The Americans is the best show on tv
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Anonymous
| Better than house of cards, true detectives, scandal; all of them. It's so well done. |
Anonymous
| Yes. And there are the occasions named bottoms. |
Anonymous
| Really? |
Anonymous
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I watched the first episode when it started and was like "meh"
Maybe I needed to give it more time? I was really excited about it initially. |
Anonymous
| I really like it! |
Anonymous
| How can you watch it in America--I thought only in Canada? I have Verizon FIOS. |
Anonymous
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I like it, but it's not better than True Detective. It is kind of kitschy. I mean, part of what makes people like it is that there aren't many shows on that are based in the '80s. So it kind of plays on nostalgia.
I also think some of it is a little lame. I mean, their disguises aren't very good, at all. |
Anonymous
It grows on your (if you are talking about the first episode of the first season). But it's not necessarily something that makes me feel like "I CAN'T wait until next week to see what happens." I never really get that feeling. It does bring back some '80s childhood memories. |
Anonymous
| Never heard of it. What channel? |
Anonymous
| FX. Love it |
Anonymous
You can buy the episodes on Amazon for pretty cheap. For another PP, it's on FX. I like it because I generally like Cold War themed shows, it's a good thriller-maybe not the best every but good, the 80s styling is fun and realistic-not just a bit about giant portable phones, cocaine, and headbands, and I like the fact that it combines the thriller with a pretty fully realized plot about domestic life. |
Anonymous
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While I love the show, especially Matthew Rhys, I thought the first episode of the second season (this week) was very salacious, for no good reason. Not to give any spoilers but that scene with Paige upstairs and then the breakfast table scene (close up of Keri Russell eating bacon?) were completely unnecessary.
I do like the intrigue and other parts of the show, but skip adding in a scene like that next time. |
Anonymous
| I love it! And the co-stars say they're not dating but my friend saw the two of them at Brooklyn Bridge Park this morning. Ooooooooooooh! |
Anonymous
| Another good FX show. I can't remember the last time I saw a network show that I could watch for more than 2 minutes. The stuff is beyond awful. |
Anonymous
| Really? I thought Keri was married with two kiddos. |