Can you believe it's been more than 12 years since Joel and Ethan Coen's crime dramedy "Fargo" (8 p.m. EDT on TMC) hit the big screen? What might surprise you even more is how entertaining this film still is the second or third time you see it. It's clear why Frances McDormand's performance as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant, small-town cop investigating a kidnapping, won her an Oscar for best actress. Ranging from hilarious to melancholy, "Fargo" blurred traditional genre boundaries and demonstrated how a comedy can be odd and unpredictable, but still feel as weighty as a straight crime drama. Arguably the Coen brothers' best film to date (it won the Oscar for best original screenplay), "Fargo" is definitely worth a second look -- or a first, if you're lucky enough to have never seen it.
ABC's surreal dramedy "Pushing Daisies" airs at 8 p.m. EDT, and Fox's new sitcom "Back to You" (8 p.m. EDT) is still worth watching, if mostly for some wicked one-liners by Fred Willard's odd weatherman. Damian Lewis plays a quirky detective out for revenge on NBC's "Life" (10 p.m. EDT).
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT | Anthony Hopkins, Casey Affleck |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT | Special on breast cancer |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings | Janet Jackson, Nicolai Calabria |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings | Bill Cosby |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings | John Negroponte |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT | Joy Behar, Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Oz |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT | Jake Gyllenhaal |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Garry Kasparov |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Rebecca Romijn, Jimmie "J.J." Walker, LeAnn Rimes |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT | Sen. Barack Obama, Keith Urban, Orny Adams |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings | Vicente Fox |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT | Angie Harmon, Scott Foley, Chromeo |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Anthony Hopkins, Joe Buck, Mute Math |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Ian McKellen, Jena Malone, Avril Lavigne |
Contributors: Megan Doll, Heather Havrilesky, Eryn Loeb, Amy Reiter
