Recommended Posts

I was going to make the 24 comparison as well, but only in the sense that it really feels like they're prolonging it for the sake of it - that, and the fact it was renewed for a 3rd season and another 12 episodes. Another example of American writers only looking for the money and not caring about the quality. What's gonna happen now? Hunting new terrorist leader in charge? Somebody in the CIA a terrorist sympathiser? Brody is still a terrorist? This is gonna get boring, they're just gonna go through the all over motions again.

I was going to make the 24 comparison as well, but only in the sense that it really feels like they're prolonging it for the sake of it - that, and the fact it was renewed for a 3rd season and another 12 episodes. Another example of American writers only looking for the money and not caring about the quality. What's gonna happen now? Hunting new terrorist leader in charge? Somebody in the CIA a terrorist sympathiser? Brody is still a terrorist? This is gonna get boring, they're just gonna go through the all over motions again.

Well, Homeland was created by Howard Gordon who's the same guy who created "24." These issues are bound to happen. Although, both shows had their high and weak points, you can't deny that Homeland is good for staying on television. There isn't any espionage/cia/terrorism show on tv that is as good as this! But the writers did a great job on certain aspects of the story and the bombing did surprise me too!

Very surprising when the explosion happened. My assumption would be that Saul will take David Estes position as the head of the CIA?

Fantastic finale :woot:

For season 3 I'm guessing Brody will go to the middle east to hunt down the new terrorist head for framing him. Although he will get caught/noticed by someone and then the CIA will think he is fleeing back to the terrorists. Just my thoughts....

I was going to make the 24 comparison as well, but only in the sense that it really feels like they're prolonging it for the sake of it - that, and the fact it was renewed for a 3rd season and another 12 episodes. Another example of American writers only looking for the money and not caring about the quality. What's gonna happen now? Hunting new terrorist leader in charge? Somebody in the CIA a terrorist sympathiser? Brody is still a terrorist? This is gonna get boring, they're just gonna go through the all over motions again.

If you don't like it, then don't watch it. It's as simple as that. It's silly to think that the show should have ended with Abu Nazir's death. That's what you're implying, right? His revenge took everyone by surprise. And it seems to have strengthened al-Qaeda. I love the show and I wouldn't want it to end especially with what happened in the season finale.

It wasn't that he was praying. It was that he managed to escape the blast by being on the boat. When everything blew up, the camera quickly changed to him.

Someone still had to move Brody's car.

There's still the lingering issue Saul failing the original polygraph in season 1.

So, were you satisfied with THAT? :p

Yes and no. Yes -- there was more action than I expected. No -- there was no cliffhanger. There are many questions to be answered:

who moved the car? What will Brody do on his own? What role is his family going to play going forward? What impact will Mira's return have on Saul? With Estes dead, will Quinn have any further part to play? Who is the mole?

There was obviously another person who was never mentioned or given a second thought about. Abu Nazir told Brody where to find the VP's pacemaker info in his office. No other way to know about that without having someone else on the inside. Nazir could have used that person but wanted to use Brody to have him prove himself for the cause. My money is that is the person who moved Brody's car.

  • 3 weeks later...

Rob, i was kinder thinking same thing to be honest, i watched Season 1 pretty much everyweek, season 2 i had on my pc for ages. So put it all onto 4gb stick, xbox on. watched all season 2 in a weekend, none stop. loved it but think they should maybe leave it as 2 seasons. I can see this being like Prison Break, season 3, season 4. But other then that, Homeland is awesome!!

Rob, i was kinder thinking same thing to be honest, i watched Season 1 pretty much everyweek, season 2 i had on my pc for ages. So put it all onto 4gb stick, xbox on. watched all season 2 in a weekend, none stop. loved it but think they should maybe leave it as 2 seasons. I can see this being like Prison Break, season 3, season 4. But other then that, Homeland is awesome!!

I remember when Prison Break was awesome and then it turned really bad when they went to that foreign prison >.<

Rob, i was kinder thinking same thing to be honest, i watched Season 1 pretty much everyweek, season 2 i had on my pc for ages. So put it all onto 4gb stick, xbox on. watched all season 2 in a weekend, none stop. loved it but think they should maybe leave it as 2 seasons. I can see this being like Prison Break, season 3, season 4. But other then that, Homeland is awesome!!

Yeah I mean they could have just ended the season without the CIA being blown up and it would have wrapped it up quite nicely with zero chance of the messing up season three. Which lets be honest has only been made because they will make money out of it.

  • 3 months later...

