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CarterNMA · 08-19-2018, 09:34 AM

The Americans

I've not read this thread until yesterday so I don't know if this has been addressed or not but The Americans is shit.

I watched the first episode and was thoroughly underwhelmed. Their activities were not believable. But keeping in mind that sometimes pilots don't necessarily reflect what the rest of the series is like, I watched the second episode. Another steaming pile. Couldn't get more than 10 minutes in. They were getting real cute with the cinematography with everything off center and cutting off the speaking character's face. I get it, the camera is pointing LEFT of where is should be...cuz they're socialists!!! Lame.

Only positive is that Keri Russell is hot. Like, makes ugly '80s mom-jeans look good hot.

Spoiler

Maybe I'm too nit-picky, maybe the show gets better, maybe I'll get desperate in the dead of winter. Maybe but I doubt it unless someone here convinces me otherwise.

08-19-2018, 09:34 AM	#1736
CarterNMA Mascot Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maryland by way of Arizona	The Americans I've not read this thread until yesterday so I don't know if this has been addressed or not but The Americans is shit. I watched the first episode and was thoroughly underwhelmed. Their activities were not believable. But keeping in mind that sometimes pilots don't necessarily reflect what the rest of the series is like, I watched the second episode. Another steaming pile. Couldn't get more than 10 minutes in. They were getting real cute with the cinematography with everything off center and cutting off the speaking character's face. I get it, the camera is pointing LEFT of where is should be...cuz they're socialists!!! Lame. Only positive is that Keri Russell is hot. Like, makes ugly '80s mom-jeans look good hot. Spoiler 1. If you are so deep-cover, you're not gonna go get revenge on some random scum cuz he was checking your daughter out. Your #1 priority is to not get compromised so committing crimes not directly related to your mission is a no-go. 2. As would be your driving. You just nabbed a guy and threw him in your backseat. You're gonna drive casually, not backing out of alleys like a bat out of hell and then screeching off into the night at 100 mph! 3. Philip and Elizabeth talk way too openly about their shenanigans. It was more prevalent in the second episode seemingly. Talking in your office after getting paranoid about your FBI neighbor? C'mon, man! 4. Speaking of the neighbor...a senior FBI agent isn't going to say he works in CI when first meeting a new neighbor. Nowadays? Maybe. In 1981? No way in hell. Maybe I'm too nit-picky, maybe the show gets better, maybe I'll get desperate in the dead of winter. Maybe but I doubt it unless someone here convinces me otherwise.