Allegiance

Our family very much enjoyed this show and in my opinion the subtle differences from other shows. We hope that somehow another channel buys it and airs another season- thought the characters were interesting and plot was exciting- we felt the show could have grown. Too many reality and shows the same- at least this network show was a little different than the rest. Junk TV sells I guess but we enjoyed this show..We are not sure of how all the details of ratings go from live watches, to recorded or DVR but it's unfortunate to start something and then leave it hanging. It seems there are so many spots that might be available to run episodes to at least finish the show by either a second season or a small two to three part mini ending would be a neat idea. I feel leaving audiences with cancelled and unfinished shows turns them away. Our family wasn't able with the schedules to watch live, but very much enjoyed the week or two of watching a show each night-

Watchable if you have time to waste. Acting for the most is exaggerated and overplayed apart from a couple of actors. Too many stupid mistakes. Bad direction and a script that over uses surveillance instead of brain to progress the story.

This show isn't as horrible as everyone claims it to be. For anyone who's watched The Americans you'd know that these two shows share absolutely nothing other than the fact that they both contain Russians. It isn't a knockoff of The Americans because they aren't really comparable. As a lover of The Americans I can appreciate the sharp writing and acting in The Americans while still appreciating the fast paced environment of Allegiance. It's most likely just a one season show but it'll definitely be a thrill ride. The pilot episode shows the main characters all involved in doing something while absolutely keeping up the pace, it's definitely soapy, interesting, dramatic, & suspenseful so it has that going for it as well. Allegiance might not be as high quality as The Americans but it knows what it wants to be and how to portray it on screen.

...I love this show,( earnest acting & earnest scriptwriting), but the scripts, a la 'Breaking Bad' require a certain amount of investment in time, as they are very intricately written. Despite that it is a suitable replacement for suspense addicts(a la breaking bad)& a good introductory primer on the inner workings of "KGB-like' SOviet intelligence agency apparatchik. ALso, unlike 'Madame Secretary', w/ tea Leoni,you could even imagine this family living in your neighborhood. I also like to watch shows w/ unknown actors, a la Anna Gunn('Skyler WHite'of BB),instead of the usualHollywood A- listers,.....all in all, villainy always makes for a good show, the more villains the better. THE final act? hopefully, a second season for a great show.....

Initially I was very excited about this series because I love the spy genre. This series however is a loser. Writing is very bad. It often doesn't make logical sense or is sometimes just absurd. Some compare this to The Americans because it is also about Russian spies in the US. Allegiance is not in the same class as The Americans. Some of the actors, like Gavin Stenhouse are not ready for prime time, but even the better actors here are made to look bad by the bad writing. The central character Alex played by Gavin Stenhouse is a socially awkward naïve genius CIA analyst who doesn't come off at all as believable and is painful to watch. In a recent episode a romantic relation began with Alex and an attractive colleague. There is zero chemistry between the two. One minute Alex is so naïve and awkward that everyone would bet he's a virgin. The next minute he's James Bond going down on the girl. The whole production is amateurish.