The Season 3 premiere of Showtime's Emmy-winning hit will begin shooting in North Carolina at the end of May. Besides the expected new roles of a senator and National Security Advisor, the series is also casting actors to play psychiatrist Dr. Troy Richardson (for Carrie, we presume); a grandmother named Lois (perhaps Brody's or Jessica's mom will help with the kids?); a couple of girls in therapy plus a handsome young man named Leo (Dana's new pals?); and a fortysomething guy who ends up being someone's one-night stand. Oh, Carrie...

http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/05/homeland-season-3-latest-from-tv-guide.html

Loving me some homeland, same guy that does this show was the producer for 24 as well. Yeah, now finally some good shows on TV again!

Hey Showtime, you'll earn tons more money if you make this show 20+ episodes you know!!! :angry:

Loving me some homeland, same guy that does this show was the producer for 24 as well. Yeah, now finally some good shows on TV again!

Hey Showtime, you'll earn tons more money if you make this show 20+ episodes you know!!! :angry:

I'm not sure you are right about this. Extending seasons/shows for too long may actually do the opposite.

Hey Showtime, you'll earn tons more money if you make this show 20+ episodes you know!!! :angry:

I kinda disagree. I know most american cable TV is 20 or more episodes, but in some cases (more than not) seasons tend to drag as you keep trying fill in stories etc. I like the shortened episodes kind of like English TV (IT Crowd for my example). That show I believe does ran of 6 or 7 episodes where all 6 or 7 (to me) were hilarious. Then you have american shows that just drag and drag and viewers tend to drop off resulting in a show being axed.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Posts

    • "Not found" - this is what you get when you embed a tweet instead of just taking a screenshot.
    • Wonder if they will let you go into an Apple Store and have your white glass back swapped for a silver one, will they refuse even if you pay?
    • Honestly that feels even more useless than it did when Win11 was first released. In 2021, the uproar was somewhat justified, but only when comparing how good we've had it since Windows 7. Prior to that, a new Windows release would often require new, or very recent hardware. Windows XP wouldn't run (in any usable way) on hardware released when it's predecessor Win98 was released (let's ignore ME). It was time to shift the goal post, and the way Microsoft did that was actually ok. People have still had another FIVE YEARS of free software support with Windows 10, and those of us who want to have used these tools to bypass the limitations, all while understanding the impacts that may have. Most laptops don't last 5 years (sadly), so now the youngest unsupported hardware is 9 years old, and apparently has another year of support with Windows 10. That's good. Meanwhile, understanding the impacts and limitations, I have my 2013 laptop running Win11 perfectly fine. The thing that's failing on it is the hardware, the 2.5" SATA cable/chip is failing and corrupting the SSDs I put in. Thankfully it has a functional M.2 sata drive that works fine!
    • iPhone 18 Pro drop-test video and photos leak on the dark web following a data breach by Hamid Ganji iPhone 17 Pro - Image via Apple Apple is seemingly facing one of the biggest data breaches in its history, and just a few months before the official debut of the iPhone 18 Pro series, photos, a drop-test video, a supplier list, and key phone components have reportedly been leaked by hackers. Last week, we reported that Tata Electronics, an Apple supplier and iPhone producer in India, was hit by a data breach. As a result, it was reported that more than 200,000 trade secrets and confidential documents belonging to Apple and Tesla were stolen by the ransomware group World Leaks. According to Reuters, the group has now leaked supplier lists, component details, and photos of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models on the dark web. One of the materials leaked by the hackers is a drop-test video of the iPhone 18 Pro, which is due to launch this September. The phone is shown in a gray color and has the same familiar design we saw on last year's iPhone 17 Pro series. The device also appears to be quite durable, though it seems to be thicker than last year's model. One possible explanation is that Apple may be using a larger battery in the iPhone 18 Pro series. Moreover, Reuters says it has seen at least six documents mapping many components in the iPhone 18 Pro models to their respective suppliers, including details on chips on the main circuit board and on battery and camera components. The documents reportedly detail hundreds of parts that will be used in the iPhone 18 Pro models. A person familiar with the matter told the outlet that Apple classifies this data as sensitive and “is concerned about the documents being shared on the dark web as they relate to unreleased models.” Apple is reportedly investigating the issue but has yet to issue an official statement.
    • You do you, I've just said that it first appeared in "home" version before it will be available in "work" one. I use Edge only because it still supports MV2 uBO extension even on Android - I'll switch when they stop.
  • Recent Achievements

    • First Post
      rosiecharles earned a badge
      First Post
    • Reacting Well
      Juan Dela earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • Week One Done
      Collagen Project earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Reacting Well
      Wakeen1966 earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • Rookie
      Almohandis went up a rank
      Rookie
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      516
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      273
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      141
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      100
    5. 5
      macoman
      53
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!