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House of Cards on Netflix (1 Viewer)
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Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
In, after I read EP/writer/showrunner Beau Willimon's comments on the lead character :"You’ll hear time and time again in the television world about likability and I say, 'F### likability,'" Willimon said. "I do not give a s##t whether my viewers like my characters. I do give a s##t whether they’re attracted to them. And those are two fundamentally different things."
Ursa M
Footballguy
And what a work of genius THAT was. It went three seasons too, with To Play The King and The Final Cut. Utterly brilliant. Will they be able to find a lead to live up to Ian Richardson?
, and the trailer makes this easily worth a spin on Netflix all in one shot.Thanks for the heads up 
Ned
Footballguy
This really feels like it could be the wave of the future for TV. :gamechanger:
comfortably numb
Footballguy
Worth watching the original 1st? or after watching this one?
Ursa M
Footballguy
IMO the first would be very difficult to surpass. I'd watch that first but at the risk of the remake disappointing.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Keep me posted, I'm thinking of investing some time in this tonight/tomorrow. Thanks.
Beerguzzler
Footballguy
Yea I just put it on as well. Lotta build up so far, not that I'm surprised. I love Kate Mara, even dressed down with no makeup I want I want to bury my head in her lap. Something about her....Spacey looks like he's going to play the "bad guy" in the series. Always liked him in the villian role.
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shader
Footballguy
Interesting thing about a netflix series...they potentially can have more "build-up" than a traditional series. I mean, I guess people will stop watching if its TOO boring, but in a traditional format, you better have something major happen in the first few weeks or people will tune out.
Beerguzzler
Footballguy
Personally I would love having the option of watching an entire season if given the option. This alone makes it extremely attractive and I suspect I'm not alone.
Love Kate Mara as well (yummy) and Spacey is an awesome actor, but the show didn't work for me. Killing a dog to open the show and having Spacey talk directly to the camera turned me off. I also feel like the subject matter has been covered too many times. There is nothing that shocks me about politics at this point.The show is in a much higher HD format than other Netflix streaming options and having all of the episodes is great, except for the fact that I don't want to watch them. Others may like it, but I couldn't get into it.
saintfool
Dead sexy
i kind of agree with this sentiment. i am sure that this ground was covered by another hammy actor named Kelsey Grammer when "Boss" was airing.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
What's it about?
bosoxs45
Footballguy
Dirty side of politics
Furious Styles
Footballguy
Netflix invested a lot of money into this show and the goal would be to prove the concept can work which at the end of the day probably means they have to show a profit on such a big budget production. That is going to be tough since the cost for committing to the two seasons is 100M.
Ned Ryerson
Footballguy
C'mon...in what universe is Kate Mara underrated? Is there anybody who doesn't think she is a stunning beauty?
whoknew
Footballguy
Her sister too.
Just as good as anything on TV not named Mad Men or Breaking Bad
biggamer3
Footballguy
I am nuts, I finished this show!Wont spoil anything but this show is amazing. Only 2 episodes of the 13 I thought were average with the others all being really good episodes. The writing and performances on this show was award worthy.Hope to be able to talk about this show when we get a few people to have finished this masterpiece.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
The Peach and the Sentinel eps? Hated the Peach ep, Sentinel was slow but good story. Doug Stamper is the best character on the show.
dgreen
Footballguy
Watched the first five episodes yesterday. Really like it.Being a life-long DC-area resident, I always like to give DC shows a try. Probably about 90% of the time they are absolutely horrible. I'm glad this one is good so far. I'm glad it's not all about showing monuments, suits, fancy balls, and expensive Georgetown houses. While that is a big part of it (because of the most important characters), they work in some of the other parts of DC with Zoe's dumpy apartment and the bbq joint. I hope they can work in more of that stuff.
dgreen
Footballguy
Even though I thought the peach itself was kind of stupid, I liked the overall idea of the peach episode.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
The peach is actually a real thing - right off I85 above Greenville on the way to Charlotte. I just thought the episode was boring. I liked season 1 - didn't like Spacey talking to the camera at first but it grew on me and I liked it more later on. It's not as realistic as say The Wire or Sopranos, but it holds up well comparing it to most HBO/Showtime/AMC type shows I thought.
Black Box
Footballguy
I'm 3 episodes in (just finished the peach episode), and am enjoying it.
Didn't realize the peach was real. I thought it was a play off of the Ypsilanti water tower.
Didn't realize the peach was real. I thought it was a play off of the Ypsilanti water tower.
biggamer3
Footballguy
Did not like the Peach either and did not like the college reunion episode too much. All the other ones really were great for me, of course there were some things people didnt like about the last few episodes but I enjoyed the ride this season
NutterButter
Footballguy
Hot, but she has the body of a 13 year old. I almost feel like I'm doing something wrong having impure thoughts about what I'd like to do to her. Six episodes in. Very entertaining.'blend said:
derek245583
Footballguy
I am 6 eps in and I like the story line...shows some insight into some people's power and how people can and will use different routes to get at politicians for their own interests.
cobalt_27
Footballguy
biggamer3
Footballguy
Yeah he is the lobby arm of Sancorp
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Holy #### this show is great.
