The failed 1997 Fargo television pilot with Edie Falco and director Kathy Bates prompts discussion of how its failure left Falco available for The Sopranos, and which cast members were essential. — Bill Simmons
Prestige television is the obvious continuation because the series exists. Recollections of its connections are uncertain; Hobbit actor confusion is corrected to Martin Freeman. — Bill Simmons
Beckinsale is proposed in place of Lynn Redgrave. The discussed supporting-actress field is winner Judi Dench for Shakespeare in Love,Kathy Bates for Primary Colors,Brenda Blethyn for Little Voice,Rachel Griffiths for Hilary and Jackie,and Redgrave for Gods and Monsters. — Sean Fennessey
Nothing from the first 21 minutes qualifies; the rescue at the stern and Jack nearly being blamed is offered, with an audio clip.
The dinner party, with Jack's borrowed tuxedo from Kathy Bates, is called the best scene before the sinking. — Bill Simmons
In the dinner scene, Jack's speech that life is a gift, played as a clip, is called DiCaprio's best scene and the Oscar clip he should have had. — Bill Simmons
A list of candidates includes the embrace at the bow, the drawing scene (reportedly the first scene the leads filmed), the chase, and the car scene with the hand on the window. — Bill Simmons
The iceberg collision is praised with a clip, and the ship passing the iceberg prompts discussion of practical effects versus visible CGI and a brutal shoot. — Van Lathan
Rose breaking away from Cal, his drawing jab, and her spitting in his face are recalled; the line is remembered paralyzing a Baton Rouge theater. — Bill Simmons
The axe scene, the ship breaking and turning into a horror movie, and Captain Smith's final scene with 120 tons of water are also listed. — Bill Simmons
The final return to the restored ship and reunion on the staircase is called breathtaking despite the earlier criticism of Rose. — Bill Simmons
One final choice is the dinner party plus the ship sinking and tipping over. — Bill Simmons
The other side adds Cal turning gunman, likened to O.J. Simpson, and the steerage party showing Rose can live in Jack's world. — Van Lathan
The second final choice is Jack and Rose together at the bow, clarified as not the earlier king-of-the-world line.
Kathy Bates's dialogue; 'draw me like one of your French girls'; the sound Gloria Stewart (as transcribed) makes throwing the heart of the ocean into the water
The award goes from one host to Kathy Bates, some of whose lines are absurd and dumb; another thinks that is partly intentional but agrees.
Another goes with 'draw me like one of your French girls', a favorite internet meme.
A third nominee is small: the sound Gloria Stewart (as transcribed) makes when she throws the heart of the ocean into the water; the whole heart of the ocean plot line is called unintentional comedy, recalling a Britney Spears video built around it.
The true gift of unintentional comedy is the memes of the last three or four years, which Cameron could never have foreseen, including a genre of innuendo jokes about the sinking ship, one of them read aloud.
The pick is 'I'm king of the world': it has to be. — Amanda Dobbins
The bow scene is defended as tiny Leonardo DiCaprio standing at the front of a ship yelling one of the most iconic film lines: cheesy and a little funny, but the essence of the movie, sweet and pure; a host notes slacking the others when the broadcast was about to reach it.
Being very sentimental, the favorite is the saddest scene, when the string quartet starts. — K. Austin Collins
The quartet scene is called cathartic, the music beautiful and one of the most underrated parts of the film, and James Horner's score phenomenal before it gave way to one of the biggest hit songs ever.
The dinner Jack gets to attend is another pick: Cal and Rose's mother try to embarrass him but he is unflappable, turns down the caviar, and, like Pretty Woman, cannot work the silverware until Kathy Bates's character tells him to go from the outside in; the clip of the exchange is played.
Kathy Bates is very good in the film, yet her commitment clashes with some of the worst dialogue, as the lone liberated, new-money woman, Downtown Molly Brown.
The dinner leads into a second favorite, Rose meeting Jack in steerage for the party with Irish dancers, dancing on her toes and chugging beer, like finally kicking off shoes after hours in formal wear, plus Leo telling the little girl she is still his number one girl, Cora.
