if they remain at this level of comedy. Muntz,” “Halt or Kirk’s Fired,” “Bee-Jack Horseman,” “Molemen,” and “Somebody Feed Gil.” They are all obviously starring local characters from Springfield, and some might even be worthy of another FX spoof. The episode is brought to you by Simpflix, and it opens on the channel’s landing page, which is also offering such shows as “What We Lou in the Shadows,” “The Tween’s Gambit,” “The Marvelous Mrs.
This is one of the deepest dives into the core of a known series The Simpsons has made in a long time. “A Serious Flanders” is a spoof of the FX series Fargo, and the takeoffs are immersive. The first of a two-part episode takes the time to fill most of the space with laughs. The Simpsons, season 33, episode 6, is proof the series’ installments should be given more room to breathe.
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