The Americans
 

This needs its own thread. Amazing pilot so far. Mind blown. FX makes some great fucking tv. The Phil Collins scene was amazing

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I thought they threw the spy stuff in our face a little too much (the Star Spangled Banner w/the astronaut was a little sappy), but that was a great pilot. Lot of potential layers in this show

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Good stuff so far. I agree the astronaut at the school was a little thick. But I can see this getting very fun down the road. And holy shit Keri Russell!

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I hope you did not stop at 11.

I liked the star spangled banner part. SHows the emotional layer Phillip has.

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:lol dick

yeah that was pretty damn good. Fx has balls too, so this show could last despite middling ratings (which we all know it will get)

I was Last Resort was on Fx, it wouldve gone 5 seasons

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Got this on the DVR, will watch tomorrow.

Glad to hear it's pretty good.

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Sepinwalls review was very very positive comparing it to some of the best work that FX has done..

Going to go read the grantland review now.

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-wat...r-back-to-life (Sepinwall)

Grantland's Andy Greenwald http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...show-americans

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Kerri Russel in her best role ever

I've been in love with her since Honey I Blew up the Kid

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i love Grantland but Greenwald rubs me the wrong way for some reason, like a hipster critic. Sometimes I agree, sometimes I don't, but I'm always a little mad after reading his reviews.

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I thought he did a good enough job with Breaking Bad. That is the only thing i really read him for since that is pretty much the only drama i currently watch on TV.

But i thought he was fair with breking bad. So i will read him ont his as well.

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Worth an on-demand watch?

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Can not stress it enough. One of the better pilots I have seen. Combines time period shit, with compelling characters, sex, violence, espionage.

All around first tier show!

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I second this. :thumbsup

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suprized you know who phil collins is.

#breadz

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:lol :lol :lol

Seriously though if you dont know that song you are a miserable human being

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Thanks, I'll give it a go later in the week.

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Quck comment in regards to Greenwald and really Grantland in general.

Love the topics they talk about, but they are really bad writers/reviewers. Always trying to be too funny and clever and they really aren't that good at it. THey're also not terribly intelligent even though they think they are. It's just gotten worse over time as everyone tries to be the next Bill Simmons (whom I actually like most of the time). Mostly skim their reviews now.

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The pilot was great. As was Sepinwall's review. Greenwald's review made me cringe.

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I liked it. I'll give it a go.

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thats my problem with Greenwald as well...its the hipster intellect...referencing thigns that are obscure to make you appear smarter. I love Klosterman though, i think hes the best writer on the site. Ive been a fan of him for years

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Bill Simmons is a blowhard.

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Cant wait to watch this tonight

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Ehhh, I wouldn't define it as hipster. Just more smug than anything. Almost a meta-hipster where he almost writes "I'm cooler than hipsters". It's weird to define. He just doesn't focus on the review or actual quality of the show so much as how many things he can think of that remind him of the show.

I read reviews that would be classified as a lot more "hipster" (i.e. Av Club) and they rarely have any problems in their reviews. They become more pretentious in their more general pieces (though once again I find those subjects very interesting), but for their episode reviews they mostly focus on the quality.

Slate's another one where they just try to come up with far-out-there takes on a review just to be interesting, but that's pretty much how their whole publication operates and they're pretty self-aware of it.

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yeah i guess i agree. its just hard to read Greenwald cuz you cant get through 2 sentences without an insanely obscure reference, and link to boot

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This pilot was awesome.

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These are good points. He says it's a great show, but instead of saying why, he tries to fit it in the pantheon of other long-form television dramas. He doesn't talk much about the actual merits of the show save Keri Russell's performance, which is likely to win awards.

Maybe we should make a thread for reviews of Andy Greenwald reviews.:lol

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Keri Russell giving a beej is probably a good way to start off a series.

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just make sure you know where her hands are

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Shows I like:
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Boardwalk Empire

Shows that are good but not good:
Walking Dead
American Horror Story

Shows I dont like:
95% of everything else




Will I like this show or not?

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you'll like it