House of Cards

[A.J. Holst]

Watched E1 S1

 

Hooked.

 

What I am really enjoying is the BG (Spacey) being honest enough to know he is screwing the other BGs through smooth manipulation.

[btq96r]

It's an addicting series and the acting is top notch- Spacey especially.  Having this show on Netflix with their method of releasing entire seasons at once save me the fury of having to watch week to week like we have to with other shows (Game of Thrones being a prime example).

 

Enjoy the show.

[A.J. Holst]

Up to S1 E6

Worse than reality tv, no commercials

[musicman]

There are a few things about the show that almost pushed me to stop watching. Actually, wifey and I quit part way through the first season for about a week. I talked about the show with some coworkers who had already watched it all. We decided to resume thes series.

Season 2 was just as good as the first, better imho. I love watching the political wrangling and infighting. I like the corporate push they weave in.

Some crazy tidbits: Claire is played by Robin Wright... the sweet Princess Buttercup from the goofy Princess Bride movie! It tripped me out when I learned that! In an interview, she (Robin Wright) said that while she spent time in DC prepping to play that role she saw that DC was more currupt and screwy than Hollywood... and she was married to that idiot Sean Penn! Says a lot right there.

Not many know that House of Cards is a remake of a BBC series from years ago. It too is on Netflix. I've only watched the first episode, but I will eventually watch it all. The major plot lines and many characters are lifted directly from this series for the new one. Of course, British Parliament functions very differently than our Congress. Very interesting to watch the PM duke it out on the parliament floor! I wish we could drag that clown in the white house into a fiery butt-whoopin' with the likes of Trey Gowdy and Darrel Issa!

[Ted S.]

Watched both seasons. A very interesting show indeed. I love the soliloquies that Underwood gives throughout the show.

[Sam1]

Watched both seasons. A very interesting show indeed. I love the soliloquies that Underwood gives throughout the show.

 

 

Yeah it's the only kevin spacey thing I've ever liked.  However the original series that this became the redux of, is extremely dry and boring... maybe it's because the British are pretty boring to begin with and when you throw politics on top of that it makes it much worse... But with the familiarity of our system, the new one is pretty interesting.