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Feb 15, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: February 15, 1987 Amerika Miniseries Premiered on ABC.

On this day, February 15, 1987, ABC aired Amerika, a controversial science-fiction miniseries that depicted life in the United States ten years after being defeated and occupied by the Soviet Union. Spanning 14½ hours over seven nights, the miniseries presented a dystopian vision of an America under Soviet rule, exploring themes of resistance, propaganda, and the loss of national identity.

Starring Kris Kristofferson, Robert Urich, Sam Neill, and Mariel Hemingway, Amerika was both ambitious...

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