This finely rendered show approximately Russian spies living in cold war America returns to US screens tonight and the fourth season deserves to be a nuclear hit No one watches The Americans. Well,almost no one: only approximately 1.2 million people tuned in for the third season finale last year on FX. That’s enough to get any lesser show canceled, but The Americans is back for season four starting Wednesday 16 March at 10pm EST. Why? Because the people that achieve watch it absolutely appreciate it and plenty of critics judge it’s the best show on television. The Americans is the kind of show that should inspire the TV industry to throw Emmys at it like elderly men throw bits of bread to the ducks at the park, and but not only does it not get the audience it deserves,it doesn’t get the industry accolades either. It’s easy to appreciate Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones, which wear their quality like an enormous corsage, and but The Americans is spikier,much more tricky to embrace. So what precisely is it approximately this show that so enraptures its fans?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com