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OT Jeremy Garchow is #1
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The original House of Cards in 1990 was excellent. Can’t watch this one, not having Netflix, but I assume that after a while they’ll will try to get their money back by selling the series to ordinary tv.
Bernie
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Speaking of, do you like?”
Personally I like the “American Beauty” meets “The West Wing” feel and I’m old and British enough to remember the original.
I think it’s a fantastic idea to vary the length, I wonder if that was an idea from David Fincher?
Steve Connor
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and while we are OT and talking about British series, I’m looking forward to this!
Steve Connor
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How can you not be! My flatscreen will finally be bigger on the inside.
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Yes it was! I have them all on DVD.
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[Andrew Kimery] “Or maybe I’ve been watching too much house of cards.”
Jeremy, be very careful if Shane offers you a drink.
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The first few episodes I thought were interesting but felt a little been there/done that. About mid season though I feel like the show found its stride and just kept getting stronger. I watched all 13 episodes over a 4 or 5 day stretch and I can’t wait for season 2.
One downside to being able to binge on a show like this is that it makes the wait for the next season that much longer. Sure, it’s awesome to be able to keep hitting ‘next episode’ and get your fix but season 2 hasn’t even started shooting yet so it’s probably going to be a year before it becomes available. It also loses that water cooler/tweeting aspect that a scheduled event has and I think House of Cards is certainly the type of show that could get people talking the day after just like Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead can.
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[Andrew Kimery] “The first few episodes I thought were interesting but felt a little been there/done that. About mid season though I feel like the show found its stride and just kept getting stronger. I watched all 13 episodes over a 4 or 5 day stretch and I can’t wait for season 2.
One downside to being able to binge on a show like this is that it makes the wait for the next season that much longer. Sure, it’s awesome to be able to keep hitting ‘next episode’ and get your fix but season 2 hasn’t even started shooting yet so it’s probably going to be a year before it becomes available. It also loses that water cooler/tweeting aspect that a scheduled event has and I think House of Cards is certainly the type of show that could get people talking the day after just like Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead can.”
Yes, I feel after Episode 4, things started to get interesting, but that’s kind of true of any new show isn’t it?
I think the Errol Morris (talk to the camera) technique is still a bit jarring for me. It’s akin to a musical; there’s a knife fight, and then all of a sudden the gang’s are dancing and singing together, and then everyone disappears in to the doorways. I thought this was a street fight to the death?
I know it is artistic license, but there’s still something that takes me out of the moment, especially when the ‘narration’ happens right in the middle of the scene.
I thought the first season of ‘House of Lies’ handled this technique very well. They took you out of the scene, discussed, and brought you back to the scene as seamlessly as possible, and it worked for me.
This definitely has a Fincher feel, though. I do enjoy the overall tone.
[Andrew Kimery] “One downside to being able to binge on a show like this is that it makes the wait for the next season that much longer. Sure, it’s awesome to be able to keep hitting ‘next episode’ and get your fix but season 2 hasn’t even started shooting yet so it’s probably going to be a year before it becomes available. It also loses that water cooler/tweeting aspect that a scheduled event has and I think House of Cards is certainly the type of show that could get people talking the day after just like Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead can.”
But isn’t that what makes Walking Dead so interesting? As much as it is frustrating, splitting up the season in to two parts somehow makes the wait more bearable. Maybe Netflix will take a cue?
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[Craig Seeman] “Jeremy, be very careful if Shane offers you a drink.”
Heh heh.
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Spacey’s character breaking the fourth wall took some getting used to for me as well. I eventually accept it as part of the show but at times it still felt jarring to me.
[Jeremy Garchow] “But isn’t that what makes Walking Dead so interesting? As much as it is frustrating, splitting up the season in to two parts somehow makes the wait more bearable. Maybe Netflix will take a cue?”
I meant more along the lines of a new episode a week as opposed to releasing every episode at once.
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