Homeland

The Bandit · October 07, 2013, 04:32:43 PM

1. Eastbound and Down
2. Masters of Sex
3. Brooklyn 99
4. Bob's Burgers
5. Survivor
6. Trophy Wife

And American Horror Story starts back this week.

strangelight · October 07, 2013, 06:57:10 PM

bob's burgers is back?

i'd like homeland if it was just a show about a crazy lady. or just close-ups of mandy patinkin being quietly furious.

MadJohnShaft · October 07, 2013, 10:06:07 PM

All of those shows blow, deaner.

Homeland
Orphan black
The Americans
Downton Abbey
Walking Dead
House of Cards

That show with James Spader really sucks.

The Shocker · October 07, 2013, 10:10:16 PM

I like The Americans and Walking Dead, but they aren't on right now. The Bridge which just ended was good too. And if you mention House Of Cards, Orange Is The New Black is better.

If you think Eastbound and Down blows, you are gay.

MadJohnShaft · October 08, 2013, 02:48:01 PM

The Bridge sucks, yes to Orange.

The Bandit · October 08, 2013, 02:56:56 PM

I'm not arguing with you anymore.

MadJohnShaft · October 23, 2013, 07:45:02 AM

That was a surprise twist I didn't see coming.

JkFlesh · October 23, 2013, 02:56:41 PM

This season has been much more subdued but I like it so far.

A great article in the New Yorker about Caracas gives a ton of fascinating background on the massive skyscraper slum where Brody is hiding out in the last episode. It's great reading: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/01/28/130128fa_fact_anderson

strangelight · October 23, 2013, 07:15:41 PM

pretty much every latin american city has a section that looks like that tower. it was actually in relatively decent shape. i mean, most of it was concrete. in brazil, you can find favelas that house as many people as that tower, but it's all made of scrap steel and cinderblocks.

if that's something that interests you, you should read brodwyn fischer's "a poverty of rights," about the creation of those slums in rio de janeiro.

between this season of homeland and the jeffrey wright character on boardwalk empire, tv is giving me my fix of latin american/caribbean content.

MadJohnShaft · October 23, 2013, 09:31:38 PM

The boy and girl crazy runaways story is not good. I wish they'd give the girl something fun to do.

ez · October 24, 2013, 04:42:18 AM

Too big of a coincidence that there happens to be a Caracas connection between Carrie and Brody story lines. No reasoning behind why Caracas should be Brody's last stop. Why the hell would he be dumb enough to think that a mosque would be his salvation.

So much dumb in this season I don't know why I am still watching this. Probably for the off chance of seeing Baccarin's sweater-puppies again.

MadJohnShaft · October 25, 2013, 01:57:19 AM

If they would have killed Brody off already we could get on with the show.

Maybe the teens on the run will have a Venezuelan angle.

ez · October 25, 2013, 07:47:35 AM

I've said it before and I'll say it again: this show would have been near perfect had they kept it at one season and have Brody succeed with the attack at the end of that first season.

For some reason, the Americans (unlike the British) have a huge problem with keeping a series limited to 1 - 3 seasons. So many mediocre shows could have been saved had they just had the balls to keep it short and to the point.

MadJohnShaft · October 25, 2013, 10:40:31 AM

Kill the vice president and we're out?

ez · October 25, 2013, 11:43:59 AM

Yes. it would have been glorious.

strangelight · October 25, 2013, 08:05:29 PM

the uppity euro is right.

ez · October 25, 2013, 08:09:12 PM

damn right I'm right.

MadJohnShaft · October 25, 2013, 09:41:53 PM

On 24 they just went onwards to the next bad guy up the chain. They could do that here - and she could crash with a guy from a liquor store.

MadJohnShaft · October 29, 2013, 12:04:35 PM

And action! That's what they are done gonna do. Thankfully.

I really want to like this show, so I just look away when something annoying happens, like with walking dead.

whoshotthefrog · November 13, 2013, 06:28:02 PM

I'm a week behind on the show, but what the fuck was up with the drawer full of pregnancy kits?

MadJohnShaft · November 14, 2013, 06:20:51 AM

A window into the extent of her hidden madness. The Internet collectively groaned when it found out the show was going in that direction,

I wish Headscarf was a little less wussy character, if they would have made her aggressive and with a backbone it might have been better.

Saul blacking out the windows on the conference room with the remote was a hell of a moment. How long until Quinn is getting himself in on all that crazy girl fucking? Carrie has a nice butt.

The story line with the senior undercover Iranian badass shows promise - it's the CIA they are supposed to be doing big things instead of worrying about a few minor characters.

MadJohnShaft · November 18, 2013, 11:15:50 AM

Now this show is good again...

MadJohnShaft · December 02, 2013, 12:23:54 PM

About now it's still good again.

JkFlesh · December 03, 2013, 10:45:55 AM

The last episode was particularly awesome. Homeland is officially good again.

MadJohnShaft · December 04, 2013, 06:59:11 PM

Carrie, F Murray, Brody, the two tech guys and Mr Whitehouse are all humming along on one storyline.

The Senator character as foe to the CIA might be nice but as written and as acted it's not working. I wish they'd find something for Quinn to do. Carrie's pregnancy story is horrible and needs to go.

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