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re: The Americans 1/30 ***Series Premier****
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:51 pm to SouljaBreauxTellEm
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:51 pm to SouljaBreauxTellEm
quote:once you figured out America good, commies bad
but it did get better once I understood more.
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Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:53 pm to Fearthehat0307
definitely gonna start watching this delayed, commercial breaks were out of control
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:53 pm to BuckeyesAndBulldogs
Brings a whole new meaning to that song!!
It started off slow but got better. I'll stay tuned this season.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:09 pm to ladytiger118
should I make this a season long thread or will we have enough dedicated commie haters to warrant a new thread each week?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:13 pm to Fearthehat0307
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should I make this a season long thread or will we have enough dedicated commie haters to warrant a new thread each week?
I think a season-long thread will do just fine for now, personally... If it goes another 6 pages next week - do a new one for episode 3.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:14 pm to bamabenny
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Ahhh, didn't recognize him.
I think that was the point of the disguise.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:17 pm to PsychTiger
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Ahhh, didn't recognize him.
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I think that was the point of the disguise.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:21 pm to Fearthehat0307
premier is receiving a lot of praise from critics
part in bold is for yuri
LINK
part in bold is for yuri
LINK
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FX is set to debut the first episode of its new Cold War-era spy drama, "The Americans," on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. ET.
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys star in the series as typical suburban parents living near Washington, D.C., towards the start of the Reagan administration. The catch? This seemingly-average couple happen to be a set of Russian spies.
Reviews for the first several episodes of "The Americans" are in and have been, for the most part, fairly flattering towards the series. "The Americans" has been met with praise for balancing tense moments of espionage with the spy couple's everyday marital issues. Further acclaim has been given for the series' depiction of the early 1980s, featuring appropriate clothing, cars, and music of the time. "The Americans" has also garnered favorable comparisons to the hit Emmy-winning Showtime series "Homeland," given its somewhat-similar subject matter.
Here's what some critics are saying:
Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter: "I enjoyed the first two episodes of FX's spy series 'The Americans' as much as I did the entirety of season two of 'Homeland'...There is something about 'Americans', which also explores spies and terrorism on U.S. soil, that invests me with the same type of hope I had at the beginning of Showtime's gem."
Todd VanDerWerff, The A.V. Club: "What makes 'The Americans' work so very well -- and it's the best drama pilot of this TV season -- is the fact that's it's at once a very good spy series and a very good series about a marriage, and the two things somehow bounce off of each other in a way that makes the series much more than just a sum of its parts."
Roberty Lloyd, Los Angeles Times: "There are enough interesting ideas inherent in the material to warrant giving 'The Americans' a chance, and interesting enough ideas that one wishes a little more attention were being paid to them, and a little less to the usual spy-jinks."
Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times: "'The Americans'...is also a remarkable accomplishment: It's a subtle, complex portrait of a relationship etched into an engaging espionage thriller."
James Poniewozik, Time: "It's a promising personal and political thriller that uses its '80s setting for much more than easy nostalgia."
David Hinckley, New York Daily News: "It's a premise that requires as much clever dramatic footwork as you might expect, and creator Joe Weisberg, a former CIA agent, handles the challenge."
Maureen Ryan, The Huffington Post: "The entire premise hinges on a big coincidence, but viewers will forget about that if 'The Americans' gives them ample reason to do so, and it's well on its way to doing that."
This post was edited on 1/30/13 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:25 pm to Fearthehat0307
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part in bold is for yuri
And they PAY that guy to review stuff. 
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:28 pm to Fearthehat0307
I forgot this started tonight. Any good?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:29 pm to GeauxColonels
quote:you should definitely give it a shot. most on here loved it except for a few that have the attention span of a gnat and quit 30 minutes in.
I forgot this started tonight. Any good?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:50 pm to Fearthehat0307
Sounds good. I'm not typically as picky as some on here. So I should enjoy it.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:54 pm to GeauxColonels
I just watched basically the back 60 of the 90 minute premiere. Beat up Keri Russell would still get it.
And frick the director for not including the greatest drum break in the history of music. Why even play that song if you're going to cut out the best part?
Great entree into the series though.
And frick the director for not including the greatest drum break in the history of music. Why even play that song if you're going to cut out the best part?
Great entree into the series though.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:59 pm to ProjectP2294
I'm hooked.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:13 am to Baers Foot
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I'm hooked.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:16 am to Baers Foot
I thought it was really good. Started slow, but I think it was good. Set up the characters and their backgrounds and relationships well while still getting some good action at the end.
I don't think its that far fetched that the neighbor came to search the car. It was the same one they had a description for, he is still paranoid from the undercover work he did for his last job, and in the meeting they mentioned that they're pretty much going to do whatever they need to in order to catch Soviet spies.
Good first episode. I'm excited to see how it plays out.
I don't think its that far fetched that the neighbor came to search the car. It was the same one they had a description for, he is still paranoid from the undercover work he did for his last job, and in the meeting they mentioned that they're pretty much going to do whatever they need to in order to catch Soviet spies.
Good first episode. I'm excited to see how it plays out.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:17 am to Tiger1242
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I wish it was on HBO or Showtime or serving where it really could be great
two of the best shows of all time are on extended basic cable. Being able to say frick and show tits doesn't make a show great.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:22 am to RonBurgundy
I'm in. Good opener. That Russian bitch is hot
Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:22 am to RonBurgundy
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Being able to say frick and show tits doesn't make a show great.
debatable.
I did pop a chubby at least 3 times though
Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:24 am to RonBurgundy
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two of the best shows of all time are on extended basic cable. Being able to say frick and show tits doesn't make a show great
FX and AMC >>>>> Any other network
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