House of Cards (K̶̷e̶̷v̶̷i̶̷n̶̷ ̶̷S̶̷p̶̷a̶̷c̶̷e̶̷y̶̷ Robin Wright)

[lilmac]

At the very apex of power, who will F. Underwood connive and cajole?  He has no superiors to deceive and manipulate.  

 

My guess is that it'll be either Congress or the Supreme Court?  Getting his way with the judiciary would be very very interesting...hmmm...     (I wish we had a thinking emoticon right now..haha)

 

 

 

Besides, I'm sure the liberal writers wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make fun of conservative justices.

Edited March 10, 2014 by lilmac

[LexJoker]

Haven't read the recent comments because I have only watched 2 episodes of the latest season, but I am so happy that Zoe got killed off early. I just hated that character, was destroying the show for me.

[Hangman]

[Letsuseournoggin]

Went through 2 episodes last night, both very good. I'm very curious what Francis' ultimate plan is. Random prediction: Turn the VP into his puppet then engineer Walker's impeachment? Guess I'll find out.

 

 

 

 

Damn....

[Phil in the Blank]

Well I binged watched series 1 over the last few days. I had high hopes for this series but unfortunately it misses the mark for me compared to the original BBC series.

 

I think there are two problems with the show compared to the BBC version.

 

1) Frank Underwood vs Francis Urquhart. Nothing against Kevin Spacey who does a fantastic job with the material he is given but the character as written misses the mark IMO. With Urquhart he was a power hungry bastard for sure, but he had a reason behind his power hungry ways. He honestly thought that what he was doing was for the betterment of England. Only through his ultra conservative politics would England thrive. Underwood on the other hand appears to be a middle of the road democrat whose politics are very flexible and are used only to serve to gain him more power. This difference IMO makes Urquhart a far more interesting and fascinating character to watch.

 

2) The BBC miniseries was the perfect length with very little waste. Stretching it out to 13 episodes in a season....its like spreading margarine over too much bread. Lots of little side-plots and characters that I really couldn't care less about.

 

For all these faults its still a highly watchable series but give me the original any day of the week.

[CoolioD1]

the second season was kinda awful for me. The only way the show can grab me again is if season 3 is Olympus Has Fallen or something.

[Dark Jedi Master 007]

Finished the first season in the last 3 days. Started out great, but I really didn't like the last 4 episodes or so. Ultimately, it's a good show. I feel like the characters need to have more depth; right now, they all feel a little shallow (with the exception of Russo). One way this could be corrected is if we didn't have to focus so much on Spacey's grand master plan. Everything seems connected to it, and so the human moments are smothered by everything that is going on in the storyline.The acting is fantastic (especially by Spacey and Stoll). The directing is great, too. I know Fincher was the big name on the show, but everyone did a fantastic job even after he left. And Allen Coulter, who directed the last two episodes, supplied some unbelievable shots.IDK if I'll binge season 2 now or wait a little while. 

[Magic]

Doing a rewatch of season 2 and I'm rolling my eyes through most of it. Really doesn't hold up on second viewing.

[rockNrollaDIM]

My roommates reacting to S2 E1 today http://youtu.be/epKsXMFUxtA

Edited July 14, 2014 by aDIM Stormborn

[Dark Jedi Master 007]

Finished Season 2 like a few weeks ago. It was good, nothing special. That's basically my opinion of the show as well.

[Noctis]

My roommates reacting to S2 E1 today http://youtu.be/epKsXMFUxtA

 

Truly despise how lucky you are to have him as a roommate. 

[BK007]

I'm surprised if anyone would watch a Season 3. Completely awful storytelling devoid of all reality. Ya think Orci and Kurtzman are bad?

 

These guys blow out the competition.

[Blankments]

Finished running through the whole show

 

I know a lot of people don't like the second season, but I liked it all. It's not the best show ever, but it's entertaining, fun, and has some great performances in it. I'll definitely watch season 3

[Blankments]

 

HYPE

[Blankments]

[acab]

Awesome trailer. It has a Fincher vibe obviously. Reminded me of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo teaser.

Can't wait for season 3.

Edited January 12, 2015 by acab

[Charism]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/house-cards-season-3-debuts-772552?utm_source=twitter

Apparently... It's OUT NOW!

[antovolk]

Season 3 Trailer 2:

And official Season 2 recap:

Edited February 25, 2015 by antovolk

[CoolioD1]

finished season 3. you can tell they had fuck all ideas for it and are just spinning their wheels until they get close to when netflix tells them it'll be ok to end it. call it showtime syndrome because showtime always runs their shows about 3 seasons longer than they fucking need to. 

 

I mean even Stamper's arc was a mix-up of Peter Russo's and his own from earlier. Stamper's scene in the season 3 finale are THE SAME as his scenes in the season 2 finale except with a different conclusion. yeesh.

[Dark Jedi Master 007]

Haven't finished it yet. But 10 episodes through, I agree with Coolio. This season is messy, bloated, and mostly pointless. The only good episodes are in the middle when Frank and Claire's relationship reaches a high point of tension. The rest of these episodes are mostly forgettable.



(Note: I actually liked Doug's arc so far. I think that Michael Kelly's been delivering a solid performance, so I'm a little disappointed if what you said about his arc in the finale turns out to be true.)