Our oldest daughter spent last summer interning in London. One day she got called into the big bosses office. He said he admired the fact that she was able to overcome being raised in such a violent city. I guess it says on the opening credits the events portrayed are based on "true" stories.
We laughed for two days.
The joke is that very little of either the movie or series takes place in Fargo. It’s mostly set in Minnesota, though there was an epic rampage in a Fargo FBI building last season.