This was to be the show that will revolutionize the cable industry. Since it’s produced by Netflix, you’re able to sit back and watch all 13 episodes any time you want. Since Time Warner and other cable providers have indemand services, I have to wonder if they would try this at some point.
My feeling is that they won’t because people need to watch the show week after week with the commercials. So the networks would be out. But what about HBO, Showtime, or Starz? I can see them doing this if they want to since they have indemand stations.
In House of Cards, the show opens with Kevin Spacey and another man leaving the apartment after hearing a dog crying because the dog was hit by a car. Spacey knows the owners and asks the other man to tell the owners of the dog what happened.
When the man disappears, Kevin goes up to the dog and tells the audience in his own way that the dog is in too much pain and won’t be able to live. He kills the dog and fortunately, we don’t have to see it.
Shock value to start out the show. I wasn’t happy about it. I’m sure it was done to portray Spacey as a hard man as a majority whip in office but I think that something less harsh could have been done. It’s the kind of thing that can turn an audience off right away and not watch the rest of the show.
I stayed on and watched it though. Spacey plays Francis Underwood, a majority whip in the Senate who contributed to having his party win the election. As a result, he expects to be the next secretary of state.
He is informed by Linda Vasquez - a woman that was hired by the President because of him - that he could not be secretary of the state because he is needed in Washington. Francis is not happy with this and will plot revenge as a result.
The rest of the show is focused on this in this political thriller. As I said, Francis is a hard man with a lot of power and influence in Washington and he intends on using it to help himself. By the end of the episode, I’m still not that sure what his intenions are but he seems to have a plan and that’s what kept the show going for me.
Spacey plays a great part as a hard man in the Senate. The show should keep moving as a result of this. I’m still very interested in seeing the show after the first episode and would give the show 4 stars. I would have gone 5 if they chose a way to handle the opening scene. When he talks to the audience during the show, it only adds even more tension based on what he is saying.
In any case, it seems like a great show that would be on HBO, Showtime, or Starz. If Netflix can produce other shows like this one, then the cable networks are in for some real competition.
Rick Holman
My feeling is that they won’t because people need to watch the show week after week with the commercials. So the networks would be out. But what about HBO, Showtime, or Starz? I can see them doing this if they want to since they have indemand stations.
In House of Cards, the show opens with Kevin Spacey and another man leaving the apartment after hearing a dog crying because the dog was hit by a car. Spacey knows the owners and asks the other man to tell the owners of the dog what happened.
When the man disappears, Kevin goes up to the dog and tells the audience in his own way that the dog is in too much pain and won’t be able to live. He kills the dog and fortunately, we don’t have to see it.
Shock value to start out the show. I wasn’t happy about it. I’m sure it was done to portray Spacey as a hard man as a majority whip in office but I think that something less harsh could have been done. It’s the kind of thing that can turn an audience off right away and not watch the rest of the show.
I stayed on and watched it though. Spacey plays Francis Underwood, a majority whip in the Senate who contributed to having his party win the election. As a result, he expects to be the next secretary of state.
He is informed by Linda Vasquez - a woman that was hired by the President because of him - that he could not be secretary of the state because he is needed in Washington. Francis is not happy with this and will plot revenge as a result.
The rest of the show is focused on this in this political thriller. As I said, Francis is a hard man with a lot of power and influence in Washington and he intends on using it to help himself. By the end of the episode, I’m still not that sure what his intenions are but he seems to have a plan and that’s what kept the show going for me.
Spacey plays a great part as a hard man in the Senate. The show should keep moving as a result of this. I’m still very interested in seeing the show after the first episode and would give the show 4 stars. I would have gone 5 if they chose a way to handle the opening scene. When he talks to the audience during the show, it only adds even more tension based on what he is saying.
In any case, it seems like a great show that would be on HBO, Showtime, or Starz. If Netflix can produce other shows like this one, then the cable networks are in for some real competition.
Rick Holman