The Affair on Showtime

[SAWYER]

This just started on Oct 12, who has watched? It has McNulty from the Wire and Alice from Luther. The first episode is on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGvBwCI1JI

trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPTtrScW3-E


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"At once deeply observed and intriguingly elusive, THE AFFAIR explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and novelist who is happily married, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of a tragedy. The provocative drama unfolds when Alison and Noah meet in Montauk at the end of Long Island.

Award-winning playwright and writer/producer Sarah Treem (House of Cards, In Treatment) wrote the original script from a story created with Hagai Levi. They first worked together on the American adaption of Levi’s show In Treatment. Treem and Levi will both serve as executive producers, along with executive producer and director Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights) and executive producer Eric Overmyer."

 

[Printer Bandit]

I liked it. I wonder if they will keep doing that type of storytelling.

 

[SAWYER]

I watched it yesterday, it was pretty good. I like the different retelling of the past events, I wonder which one is accurate

 

[radhak]

After 3 episodes this is turning into a really steamy story telling, with very high production values. Less explicit nudity than many other series, but much more effective.

And I have not seen such intricate, detailed but delicate direction many times on TV before, maybe not even in many movies.

The director seems to be holding a big denouement over our head, but I feel it's not the obvious one (ie, what is being investigated). Some things are out of place: Alison seems to be diffferent - make up, better hair, clothes, etc. Came into money? Split with husband and married Noah? (She even has a child, and a 'sitter'!) But Noah looks the same.


Maybe the two interrogations are not happening in the same time frame? Noah now, Alison some time later?