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Q: We came across, with a bit of random luck, a show on Peacock called “Ponies.” It had a clever first season about the Cold War in the mid-70s. Season 1 ended with no conclusion and very open ended. We have not heard anything about this show being renewed for a second season. Have you heard anything about this?

A: “Ponies” — an abbreviation of "persons of no interest" — has not gotten an order for a second season at this writing, but signs point to one; Forbes.com said this is about the biggest series on Peacock since the acclaimed “Poker Face.” For those of you tuning in late, the show stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as secretaries in the U.S. embassy in Moscow in 1977, who become CIA agents after their husbands are killed in the Soviet Union.

Even without an official green light for another season, the series’ creators, David Iserson and Susanna Fogel, are making plans. Deadline.com said that “they could briefly touch on 1980s Reagan-era Soviet Union, though not entirely, as they feel that domain has already been saturated in streaming and TV. The series will continue to take place in the 1970s.”

Added Iserson: “Our show isn’t about the fall of Communism, and America ‘good’ and Soviet Union ‘bad’. It’s about how both governments are pretty bad and have done unforgivable things, and how do these two women find their purpose.”

Q: I’ve tried multiple times to find “Masters of the Air” on YouTube. No luck, just four-minute snippets. Is it still available in complete episodes?

A: Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner and Barry Keoghan, the series is essentially the third part of a war trilogy produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman; the others are “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” All nine episodes of “Masters of the Air” are still on Apple TV, where the series first aired. There was also a DVD release. (“Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” are on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as on HBO Max.)

Q: Can you find anything on “A Rumor of War”? The book by Philip Caputo is amazing.

A: Caputo’s Vietnam memoir, long considered a classic, inspired a two-part TV drama in 1980, with a cast including Brad Davis, Keith Carradine, Michael O’Keefe and Brian Dennehy. John Sacret Young wrote the script (and was later co-creator of another Vietnam drama, “China Beach”) and Richard T. Heffron directed. Unfortunately, it is hard to find. Amazon.com lists it on VHS at a very high price. YouTube has it, but with foreign-language subtitles built in. I saw a DVD of it for sale on eBay but cannot vouch for the quality.

Q: Will there be more of “M.I.A.”?

A: There’s no word yet on a second season of the revenge thriller. If it does get a green light, it could end up with a long run; the show's makers reportedly have plans for five seasons.

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