New series starting Sunday after Dexter.



Homeland is an upcoming American psychological thriller television series created by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and Gideon Raff. The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that an American Marine, who was held captive by Al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war, was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security.

The series will be broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Showtime, and is produced by Fox 21. It is due to premiere on October 2, 2011.

The series follows Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who, after conducting an unauthorized operation in Iraq, is put on probation and reassigned to the CIA's counterterrorism center in Langley, Virginia. While she was conducting the operation in Iraq, Carrie was warned by an asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by Al-Qaeda. Carrie's job is complicated when her boss, Director of the Counterterrorism Center David Estes, calls Carrie and her colleagues in for an emergency briefing. It is then that Carrie learns that Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant who had been reported as missing in action in Iraq since 2003, has been rescued during a Delta Force raid on a compound belonging to terrorist Abu Nazir. Carrie comes to believe that Brody was the American prisoner of war that her asset in Iraq was talking about. However, the federal government and her superiors at the CIA consider Nicholas Brody a war hero. Realizing it would be next to impossible to convince her boss, David Estes, to place Brody under surveillance, Carrie approaches the only other person she can trust, Saul Berenson. The two must now work together to investigate Brody and prevent another terrorist attack on American soil.


Damian Lewis plays the POW.

This looks pretty outstanding.

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Don't care.

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I guess two versions of The Manchurian Candidate didn't sufficiently tell this story.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Claire Danes qualifies as "Grunge Hot"

She was something around 1996

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The chick from V is Brody's wife.

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First episode

Also On Demand for Comcast.

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not only that, how could this plot possibly sustain an entire series?

it's like that american horror story show. that looks like it should be a 2 hour movie, not a series.

After watching the first episode I'm not sure.

I like Damian Lewis though and will watch anything he does.

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It's adapted from an Israeli tv show called Prisoner of War.

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At work til 5.

Cleaning up other peoples mess pissed me off.

Now back on topic. It's not a grand conspiracy by Hollywood or the producers/writers to turn America against soldiers. It's a story that has the potential to be entertaining. If its not, it'll be cancelled quickly.

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I can differentiate between fact and fiction.

If others are too stupid to do so, that's on them.

And I'm pissed I didn't make it out.

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Like I said, I don't have time to worry about the stupid.

All I want is to be entertained.

And as for sinicalypse, #MakeMeABicycleClown.

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Life is just to short for me to worry about that.

Maybe I'm the idiot. If so, I'm strangely comfortable with it.

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

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That explains IMU...

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IMU is the nut compared to the mighty Oaks.

Maybe I fucked it up. But I'm fairly drunk.

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Bump for shakes.

Solid so far.

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Thanks, didn't know this thread existed.

The show has been really good so far. I'm calling it the best new show on tv after 2 episodes.

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This show has been great. I didn't realize how hot the V chick was until I got a good look at her naked.

With the long hair, she looked just like a young Catherine Bell. Ticked off that she cut her hair.

Daines has the crazy eyes thing too, which works.

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I think its in her contract that she has to cut her hair short on every show she's on.

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This show was tremendous. I highly recommend it to watch from beginning to end. 12 episodes, I believe.

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Agreed.

It was really solid.

Interested to see where they go next year.

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MINOR SPOILER, I guess, but I was disappointed that I read it was renewed for a 2nd season before watching the final episode. It made me less able to believe that the main characters would meet their demise. Still solid, though.

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Yeah I saw that as well.

It did kind of remove the tension of the finale.

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Definitely a MUST WATCH Show. I have no idea why i capitalized must watch. Guess i feel it's a good show.

I won't give away any spoilers.

I was disapponted with the way the season ended. They could have still had a show if option B took place. The storylines they have at the CIA would work long term.

I just don't know how this show will work now?

have seen 3 or 4 episodes and liked em..is this the first season? and was the season finale the red head from band of bros suicide vest malfunctions?

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Yes to all your questions.

Just found out that he is British.

Show picked up a Golden Globe for best tv show. And Claire Danes grabbed one as well for best actress.


That's a pretty impressive rookie season.

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I am an idiot and started my own thread but will continue in this one moving forward.
I went home and watched 30 minutes of episode 5. Think I will do a mini marathon
tonight. I find this pretty intriguing. Main character just had sex with Carrie in her
car after getting drunk. I had a hard time coming back to work.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

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