The Americans

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Not really a suitable icon, I know, but it's the only one I have that has anything to do with spies.

So, did anyone else watch ep 1 of The Americans?

Very slight spoilers behind cut.



I did, and enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting. I like the premise, and find the Cold War setting a lot easier to stomach than the borderline racist (and sometimes not so borderline) shenanigans in Homeland, which in any case was a parody of itself by the end of season 2.

Definitely something I'll be catching up on when I get back from France and the family(ish) thing.

Miffed I'm going to miss Springwatch, though.

Comments

[francy-m79.livejournal.com]

I have watched the whole season and it was consistently good. I really enjoyed the show, and I didn't expect it since espionage stuff is usually not my cup of tea.

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Same here, but episode 1 really impressed me.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

I also saw all of season 1 when it aired here in the States and I agree. Consistently well told story with a talented group of actors. I think you'll enjoy it.

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I certainly am so far.

[reginaspina.livejournal.com]

I love "The Americans" (currently three episodes from the end of the season!) I agree that it's far more believable than "Homeland" (in fact, there was a recent scandal about exactly those kinds of embedded spies!) and Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys blow me away. I also LOVE that the non-mole Russians are played by Russians speaking Russian and the little details about the USSR are just absolutely beautifully done. (The guy who developed the show did work for the CIA for a while, so I think he brings an insider's knowledge to bear!)

The only thing honestly that ever bugs me is that while the show is set in Washington DC, it's all filmed in New York (Brooklyn and Queens substitute for DC); this wouldn't bother anyone who hasn't lived both places, but it throws me out of the story when I see somewhere I KNOW doesn't look anything like what it's supposed to be on the show :P The East River in NY and the Potomac in DC are very, very different :D

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(in fact, there was a recent scandal about exactly those kinds of embedded spies!)

That was the Anna Chapman affair, wasn't it? I believe she's some sort of TV celebrity in Russia now,

So far, the Russia-set scenes I've seen have all been in English, because the trainee spies are supposed to do everything in English.

I know what you mean about the setting throwing you out of the story. That happens to me constantly when I watch dramas set in Oxford. People are always driving the wrong way down what I know are one way streets, or driving down a street and ending up somewhere I know they couldn't end up.

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

It was great, wasn't it?

I particularly like Matthew Rhys.

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Yes. Yet another Brit done good in the US.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

I watched the series and loved it!

The cast is just so, so great. I thought it got even better as it went on, but the first scene with the music is just unforgettable, IMO.

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I agree. And I didn't even know the track. A lot of early '80s music passed me by.

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

I liked it much more than I did Homeland, which I gave up on after a couple of episodes, looking forward to rest of season.

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I gritted my teeth through two series of Homeland. No idea why. I must be a masochist.

This is much better. I'll be catching up on ITVplayer when I get home.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

I watch very few TV series, but I was intrigued with this one and have watched the whole first season. It's a find! I was pleased to hear that it has been renewed for a second season.

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It has?

That's good to know. I've not managed to watch the second episode yet but am hoping to catch up tonight before the third one airs.

[makd.livejournal.com]

Watched the first episode out of curiousity, but when Matthew Rhys looked at Keri Russel.....I was hooked.

Love the suspense, love the acting, and the directing and writing are really well done, also.

About your icon: a sincere thank you for reminding me of my favorite Bond.

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Daniel Craig is very good, isn't he - though unlike many people I didn't like Skyfall much.

As for The Americans, I missed ep 2 while I was on holiday and will have to catch up tonight before ep 3 airs.

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[francy-m79.livejournal.com]

I have watched the whole season and it was consistently good. I really enjoyed the show, and I didn't expect it since espionage stuff is usually not my cup of tea.

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Same here, but episode 1 really impressed me.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

I also saw all of season 1 when it aired here in the States and I agree. Consistently well told story with a talented group of actors. I think you'll enjoy it.

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I certainly am so far.

[reginaspina.livejournal.com]

I love "The Americans" (currently three episodes from the end of the season!) I agree that it's far more believable than "Homeland" (in fact, there was a recent scandal about exactly those kinds of embedded spies!) and Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys blow me away. I also LOVE that the non-mole Russians are played by Russians speaking Russian and the little details about the USSR are just absolutely beautifully done. (The guy who developed the show did work for the CIA for a while, so I think he brings an insider's knowledge to bear!)

The only thing honestly that ever bugs me is that while the show is set in Washington DC, it's all filmed in New York (Brooklyn and Queens substitute for DC); this wouldn't bother anyone who hasn't lived both places, but it throws me out of the story when I see somewhere I KNOW doesn't look anything like what it's supposed to be on the show :P The East River in NY and the Potomac in DC are very, very different :D

[shapinglight]

(in fact, there was a recent scandal about exactly those kinds of embedded spies!)

That was the Anna Chapman affair, wasn't it? I believe she's some sort of TV celebrity in Russia now,

So far, the Russia-set scenes I've seen have all been in English, because the trainee spies are supposed to do everything in English.

I know what you mean about the setting throwing you out of the story. That happens to me constantly when I watch dramas set in Oxford. People are always driving the wrong way down what I know are one way streets, or driving down a street and ending up somewhere I know they couldn't end up.

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

It was great, wasn't it?

I particularly like Matthew Rhys.

[shapinglight]

Yes. Yet another Brit done good in the US.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

I watched the series and loved it!

The cast is just so, so great. I thought it got even better as it went on, but the first scene with the music is just unforgettable, IMO.

[shapinglight]

I agree. And I didn't even know the track. A lot of early '80s music passed me by.

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

I liked it much more than I did Homeland, which I gave up on after a couple of episodes, looking forward to rest of season.

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I gritted my teeth through two series of Homeland. No idea why. I must be a masochist.

This is much better. I'll be catching up on ITVplayer when I get home.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

I watch very few TV series, but I was intrigued with this one and have watched the whole first season. It's a find! I was pleased to hear that it has been renewed for a second season.

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It has?

That's good to know. I've not managed to watch the second episode yet but am hoping to catch up tonight before the third one airs.

[makd.livejournal.com]

Watched the first episode out of curiousity, but when Matthew Rhys looked at Keri Russel.....I was hooked.

Love the suspense, love the acting, and the directing and writing are really well done, also.

About your icon: a sincere thank you for reminding me of my favorite Bond.

[shapinglight]

Daniel Craig is very good, isn't he - though unlike many people I didn't like Skyfall much.

As for The Americans, I missed ep 2 while I was on holiday and will have to catch up tonight before ep 3 airs.

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