Of all the charms that this show offers to the viewer, the best is the performance of Kevin Spacey, this show reminds us how great of an actor he really is.
I have started to be very selective of the shows I watch and have started eliminating some of the shows I used to watch. A lot of TV shows these days have started to become mundane and repetitive relying on cheap jokes or big explosions and gun fights as their primary source of entertainment they have to offer their audience. There's only so many buildings and car that I can watch blow up without cause before I get bored with it (shooting the gas can of a car under most circumstances will not cause the car to explode). Also there's only so many ignorant stereotypical jokes that I can listen to before I just feel sorry for the actors that have to say those lines.
House of Cards is a miracle among the rubbish, a show that relies on dialogue and enthralling plot lines to capture its audience. On these lines I would compare it to such great shows as Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire. It shows how under the right direction and script a TV show can be just as good as a big budget movie.
Kevin Spacey who is in front of the acting part of this show gives one of the best performances of his career, which is a very prominent career. Other actors might have taken this role and taken it over the top, Spacey on the other hand plays this character as a smart ruthless congressman who is pulling the strings of the government without anyone catching on. Kate Mara, the reporter, has given some strong performances before some of which has been on other rather impressive TV programs such as Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story. However in this show she plays a young reporter for the Washington Herald who is trying to make a name for herself in the journalist business. Other strong characters from this show include Robin Wright as the congressman's wife.
The stance that this show takes on politics in Washington is scary and shows how somebody who knows how to work the system can get their agenda across. To try and describe the plot line would take too long and would take away from the pleasure of watching this show.
I hope Netflix has more original programming like this.
I have started to be very selective of the shows I watch and have started eliminating some of the shows I used to watch. A lot of TV shows these days have started to become mundane and repetitive relying on cheap jokes or big explosions and gun fights as their primary source of entertainment they have to offer their audience. There's only so many buildings and car that I can watch blow up without cause before I get bored with it (shooting the gas can of a car under most circumstances will not cause the car to explode). Also there's only so many ignorant stereotypical jokes that I can listen to before I just feel sorry for the actors that have to say those lines.
House of Cards is a miracle among the rubbish, a show that relies on dialogue and enthralling plot lines to capture its audience. On these lines I would compare it to such great shows as Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire. It shows how under the right direction and script a TV show can be just as good as a big budget movie.
Kevin Spacey who is in front of the acting part of this show gives one of the best performances of his career, which is a very prominent career. Other actors might have taken this role and taken it over the top, Spacey on the other hand plays this character as a smart ruthless congressman who is pulling the strings of the government without anyone catching on. Kate Mara, the reporter, has given some strong performances before some of which has been on other rather impressive TV programs such as Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story. However in this show she plays a young reporter for the Washington Herald who is trying to make a name for herself in the journalist business. Other strong characters from this show include Robin Wright as the congressman's wife.
The stance that this show takes on politics in Washington is scary and shows how somebody who knows how to work the system can get their agenda across. To try and describe the plot line would take too long and would take away from the pleasure of watching this show.
I hope Netflix has more original programming like this.