The Americans
- domino harvey
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Will be sure to quote your post about her lack of acting ability next Spring when she wins the Oscar and every other acting award for August Osage County. She was also Emmy nominated for the Americans, btw. I say these things not to equate awards with artistry but to point out that your opinion is not just a minority one, it exists on a plane of existence heretofore undiscovered
- warren oates
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I only know Martindale from The Americans. So maybe she can rock a part that doesn't require us to believe she's got any real power or menace? Perhaps other directors can do better work within the limits of what she's got. Though there wasn't a single helmer on The Americans who seemed able to get her through a scene without it playing at times like she was severely out of her depth, wishing she were in a commercial or a sitcom instead, sometimes just reciting lines instead of bothering to act them. I'll stop by offering up one more actress with a similar age/look and, imho, way more chops: Ann Dowd.
- Mr Sausage
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Season 2 of Justified amply proved she can do the latter as well.warren oates wrote:So maybe she can rock a part that doesn't require us to believe she's got any real power or menace?
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Re: TV of 2013
See her in Justified and you'll see one of the most menacing performances this side of Walter White.warren oates wrote:I only know Martindale from The Americans. So maybe she can rock a part that doesn't require us to believe she's got any real power or menace?
edit: Sausage beat me to it (but Martindale's performance deserves all the praise it gets).
- Polybius
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She was also quite good on The Riches on FX a few years ago.
- domino harvey
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In a world where 90% of studio covers are total shit, kudos to Fox for using the stellar promo art for the first season packaging:
- med
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Neat idea, but I don't like the too-clean Photoshopness of it.
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I believe this was very similar to the promotional art for the 1st season, so it was probably an easy decision for them to simply just adapt it a little bit for the DVD/BR release.
- domino harvey
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Old news, but three prominent first season guest stars are being promoted to series regulars for season two, which gives some indication of the show's (continued) direction. They are:
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Nina, Martha, and Stan's wife
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I'm a little bit surprised by that considering they started leaving her out of entire episodes during the first season (from what I can remember). I figured she would be done with the show after a few more episodes, but I guess they need a female friend at a similar stage of life for Elizabeth to interact with.domino harvey wrote:SpoilerShow...and Stan's wife
- domino harvey
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I was surprised with all three, though I guess less-so Nina. I think it's a sign that after a kind of shaky first half of the season, the show is still standing on the steady legs displayed in the second half and is intent using the assorted strings it's been pulling. Obviously the sham marriage to Martha is sticking, and Nina's going to stay involved with Stan, and Stan's not going to leave his wife-- these strands provided some great drama as the series progressed and I expect more great things when we finally get season two. I think the show's heading in intriguingly fatalistic directions-- already there seems to be no possible "happy ending" for any of our principal characters and we're still awfully early in its run! I'm not even sure I know what happy would look like for anyone, either.
- domino harvey
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Second season premieres Feb 26th
- kingofthejungle
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The Americans was certainly back with a bang last night - it barely even allowed time for the audience to catch it's breath before throwing us right back in the thick of things. It's clear that the delicate family situation is going to rise to the forefront this season, and I personally can't wait to see how it unfolds.
After catching up with Season 1 online, this has become second only to Justified among my favorite shows - and like Justified, it has so much that other TV dramas lack: well developed worlds populated by interesting characters (even interesting female characters), action sequences that are actually memorable, and scenarios rich with subtext and irony. Somebody at FX is doing something right.
After catching up with Season 1 online, this has become second only to Justified among my favorite shows - and like Justified, it has so much that other TV dramas lack: well developed worlds populated by interesting characters (even interesting female characters), action sequences that are actually memorable, and scenarios rich with subtext and irony. Somebody at FX is doing something right.
- domino harvey
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I really like that they're starting to bring the kids into the equation more too. Good, sobering start to the season, with the smart parallel of another "happy" spy family wiped out giving credible threat to the increasingly risky endeavor everyone is involved in. One of the best things about this show is that as it progresses, it becomes clear that not only is there probably not a happy ending in store for any character, but I can't even figure out what a happy ending would look like.
Also, I appreciated how the show addressed right out of the gate what many of us were vocally wondering: What happens if someone tries to rip their wig off?
...and I see thanks to the rumor mills that Rhys and Russell's on-screen chemistry must be working out offscreen, as they're apparently dating!
Also, I appreciated how the show addressed right out of the gate what many of us were vocally wondering: What happens if someone tries to rip their wig off?
...and I see thanks to the rumor mills that Rhys and Russell's on-screen chemistry must be working out offscreen, as they're apparently dating!
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Margo popped up in the "This season on The Americans..." promo at the end of the episode, so apparently we'll see her at least once.
- domino harvey
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First It's Always Sunny, now the Americans is getting a DVD-only release
- domino harvey
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Just finished watching S2 of The Americans - brilliant series. IMHO, S1 was excellent but S2 was even better.
I grew up in the metropolitan Washington D.C area back in the '80's, so I remember that time period & the locale extremely well - i.e. the cold war, the primitive (by today's standards) tech, the Rubik's Cube, early video games, etc.
Excellent cast & performances, from the smallest role to the largest. This series is the first time I've seen Kerri Russell in action; excellent actress (she was also great in Dawn of the POTA this past summer). Lee Tergeson was also great as the "villain" in S2; very unrelenting (He was also solid in HBO's Oz years ago).
Just like S1, the last episode of S2 was the best of the season - I like how they played the 1982 Golden Earring hit single Twilight Zone over the beginning suspenseful key scene - it really set the tone/mood of the era, and was especially effective because they rarely use pop/rock music in the series...
The last scenes of the finale were shocking:
Was truly amazed
Looking forward to S3 -
I grew up in the metropolitan Washington D.C area back in the '80's, so I remember that time period & the locale extremely well - i.e. the cold war, the primitive (by today's standards) tech, the Rubik's Cube, early video games, etc.
Excellent cast & performances, from the smallest role to the largest. This series is the first time I've seen Kerri Russell in action; excellent actress (she was also great in Dawn of the POTA this past summer). Lee Tergeson was also great as the "villain" in S2; very unrelenting (He was also solid in HBO's Oz years ago).
Just like S1, the last episode of S2 was the best of the season - I like how they played the 1982 Golden Earring hit single Twilight Zone over the beginning suspenseful key scene - it really set the tone/mood of the era, and was especially effective because they rarely use pop/rock music in the series...
The last scenes of the finale were shocking:
Was truly amazed
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when Jared, as he was dying, revealed that he had been the one who took out his parents & sister in the beginning because he got into a fight with them re: his being recruited by Kate...Truly mind-blowing, since that was the last thing I would have expected; I never suspected him at all throughout the season - I truly thought he was legitimately shocked/surprised/horrified when he found their bodies after coming back from the hotel pool....In any case, glad they cleared up this mystery, since who k. that family was one of the focal points of the entire season...
Looking forward to S3 -
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I wonder if Paige will get recruited into "the cause" by her parents?!....
- domino harvey
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Re: The Americans
Season Three premieres January 28th
- colinr0380
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Is this the season that Oliver North is consulting on?
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He consulted on an episode this past season about the Contras and Sandinistas.colinr0380 wrote:Is this the season that Oliver North is consulting on?
- Polybius
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Did they model Tergesen's character after him?
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As if that wasn't bad enough, all four discs in the set are nested one upon the other. Are the single size flipper cases that hold four discs really that much of an expense?domino harvey wrote:First It's Always Sunny, now the Americans is getting a DVD-only release
- Ashirg
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On the brighter side, it could've been a DVD-R....