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?based on BBC show, fyi.
This really feels like it could be the wave of the future for TV. :gamechanger:Netflix has 5 series coming out this year and invested 300M in original content. If they are all high quality stuff then they will be real players in the TV game
Worth watching the original 1st? or after watching this one?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?based on BBC show, fyi.
IMO the first would be very difficult to surpass. I'd watch that first but at the risk of the remake disappointing.Worth watching the original 1st? or after watching this one?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?based on BBC show, fyi.
Keep me posted, I'm thinking of investing some time in this tonight/tomorrow. Thanks.Watching the first episode right now. It's shot beautifully but boring as all get out so far.
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.Watching the first episode right now. It's shot beautifully but boring as all get out so far.
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.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.
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.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.Watching the first episode right now. It's shot beautifully but boring as all get out so far.
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.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.
Dirty side of politicsWhat's it about?
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.If Homeland and Dexter can do well with 2-3 million viewers I wonder what the break-even point for Netflix is.
C'mon...in what universe is Kate Mara underrated? Is there anybody who doesn't think she is a stunning beauty?Underrated hottie Kate Mara is in this as well
Her sister too.C'mon...in what universe is Kate Mara underrated? Is there anybody who doesn't think she is a stunning beauty?Underrated hottie Kate Mara is in this as well
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.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.
Even though I thought the peach itself was kind of stupid, I liked the overall idea of the peach episode.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.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 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.Even though I thought the peach itself was kind of stupid, I liked the overall idea of the peach episode.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.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.
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 seasonThe Peach and the Sentinel eps? Hated the Peach ep, Sentinel was slow but good story. Doug Stamper is the best character on the show.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.
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:I like this show.. I'm about 5-6 episodes in.. Holy cow is Kate Mara hot
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.It's good. But the wife storyline is annoying. Hopefully it leads somewhere.
I disagree: http://www.hdwallpapersarena.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kate-mara045.jpgHot, 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.
Outstanding show, I'm hooked.
Yeah he is the lobby arm of SancorpI'm only 2 episodes in. Is the black guy (partner of the energy firm?) a lobbyist? Not sure what his role is right now.