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Surprised not a single mention of "The Americans" which sounds very similar (and a great show). Edit: my bad. I did a search and it didn't return anything.
by pbreit 11y ago
Surprised not a single mention of "The Americans" which sounds very similar (and a great show).
Edit: my bad. I did a search and it didn't return anything.
- greenyoda 11y agoThe article does mention "The Americans": "If Tim and Alex’s story sounds eerily familiar to fans of The Americans, the television drama about a KGB couple living in the US with their two children, that’s because it’s partly based on them. ..."
- osipov 11y agoI liked the 1st season and stopped watching in the middle of the 2nd one, felt that the writers deliberately tried to make the main characters less likable than they were in the beginning.
- maxerickson 11y agoI think they tried to use a softer introduction and then harden them up once the audience got to know them. They are brutal killers, you aren't necessarily supposed to like them. SPOILERS They eventually reveal themselves to the daughter and she tells her priest. It's really pushing suspension of disbelief for me that the several additional mouths stay shut.
- hartpuff 11y agoI agree. The only way such a casual reaction is plausible is if they are also KGB agents. The problem I'm having is that it doesn't really invoke any Cold War aspect any more. They basically just are Americans, meeting with other "Americans", watching American movies or David Copperfield, visiting EPCOT or EST, alongside some rather tedious non-political espionage. They (very suddenly) don't seem to have any solid association with the Soviet Union or "the cause" any more. The now sadly all too rare Rezidentura scenes (with some of the most interesting aspects and characters of the show IMO) and Reagan clips just seem like tacked-on lip-service to the original concept.
- MichaelGG 11y agoExcept, from the little I read, there was no murders attributed to these "illegals". No doubt a bit of TV license. Just like the top spies or doctors spend time doing boring labwork a low level worker could do.
- maxerickson 11y agoYeah, I was talking about the characters.
- toomanythings2 11y agoDramatic TV shows, movies and books are about entertainment, not telling the truth as it really happened. Almost all such things carry the disclaimer "based on" and anything can be changed and be different.
- motoboi 11y agoOh, my. I tried to turn my head away when I read the spoilers sign, but couldn't. Thanks for ruining the season for me. =(
- maxerickson 11y agoJon Snow dies. I think the reasonable statute of limitations on politely saying nothing is something like 6 months (it's been almost a year).
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- chatmasta 11y agoExcept for this one: > If Tim and Alex’s story sounds eerily familiar to fans of The Americans, the television drama about a KGB couple living in the US with their two children, that’s because it’s partly based on them.
- RaleyField 11y agoNot sure what the purpose of your reply is. It's clear that you haven't read the article nor even bothered to ctrl+f, as that would reveal it is mentioned that the family was inspiration for the show.
- pbreit 11y agoI actually did read most of the article and did a ctrl-f for "the americans" (with quotes) and the only instance it found was in a comment that also didn't see the reference. Sorry about that.
- santoshalper 11y agoIf only you had done a search with your eyeballs, by reading the article.
- pbreit 11y agoI did read over 2/3 and was surprised not to see the reference to that point. I also did a search but included "s which found the commenter who also expressed surprise at the "omission" so I thought I was on firm ground. My apologies.
- piyush_soni 11y agoOk people, no need to be so harsh about a simple mistake. We all do them.