I LOVE TODAY, IN FACT, IF IT WASN'T FOR TV, I WOULDN'T BE ON
IT RIGHT NOW.
THESE DAYS I BARELY HAVE TIME TO WATCH MY STORIES.
BUT THERE IS ONE SHOW I NEVER MISS, AND THAT'S "HOMELAND."
I DIDN'T REALIZE THE RATINGS WERE THAT BAD.
IT'S THE STORY OF A BEAUTIFUL BIPOLAR C.I.A. AGENT, CRIME
FIGHTING AND HAVING SEX, FREQUENTLY AT THE SAME TIME.
IT IS PACKED WITH ACTION, CONTROVERSIAL DRONE STRIKES,
AL QAEDA PLOTS, CHAOS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
IT'S A GREAT ESCAPE FROM WATCHING THE NEWS EVERY DAY.
SEASON 5 JUST KICKED OFF, AND I'M LOVING IT.
THERE IS SO MANY PRESSING QUESTIONS I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE
ANSWERED CAN CARRIE RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE
IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR?
WILL SAUL RESTORE THE C.I.A.'S REPUTATION?
WILL WE EVER SEE THE HOT WIFE FROM SEASON ONE AGAIN?
WELL, LAST SUNDAY'S EPISODE HAD A SHOCKING TWIST THAT NO ONE WHO
CAN'T READ ARABIC SAW COMING.
>> THREE GRAFFITI ARTISTS HIRED TO ADD A TOUCH OF AUTHENTICITY
TO A SET FOR THE SHOW "HOMELAND," THEY USED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
>> CARRIE MATHISON, PLAYED BY CLAIRE DANES, CAN BE SEEN
STRIDING PAST AN ARABIC WALL READING "'HOMELAND' IS RACIST."
>> Stephen: THAT IS A MAJOR INTELLIGENCE FAILURE.
( LAUGHTER ) LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT EPISODE
MIGHT EXPLORE THE ETHICS OF ENHANCED SCREAMING AT AN INTERN.
IT TURNS OUT SOMEBODY ON "HOMELAND" HIRED GRAFFITI
ARTISTS, WHO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST WHAT THEY
SAW ON THE SHOW AS UNFAIR DEPICTION OF MUSLIMS.
WOW, WHO COULD'VE PREDICTED A GRAFFITI ARTIST WOULD BREAK THE
RULES?
( LAUGHTER ) THIS IS THE MOST SHOCKING
BACKGROUND PROTEST ON PREMIUM CABLE SINCE THE TIME THOSE
EXTRAS IN "GAME OF THRONES" PARADED AROUND FULLY CLOTHED.
I COULDN'T FOLLOW THE STORY.
AND NOW, THE GRAFFITTI ARTISTS ARE BRAGGING THAT THEY HAD ALL
SORTS OF MESSAGES IN "HOMELAND."
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS ONE THAT TRANSLATES AS "HOMELAND IS A
JOKE, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE US LAUGH."
AND "HOMELAND IS A WATERMELON," IN A STATEMENT ON THE WEB SITE
THEY CLAIM THEY'RE FIGHTING INACCURATE DIPICKSES OF
PAKISTANIS, AND AFGHANS AS WELL AS THE GROSS MISREPRESENTATION
OF MUSLIM WORLD IN GENERAL.
COME ON, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
"HOMELAND" HAS PLENTY OF POSITIVE MUSLIM LIKE THE COLLEGE
PROFESSOR-- NO HE WAS AL QAEDA.
THE PLUCKY REPORTER WHO WAS ALSO AL QAEDA.
HOW ABOUT THE IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF WHO HELPED
THE C.I.A. INFILTRATE HIS OWN GOVERNMENT AFTER HE STABBED HIS
WIFE IN THE THROAT FOR BETRAYING HIM.
WELL, AT LEAST THERE'S SHAR.
SHE'S A WELL-ROUNDED POSITIVE PATRIOTIC MUSLIM CHARACTER WHO
WAS KILLED BY MUSLIM EXTREMISTS.
ALSO, I SHOULD HAVE SAID, FOUR SPOILER ALERTS.
( LAUGHTER ) WIND IT BACK.
BUT STILL, I'M GOING TO STAND UP FOR "HOMELAND" HERE.
I LOVE THE SHOW, AND, SURE, IT MIGHT NOT ACCURATELY PORTRAY
MUSLIMS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IS RACIST BECAUSE THE SHOW
DOESN'T ACCURATELY PORTRAY ANYTHING.
TAKE CARRIE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK BIPOLAR DISORDER IS ALL ABOUT SOLVING
INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACIES TO THE SOUND OF JAZZ?
NO.
IT'S MOSTLY FEELING SO DEPRESSED THAT YOU LAY IN BED ALL DAY
BINGE-WATCHING "HOMELAND"!
AND, YES, THIS GUY IS A TRAITOR TO AMERICA, BUT NOT IN THE WAY
YOU THINK.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY.
I'M DAMIAN LEWIS, I'M ONE OF THOSE BESKY BRITS.
APOLOGY.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NOT EVEN AMERICAN!
YOU'RE A LIAR!
I HATE YOU!
( WHISPERS ) MEET ME AT THE CABIN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
BUT MOST OF ALL, I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE SHOW'S
COMPLETELY INACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF MANDY PATINKIN.
WHERE'S THE SONDHEIM?
NOT ONCE IN FIVE SEASONS HAS HE SUDDENLY BROKEN INTO SONG.
♪ FINISHING A HAT.
FINISH THE THE WORLDAVE HAT.
♪ LOOKING THROUGH THE WORLD OF A HAT LIKE A WINDOW FROM THIS
WORLD.
♪ LOOK AT THE SKY ♪ ♪ WINDOW ♪
I'M JUST SAYING, THAT WOULD BE A LOT MORE PLAUSIBLE THAN THE MOST
WANTED TERRORIST IN THE WORLD SOMEHOW SNEAKING INTO AMERICA
AND SPENDING ALL OF SEASON TWO ALONE IN A WAREHOUSE TWO MILES
FROM LANGLEY!
AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON REMOTELY DETONATING THE VICE
PRESIDENT'S PACEMAKER.
THAT'S NOT A THING.
AND BY THE WHAT, TWO MORE SPOILER ALERTS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO, SO, GRAFFITI MEN, IF YOU'RE
UPSET THAT THE SHOW IS FULL OF ARAB CHARACTERS TRYING TO
DOUBLE-CROSS EVERYONE, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DOUBLE-CROSSED
EVERYONE WITH THESE ARAB CHARACTERS.