On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:01:23 -0500, Ubiquitous <
web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
>by James Hibberd
>
>Homeland is taking on some major geo-political players in season 5.
>
>Despite pulling out of the Middle East and relocating to Germany for
>the upcoming season, Showtime’s espionage thriller will take on Russian
>president Vladimir Putin and Muslim extremist group ISIS, said Showtime
>president David Nevins.
>
>“The first episode’s going to real deal with Russia, being right next
>to Russia — what’s Putin up to? What’s going on with this tricky
>relationship there?” Nevins told reporters at the Television Critics
>Association’s press tour on Tuesday. “It deals with ISIS. [Homeland
>producers have] shown the ability to have a new fresh story. I feel
>like this story is a very fresh story. It’s themes, I think, will
>resonate with people. Charlie Hebdo. [NSA leaker Edward] Snowden. It’s
>interesting elements to this season that brings a lot of things
>together. As long as they keep it fresh, it’s a show that’s never the
>same season after season.”
>
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Its good that its keep current with events in the real world.
------>Hunter
"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."
-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907