House of Cards (1 Viewer)
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Finished it too.
How long do you guys predict Frank will hold the presidency down for? I mean it looks like the hacker dude will come out with the info, especially since there's no Stamper to give him the protection he asked for. But then again I thought Zoe and Lucas were going to expose him too and look at what happened to them.
I get why NetFlix wants to release all episodes of a season at once. But I also think they are shooting themselves in the foot just to prove a point.
Bandwidth constraints aren't the only reason why society has enjoyed TV serials at a released pace. A show like Breaking Bad would have never reached its levels of fandom, social media discussion, media talk, and ultimately viewership that it achieved in its final season if they simply just released all episodes at once. The pace helped make it more of a cultural event, which you completely lose in the all-at-once format.
Bandwidth constraints aren't the only reason why society has enjoyed TV serials at a released pace. A show like Breaking Bad would have never reached its levels of fandom, social media discussion, media talk, and ultimately viewership that it achieved in its final season if they simply just released all episodes at once. The pace helped make it more of a cultural event, which you completely lose in the all-at-once format.
OK, I finally finished Season 2. I have to say, it wasn't as good as Season 1 by a longshot. I think the plot layering got interestingly complicated by episode 8 or 9. But the last few episodes to me seemed weakly written, a bit chaotic, and with little more than a half-expected payoff.
For me the surprise element was gone and the storylines seemed forced. This series has gone from one of my more favorite shows to one I only half care about now.
For me the surprise element was gone and the storylines seemed forced. This series has gone from one of my more favorite shows to one I only half care about now.
