Has anyone else been watching "House of Cards" on Netflix?

[maveric56]

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/House_of_Cards/70178217?mqso=81001339
It shows the slimy underbelly of US politics. Kevin Spacey does a great job as a sociopath US congressmen from South Carolina. The supporting cast is also very good.
I've enjoyed it and wonder if any other DUers have seen it yet.

[ananda]

1. Yes.

It's not too bad, but a very poor shadow of the Brit original.

[Ptah]

2. Here's a thread in TV Chat (Group) you might enjoy:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10373203

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I'm loving it!

Spacey and the woman playing his wife are fantastic.

[dipsydoodle]

4. If you get the opportunity

then watch the BBC trilogy original from 20 years ago with Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards_%28UK_TV_series%29

[cbayer]

5. Yes and it is outstanding and addictive.

There is a thread in the netflix streaming group about it.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11431996

[MrSlayer]

6. I watched the whole season.

I thought it was quite good and very believable up to a point. There was a point where it went over the top but I still really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to what happens next with Underwood.

[Daemonaquila]

7. Seen it, hate it.

There are a couple of well written characters, and once the show gets away from them (which it insists on doing) the writing turns to crap. I'd rather watch this than the Kardashians, but not by a wide margin.

[Brother Buzz]

8. I rushed through the first four or five episodes, it was so good, then decided to slow it down

and start savoring it with weekly installments. I've even gone back and watched it twice twice and caught things happening I missed the first time.

Kevin Spacey speaking to the camera is good, but I think it could have been treated differently to emphasize the moment, like have the background frozen, or even black and white while he hips us to what's really happening; our private moment.

[NV Whino]

9. Yes, devoured all 13 episodes at once

There's a thread in the Netflix group.

[Tx4obama]

10. If you go to the top of the DU page and type in the Google search box ...

House of Cards then lots of DU threads will come up.

I thought the first season was awesome. Watched all 13 episodes in 24 hours

[Glimmer of Hope]

11. Dang. I think I need to reactivate my Netflix account!

[Tx4obama]

12. They were running a special last week. I reactivated mine and they gave me one free month.

You might want to check out their page and see if the special offer is still going on.