Ya, get your mind out of the gutter, Perkins.

Can't speak for any other countries, but in the UK it was broadcast at 02:00 on Sky Atlantic, it was the same case for True Detective.
Also 02:00 GMT corresponds to 21.00 EDT, which makes me doubt your time zone pedantry credentials.

"anti-Cousin Olivers and non-Scrappy-Doos Scrappy-Don'ts"

"Is that the language they speak in hell?"

Here's some pedantic, unsolicited correcting for you: I think the reviewer meant that at 28, Wasicsko was the youngest mayor in the country at that time, not the youngest in history.
He may still be incorrect though, so feel free to conduct an even more thorough investigation.

I think Holloway said the blue diamonds were plastic, they were going to dupe poor crazy Lenny.

Exactly, if it was supposed to be the Jackal, a dark haired Venezuelan guy, then why would they cast some blond guy to play him? Also can any native speakers tell if he spoke with an accent when he asked Martin for the decaf?

But what was the significance of the lingering view of the cock and balls radar tower in the establishing shots of West Berlin?