I love Keri Russell
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 26 April 2014 01:17 (ten years ago) link
I do 2
― Quinoa Phoenix (latebloomer), Saturday, 26 April 2014 01:32 (ten years ago) link
Not as much as I love Nina Sergeevna.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 26 April 2014 02:09 (ten years ago) link
she and Oleg are both great but it's a testament to how good this season is that I didn't even miss them when they sat out this week's episode
― Simon H., Saturday, 26 April 2014 02:41 (ten years ago) link
As a side note, I like how the Russians refer to each other by both their first and surnames in the subtitles. Does everyone do that in Russia?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 26 April 2014 02:42 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I love Oleg and Arkady too. But in a very different way to Nina.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 26 April 2014 02:43 (ten years ago) link
This has gotten awfully awfully good this season.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/arts/television/oliver-north-now-in-the-service-of-tvs-kgb.html
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 27 April 2014 19:12 (ten years ago) link
wtf, saw the credit but thought the name was just a freaky coincidence!
― sktsh, Sunday, 27 April 2014 20:40 (ten years ago) link
Good golly its Ollie ! Christ why do I remember that early 90's campaign shit, I am not even American.
― xelab, Sunday, 27 April 2014 20:48 (ten years ago) link
Ah but your fbi neighbour doesn't know that
― sktsh, Sunday, 27 April 2014 21:06 (ten years ago) link
Excellent episode. Thought this season dragged a bit in the middle, but it really is building up excitingly now.
I'd like it if they have a new handler each season, like Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 9 May 2014 14:18 (ten years ago) link
NINA!
Good finale, more downbeat and subtle than I expected, and setting things up nicely for next time.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 23 May 2014 12:37 (ten years ago) link
yeah was nicely subdued (in a good way)
did not see the twist of the family's killer coming at all
hope this isn't the last we see of nina
― sktsh, Friday, 23 May 2014 13:19 (ten years ago) link
I kind of hope it is, heartbreaking as it is. Seems like the end of her story.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 23 May 2014 13:31 (ten years ago) link
true, I guess I'd rather not see any more of her than some bullshit 'let's get the gang back together' contrivance
terrific character and actor though
― sktsh, Friday, 23 May 2014 13:59 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I'm a bit in love with her as I'm sure I've mentioned.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 23 May 2014 14:18 (ten years ago) link
And if they can come up with a genuinely clever and uncontrived way to keep her around then I'm all for it, but if not best to let her go really.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 23 May 2014 14:24 (ten years ago) link
otm
― sktsh, Friday, 23 May 2014 15:42 (ten years ago) link
show really got its game up this season
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 23 May 2014 16:08 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, still not quite top-tier stuff, but who knows what S3 will bring.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 23 May 2014 16:16 (ten years ago) link
trailer for season 3, premieres jan. 28 (in US) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSu2dpWBjfQ
basically this is the best show currently on TV right now and the trailer, while vague, is suggestive of a similar quality level. not to mention many viewing-induced panic attacks in my future. was v pleased to find a thread for it here
― franch montana (slothroprhymes), Friday, 19 December 2014 22:44 (nine years ago) link
HOLY FUCK I AM SO PSYCHED
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 19 December 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
cool stuff
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 December 2014 23:41 (nine years ago) link
Might have to get cable again for this.
― dan m, Saturday, 20 December 2014 00:21 (nine years ago) link
f yeah Frank Lengella
― Simon H., Saturday, 20 December 2014 01:31 (nine years ago) link
*Langella
We just starting watching this. First two eps of season one are solid, though I have a bad feeling the innate implausibility will send this down the "Homeland" route. That is, something totally if enjoyably ridiculous that decides, what the hell, we might as well get even crazier. Like (and I know nothing about the show past the first two eps) they've done a poor job so far explaining the incentive to remain loyal to the USSR. On one hand, there are their actual, living, breathing, loved children, born and raised in America. Plus, of course, living in America, with its food, and no bread lines, and people having a good time. On the other hand, there is ... a general loyalty to the USSR? Maybe future episodes will reveal there are loved ones back in the motherland who would suffer if they defected?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 January 2015 02:03 (nine years ago) link
Having seen all of this and most of Homeland I can assure you it's done a great job of becoming similarly rdiculous so far.
