The Americans (FX)

• Laley23

  

  Anyone else pretty pumped for this new series? About Russian spies in America during the Cold War. Looks pretty good and I still give FX a chance on most shows.
  
  Trailer:
  [video=youtube;upkeIDmgZBk][/video]
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I'll wait for the Marty Irish review.
• wildcats20

  

  Laley23;1360032 wrote:Anyone else pretty pumped for this new series? About Russian spies in America during the Cold War. Looks pretty good and I still give FX a chance on most shows.
  
  Trailer:
  [video=youtube;upkeIDmgZBk][/video]

  
  Starts Wednesday right?
• bigkahuna

  Wednesday the 30th. I'll be honest, I thought the first teasers were better; like with the computer screen Rise Comrades thing, or the American flag waving and flipping over to the Soviet flag. The actual previews aren't as interesting I guess, but I am still anxious for this series to start
• bigdaddy2003

  

  It's an FX series so I'll give it a shot but I'm only mildly interested right now.
• thavoice

  SInce it is on FX it has a chance of being pretty good. If it were on network TV I wouldnt give it one second of my time.
  
  It looks interesting.
• Fab1b

  

  Interested as well but think it will develop into one of those romance stories that chicks read with Fabio on the cover.
• justincredible

  

  bigkahuna;1360072 wrote:Wednesday the 30th. I'll be honest, I thought the first teasers were better; like with the computer screen Rise Comrades thing, or the American flag waving and flipping over to the Soviet flag. The actual previews aren't as interesting I guess, but I am still anxious for this series to start

  Yeah, I liked the early teasers but after seeing an actual preview I wasn't overly impressed. I might give it a shot just because it's on FX.
• LJ

  

  justincredible;1360901 wrote:Yeah, I liked the early teasers but after seeing an actual preview I wasn't overly impressed. I might give it a shot just because it's on FX.

  
  Exactly this
• TedSheckler

  

  Who knows...Keri Russell might show her tits. I'm in.
• dlazz

  TedSheckler;1361070 wrote:Who knows...Keri Russell might show her tits. I'm in.

  
  It's on FX, so no she won't.
• Gardens35

  The Americans, on FX.
• thavoice

  dlazz;1361565 wrote:It's on FX, so no she won't.

  Might see some side boobage, or her ass. FX does get more graphic then other basic cable channels.
• gut

  bump
  
  This show is just awesome. Tied with GoT for best show on tv (not going to choose because they are such different shows). Last several weeks have just been as good of writing and acting I've seen on any show.
• thavoice

  Enjoy the show. Dont always tune in each week but it is enjoyable...and seeing her ass a few times isnt bad either.
• Fab4Runner

  

  gut;1718152 wrote:bump
  
  This show is just awesome. Tied with GoT for best show on tv (not going to choose because they are such different shows). Last several weeks have just been as good of writing and acting I've seen on any show.

  I loved the first season. I completely missed the 2nd season, and now I have all of the eps from the 3rd season on my DVR...just taunting me until I can get through a binge on Amazon Prime.
• gut

  Fab4Runner;1718244 wrote:I loved the first season. I completely missed the 2nd season, and now I have all of the eps from the 3rd season on my DVR...just taunting me until I can get through a binge on Amazon Prime.

  
  2nd season was not as good as the other two, but things are getting crazy now.
  
  Supposedly '82/'83 in the show....So 6-7 years until the Berlin Wall comes down, and a few more until the collapse of the USSR. No idea what direction the show will go, or if they even "make it" that far. Will certainly be interesting to see how they evolve as things in the USSR start falling apart.
• TedSheckler

  

  Just finished last night's episode. It will be interesting to see how Paige handles all this.
  
  It just got renewed for season 4.
• bigkahuna

  TedSheckler;1718288 wrote:Just finished last night's episode. It will be interesting to see how Paige handles all this.
  
  It just got renewed for season 4.

  Yeah, that part was pretty intense.
  
  I'm curious to see how this plays out. Are they going to show her pictures that they have from Russia? When they send communications back and forth between Elizabeth's mom, is Paige going to be a part of it now? I'm anxious to see how they go about telling her that they want her to be a part of it (or at least the Center wants her to be a part of it)
  
  On a side note, I was watching Allegiance on NBC, and I think they just moved way too fast. In the 3rd episode, they tell their son what's going on. It's taken the Americans 3 years to do so. I had hopes for that show, but it was just a little off.
• thavoice

  Tuned in for about 5 minutes last night, and it was at that time they told her. They have been debating it for awhile now.
• TedSheckler

  

  thavoice;1720238 wrote:Tuned in for about 5 minutes last night, and it was at that time they told her. They have been debating it for awhile now.

  They told her last week. Are you an episode behind?
• thavoice

  TedSheckler;1720267 wrote:They told her last week. Are you an episode behind?

  I could be. I caught it really late last night during a commercial on the reds game. Must been last weeks episode then.
• gut

  Whether it's true or not, the Centre has said it wants 2nd generation like Paige to be double agents working in the CIA, FBI and high levels of govt.
  
  And their "prototype" murdered his parents. So program needs some work.
• bigkahuna

  gut;1720273 wrote:Whether it's true or not, the Centre has said it wants 2nd generation like Paige to be double agents working in the CIA, FBI and high levels of govt.
  
  And their "prototype" murdered his parents. So program needs some work.

  That was the friends of theirs wasn't it? Didn't he kill them in the hotel room? I forget what happened to him after that. I know Elizabeth got him to a safe house or something.
• gut

  bigkahuna;1720302 wrote:That was the friends of theirs wasn't it? Didn't he kill them in the hotel room? I forget what happened to him after that. I know Elizabeth got him to a safe house or something.

  I forget, but I think he killed his handler at the safe house and then Elizabeth killed him when he started shooting at her.
  
  Interesting theory I saw from one of the critics is that Martha is trying to catch and expose Philip. I don't really see it, but the writers chose to keep her alive for something.
  
  I was also thinking what ever happened with Stan? In season one, I think he suspected them of something....but now he doesn't even do a double take on the sketch of Elizabeth beating down the two agents.