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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:01 PM Oct 2013

House of Cards

Just finished the first episode. Will there be any sympathetic characters? Don't get me wrong. It is a hell of a show. But everybody is such an SOB and remind me of why I quit the political consulting biz and started teaching. I like the teachers union guy, but so far he is peripheral.

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House of Cards (Original Post) arely staircase Oct 2013 OP

We watched the first three episodes frazzled Oct 2013 #1

Ian Richardson was great in the original. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2013 #9

I watched them all in a few days months ago. It was interesting.. Cha Oct 2013 #2

cool arely staircase Oct 2013 #3

I watched the original British series of "House of Cards", so I was disappointed with this version. northoftheborder Oct 2013 #4

You might very well think that, I couldn't possibly comment tularetom Oct 2013 #5

I've seen the whole 1st season and BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #6

I watched the whole first season (American version) - it was GREAT :) Tx4obama Oct 2013 #7

Short answer: yes theKed Oct 2013 #8

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

1. We watched the first three episodes

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:05 PM

Oct 2013

and then said "meh."

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

9. Ian Richardson was great in the original.

Reply to frazzled (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 10:55 PM

Oct 2013

I haven't seen the new adaptation, but that is the way of things.

Cha

(320,534 posts)

2. I watched them all in a few days months ago. It was interesting..

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:12 PM

Oct 2013

I can't give you anything more because of spoiler alerts.. we'll talk when you've seen them all.

Season 2 is coming out in February.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

3. cool

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:15 PM

Oct 2013

Lots of twists and turns. The young reporter woman letting Spaceys character take the nudie pics was a train crash you can see coming. But, yeah dont tell me.

northoftheborder

(7,639 posts)

4. I watched the original British series of "House of Cards", so I was disappointed with this version.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:26 PM

Oct 2013

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

5. You might very well think that, I couldn't possibly comment

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:27 PM

Oct 2013

When it comes to being a dick Kevin Spacey isn't even in the same league with the Prime Minister in the original BBC version of this series.

Ian Richardson is so creepy he makes your skin crawl.

Check it out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards_(UK_TV_series)

BluegrassStateBlues

(881 posts)

6. I've seen the whole 1st season and

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:28 PM

Oct 2013

the answer is no.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

7. I watched the whole first season (American version) - it was GREAT :)

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:33 PM

Oct 2013

Can't wait for Season two to be released

theKed

(1,235 posts)

8. Short answer: yes

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:36 PM

Oct 2013

Longer answer: yes, but it doesn't go too well for them.

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