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The Americans on FX

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 93Devil, Feb 16, 2013.

  1. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    There was a pretty interesting interview with the show runners last year. They said they really weren't that concerned with the audience understanding every detail of the missions as they watch it the first time. They feel like the show works as long as you get a sense of the stakes.
     
  2. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    I didn't recognize William. I didn't recognize Hans.

    God, I'd make a crappy spy.
     
  3. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    I found this with The Sopranos and Game of Thrones as well, but The Americans seems like a good show to watch with the subtitles on. That way, you can keep names and governmental agencies straight.
     
  4. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    I tend to do that almost by default these days. I'm either watching TV while wife is playing the piano or after she has gone to bed. So sound is usually very low.
     
  5. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Adding to the chorus here - I will binge watch the whole season in advance of the final or final two episodes of the season. Otherwise, I get way too antsy about things. That's been my method for things I'm pretty sure I'm going to love - True Detective, The Americans, The Good Place, etc.
     
  6. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Was looking at the beginning of this thread and came across ...
     
  7. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    If we took shots every time someone on this board claimed a show was some variation of being unwatchable, some of us would be dead.
     
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  8. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    True. I've never found "Survivor" watchable. And it'll probably wind up being on longer than "Gunsmoke."
     
  9. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    So the CIA is basically going to ruin Oleg after he did a wonderful thing.

    And the Americans are trying to finish off what Hitler tried to do in Leningrad for 900 days.

    Sounds about right.
     
  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Martha!

    So who snaps first: Paige or Tuan?
     
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  11. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Great cameo by Svetlana the one-legged nurse from The Sopranos as the Moscow grocery manager.
     
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  12. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    If/when Tuan snaps, there's gonna be a lot of collateral damage.
     
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