Welcome back for another episode of Comrades, a weekly podcast dedicated to FX’s The Americans. This week, Jeff and Scott discuss the season two premiere of The Americans, coincidentally entitled ”Comrades.”Âť Elizabeth is…
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Welcome to ”Comrades,”Âť a weekly podcast devoted to the FX series, The Americans. Our first episode takes a look back at The Americans first season (now on Blu-ray), previews the upcoming season (which premieres on February 26th) and features the usual tangents that Scott goes off on, such as the great use of Pete Townshend’s ”Rough Boys”Âť and how film editors accomplish the timing of image to music.
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Scott Malchus
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If you’re yearning for espionage intrigue and Cold War thrills, you can’t go wrong with The Americans, FX’s dramatic series about KGB agents living deep undercover in the United States….
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Jeff Giles
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The Bob Newhart Show is the Newhart sitcom that most people seem to remember most fondly, but for me, it’s his second long-running series, Newhart, that really hits the spot….
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Scott Malchus
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Revisit “The Simpson” from the early 2000’s, as the 16th season comes to Blu!
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Scott Malchus
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We sometimes overlook some of the risk-taking shows of the 1970s.
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Scott Malchus
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Cyber Monday is upon us and Mr. Malchus gives us his annual TV on DVD Holiday Gift Guide.
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Will Harris
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You may know him as Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch, as so many people who grew up in the ’70 did, or you may remember him from any number…
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Beau Dure
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“I have a message. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake’s plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan. It spun in. There were no survivors.” So said Radar O’Reilly in one…
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Will Harris
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If you came of age in the ’60s or ’70s, it’s possible that you may think of Jerry Van Dyke simply in terms of being Dick Van Dyke’s younger brother,…
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Chris Holmes
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To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Shout! Factory has issued an outstanding box set that any MSTie should want.
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Keith Creighton
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Take a bow Kenny Powers, you have earned it yet baby. On Sunday night, the HBO series Eastbound & Down takes a final bow for the second time after a…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Even if it cannot be considered a classic, the 1908s version of the Twilight Zone could still hit more than it missed.
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Dw. Dunphy
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How could such a loveable show turn so shrill? And is there really a mother?
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Scott Malchus
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American Horror Story: Asylum is the 2nd season of FX’s horror anthology series. In a risky move- ingenious, if you ask me — FX has given the American Horror Story…
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Scott Malchus
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ABC’s Nashville should be much worse than it is. With so many melodramatic storylines that are textbook ”nighttime soap opera,”Âť its first season chould have derailed before it reached mid-season….
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Dw. Dunphy
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Terrorism. Warfare. Gun violence. Sexy women in leather. Kids television. Ah, the Eighties.
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Keith Creighton
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SPOILER FREE POST: While the Badfinger song that ushered us into the end credits will get a whole lotta buzz today, I can’t stop thinking about the song that ushered…
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Mick Martin
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Comics don’t stay in comics. For better or worse, most comics are produced in the hopes they will lead to films, cartoons, action figures, video games, backpacks, beach towels and…
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Chris Holmes
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When Fox’s Glee returns to the air for its fifth season tomorrow, it will do so with the weight of tragedy behind it. Cast member Cory Monteith, who played Finn…
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Dw. Dunphy
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He-Man’s going to show you how to be good, normal children.
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Janson Jinnistan
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It probably isn’t much of a shock that Americans, especially students, have declined in their critical thinking skills over the last 30 years or so. Of course, this observation tends…
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Scott Malchus
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The Office writers and producers dug themselves into a creative hole by the end of their 8th season. The show was adrift as they tried to carry on after Steve…
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Chris Holmes
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Succeeding in the late-night talk show business is no easy feat. Just ask the ten hosts of these famously failed programs.
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Tony Redman
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Commies, slimy subterraneans, severely overgrown teenagers, and a giant mantis (deadly, of course) are on the menu for the newest MST3K boxset!
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Will Harris
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William Shatner is one of the greatest Canadian exports of all time, a full-fledged North American treasure. He is also a man who is unafraid to stay on topic, so…
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Scott Malchus
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The run down, poverty stricken streets of Detroit are the backdrop of AMC’s latest crime drama, Low Winter Sun. Just like The Wire and Homicide used Baltimore to great effect,…
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Scott Malchus
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The Three Strike Rule returns and revisits one of the first shows reviewed for Popdose.