Just started watching Homeland on 4OD but never managed to finish episode 1 and now it’s no longer available. I got up to the bit with the returned POW at his BBQ. Before I go onto episode 2, what did I miss?

“… he has been turned …”

🙂

He burnt the sausages

Sorry, not much help is it 🙂

Lol well it is helpful if that was all I missed 😆

Am on about week 4 and I don’t think you missed anything worth mentioning apart from Morena Baccarin’s breasts. Tis a bit drawn out.

On a more helpful note I’m not sure you missed anything of major significance. I believe Claire Danes (cant remember her characters name) bugged his house with cameras & mics so she could monitor his homelife.

Tis been a gripping series so far. I’m enjoying.

He shot a deer didn’t he?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(Homeland)

between this and Suits on Dave – two best shows on TV for me at the moment. as said above, you just missed some boobs and claire danes getting herself in a spot of bother in an iraqi jail where she tried to get some infomation from an informant she was trying to stop being executed.

**** all imo, don’t bother, it may well be the best thing on tv but it’s still mediocre.

Your tv does have an odd button.

A worthy post there al. Yeah keep going with the series, it’s warming up nicely and Daines is excellent in it.

Well if the first 2 episodes are meant to hook you, they utterly failed for me, what’s wrong with that input?

Too many folk spend hours in front of TV because it’s there. Waste of time.

Too many folk spend hours in front of TV because it’s there. Waste of time.

You’re quite right. Excessive TV also leads to poor literacy and spelling. OP – do yourself a favour and push the odd button.

That Wiki link did the job thanks.

I still haven’t recovered from the sight of Claire Danes ‘freshening up’ with a wet wipe in Ep1. 😯

liking Suits 1+

Watched Suits, thought it was trying desparelty hard to be terribly slick and failing.

Homeland is great though, a tense slow-burner. And with a nice smattering of boobs for good measure.

He turned the sausages?

His Marine mate’s been hiding his sausage.

It’s no Wire but I’ve seen the whole series and it’s very good TV.

It is good. Alcatraz is worth a watch on, erm, Watch. 🙂

Tried watching it….just dreadful. Mind you, it’s US ‘drama’. They’re fairly good at cartoons but can’t make decent TV worth a damn.

The aliens impregnating him.

Quite important to know otherwise things will start seeming a little weird from episode 7.

Re: the OP
I cant exactly remember BUT all the episodes start with a very extensive “previously on homeland” recap, so that will fill in any blanks.
FWIW I’m currently up to ep 4 or 5 and it seems ok. Very silly but quite snappy and engaging. You will need to unplug your brain while watching this. It reminds me of 24 a lot.

Has anybody seen the original Israeli series ? That might be worth a watch, perhaps a bit braver in letting the viewer do some work. In the end in Homeland we are still on USA = good, Arabs = bad, even with all the moral ambiguity painted all over the characters. Well, in Claire Dane’s case more like thrown on with a big bucket.

good series i got impatient so downloaded the whole series from america

it just keeps getting a better as the series goes on.

I like it, but not as much as i enjoyed Rubicon.

Make sure you watch the prequel series Band of Brothers – it explains how Lewis’ character started his military career.

Make sure you watch the prequel series Band of Brothers – it explains how Lewis’ character started his military career
Indeed. And don’t miss the sequel ‘The Escapist’ which is all about his life after being locked up.

It is entirely possible to download the series from a torrent site, and watch it over one weekend, as I err know someone who may have done, recently… It’s actually easier to watch back-to-back like that, doesn’t plod along as much.
Am looking forward to the next series at the end of the year.

CaptJon – Rubicon (made by the same American channel, i think) – that was a great series, I got hooked & watched loads in a row. Real shame they aren’t doing any more.

Hels – I asked a mate who travels to Israel alot with work to pick up the DVDs of the original Israeli series (Hatufim = Abducted) but he couldn’t find them.

You could try streaming sites but apart from the legals etc etc it may not have subtitles or dubbing until they’re released on DVD.

Has anybody seen the original Israeli series ?

Its on Sky Arts in May

Cheers – I’ll wait for the DVDs they will come up on Lovefilm eventually, hopefully with subtitles !

I refuse to give Sky any money for TV.

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CaptJon – Rubicon (made by the same American channel, i think) – that was a great series, I got hooked & watched loads in a row. Real shame they aren’t doing any more.

ditto. It was much more ‘realistic’ than the likes of Spooks et al.

Tried watching it….just dreadful. Mind you, it’s US ‘drama’. They’re fairly good at cartoons but can’t make decent TV worth a damn.

Obvious troll.

Obvious troll.
Sorry that you think that.
Perhaps ‘Person with different opinion to my own’ more appropriate?