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The Americans - RTE pace

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  • Registered Users Posts: 9 echo321


    fryup wrote: »
    never knew Yazoo were known as Yaz in the States
    Seems they were known as Yazz in the States for legal reasons. This confused me as there was a British singer called Yazz who had a big hit with 'The Only Way Is Up' in 1988. Thought at first they might have been making a historical error in the programme, but not so in this case.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 echo321


    fryup wrote: »
    never knew Yazoo were known as Yaz in the States
    Seems they were known as Yaz in the States for legal reasons. This confused me as there was a British singer called Yazz who had a big hit with 'The Only Way Is Up' in 1988. Thought at first they might have been making a historical error in the programme, but not so in this case.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    Alison Moyet on vocals & Vince Clarke (also of Depeche Mode, Erasure) supplying the earworm riff. Nobody ever admitted to buying a Yazoo or Erasure record leading VC to speculate where the large houses and fleet of cars came from.


  • Registered Users Posts: 15 North by Northwest


    fryup wrote: »
    anyone watching it monday nights or am i the only one??

    good isn't it,

    Not the only one, really excellent last Monday night.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭whatever76


    Oh I am glued to it Monday nights and purposely staying away from Spoilers and downloading rest of episodes.

    Great series - seriously underrated I think. Acting is excellent.

    I'm worried for Poor Martha !!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭KlausFlouride


    Great series - seriously underrated I think. Acting is excellent.



    It's a huge critical hit, but doesn't get the audiences. In fairness, can understand why, there aren't many sympathetic characters, it's unspectacular and it's a slow burner. But it's absolutely brilliant, one of the best shows of it's time.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,913 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Elizabeth Jennings is the best looking bad ass in the history of tv :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭doc11


    Great series - seriously underrated I think. Acting is excellent.



    It's a huge critical hit, but doesn't get the audiences. In fairness, can understand why, there aren't many sympathetic characters, it's unspectacular and it's a slow burner. But it's absolutely brilliant, one of the best shows of it's time.

    It has burned out for me, going nowhere and predictable.Loved the first 2 seasons but can't stand the same repeatable plot every season. Focusing on the children reminds me of Homelands mistakes.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    can anyone tell me how Philip persuaded Martha to put the pen in yer man's office??


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,640 ✭✭✭brian_t


    The Americans is moving to after midnight from Monday.

    Next Monday it's on at the slightly later time of 1.05am due to the football.

    The following weeks it's on just after midnight because Vikings will be taking the 9.00pm slot.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    ^^^^^^^^

    what a bummer


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,228 ✭✭✭jmcc


    Think that there's only a few episodes left though.

    Regards...jmcc




  • The ratings must be low if they are moving it. Oh well thank goodness for sky plus!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭whatever76


    and RTE player ; >!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,228 ✭✭✭jmcc


    The ratings must be low if they are moving it. Oh well thank goodness for sky plus!
    It is RTE. Ratings have absolutely nothing to do with it. If ratings were important, Ryan Tubridy would be gone and Brendan O'Connor would be presenting the Late Late Show. RTE is extremely weird when it comes to programme scheduling.

    Regards...jmcc


  • Registered Users Posts: 11 alpha_a


    fryup wrote: »
    anyone watching it monday nights or am i the only one??

    good isn't it,

    It's the most underrated show on TV. How it hasn't won any awards is beyond me.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,173 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    RTE is doing with it normally does - bouncing things around the schedule. It has always done this with certain dramas, except for say, Lost and The Sopranos, which it wouldn't budge from a 9 or 10pm slot. It did have Mad Men on at 11pm, which is probably considered a more prestige show than The Americans, so go figure.

    FX's shows have always had critical praise, but they struggle with awards and mainstream appeal. This show won't be discovered by most a la what happened with the tail end of Breaking Bad.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 843 ✭✭✭QuinDixie


    one of the best shows on tele, excellent. Never a bad episode.


  • Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭KlausFlouride


    This season is unbelievably good, Elizabeth vs. the little old dear bookkeeper was almost unbearably tense and sad which is an unusual combo. Phillip getting increasingly pissed off with Gabriel is going to end badly also.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    wonder will they succeed in brainwashing their daughter?? they'd hardly kill her will they?


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭philstar


    RTE is doing with it normally does - bouncing things around the schedule.

    :rolleyes:

    ridiculous esp seeing its coming to the end of the season could they not stick to the 9pm slot until then


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭whatever76


    Season Finale tonight @ 00.10pm .... Can't wait !!! Hope Martha survives !!


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    she's a bit ditzy


  • Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭KlausFlouride


    Can't wait to see where it goes from here. Pastor Tim should take out life insurance pdq. Phillip looks to be falling apart (PTSD?), while Elizabeth is becoming more of a true believer. Best show on TV by a mile at the moment, think it's got Season 4, US ratings are terrible tho.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,173 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Yes, it's been renewed. They're preparing season 4 now, due to start shooting next month, I believe. It'll be on FX (US) in Jan/Feb, presume RTE will have it next summer. Despite the schedule shenanigans, I've to give them some credit for showing it.

    https://twitter.com/joel_fields/status/644994183338455040

    https://twitter.com/joel_fields/status/642095987956125698


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    Yes, it's been renewed. They're preparing season 4 now, due to start shooting next month, I believe. It'll be on FX (US) in Jan/Feb, presume RTE will have it next summer. Despite the schedule shenanigans, I've to give them some credit for showing it.

    https://twitter.com/joel_fields/status/644994183338455040

    https://twitter.com/joel_fields/status/642095987956125698

    So its an episode a week (fag break per episode) and after five weeks the writers go on a monumental bender.....good self discipline there.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,173 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    The creators don't take much of a break. They started the outline for 4 in late April, brought it to the suits in May.

    https://twitter.com/joel_fields/status/596437308443856896


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Haven't seen last night's episode yet but this season has been riveting throughout.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    who was the guy Philip killed in the apartment??


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭whatever76


    fryup wrote: »
    who was the guy Philip killed in the apartment??

    Spoiler :
    Innocent FBI IT guy - set up in a way that it was he who planted the pen bug
    and the pressure made him commit suicide - basically a tactic to get Martha in
    the clear !! Its also the act I think is putting Philip over the edge !!


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