Britain didn't "bail out" Canada in the War Of 1812. Canada was straight up British territory and wasn't even a country until 1867. If some foreign power, today, invaded New York state and the US Army got involved, you might as well say New Yorkers needed the Americans to bail them out.

Not really fair to classify it as a Sky Atlantic "original." I realize that the whole point of putting up enough money to be a junior "co-producer" instead of a straight importer is that the channel gets to put its brand on something a foreign channel commissioned — hence "PBS's Sherlock" and "PBS's Downton Abbey," …

I wore ties in the 1980's. Tie-wise, the 80's were all about skinny ties. Fat ties were the 1970's. Spot on about the suits, though.

It isn't a "non-American series." Commissioned by American company Netflix, made by American company Sony Pictures Television. Non-American setting and subject matter, sure, but that doesn't matter.

You know nothing about how this prequel came about. AMC had nothing more than tepid interest in it. Gilligan and Sony Television wanted to do it, and if AMC had passed on it Netflix was going to pounce on it. Of course if Netflix had ended up with it everybody on here and all over the internet would be laughing at AMC…

I have seen every single episode of all four of those series. I think highly of all of them. The Americans is a cut above Hell On Wheels, yes, but it is not a big difference in quality. Justified has had some ups and downs, just like The Walking Dead. All in all, the four series are much closer to each other in merit…

Their first two drama series ever ended up winning Best Drama Emmys (one of them four consecutive times). That's simply amazing. A lot of people around here will be happy to tell you that generally speaking FX is better at drama than AMC, but the next FX show that wins a Best Drama Emmy will be the first. Heck, FX…

As long as British actors have either zero or minimum experience working in the AMERICAN TV/Film industry, American productions can get away with paying them little. Good money by British TV standards, but little money by American TV standards. And for that little money the American producers get well-trained actors…

Downton Abbey has nothing to do with the BBC. (Since Americans can usually only name ONE British TV channel, the tendency is to assume it makes everything that is British.) ITV airs Downton Abbey in the UK, and PBS co-produces Downton Abbey rather than "importing" it.

That you have bad taste, maybe? Hey, you asked.

Actually, when the cabbage farmer spying for George Washington is historical fact instead of just some idiot notion in a creative writer's imagination, the only question is why the thing wasn't dramatized before, either in the movies or on TV.

Stunning, heart-breaking television, and the reviewer would be well-advised to stay away from a film like Schindler's List, which really isn't much "fun to watch" either. Honestly, this review puts one in mind of what Edith Wharton said the ever-shallow American reading public wants: "A tragedy with a happy ending."

Stunning, heart-breaking television, and the reviewer would be well-advised to stay away from a film like Schindler's List, which really isn't much "fun to watch" either. Honestly, this review puts one in mind of what Edith Wharton said the ever-shallow American reading public wants: "A tragedy with a happy ending."