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Offline boredfilmmaker

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The Americans (FX)
« on: Feb 01, 2013 at 03:42 AM »

The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), who have two children - 13-year-old Paige (Holly Taylor) and 10-year-old Henry (Keidrich Sellati), who know nothing about their parents' true identity - grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control. Complicating their relationship further is Philip's growing sense of affinity for America's values and way of life. Tensions also heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent. Stan and his partner, Agent Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández), are members of a new division of Counterintelligence tasked with fighting against foreign agents on U.S. soil, including KGB Directorate S illegals, Russian spies posing as Americans.

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Just saw the pilot and it's good. The acting is brilliant. From emotional scenes to action sequences, Russell and Rhys really pull them off. And Noah Emmerich is just terrific. He seems so friendly, the way he talks, but you just know there's something threatening about him. I just have a little problem with the flashbacks. The timeline just doesn't seem to fit the look of the characters. But other than that, it was an excellent pilot.

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #1 on: Feb 01, 2013 at 08:45 AM »
kept seeing previews for this show during Lakers basketball stream. from the trailers, it seemed boring and the acting seemed weak. I guess i'll just have to see the actualy pilot to see whether my thoughts are wrong.

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #2 on: Feb 01, 2013 at 04:32 PM »
I liked it, but I think the pilot would've worked better had they stuck to 60 instead of 90 minutes. Some parts felt slow. And I'm also getting tired of shows with frequent flashbacks explaining the back story of their characters. It's overdone already.
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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #3 on: Mar 11, 2013 at 09:35 AM »
Ok I first collated 6 eps and finally started watching during the weekend.  Good decision as the continuity and coherence of the story is much more appreciated when the eps are marathoned.  Not as intense as Homeland, but storyline is pretty captivating.  The Russians were/are definitely more of a match against the Americans, than the Talibans.


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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #4 on: Mar 11, 2013 at 08:02 PM »
The latest episode had me at the edge of my seat.
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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #5 on: Apr 14, 2013 at 06:40 PM »
I liked it, but I think the pilot would've worked better had they stuck to 60 instead of 90 minutes. Some parts felt slow. And I'm also getting tired of shows with frequent flashbacks explaining the back story of their characters. It's overdone already.

It's only the pilot that's 90 minutes.

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The Americans
« Reply #6 on: Mar 15, 2014 at 01:29 PM »
anyone watching this series? on its second season, perfect casting, well structured script... I'm amazed at the attention to detail with everything, the costumes, set design

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Americans_%282013_TV_series%29

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #7 on: Apr 11, 2014 at 03:05 PM »
I have just recently watched the pilot from last season. Very intriguing series; the fact that a former CIA officer produced it just adds to the perception of authenticity.

Hope the next episodes are just as good.

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #8 on: Apr 17, 2014 at 07:05 AM »
Renewed for a third season

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2014 at 08:35 PM »
maganda pala tong series na to. very hot yung russian kgb...hehehe
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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #10 on: Oct 16, 2014 at 12:55 PM »
maganda pala tong series na to. very hot yung russian kgb...hehehe

very hot indeed! on 2nd season episode 3 na ako now. marathon ng season 1 for a week  :D

nahirapan din ako simulan ito sa season one, felt dull at first pero succeeding episodes ang hirap na bitawan at kaabang abang yung mga female spies! even K Russel was hot  ;D
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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #11 on: Feb 06, 2015 at 10:44 AM »
Season 3 episode 2 is bone breaking! grabe!

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #12 on: Feb 09, 2015 at 10:03 PM »
yeah that scene was brutal!

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Re: The Americans (FX)
« Reply #13 on: Apr 07, 2016 at 11:52 PM »
thought i was gonna be dropping this one after the first 2 episodes of the current season (4) pero nag pick up bigla at naging exciting!