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TV Series Review #6: The Americans (Season 1)

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The Americans Season 1 Poster (source: moviegeek.de)

Title: The Americans (IMDb)
Season: Season 1
Directed by: Gavin O’Connor (ep. 1), Adam Arkin (ep. 2, 10, 13), Thomas Schlamme (ep. 3), Jean de Segonzac (ep. 4), Holly Dale (ep. 5), Daniel Sackheim (ep. 6), Alex Chapple (ep. 7), Bill Johnson (ep. 8), Jim McKay (ep. 9), Nicole Kassell (ep. 11), John Dahl (ep. 12)
Written by: Joe Weisberg (creator), Mike Batistik (staff writer, ep. 1-13), Sneha Koorse (staff writer, ep. 2-13), Joel Fields (ep. 3, 4, 8, 13), Melissa James Gibson (ep. 5, 11, 12),  Joshua Brand (ep. 7, 9, 11, 12), Bradford Winters (ep. 10)
Year: 2013
Length: ~44-64 min., 13 eps.
Rating: 16
My IMDb rating: 9/10

The Americans tells the captivating story of two KGB spies living in America in the time of the Cold War.

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TV Series Review #5: Parks and Recreation (S01 E01)

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Parks and Recreation Season One Promo (source: coverwhiz.com)

Title: Parks and Recreation (IMDb), “Pilot”
Season/Episode: Season 1, Episode 1
Directed by: Greg Daniels
Written by: Greg Daniels (creator), Michael Schur (creator)
Year: 2009
Length: ~21 min.
Rating: 6
My IMDb rating: 4/10

Parks and Rec is one of those series that you see everywhere on social media. Which is why I got curious and decided to finally give it a go.

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TV Series Review #3: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (S02 E03)

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. promo for season 2
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. promo for season 2 (source: theouthousers.com)

Title: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (IMDb): “Making Friends and Influencing People”
Created by: Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen
Marvel Comics by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Season/Episode: Season 2, Episode 3
Directed by: Bobby Roth
Written by: Monica Owusu-Breen
Year: 2014
Length: ~45 min
My IMDb rating: 9/10

This review contains spoilers for season 1 and season 2, episode 1-3. Please continue reading only if you don’t mind being spoiled or have already watched all the episodes anyway. Enjoy 🙂

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TV Series Review #1: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (S02 E01)

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. promo for season 2
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. promo for season 2 (source: theouthousers.com)

Title: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (IMDb): “Shadows”
Created by: Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen
Marvel Comics by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Season/Episode: Season 2, Episode 1
Directed by: Vincent Misiano
Written by: Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen
Year: 2014
Length: ~45 min
My IMDb rating: 7/10

This review contains spoilers for season 1 and season 2, episode 1. Please continue reading only if you don’t mind being spoiled or have already watched all the episodes anyway. Enjoy 🙂

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