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by tptacek
783 days ago
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The Americans : espionage :: The Sopranos : organized crime. The Sopranos was not especially realistic. But realism wasn't the point; there was just enough verisimilitude to serve the narrative, which was a kind of morality play. It's the same with The Americans, which is at bottom more of a relationship story than one about espionage. (We agree, I think.) A lot of research went into the show, but it shows up in the same ways research shows up in Mad Men. Don't watch it expecting to learn a bunch of stuff! That's not the point. (A top 5 series for me.) |
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