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#121 User is offline   barmar 

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Posted 2015-August-01, 14:03

View Postblackshoe, on 2015-July-31, 14:57, said:

Is that the one about the Russian "sleeper agent" family in the US, where the son, who doesn't know about the sleeper agent part, becomes a CIA agent?

No, that was "Allegiance". It last 5 episodes this past winter and was then canned.

"The Americans" is about Russian agents living as an American family in Reagan-era America. Their next-door neighbor happens to be a CIA agent.

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Posted 2015-August-01, 14:30

View Postbarmar, on 2015-August-01, 14:03, said:

No, that was "Allegiance". It last 5 episodes this past winter and was then canned.

"The Americans" is about Russian agents living as an American family in Reagan-era America. Their next-door neighbor happens to be a CIA agent.

Neighbor is FBI counter-intelligence and his story is great too.
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Posted 2015-September-28, 00:30

Loving Fargo! Bought the DVD's and can't put them down.
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Posted 2015-October-19, 17:45

Do yourself a favor and watch Narcos.

I rate this as being on par with The Wire S03 and Breaking Bad S01.
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Posted 2015-October-19, 18:01

New season of Fargo looks pretty good.

I am enjoying a rather silly series on FXX called "You're the Worst"
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Posted 2015-October-20, 10:48

View Posthrothgar, on 2015-October-19, 18:01, said:

New season of Fargo looks pretty good.

I am enjoying a rather silly series on FXX called "You're the Worst"


I had not seen the first season of Fargo but Becky saw that it got a lot of awards and that this new season was getting good reviews so we have now watched the first episode of the new season.
We will watch the second episode soon.
I am not certain yet about what I think.


Fargo the movie was one of those inventive surprises that I really liked a lot, I recommended it to several people, and I hoped that there would not be a Fargo 2. This happens. Many years ago I saw Stranger than Paradise. Very quirky, very good, again I recommended it to many people, again I had no interest in seeing a follow up.

There are echoes of the film in the tv episode I saw, for example people saying "OK then" as a generic expression of nothing.

I am interested in what you and others think about the show, I will give it a good try.
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Posted 2015-October-20, 13:43

The first season of Fargo definitely resurrected the feel of the movie. The Coen brothers are executive producers of the series, and I think they're invested in making sure that it lives up to their legacy. So I'm looking forward to the rest of this season.

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Posted 2015-October-21, 08:51

We have now watched the second episode and I am hanging in there.

From early childhood through to my advanced years I have always had trouble with the gruesome, the violent, and the depraved. I can handle it now, but unless the story is very good I don't go there. With Fargo the jury (my internal jury) is still out. I accept that it might well be creative, I'm just not sure I want to watch.
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Posted 2015-October-21, 11:24

I do wonder how it could possibly be as good this year as last year, without Billy Bob Thornton.

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Posted 2016-May-10, 19:38

Are barmar and Al the only people who watched The Americans? Just started watching Season 1. Wow.
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Posted 2016-May-10, 21:54

the Americans is one of the best very best shows on cable/standard tv today.


You will enjoy every season.
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Posted 2016-May-11, 00:00

View Posty66, on 2016-May-10, 19:38, said:

Are barmar and Al the only people who watched The Americans? Just started watching Season 1. Wow.

No. I'm on season 4, a few weeks behind. It's awesome.
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Posted 2016-May-11, 05:49

Constance and I have watched from the beginning and always try to watch it within a day or two of the recording. Good story, good acting, and a fun way to remember one's Russian language studies from the distant past.
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Posted 2016-May-11, 06:36

Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that a lot of the best stuff on TV is cartoons.

1. Rick and Morty
2. The Venture Brothers
3. Archer

(Veep, Silicon Valley, and Game of Thrones is almost worth trying to stay awake for)
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Posted 2016-May-11, 09:25

View Posthrothgar, on 2016-May-11, 06:36, said:

Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that a lot of the best stuff on TV is cartoons.

I always look forward to the return of South Park.

And I have fond memories of Ren and Stimpy.

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Posted 2016-May-13, 02:30

+1 for The Americans. I haven't started this current season yet, but it has been top notch so far.
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Posted 2016-May-13, 02:38

Has anyone watched Horace&Pete? It's quite..different. In a good way, for me.
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Posted 2016-May-18, 09:56

I forgot about this thread. Best mini-series I saw recently was The Night Manager - one to download or catch on the Viewer if you can. Aside from the ubiquitous GoT, the main series I am watching just now is Outlander. Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands on the other hand was disappointing, though I will probably watch a second series anyway in the hope they get it right. My guilty pleasure of the year was The Shannara Chronicles, which is really pretty bad as fantasy but somehow I found enjoyable anyway. Most of the rest of the stuff I watch is older but luckily I have a very long list of great series to catch up on. ;)
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Posted 2016-May-18, 10:17

Has anyone else been captivated by Bates Motel?
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Posted 2016-May-18, 14:22

Watching GOT and Silicon Valley. And After The Thrones.

Can't stand Veep. John Oliver screams too much.

Cuckoo on Netflix is awesome.
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