Homeland

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aircooledforever

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70 posts

147 months

Sunday 1st January 2012
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Evil Jack

1,619 posts

227 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Thanks - Just finished watching the pilot episode on your recommendation and really enjoyed it!
Can't quite put my finger on why, but there's something a bit '24ish' about it.

Looking forward to watching the rest...

flat-planedCrank

3,697 posts

202 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Looks like channel 4 will be the UK broadcaster - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/homeland

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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It is great. Damien Lewis is fab in any show, but Clare Danes does very well too. Very exciting!

clonmult

10,529 posts

208 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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I've got the first few episodes of this queued up for viewing at home, have heard good things. Reckon it should be tonights viewing.

P924

1,272 posts

181 months

Tuesday 17th January 2012
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Yep just finished it and loved it.

Apparently there's a 2nd season on the way.


flat-planedCrank

3,697 posts

202 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Channel 4 announced the UK air date for series 1:

Sunday 19th February, 9:30pm, Channel 4

flat-planedCrank

3,697 posts

202 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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Thread bump because it's on tonight - 9:30 CH4 (and 4HD) smile

Legacywr

12,017 posts

187 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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Watching!

whoami

13,151 posts

239 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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It's very s l o w...

Legacywr

12,017 posts

187 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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I enjoyed it!

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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I enjoyed it too, good stuff. Just firing up Luck now...

Gazzas86

1,707 posts

170 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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watched all of series 1 3 weeks ago in the space of 2 days, i liked it and hope they make a new series as rumoured. smile

Northern Munkee

5,354 posts

199 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Was alright, I must say Damien Lewis but particularly David harewood (her black bosses boss) both have convincing American accents, unlike Andrew Lincoln in Walking Dead, who imagine is the equivalent of Dick van Dyke.

I thought Clare Danes looked too young to play her part (although she may be in her 30s), and seemed very unconvincing to be wandering around Iraq with a scarf over her head at the start, indeed I thought she'd be better suited to being his wife, and 'er out of V might have been better in her CIA role. Although I understand that it's going to get as confusing. That said Danes is playing The Mental quite well.

On series link!

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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My other half, a mental health nurse, tells me that Danes played the bipolar excellently. As a layman, (me), she certainly looked convincing.

Eighteeteewhy

7,259 posts

167 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Just watched the pilot on 4od. Very good I thought smile

Mandat

3,881 posts

237 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Watched the pilot yesterday on C4 and liked it so much that I downloaded the rest of the series, which I have just finished watching.

It is a bit like 24 and very compeling viewing, particularly with the various twists and turns.

Apparently season 2 is planned for October 2012 (USA screening), therefore probably early 2013 in the UK.

Legacywr

12,017 posts

187 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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The first episode is on again tonight at 11.10pm Ch4.

GestapoWatch

1,385 posts

189 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Won't spoil it for you all but saw this last year and its well worth sticking with - Damian Lewis is very very good (as he was in Life!) thumbup

Try and ignore Claire Danes if you can, she's a bit mental... boxedin

Fatman2

1,464 posts

168 months

Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Watched this last night on ITV player and was not dissapointed. Damien is an excellent actor and was equally good in Band of Brothers. Otherwise a few interesting/complex characters already so looking forward to the following weeks.

As an aside I thought his wife on the show was stunning. Not obviously gorgeous but the kind of woman I definitely go for.