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Aug 13, 2015, 1:27:27 AM8/13/15
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:01:23 -0500, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
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>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
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Ian J. Ball

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Aug 13, 2015, 12:55:42 PM8/13/15
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In article <vs9osapqfo000d4gk...@4ax.com>,
Hunter <<buffh...@my-deja.com>> wrote:

> 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.”
>
> Its good that its keep current with events in the real world.

I would only watch this for the crying.

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Aug 13, 2015, 1:09:26 PM8/13/15
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I would only watch it for nekkid Morena Baccarin.

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