Wow - I loved those books when I was younger.
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dr_swin 4,674 posts
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RobAnybody 548 posts
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Registered 2 years agoThree episodes into the Yank version and it just isn't drawing me in - not sure why but I do find most of the characters (escept Spacey's and the reporter) unlikeable and dull. Or is that the point?
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bad09 4,623 posts
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Registered 6 years agoWatched the first episode of this last night, as a brit not massively interested in US politics but thought it was quite good and kept me watching so gonna get into it. Spacey, as always, is just great to watch and I love his little chats with the camera in this (I worked with a yank who shared a flat with him many years ago, apparently he is a genuine really nice bloke).
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agoOh please do. Ian Richardson is magnificent in the role. You'll love his lovely twinkly eye and amused grin as he tells viewers how his sneaky, underhanded schemes are doing. Even though the character is a cold-blooded, ambitious monster.This post is unsuitable for those with a high rumour-sensitivity.
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Lukree 119 posts
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bad09 4,623 posts
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Registered 6 years agoFinished episode 7 tonight and really enjoying it so far but I still have little idea how this "house of cards" is fitting together but then I guess that's the whole point. Obviously by this time it's clear the education bill victory got him Russo but no idea where that is going.
Despite the slight confusion as to what the hell is going on and why it's going on the characters are helping me stick with it though, some very interesting characters and good performances so I can see why it was getting praise. Top stuff, makes me want some ribs to.
Bremancht I'll definitely check out the UK one, do you think it's best to wait and finish the US one first? I notice you said it was a different story on the previous page but will it spoiler or ruin anything for me by watching a bit of both? -
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TheSaint 11,632 posts
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Registered 7 years agoJust watched episode four. The Vita plug made recent Bond films product placement look subtle. -
bad09 4,623 posts
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Registered 6 years agoYeah that made me giggle "is that a PS Vita? I gotta get one of those".gif)
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agobad09 wrote:
I've not watched the US one yet! I've a bit longer to go on Lovefilm before I can cancel it and try Netflix.
Bremancht I'll definitely check out the UK one, do you think it's best to wait and finish the US one first? I notice you said it was a different story on the previous page but will it spoiler or ruin anything for me by watching a bit of both?
Based on what I'd read, the story in the US version is different. How different, I don't know - hopefully someone who's seen both can answer that.
Either way, you've started the US one, so you may as well finish it!This post is unsuitable for those with a high rumour-sensitivity.
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RobAnybody 548 posts
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I gave up about half way through episode 9 - I just couldn't get into the poorly written plot or the poorly written characters. Still, I tried ..........
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GiarcYekrub 3,150 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI loved it, can't wait till Season 2 which is stopping me from watching the UK version because I don't want to spoil it. -
bad09 4,623 posts
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Registered 6 years agoHoly shit he killed Russo!
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beastmaster 8,015 posts
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Registered 9 years agoJust started watching. I've got the original BBC trilogy series on DVD. If you've not seen it, it truly is exceptional.
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bad09 wrote:
Just got to that bit. I can't believe how terrible it was
Yeah that made me giggle "is that a PS Vita? I gotta get one of those"
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bad09 4,623 posts
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It gets worse, there's a scene were he is sitting all thoughtful....in front of a large TV with PS3 start up screen going
Kinda ruins things when product placement is that bad but they need to earn I guess.
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One episode left. Boy, have things ratcheted up in tension over the past few episodes!
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agobad09 wrote:
Is that George Clooney?
@craigy
It gets worse, there's a scene were he is sitting all thoughtful....in front of a large TV with PS3 start up screen going
Kinda ruins things when product placement is that bad but they need to earn I guess.
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agoStarted this recently. I'm enjoying it, but it's not quite as sharp as I was expecting. Then again, The Wire didn't grab me by the throat to begin with either. I think the UK version was relatively short, so it developed faster and felt punchier. Urqhart seemed lethal - his plan was made clear and developed from the start, whereas Underwood seems laid-back and unhurried. Maybe it's the length of the series again. Or the southern thang.
Spacey is excellent. I love his accent. His wife's story is interesting. I do wonder where it's going.This post is unsuitable for those with a high rumour-sensitivity.
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fletch7100 4,832 posts
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Registered 2 years agoMy favourite piece of subtle product placement in a movie
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI watched the episode with the 'Father's day' scene last night.
Daddy conversation
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Spacey Noshing
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Creepy
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agoAnother episode watched, and although I'm enjoying it, it is rather lacking in places.
It isn't as sharp, cynical or as biting as I had expected. I'm not a box-set guy but even for me the format of this series seems a little familiar, as if there are certain subjects which they simply had to cover in order to provide depth and background to Frank Underwood.
As a result, I'm seeing stuff I wouldn't have expected. Positive attributes. Hope, trust, friendship. Family values. Mundanity even.
Maybe I'm I'm remembering the original series a little too rosily, but it made it's mark quickly, kept up the pace and got to the point quickly.
Maybe it'll ramp up over the next couple of episodes.This post is unsuitable for those with a high rumour-sensitivity.
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sirtacos 6,804 posts
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Registered 5 years agoSaw the first 2 episodes the other day. Kevin Spacey certainly doesn't disappoint. In fact the acting is top-notch all around. Not a fan of the 4th-wall breaking narration, though. Seems like a lazy device. -
Stickman 28,515 posts
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Registered 8 years agoIt's pretty much what made House of Cards the programme it was, separating it from countless other political dramas. An extremely unlikable protagonist makes you root for him by drawing the viewer into his confidence.Quoted
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sirtacos 6,804 posts
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Registered 5 years agoI'm not disputing its function or its effectiveness, it's just a personal preference. Except for the 'lazy device' part- that's an opinion. Admittedly a very debatable one
Wait, you say 'was'. Did it not get renewed for a second season?
Never mind, google says it did.
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Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI think he meant the original series.This post is unsuitable for those with a high rumour-sensitivity.
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@bad09 Yeah, he is constantly playing Killzone too. I recognise that twinkle noise anywhere! -
Huggybear 128 posts
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Registered 10 years agocraigy wrote:
That's nothing. Wait until you get to:bad09 wrote:
Just got to that bit. I can't believe how terrible it was
Yeah that made me giggle "is that a PS Vita? I gotta get one of those"
That's apparently a total of nine iPhones and iPads for two people.
I did like the series though, Spacey is just right for the role.
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Spacey was good at the political side but he really struggled at any of the more human scenes. I didn't find his affair with that reporter in any way believable and some of the scenes were just plain creepy.
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