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lightrise
United States1355 Posts
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sths
Australia192 Posts
I'm not sure how it was in the original UK series but I have a problem with one of the plots in the series. Is it really realistic for Clarie to sabotage the water bill like that? Surely thats a plot hole. Personally egos aside she must have known how important the bill was to frank and to sabotage him like that just seems ridiculous for a cold calculating intelligent woman like claire. | ||
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lightrise
United States1355 Posts
On February 08 2013 18:09 sths wrote: just finished it. This is the future of television. Great show, no adds, no waiting week by week and have random breaks due to american holidays. I'm not sure how it was in the original UK series but I have a problem with one of the plots in the series. Is it really realistic for Clarie to sabotage the water bill like that? Surely thats a plot hole. Personally egos aside she must have known how important the bill was to frank and to sabotage him like that just seems ridiculous for a cold calculating intelligent woman like claire. Might wanna spoiler this + Show Spoiler + Thinking about the background of the old show and also for how this show was moving forward I can actually see this happening. I mean would it happen in our government today? Maybe not but it made the show exciting. | ||
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
Also, on kind of an aside, Netflix is supposed to do the new Arrested Development, and I'm hoping that House of Cards is an indication of the quality that is to come! I have high hopes! | ||
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deth
Australia1757 Posts
On February 08 2013 18:09 sths wrote: just finished it. This is the future of television. Great show, no adds, no waiting week by week and have random breaks due to american holidays. I'm not sure how it was in the original UK series but I have a problem with one of the plots in the series. Is it really realistic for Clarie to sabotage the water bill like that? Surely thats a plot hole. Personally egos aside she must have known how important the bill was to frank and to sabotage him like that just seems ridiculous for a cold calculating intelligent woman like claire. + Show Spoiler + I didn't think it was a plot hole at all, the writers took much care to show her distaste towards francis' treatment of her and her goals/ambitions, her actions were a clear rebellion to establish some dominance and teach him a lesson. Claire and Francis' interactions this season have been absolutely fascinating to say the least imo. | ||
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TigerKarl
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Derez
Netherlands6068 Posts
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ragnorr
Denmark6097 Posts
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
On February 05 2013 12:31 Ympulse wrote: That's true, the character would have been changed. But that's only an offense if you hold the original as a sacred cow. Just because the original meant one thing 20 years ago doesn't mean that the basic premise and outline can't be used to tell a different story to different people and it's meaning is a different one. Hell, look at Romeo and Juliet. That shit worked as an old timey geaser musical. Why can't house of cards work for modern day US? Keep an open mind and you might be surprised. Although I agree that Kwark should watch the show before commenting, his point is that if you want to use the same name of the show, indicating that it is a revival of the original, then you should have the show carry the same meaning and structure. And west side story carried over the same message, it was just a modernized version of R&J, so your point doesn't hold up in that regard. Romeo and Juliet had a story that can be carried over time and space, that does not mean that all stories can do that. | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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Gonff
United States686 Posts
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Kickboxer
Slovenia1308 Posts
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GhoSt[shield]
Canada2131 Posts
I'm starting to like Stamper as a character a lot more. Spoilers inside + Show Spoiler + speculation: -Remy is the father of Claire's ClearWater Partner. When they first met there seemed to be recognition/attraction between them and when the pregnancy by a married man is announced and Claire mentions Remy later it is clear the partner in ClearWater is uncomfortable. I've tried to search for a wedding band on Remy's fingers whenever he is onscreen but it hard to see -Also, am I the only one who thinks that Zoe's new relationship with her former colleague is kinda bland/unnecessary? I dunno, feels pretty forced and contrived but I really enjoy this show so I'll roll with it, | ||
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slam
United States923 Posts
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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Zorkmid
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I love seeing Major Dad in the show. | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On February 10 2013 14:20 lac29 wrote: I'm into episode 6 right now and while it's good and "edgy", it's kind of becoming the same old stuff. Good tv, but not great tv imo. That's how I felt about the first half of the season as well but the second half is much better especially Episodes 9-13. What do people think about the voiceovers? I hated them at first but then I realized that they completely disappear when Underwood is confused or threatened in some way. There are other subtle touches, such as Underwood playing fewer video games as his real-life actions get more and more adrenaline-inducing. It has potential for sure, and all-time great dramas like The Wire and Breaking Bad didn't have fantastic first seasons either, just solid ones like House of Cards does. | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
 Keeping it strictly professional.At least this show has a consistency in their story line despite the attribute of no cliffhanger. I were speculating something like Seinfeld at first. Unexpectedly, this show is being criticizing by bad writing research on how politics and journalism systerm works. I thought i should mention that because with the current campaign via netflix, It is pretty hard to find negative reviews on the show to exam it from a different perspective. Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eli-lehrer/house-of-cards-good-telev_b_2711080.html | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On February 21 2013 14:29 NB wrote: I got hook on this series recently :D. Finished Eps 10 and I gota say i would rate it around 8/10. The first few eps were extremely good until ep 5-6 where the relationship exploded. I was seriously hoping for something like a serious version of jack and liz lemon from 30 rocks Keeping it strictly professional.At least this show has a consistency in their story line despite the attribute of no cliffhanger. I were speculating something like Seinfeld at first. Unexpectedly, this show is being criticizing by bad writing research on how politics and journalism systerm works. I thought i should mention that because with the current campaign via netflix, It is pretty hard to find negative reviews on the show to exam it from a different perspective. Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eli-lehrer/house-of-cards-good-telev_b_2711080.html How could you not fuck Kate Mara? | ||
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yokohama
United States1116 Posts
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