― Simon H., Monday, 12 January 2015 03:03 (nine years ago) link
of AVOIDING becoming etc, rather...
― Simon H., Monday, 12 January 2015 03:04 (nine years ago) link
Phew.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 January 2015 03:14 (nine years ago) link
Oh yeah it's way better than Homeland. Don't think it's fully hit its stride yet though, this season'll be the decider probably.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Monday, 12 January 2015 10:10 (nine years ago) link
Homeland and The Americans are both similarly great imho.
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Monday, 12 January 2015 10:30 (nine years ago) link
Season 1 of Homeland is ok, s2 is bloody awful. Not watched beyond that.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Monday, 12 January 2015 10:36 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, don't even think we made it through season 1 of Homeland. I have a problem with shows purportedly set in the real world that are already pushing the boundaries of plausibility that decide to push them past the breaking point. See also: House of Cards. Even early on The Americans is faintly ridiculous, but I will go with it for a while, at least until guy disguises himself as Reagan or something similarly daft.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 January 2015 14:32 (nine years ago) link
the Americans doesn't even scratch the surface of the kind of plausibility problems house of cards and homeland have
― i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Monday, 12 January 2015 14:37 (nine years ago) link
Phew again. I love when a show lands a great conceit and doesn't screw it up with stunt plots and stuff. Because really, good story and acting is enough.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 January 2015 14:41 (nine years ago) link
You've gotta have a bit of larger than life stuff in there though. It's a fine balance.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Monday, 12 January 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link
It helps that Rhys+Russell are really great throughout. S2 does an unexpectedly great job fleshing out the Rezidentura peeps, too
― Simon H., Monday, 12 January 2015 15:05 (nine years ago) link
great job fleshing out the Rezidentura peeps, too
Yeah, these are some of my favourite sections/characters. I'm a bit in love with Nina.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Monday, 12 January 2015 15:08 (nine years ago) link
Lack of plausibility is not really an issue at all for me.
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Monday, 12 January 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
Me either, really! But there's some invisible line a lot of shows cross, esp. those set in the real world, where it starts out implausible, but acceptable, yet pushes things so far, and muddies motivations so much, they might as well be magical wizards rather than spies. I have high hopes for this one, though.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 January 2015 17:12 (nine years ago) link
Just watched first 4 episodes of s1, not bad at all. Liked the Reagan shooting ep positing Al Haig as nearly starting WW3.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 January 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
yeah, John-Boy casting + Margo Martindale as a vet of Stalingrad
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 January 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
when reagan was shot at, they said that james brady died.
Yeah that was ACTUAL archival mistaken reporting, i remember it well.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 January 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link
Apparently Matthew Rhys has a story credit on an episode of Archer this season.
People w/ screeners seem happy with the early S3 eps.
― Simon H., Monday, 19 January 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link
morbs, just fyi: s1 is very good, s2 takes off into excellence
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Monday, 19 January 2015 18:56 (nine years ago) link
It it always startling to see morbs on a tv series thread, check out the Fargo series as well!
― xelab, Monday, 19 January 2015 23:41 (nine years ago) link
NO, THIS ONE SHOW IS ALREADY TOO MUCH TV.
The first-season bed-hopping is kind of eye-rolling (yeah, TV must have eyeballs). Philip's FBI secretary asked "Do you have protection?" which I don't think was a synonym for "condoms" until at least "safe sex" came along; more like 1987 than 1981.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 22:13 (nine years ago) link
OH NO A CHARACTER ONCE UTTERED A MINOR SOLECISM WELL THAT OBVIOUSLY RUINS THE ENTIRE SHOW
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 22:22 (nine years ago) link
tbh, the "do you have protection" is a more reasonable question in the context of his inner world: can he protect his soul while entering into yet another false face relationship AH DO U C
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 23:23 (nine years ago) link