RSS Feeds  You betcha: Fargo awaits TV version of hit movie
Sunday - 10/21/2012, 9:13pm  ET  Associated Press  FARGO, N.D.
(AP) - Ask folks in Fargo what they first thought about the 1996
movie that made their city famous, and some will tell you they
were not fans.  Some residents initially didn't appreciate the
Coen brothers' dark humor or were offended by the extreme
violence and depiction of Scandinavian culture. Not to mention
those heavy accents on "you betcha" and "ya sure."  But the fame
and cash it brought Fargo eventually brought the city around.
Now, 16 years later, Fargo awaits the debut of a new cable
television show by the same name, and many residents here are
less apprehensive about how their hometown will be portrayed
this time around. Just ask Kristin Rudrud.  "Anything the Coen
brothers are going to be involved in is going to be brilliant,"
said Rudrud, 57, who played a supporting role in the movie and
has a hankering to promote everything about her hometown. "And
they love Fargo. They love