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The Plot Against America - HBO - (***Spoilers***)

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  • 18-01-2020 5:18am
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    Agent Coulson
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    Coming March 16th.

    From David Simon comes the next series dealing with alternative history based on the novel by Philip Roth.
    The original six-part limited series will premiere on March 16. It comes from David Simon and Ed Burns, who previously co-created HBO’s The Wire and Generation Kill. The story “imagines an alternate American history during World War II, told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism.”

    https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1217514911363936257


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    steve_r
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    Very keen to see this


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    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    The Man in the High Castle: the prequel :D

    I know it isn't, but hard to ignore the slight parallels


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    From David Simon

    Sold!

    Although, that doesn't look like the wire so I'm guessing this might be a little out of his experience zone. Hope it does well though.


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    Unearthly
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    David Simon and HBO are the best tv combination ever.


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    TheValeyard
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    pixelburp wrote: »
    The Man in the High Castle: the prequel :D

    I know it isn't, but hard to ignore the slight parallels

    Wonder if they will have an OberstGruppenführer?

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    I'm in!



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    blackwave
    Registered Users Posts: 819 ✭✭✭blackwave


    Looking forward to this already!


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    This looks frightening!



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    Osamabindipper
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 110 ✭✭Osamabindipper


    This looks very interesting


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    babybuilder
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    Osamabindipper wrote: »
    This looks very interesting
    Spielberg was interested in doing a biopic on Lindbergh but was told in no uncertain terms by the other studios that if he persued the project he would never work again in Hollywood. His biography by Scott Berg is a brilliant read.


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    EverythingGood
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    What channel will it be on over here?


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    Slippin Jimmy
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    Adding this to my watch list. Love David Simon's work.


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    Agent Coulson
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    EverythingGood wrote: »
    What channel will it be on over here?

    Sky Atlantic.


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    blackwave
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    babybuilder wrote: »
    Spielberg was interested in doing a biopic on Lindbergh but was told in no uncertain terms by the other studios that if he persued the project he would never work again in Hollywood. His biography by Scott Berg is a brilliant read.

    If that's true then fair play to David Simon's and HBO for taking it on as it is a sensitive topic.


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    Agent Coulson
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    Starts tonight.


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    Slydice
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    1: Solid opener. Sets the scene. Get the feeling it might get pretty grim.

    Things I looked up
    Goyim: plural of goy: a Jewish name for a non-Jew.
    Nudge: Alternative Spellings: nudzh, noodge: verb: bore, pester, nag; noun: pest, whiner.
    Putz: A fool, an ass, a jerk
    Shegetz: often disparaging : a non-Jewish boy or youth. 2 : a Jewish boy who does not observe Jewish precepts
    Shush: I think this is a persons name
    Sheeny: (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew


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    steve_r
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    Watched this last night. Certainly quite relevant with what's going on today in the policical world


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    Hoboo
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    Slydice wrote: »
    1: Solid opener. Sets the scene. Get the feeling it might get pretty grim.

    Things I looked up
    Goyim: plural of goy: a Jewish name for a non-Jew.
    Nudge: Alternative Spellings: nudzh, noodge: verb: bore, pester, nag; noun: pest, whiner.
    Putz: A fool, an ass, a jerk
    Shegetz: often disparaging : a non-Jewish boy or youth. 2 : a Jewish boy who does not observe Jewish precepts
    Shush: I think this is a persons name
    Sheeny: (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew

    Shush: keep it down, the news is on the tele

    Is it more shoosh? That's as above, be quiet/whisper


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    Slydice
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    Hoboo wrote: »
    Shush: keep it down, the news is on the tele

    Is it more shoosh? That's as above, be quiet/whisper

    I wasn't sure. They used it twice in the episode so I was just stuck on guessing it's a name.


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    HBO threw up a Script-on-Screen bonus clip:



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    Sir Oxman
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    Good first epiosde


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    Slydice
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    2:
    Well there it is. This feels like it's gonna get very grim


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    Homelander
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    Excellent first episode.


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    3:
    Jeez this is getting grim. Not sure what they've planned for the last episode. Not watching the previews.

    Looked up:
    Sh'ma: wiki - Sh'ma Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Eḥad: "Hear, O Israel: the LORD is our God, the LORD is One."

    Henry Ford: Jeez that's alot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford


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    Homelander
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    There are 6 episodes. Plenty mileage and dark places to go.


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    Slydice
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    Homelander wrote: »
    There are 6 episodes. Plenty mileage and dark places to go.

    Ah! I'd gotten into my head there was 4.

    6 could be.. well it could go very grim or .. well at this point maybe a different shade of grim


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    4:
    The mother standing up against her Sister I thought was good. Saying that though Winona Ryder is putting in the acting to her role. Grimmest thought came when he was looking at the map and it had numbers and they were for camps.

    Looked up:
    Zei Gezunt: be healthy, be well; farewell!
    Balabusta: a good homemaker.
    Bubbe: Yiddish word for grandmother (had seen Safta or Savta used in Hunters)
    Prawns: are not kosher
    Gay Kocken Offen Yom: insult: Go S**t in the ocean!

    Judah Benjamin: Things becoming a bit clearer on the role the Rabbi is filling, his motivations and why https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_P._Benjamin


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    Homelander
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    Another great episode. My only complaint would be that the Alvin's departure and return - considering all that happened in between - was a little too rushed. Everything in the show's world is generally believable and credible, but that bit seemed too expedited.


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    5: That was chilling. Awe I guess the last episode is gonna be dark.


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    Agent Coulson
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    The finale was an hour and bit of brilliantly powerful TV!


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