Just got finished watching the first episode of Netflix's series...House of Cards. Thus far?.....OUTSTANDING!!!! Kevin Spacey is at his best and Robin Penn Wright is great also.

All 13 episodes are now available on Netflix on demand.

so it's good? at first I thought it sounded cool, but the previews looked so freakin dramatic. I get that DC is corrupt, but this looked way over the top. Maybe i'll watch it now

(02-08-2013 11:32 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  so it's good? at first I thought it sounded cool, but the previews looked so freakin dramatic. I get that DC is corrupt, but this looked way over the top. Maybe i'll watch it now

Just finished #2 and the plot thickening.....Spacey is the man. Of course it is dramatic...but..his performance alone makes this chit worth watching.

I've been watching it with the wife. It's pretty dang good. It's a real change of pace from other television shows because the whole season is available at first run.

My wife describes it as The Newsroom without the preaching.

(02-09-2013 01:19 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  I've been watching it with the wife. It's pretty dang good. It's a real change of pace from other television shows because the whole season is available at first run.

My wife describes it as The Newsroom without the preaching.

oh, well that's good news. Newsroom got old in a real hurry

(02-09-2013 01:24 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 01:19 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  I've been watching it with the wife. It's pretty dang good. It's a real change of pace from other television shows because the whole season is available at first run.

My wife describes it as The Newsroom without the preaching.

oh, well that's good news. Newsroom got old in a real hurry

Such a promising start though. I liked the characters and the premise, but it was all of the Sorkin that made this show just above iffy for me.

(02-09-2013 01:39 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 01:24 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 01:19 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  I've been watching it with the wife. It's pretty dang good. It's a real change of pace from other television shows because the whole season is available at first run.

My wife describes it as The Newsroom without the preaching.

oh, well that's good news. Newsroom got old in a real hurry

Such a promising start though. I liked the characters and the premise, but it was all of the Sorkin that made this show just above iffy for me.

agree completely. the pilot was absolutely amazing

Read the review yesterday in the paper, the guy said he spent all weekend watching it. Gave it raves.

(02-09-2013 06:38 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Read the review yesterday in the paper, the guy said he spent all weekend watching it. Gave it raves.

It's really a show that may be beyond HBO quality and that's saying a lot. I would've gladly waited a week between episodes if I had to.

Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

(02-08-2013 10:54 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Just got finished watching the first episode of Netflix's series...House of Cards. Thus far?.....OUTSTANDING!!!! Kevin Spacey is at his best and Robin Penn Wright is great also.

All 13 episodes are now available on Netflix on demand.

Hear, hear! I just watched the first episode, too. ...Very good.

(02-10-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

There is nothing libertarian about this show. This show is about how Washington works and how people gain power. And, of course, Spacey's Southern drawl.

(02-10-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

There's no libertarian spin. There's actually no liberal or conservative spin either.

(02-10-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

Nope.

(02-10-2013 11:58 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

There's no libertarian spin. There's actually no liberal or conservative spin either.

If anything it shows objectivist leanings in that it focuses on the darker side of "self interest". Everyone in Washington is out for themselves.

(02-10-2013 05:28 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 11:58 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

There's no libertarian spin. There's actually no liberal or conservative spin either.

If anything it shows objectivist leanings in that it focuses on the darker side of "self interest". Everyone in Washington is out for themselves.

I won't agree with you about your suggestion that the story has objectivist leanings. I don't think it does.

I do think the story is classic public choice economic theory and, particular, the challenges as understood by the works of James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock.

The "rules of the game" are what created the characters in this system. This is a story about "how to create power" and not "creation of value".

(02-11-2013 11:44 AM)chess Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 05:28 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 11:58 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:28 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(02-10-2013 10:06 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Through 6 episodes....actually getting better with each one. Kevin Spacey is simply one of the best actors around. His part was made for him.

Note to self: If Fo likes it, it MUST have a libertarian spin to it so it isn't worth watching.

There's no libertarian spin. There's actually no liberal or conservative spin either.

If anything it shows objectivist leanings in that it focuses on the darker side of "self interest". Everyone in Washington is out for themselves.

I won't agree with you about your suggestion that the story has objectivist leanings. I don't think it does.

I do think the story is classic public choice economic theory and, particular, the challenges as understood by the works of James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock.

The "rules of the game" are what created the characters in this system. This is a story about "how to create power" and not "creation of value".

I was referring more to the 3 main characters being very motivated personally by their own self interests and ambitions. All three are intently motivated by self interest and self worth while throwing up a facade of altruistic behavior. I could however be reading way too much in to this.

Besides this being a good show, what do you think this could do to the competition aspect of television? Of course AMC, HBO, and Showtime have already been offering better quality TV, but will this streaming services make other cable channels really quake in their shoes a bit?

Netflix already has Lilyhammer (check it out), House of Cards, the new episodes of Arrested Development, a few other shows, and a pretty massive television library. Hulu has pretty good exclusives. Amazon is also commissioning a few programs with the Zombieland series being the first.

(02-11-2013 01:58 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  Besides this being a good show, what do you think this could do to the competition aspect of television? Of course AMC, HBO, and Showtime have already been offering better quality TV, but will this streaming services make other cable channels really quake in their shoes a bit?

Netflix already has Lilyhammer (check it out), House of Cards, the new episodes of Arrested Development, a few other shows, and a pretty massive television library. Hulu has pretty good exclusives. Amazon is also commissioning a few programs with the Zombieland series being the first.

In my opinion, if this show proves to be profitable, it could be an incredible opportunity for independent directors. Distribution wouldn't have to be raw like Youtube (where owning and controlling your content is a nightmare). Using Netflix or AppleTV or Amazon Prime or... would mean that a kickstarter type program could get made and have distribution.