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Amerika created much controversy.

Some critics and viewers felt it was too long and unrealistic, others argued that it would be damaging to Soviet-American relations, and a spokesperson for the United Nations objected to the U. N. being portrayed as an occupying force under Soviet control.

Some conservatives felt that Soviet brutality was greatly underplayed ; conversely, a number of liberals dismissed the entire miniseries as right-wing paranoia.

At various points, the program was scrapped, delayed, and rewritten.