Sunday, December 28, 2014

Pakistan Is Not A Fan Of The TV Series 'Homeland'



Pakistani Officials Furious Over ‘Homeland’ -- New York Post

Claire Danes is lucky no Emmy voters live in Islamabad.

Pakistani officials are furious with Showtime after watching the fourth season of its hit show “Homeland,” which they say portrays their country as an ugly, ignorant, terror-plagued “hellhole.”

The diplomats took copious notes of every slight while binge-watching all 12 episodes — including the lack of greenery in the depiction of the nation’s capital, Islamabad.

They complained directly to producers of the Emmy-winning drama, but their gripes fell on deaf ears, Pakistani sources said.

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My Comment: I just started to watch this program (I just finished Season One) .... and unlike what some Pakistani officials may feel .... I enjoy watching the program.

2 comments:

Adam said...

It's a pretty entertaining program. Once you get caught up to season 4 you'll see why the Pakistani's aren't pleased.

Unknown said...

Agree with Adam, all i can sat without spoiling it foe you is that i can see why they are mad, but if things acutally are run like the show, we better of without Pakistan as an ally.