wim: Kind of, yeah. Fargo doesn't claim to be based on a *specific* story, and especially not a specific story by a famous author. Fargo's claim is probably irrefutable, as "based on a true story" still leaves a lot of room for changing details around. We only know it's entirely fictional because the Coens admitted it. But had they said Fargo was based on, say, Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, that would be a whole different story. (Ha! Did you see what I did there?)