The Americans: No Russian

Pharezon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C67PNebjsdY

An FX show about deep cover KGB comrades operating in America. It follows Soviet Heroes Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys) as they work towards the dissolution of the worst country in the world at a time when it's headed by the worst man in the world, Ronald Reagan. On the fascist side we have FBI Agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) who recently got done with an extended undercover role in some sort of racist organization. Which is funny, because he's working for the FBI.

It airs Wednesdays at 10 pm and is streaming on Amazon and Itunes. Death to Reagan.

VALVEjunkie

watchin thisssss

UnbreakableVow

This show looks rad as fuck

What are my streaming options for it

Muggins

Man I hope they kill Reagan 8->

Pharezon

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

This show looks rad as fuck

What are my streaming options for it

Amazon and Itunes.

Theodore Floosevelt

I really want to check this out

also mostly unrelated to that desire but Keri Russell is the dreamiest

Machwing

I have a really hard time believing this show could be good

Muggins

Theodore Floosevelt wrote: »

I really want to check this out

also mostly unrelated to that desire but Comrade Keri Russell is the dreamiest

UnbreakableVow

Fucking FX

With their Louies and It's Always Sunnys and Justifieds and Sons of Anarchys and The Americans

They are literally the only station that makes me sad I won't spring for cable

Machwing

ronald reagan is already dead

Muggins

Machwing wrote: »

ronald reagan is already dead

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Pharezon

Machwing wrote: »

ronald reagan is already dead

He needs to die again.

Poorochondriac

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Fucking FX

With their Louies and It's Always Sunnys and Justifieds and Sons of Anarchys and The Americans

They are literally the only station that makes me sad I won't spring for cable

Plus Archer! And sadly unappreciated affairs like Terriers and Unsupervised! And stuff that I don't much care for but other people seem to enjoy like Wilfred and American Horror Story! The latter of which might actually end up being one of the most influential television dramas of our generation, given how it took a legitimately revolutionary tack with its second season and audiences rewarded it!

Also, John Landgraff is one of the most forthcoming, passionate network heads basically ever. He loves television in general, his network's shows in particular, and is trying his damnedest to make the television landscape a better place. It's so weird to have respect for a guy running a dang network, but he inspires it.

Pharezon

Did you see the second episode, Pooro? I thought it was quite good!

UnbreakableVow

Poorochondriac wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Fucking FX

With their Louies and It's Always Sunnys and Justifieds and Sons of Anarchys and The Americans

They are literally the only station that makes me sad I won't spring for cable

Plus Archer! And sadly unappreciated affairs like Terriers and Unsupervised! And stuff that I don't much care for but other people seem to enjoy like Wilfred and American Horror Story! The latter of which might actually end up being one of the most influential television dramas of our generation, given how it took a legitimately revolutionary tack with its second season and audiences rewarded it!

Also, John Landgraff is one of the most forthcoming, passionate network heads basically ever. He loves television in general, his network's shows in particular, and is trying his damnedest to make the television landscape a better place. It's so weird to have respect for a guy running a dang network, but he inspires it.

Shit, I forgot to mention Archer

I just started watching it on Netflix, almost through with season two

Goddamn what a show, like it may be the most cleverly written comedy show I've seen since Arrested Development

Wilfred is alright

What did American Horror Story do, exactly? (I don't really care about horror, just curious)

Poorochondriac

Pharezon wrote: »

Did you see the second episode, Pooro? I thought it was quite good!

Not yet! It's sitting on my DVR at home

Muggins

alt post: Reagan is President?!

HA!

And who's his Vice President?

Jerry Lewis!?

UnbreakableVow

I suppose Jane Wyman is the First Lady!

Poorochondriac

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

What did American Horror Story do, exactly? (I don't really care about horror, just curious)

For its second season, it cut all ties to season one. Different setting, characters, everything. A few actors crossed over, but playing entirely new people.

For a TV show, that's nuts. Having each season act as a standalone, longform story, with the only connective tissue being aesthetic and loosely thematic. It's the sort of format that would be amazing applied to all sorts of genres, if it's allowed to take off.

UnbreakableVow

Oh hey

They did what fucking Heroes was supposed to do and the thing that probably would not have completely fucked it up

Awesome

SwissLion

This looks rad and that Trailer is awesome.

More things should use Eminence Front it is a very under-recognised song and makes everything cooler.

