The Americans S:4 | E:9 The Day After | Slate TV Club
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3.6 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2016
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
The CEO of FX Networks, John Landgraf, and the VP of Current Series at FX Networks, Colette Wilson, join June Thomas and showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields to talk about the process of creating The Americans, the importance of storytellers, and the significance of the movie, The Day After.
Note: This podcast contains spoilers and is meant to be enjoyed after you watch the episode. New episodes air Wednesdays at 10pm on FX.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.4 | The following podcast contains spoilers. |
| 0:06.2 | We strongly recommend you watch the episode of The Americans we're discussing before listening to the podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | New episodes air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FX. |
| 0:16.5 | You know, I've said sometimes that when you build a bridge, you know, cross the ravine, you |
| 0:20.4 | build it from one side to the other. you build it from both sides to the middle. |
| 0:24.1 | That's actually how they build a bridge. |
| 0:25.4 | And at a certain point, you start to feel like you understand something about where the series will end as well as where it began |
| 0:32.7 | and what it's told, what it is about in total. |
| 1:08.8 | Yeah. told what it is about in total. Hello and welcome to Slate's TV Club Insider podcast for season four of the Americans, where today we'll be discussing episode nine, the day after. |
| 1:38.5 | 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. I'm in Slate's New York studio with Joe Weisberg, the creator of the Americans. Hi, Joe. Hello, June. And his co-show runner and co-executive producer, Joel Fields. Hi, Joel. Hey, good day. Today we are joined by some very special guests, the CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions, and also incidentally the mayor of television, John Langraf. Hi, John. I'm delighted to be here, June. Thanks. |
| 1:43.9 | And vice president of current series at FX Network's Colette Wilson. Hello, Colette. Hi. John and Collette, |
| 1:47.6 | I was really curious to learn how involved you are in the making of the show, despite being |
| 1:55.0 | 3,000 miles away. And I wonder if you could really tell me something very basic, which is |
| 1:59.9 | how you interact with |
| 2:01.7 | Joe and Joel and how you offer your feedback and what it is that you look at. |
| 2:06.0 | Collette, maybe we can start with you. |
| 2:07.9 | Yeah. |
| 2:08.5 | For us, the creative notes process on the show obviously begins when we get the script. |
| 2:15.1 | And we at FX will schedule what we call an internal meeting, |
| 2:21.3 | which usually takes place maybe a day after we get the script. And then the folks in our group |
| 2:28.6 | from John on down to me will get together and discuss our thoughts on the script. After that, what I do is I will reach out to |
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