In Reply to: Homeland finale... posted by mkuller on December 16, 2013 at 08:32:00:
'Prisoners of War' first aired in Israel in 2010 and is in production for season three. Interesting article comparing the two....
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The difference between the series can be summed up, superficially but accurately, by saying that “Prisoners of War” is about soldiers, while “Homeland” is about Claire Danes. The American show has focused on Ms. Danes’s high-wire performance as a troubled C.I.A. officer, and has emphasized detection and suspense over everyday events.
The Israeli show has political-thriller elements, but it’s really an ensemble drama in which the cloak-and-dagger side is secondary to a naturalistic study of the effects of torture, absence and return on ordinary men and their families.
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Follow Ups
- The real 'Homeland' vs. our 'Homeland' . . . - Billy Wonka 15:29:38 12/21/13 (10)
- Claire Danes started out... - mkuller 15:39:38 12/21/13 (9)
- I still wonder why they featured Dana at all this season - PhilJ 18:27:40 12/21/13 (8)
- The producer/writer... - mkuller 12:11:38 12/22/13 (5)
- interesting tid bit maybe it shows how much they write it on the fly - PhilJ 19:27:33 12/22/13 (0)
- Even bigger than the whole Iran story? nt - Victor Khomenko 14:16:50 12/22/13 (0)
- Do you have a source for that? I'd love to post tat at IMDB^ - Road Warrior 14:12:10 12/22/13 (2)
- Re: Here you go... - mkuller 19:10:08 12/22/13 (1)
- Thank you^ - Road Warrior 06:24:14 12/24/13 (0)
- They tried to give the show "human face" - Victor Khomenko 06:05:49 12/22/13 (1)
- yeah it is just a numbers race to the network... - PhilJ 06:10:58 12/22/13 (0)