Thread: Next TV Show to Watch

The Americans - It's brand new, so might not be showing in Canada yet (wait - you're back in Canada? Weren't you in the States for a while?). Takes place during the cold war, beginning right after Reagan was elected in the early 80's and it's about a group of Soviet spies in deep cover who have been living in America for many years. It's hitting all the right notes for me - similar in some ways to Breaking Bad because it concerns a family who also have a deep secret involving violence and intrigue. Plus a new family moves in next door and they become fast friends, but it turns out the man is an FBI agent in charge of counterintelligence (in other words he's looking for the spies) - so sort of like Walt's brother-in-law being a DEA agent with a special mission to find Heisenberg. It stars Keri Russell - the only thing I remember her from is an 80's show called Felicity and all I remember of that was her hair that she was famous for and got even more famous for cutting it off at the beginning of the show's second season, sparking rumors that she had done it on her own against the wishes of the producers, but actually it was their decision. That became one of those huge rumors that persisted even though it was debunked immediately. But what's weird is - I remembered her a being all cute and cuddly but now she can really pull off being a hardass Russian spy and is actually an amazing actor - who knew?

Oh - to explain the title for those who are only seeing it written and not seeing the logo - the C in Americans is a hammer and sickle.

Here we go - Trailer time:

Weird - not sure why the trailer seems to play twice in that vid.. But anyway, I discovered that Charter has a free On Demand service for thier cable shows (all the shows listed in this thread so far) that lets you catch up on them and pause/rewind/fast forward when you want. Not sure if your frozen backwoods country has anything that advanced... (kidding! )