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Tagged: The Americans

· by Rick Lewis · Jun 20, 2016

Favorite 2016 VP Picks: Fictional Characters Edition

Trump/Everdeen? Clinton/Organa? Which of your favorite characters from movies and TV would make the best vice presidential candidates in this craptacular election year?

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· by Marion Stein · Aug 21, 2015

Spy Wars: Deutschland 83 vs. The Americans

Two competing versions of Ronald Reagan winning the Cold War singlehandedly are airing on a television near you. Which one is more accurate? HNTP takes a closer look at all the secrets, the sex, the murder, the music, and the corruption of world history.

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· by Marion Stein · Jun 26, 2015

Deutschland 83: Modern Love and Cultural Misunderstandings

Sorry, Martin, you're stuck in the vile, decadent, and altogether wonderful West a while longer, where beautiful potential love interests will continue throwing themselves at you every 15 minutes, and only half of them will try to kill you.

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· by Marion Stein · May 27, 2015

Allegiance: The Unexpected Pleasures of a Failed Series

Episode Six is waaaaaaay too late for a network show to finally get good, but Allegiance does just that, pretty much immediately after NBC cancelled it. Fortunately, the whole thing is now available on Hulu. Should you watch it? Yes... and here's why.

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· by Marion Stein · Apr 24, 2015

The Americans: Everybody Lies

Elizabeth and Paige bond on a trip to see Grandma while Philip bonds with Sandra at EST. Oleg has good news for Stan. Philip gets Martha out of trouble at work, and Ronald Reagan makes a speech.