My favorite television shows for 2014;;I think most are available on Netflix and Hulu: ‘The Americans’ (FX) Serendipitously, the alphabet places first the show I most often name when asked what’s the best thing on television right now. In its second season, Joe Weisberg’s story of Soviet spies embedded in 1980s America continued to be ingeniously devised and bracingly unsentimental, with a terrific, uncompromising performance by Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings, the most brutally principled character in prime time. ‘Fargo’ (FX) The first season of this anthology series about crime and mayhem in the Midwest was funnier and more touching than the Coen brothers’ movie from which it was derived. In an excellent cast that included Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman and Keith Carradine, Martin Freeman stood out for his droll portrayal of the endlessly self-absorbed insurance agent Lester Nygaard. ‘Homeland’ (Showtime) The current season of this espionage melodrama has brought the show back to its roots as a superior action thriller, while Claire Danes and Rupert Friend are absorbing as the C.I.A. frenemies Carrie and Quinn.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 01:42:28 +0000
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