DinoDB1975
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Yep, Saul speaks Arabic, but he wasn't there when Brody came over.
Homeland - Showtime series
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preeny101
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You're right. I'm sure somehow it will be repeated back.
DinoDB1975
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And there's the twist.
Didn't see that coming...but there were no signs pointing to it either.
The tag line of the show is "Watch Closely", but even if you did watch closley, there is no clue that
Didn't see that coming...but there were no signs pointing to it either.
The tag line of the show is "Watch Closely", but even if you did watch closley, there is no clue that
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And there's the twist.
Didn't see that coming...but there were no signs pointing to it either.
The tag line of the show is "Watch Closely", but even if you did watch closley, there is no clue that
DinoDB1975
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So it seems that Homeland won't be a one and done series. There's plans for a second season. Be interetsing to see if the creators can maintain the intrigue of this first season.
From the Washington Post:
"‘Homeland’: Does it get Washington right?
By The Reliable Source
How’s this for Washington verité? In next Sunday’s episode of “Homeland” — Showtime’s new spies-in-the-D.C.-suburbs drama — a scandal envelops a congressman accused of texting nude pictures of himself to young women. The shamed pol utters familiar platitudes (“my wife and I are going to get through this”), as those following the story titter over his name — no, not Anthony Weiner , but “Dick Johnson.” Heh-heh.
It’s the most luridly ripped-from-the-headlines moment yet in a show that attempts a more nuanced look at the Beltway intelligence community. Midway through the first season, with a second already planned, it’s time to ask: Does “Homeland” get it right?
We’ll forgive some of the geographics. (“Bryden University”? And who name-drops “Truxton Circle” so casually? Where’s that airport tower?) As with so many other D.C.-set productions, “Homeland” spent only a couple of days filming in D.C.
“It’s hard to get permits to film” in Washington, said co-creator Alex Gansa, “and once you do, you can get dislocated so quickly by a motorcade.” So they filmed in Charlotte, which offered soundstages, tax breaks and suburbs that look enough like ours.
But what about the spycraft? The show tells the super-twisty tale of a CIA agent (Claire Danes) obsessed with a returning POW (Damian Lewis), whom she believes was flipped by his al-Qaeda captors to wreak terror in the U.S.
Jeff Stein, author of the SpyTalk blog, doesn’t know many people in the intelligence community following the show: “That's like watching work” for them. He calls the initial story line about the agent illegally monitoring the Marine, on her own time with money from her own pocket, “ridiculous.” The CIA “is so lawyered up, so cautious,” Stein said. They’d never do something like that “because it would get out.” He also scoffed at the division chief (Mandy Patinkin) using a cross-country road trip to interrogate a suspect. “A forehead slapper!” But Stein said the empathetic, good-cop tactics portrayed were credible — and way more true-to-life than the torture-happy means we saw on “24.”
What about the terror suspect airlifted from Afghanistan to an interrogation in Northern Virginia? C’mon, that doesn’t happen! . . . Er, does it?
Hey, in this day and age, who knows? Said Stein: “It’s possible!”
David Nevins, president of Showtime and a Bethesda native, argues that it’s okay to take a few procedural liberties “if you get the feel of the culture right and you get human behavior correct.” Gansa said the actors and writers spent time in D.C. meeting with intelligence officers. And a tight schedule helped them keep up with the news: The story references the death of Osama bin Laden, which happened just as they were writing Episode 2.
“One story I wish had happened earlier was the plot against the Saudi ambassador,” he said. “That would have been an incredible story to tell this year.” Likewise the death of Anwar al-Awlaki , which raised juicy questions about drone warfare and the killing of U.S. citizens. But the Weiner story broke just in time for script purposes."
[I put this next part in spoilers]
From the Washington Post:
"‘Homeland’: Does it get Washington right?
By The Reliable Source
How’s this for Washington verité? In next Sunday’s episode of “Homeland” — Showtime’s new spies-in-the-D.C.-suburbs drama — a scandal envelops a congressman accused of texting nude pictures of himself to young women. The shamed pol utters familiar platitudes (“my wife and I are going to get through this”), as those following the story titter over his name — no, not Anthony Weiner , but “Dick Johnson.” Heh-heh.
It’s the most luridly ripped-from-the-headlines moment yet in a show that attempts a more nuanced look at the Beltway intelligence community. Midway through the first season, with a second already planned, it’s time to ask: Does “Homeland” get it right?
We’ll forgive some of the geographics. (“Bryden University”? And who name-drops “Truxton Circle” so casually? Where’s that airport tower?) As with so many other D.C.-set productions, “Homeland” spent only a couple of days filming in D.C.
“It’s hard to get permits to film” in Washington, said co-creator Alex Gansa, “and once you do, you can get dislocated so quickly by a motorcade.” So they filmed in Charlotte, which offered soundstages, tax breaks and suburbs that look enough like ours.
But what about the spycraft? The show tells the super-twisty tale of a CIA agent (Claire Danes) obsessed with a returning POW (Damian Lewis), whom she believes was flipped by his al-Qaeda captors to wreak terror in the U.S.
Jeff Stein, author of the SpyTalk blog, doesn’t know many people in the intelligence community following the show: “That's like watching work” for them. He calls the initial story line about the agent illegally monitoring the Marine, on her own time with money from her own pocket, “ridiculous.” The CIA “is so lawyered up, so cautious,” Stein said. They’d never do something like that “because it would get out.” He also scoffed at the division chief (Mandy Patinkin) using a cross-country road trip to interrogate a suspect. “A forehead slapper!” But Stein said the empathetic, good-cop tactics portrayed were credible — and way more true-to-life than the torture-happy means we saw on “24.”
What about the terror suspect airlifted from Afghanistan to an interrogation in Northern Virginia? C’mon, that doesn’t happen! . . . Er, does it?
Hey, in this day and age, who knows? Said Stein: “It’s possible!”
David Nevins, president of Showtime and a Bethesda native, argues that it’s okay to take a few procedural liberties “if you get the feel of the culture right and you get human behavior correct.” Gansa said the actors and writers spent time in D.C. meeting with intelligence officers. And a tight schedule helped them keep up with the news: The story references the death of Osama bin Laden, which happened just as they were writing Episode 2.
“One story I wish had happened earlier was the plot against the Saudi ambassador,” he said. “That would have been an incredible story to tell this year.” Likewise the death of Anwar al-Awlaki , which raised juicy questions about drone warfare and the killing of U.S. citizens. But the Weiner story broke just in time for script purposes."
[I put this next part in spoilers]
Nuka Cola Kidd
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I totally didn't see this weeks reveal coming. I had Brody pegged.
DinoDB1975
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Yep.
But two things have yet to explained (most explanations were given in Carrie's questioning of Brody).
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PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
this show is awesome.
i loved the last thing brody said to cairre at the lake as he drove off....
...........
Great show..... My wife and I are hooked on this!
Something Sexy
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This is the BEST show on TV right now. Hands down.
Something Sexy
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holy crap.............
The ending was insane, they seriously keep you on the edge of your seat every episode.
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yea, this show is kick ass for sure. i like where it's going too..........well in a way anyway.........other ways ...
Something Sexy
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yea, this show is kick ass for sure. i like where it's going too..........well in a way anyway.........other ways ...
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This show reminds me of how good 24 was in the early days.
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You're 100% right. This show has me on the edge of my seat every episode.
Another fantastic episode today. The Isa story was great. Saul is my favorite character on TV right now. (Can't believe that is Indigo Montoya from The Princess Pride).
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How is everyone not talking about this show?
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