Question of the week #23

[treonb]

Last week ABC premiered a Cold-War-era spy miniseries called The Assets.  (You can read more about it here)

I personally looked at it and decided it wasn't for me because the Cold War wasn't really what attracted me to The Americans.  This question is therefore twofold:

1. What were the things that attracted you to our show?

2. Do you intend to give this show a try? If you've watched it, would you recommend it to other fans?

You can expect spoilers for the entire first season in the comments.

(There's no expiration date on these questions, so if you're reading this post months later and feel like jumping in, please do.)

Comments

[apolla-savre.livejournal.com]

1. I'm obsessed with Russia/the USSR. So when I saw an American drama told from the POV of Soviet spies in America, I thought, "The worst that can happen is it can be terrible and I won't watch any more." I watched it and really loved it. It had great writing, great acting, really decent accuracy. Then I found out a lot of my fellow RST students were watching it and we all really liked it (though one kid was bothered that a church that's really in St. Petersburg was stated to be in Moscow.)

2. I probably will, later on. The synopsis doesn't really sound interesting to me, so it can wait.