Poorochondriac

Oh, in an actual post about The Americans - had my beefs with the pilot, but overall, I thought it was great. And had just impeccable music. The cold open was (mostly) brilliant, and a big part of that was the perfect usage of Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk"

Vann Diras

Poorochondriac wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

What did American Horror Story do, exactly? (I don't really care about horror, just curious)

For its second season, it cut all ties to season one. Different setting, characters, everything. A few actors crossed over, but playing entirely new people.

For a TV show, that's nuts. Having each season act as a standalone, longform story, with the only connective tissue being aesthetic and loosely thematic. It's the sort of format that would be amazing applied to all sorts of genres, if it's allowed to take off.

shit

this is what i've wanted from TV shows for a long time

way to go, fx

Poorochondriac

Vann Diras wrote: »

Poorochondriac wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

What did American Horror Story do, exactly? (I don't really care about horror, just curious)

For its second season, it cut all ties to season one. Different setting, characters, everything. A few actors crossed over, but playing entirely new people.

For a TV show, that's nuts. Having each season act as a standalone, longform story, with the only connective tissue being aesthetic and loosely thematic. It's the sort of format that would be amazing applied to all sorts of genres, if it's allowed to take off.

shit

this is what i've wanted from TV shows for a long time

way to go, fx

Yeah. Even though the show ain't my cup of tea, and I think Ryan Murphy is a knob and a half, it's a pretty big deal.

Weaver

Ah man, they're starting to make shows about the junk that I grew up in? It's official, I'm old.

Poorochondriac

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

Skylark

Eww.

Edit: +1 on thread title.

Goatmon

Poorochondriac wrote: »

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PRUSSIAN FLIES, PASS IT ON

Muggins

Goatmon wrote: »

Poorochondriac wrote: »

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PRUSSIAN FLIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PANTS ARE ON FIRE, PASS IT ON

Mr Fuzzbutt

Goatmon wrote: »

Poorochondriac wrote: »

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PRUSSIAN FLIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PLUSHOPHILES, PASS IT ON

Goose!

A friend from my old neighborhood said they were screwing up traffic for weeks filming this there (Queens, NY) so I'm curious if I recognize buildings or something, but haven't had a chance to sit down and watch it.

Darth Waiter

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Goatmon wrote: »

Poorochondriac wrote: »

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PRUSSIAN FLIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PLUSHOPHILES, PASS IT ON

BEAVER PAYMENTS ARE OAKEN AND DRY, PASS IT ON.

UnbrokenEva

Darth Waiter wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Goatmon wrote: »

Poorochondriac wrote: »

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PRUSSIAN FLIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PLUSHOPHILES, PASS IT ON

BEAVER PAYMENTS ARE OAKEN AND DRY, PASS IT ON.

SKINNER SAYS THE TEACHERS WILL CRACK ANY MINUTE, PASS IT ON

Pharezon

I think my favorite scene of episode 2 was

Stan and the caviar. What a great character moment.

Dead Legend

Watched the Pilot last night, gonna watch the second tonight.

My tv box shit itself last week.

But I really enjoyed this and really think Keri Russel is attractive and the premise was good.

Solar

Okay I need to see this

Pharezon

Yes to both those posts.

Grey Ghost

My dad has watched the first two episodes of this and given it a cautious recommendation, which is some pretty strong stuff from him on anything related to this subject matter

MrDoctorProfessor

Fearghaill wrote: »

Darth Waiter wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Goatmon wrote: »

Poorochondriac wrote: »

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PRUSSIAN FLIES, PASS IT ON

WEAVER'S PARENTS WERE PLUSHOPHILES, PASS IT ON

BEAVER PAYMENTS ARE OAKEN AND DRY, PASS IT ON.

SKINNER SAYS THE TEACHERS WILL CRACK ANY MINUTE, PASS IT ON

PURPLE MONKEY DISHWASHER

For some reason this phrase has lasted with me throughout my entire teen and adult life. Ive added it in everytime ive ever had to do some sort of "telephone game"

Pharezon

Grey Ghost wrote: »

My dad has watched the first two episodes of this and given it a cautious recommendation, which is some pretty strong stuff from him on anything related to this subject matter

Oh yeah? Did he have any commentary to offer?

Grey Ghost

Pharezon wrote: »

Grey Ghost wrote: »

My dad has watched the first two episodes of this and given it a cautious recommendation, which is some pretty strong stuff from him on anything related to this subject matter

Oh yeah? Did he have any commentary to offer?

We just spoke on the phone briefly so not much. Your basic "highly dramatized and unrealistic but entertaining nonetheless." (He's a little lacking in imagination so he often gets kinda hung up "that could never happen"-type complaints)

If you're looking for any deeper commentary on the nature of the Cold War or the sort of work that these people were involved in, I've nothing to give you