The Americans on FX

[Silver Gaia]

Anyone else catch the premiere of this show? What did you think? I think it has great potential. Loved the 80s retro stuff and 80s music! Starting off to Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" the way they did definitely grabbed my attention.

[Little Star]

1. Have it on my DVR. I'll get back to you once I watch it:)

[bananas]

2. Oh yeah, brought back memories

I think it was well done.
Tusk grabbed my attention too.
Haven't heard it in a long time.
Also that song in the bar at the beginning.

[dsc]

3. really liked it

Have to say that as a fan of Brothers and Sisters seeing Matthew Rhys (Kevin from Brothers and Sisters) being a total bad ass was really something.

[LibinMo]

4. Thumbs up-am programming my DVR for this show

I liked Rhys on Bros & Sisters. His acting last night blew me away.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Damn it! One more show to add to our bloated tv viewing schedule!

We watched it tonight, and didn't realize it was two hours, which is a great sign in my book. I really enjoyed it. The first song wasn't "Tusk" though, it was "Harden my Heart" by Quarterflash! When I heard "Tusk", I immediately remembered your post here. LOL! Too much TV, too much DU!

[Silver Gaia]

6. True, but it was "Tusk" and the way they used it

that got to me. At that point, I was sold! LOL

ETA: And yeah, I hear ya on that bloated TV viewing schedule. We try to be selective, and there's a lot of stuff I won't watch, but there's actually a lot of really good TV drama out there these days--enough to give us at least one show a night (except Saturday), and sometimes two or three. Sunday nights are ridiculously bloated.

[Silver Gaia]

7. Maureen Ryan gave it a thumbs up in her review.

I usually agree with Mo, and I do here as well. It's a good read: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/the-americans-review-keri-russell_b_2568681.html

[a kennedy]

8. Loved it......

and that Kerri Russell....yikes, who knew she could be such a bad ass too. I think it's going to be a good watch.

[one_voice]

9. I liked the first episode...

will definitely watch a few more see where it goes. As if I need more shows to watch.

[xoom]

10. Its great so far! Going to be a great watch fur sure.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. Thay call that nudity?! They need to watch a few episodes of "American Horror Story."

[Little Star]

12. John Boy???????....

I watched the first episode and was shocked to see John Boy (Richard Thomas)! Then I watched the preview for episode 2 and was also shocked (again) to see Mags Bennett (Margo Martindale)!

Well anyways, I liked the first episode. It did take me till a little more than half way through the episode before it caught my interest. I've got the second episode on DVR so i'll get back to you after I watch that one too, lol.

[Little Star]

13. OK. I just watched episode two and I like it quite a bit.

[davidpdx]

14. So far it is a good series

We'll see if it survives the first year. I think it has a better chance of renewal given it's on cable instead of a network.

I generally have 3 TV shows for the Fall/Winter/Spring seasons and 3 shows in the Summer season

[Silver Gaia]

15. I'm teaching a class right now in which two students are brothers from Russia.

I asked them on the first night of class if they had watched the show (it had just premiered). They both said they had and liked it very much.

Tonight, one of them mentioned it again as we were leaving class, saying he was really enjoying it. Then, he said, "It's very accurate." Ha!

Wonder how he knows that...

[davidpdx]

16. What are you teaching? English?

It would be fascinating to talk with them about the program. Take them out for a few beers and see what you can get out of them? I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

[Silver Gaia]

17. No, not English.

They both speak very good English. It's a philosophy course.

Yeah, I'd love to talk to them about it more, and maybe I will be able to do that. They are both great guys. Smart, and warm and friendly.

[Auggie]

18. Episode 4: perhaps the best television I've ever seen

Wonderful twist in seeing how events played out from a different POV, even if fictitious.

[Silver Gaia]

19. Yeah, this is fast becoming one of the shows I look forward to every week.

I haven't seen an episode I didn't like yet. The hour just flies by...

[Behind the Aegis]

20. "The hour just flies by..." Ain't that the truth!

It really is a good show! It makes me wonder about "today" and the world of spying. I mean back then, there was no internet, no quick way to check IDs, no real fingerprint analysis, and the like.

[Ohio Joe]

21. I've watched the first four episodes now... Really good stuff

I have no idea how this could work for more then two or three seasons but it could be a lot of fun.

[davidpdx]

22. True, the story line after the first season will be interesting

There are some major events they have mentioned (like Reagan getting shot) where you pretty much know around the time frame the story should be happening. They have to be careful not to get too repetitive or people will get bored. Maybe they have a plan in terms of the plot to keep it going. We'll have to see I guess.