The Americans S:4 | E:12 A Roy Rogers In Franconia | Slate TV Club

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Film Reviews,, Tv & Film

3.6 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Producing director Chris Long joins June Thomas and show runners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg to discuss his unique process for getting the best performances out of actors. Plus, Costa Ronin (Oleg) stops by to talk about his big scene with Stan Beeman from last night's episode. Note: This podcast contains spoilers and is meant to be enjoyed after you watch the episode. New episodes air Wednesdays at 10pm on FX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains spoilers. We strongly recommend you watch the episode of The Americans
0:05.0	we're discussing before listening to the podcast. New episodes air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FX.
0:13.0	Like, in some TV shows and some projects you're working on, it's sort of like, oh, the camera's
0:18.2	always got to be moving, or the camera's doing this, or the camera's doing that.
0:21.5	That's all bullshit.
0:23.7	The camera needs to move, and it needs to move,
0:26.0	and the camera needs to be still, where today we'll be discussing the penultimate episode of the season, a Roy Rogers in Franconia.
1:02.3	I'm June Thomas, a writer and editor at Slate, and I'm the host of this podcast, which takes you behind the scenes of the show.
1:09.2	Today, I've returned once again to gravity-defying Gowanus, Brooklyn, where the show is made.
1:14.9	I'm joined by Joe Weisberg, the creator of the show.
1:17.1	Hello, Joe.
1:17.8	Hi, June.
1:18.4	And his co-show-runner and co-executive producer, Joel Fields.
1:21.4	Hi, Joel.
1:22.0	Good morning.
1:23.1	And this season's producing director, Chris Long.
1:26.0	Hello, Chris.
1:26.8	Hello, June.
1:27.6	And where is that beautiful accent from, by the way, June?
1:29.7	Manchester.
1:30.4	Manchester.
1:30.8	Where's yours from?
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