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road doggy dogg
02-10-2014, 08:52 AM
http://thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=261690&lid=7


Please tell me somebody here watches this show?

I've just finished watching the first (and to date, only, season) and it is phenomenal. Season 2 starts in about 2 weeks, on the 24th or 26th I believe. Can't wait.


The show is on FX, which has been putting out a lot of good TV lately. The setting is in 1980s America during the Cold War, and spies and stuff. Per IMDB:

A pair of deep-cover Soviet spies masquerades as a typical DC couple whose children, neighbors, coworkers & friends are completely unaware of their activities. At home, they're the stereotypical parents of stereotypical kids; at work, they pose as travel agents; but at night, they weave a web of confidants, lovers, dupes, and historical figures from the Reagan-era Cold War. The startlingly realistic plot twists force the viewer to consider the real cost of an undeclared war, what it takes to protect one's beliefs, if it's worth it, and if it actually worked for either side.

THANK YOU STEVE83


Watching it for the first idk 3-4 episodes it felt kinda slow, like the pacing was off, but from midseason onward it ramped up pretty good. Not overly action-packed ie explosions and car chases every week or anything but there's some there. Focuses a lot on character relationships, especially the dynamic of Phillip and Elizabeth (the two main characters). Mad good show. Plus there's a bunch of awesome 80s music dispersed throughout.

Lock Jaw
02-10-2014, 01:26 PM
Dunno. The commercial with some dude and some braud plating Russian Roulette looks really bad and cheesy. Puts me off of it.

road doggy dogg
02-10-2014, 01:49 PM
I don't remember anyone playing Russian Roulette in the show. Just looked on Youtube for a commerial...

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/t18Encze1Dg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

That commercial makes it look like there's way more gunfights than there actually tends to be in the show.

whiteyford
02-10-2014, 02:15 PM
Was gonna watch it but missed the first few episodes and watched Adventure Time instead, I should look into it then?

Emperor Smeat
02-10-2014, 02:17 PM
Its pretty good overall but does start off a bit slow like RDD said.

El Vaquero de Infierno
02-10-2014, 02:30 PM
I quite like it, though the spell is broken whenever you see modern cars in the background of the shot.

ClockShot
02-10-2014, 02:59 PM
I watched most of the first season before I fell off at the end. Gonna try to get back into it.

slik
02-11-2014, 12:48 AM
I've been curious about via the commercials that aired for it during American Horror Story.

Generally find I like most programs on FX that I've seen.

The Destroyer
02-11-2014, 04:47 AM
I enjoyed the first season, but it's definitely a bit of a slow burner.