Tamdunk Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 What about the jokers and rules for bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I'm struggling to finish season 3. Find myself getting bored and turning something else on. Shame really considering s1&2 were fantastic. Same, struggling to keep going with season 3. Worth keeping going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Tamdunk's ancient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I took ages between watching the second and third series because everyone I talked to said it was crap. Eventually I heard from other people that they thought it was the best series, so I gave it a shot. This thread seems to reflect the Marmite nature of the third series. I personally enjoyed it as much, if not more, than the first two. The actual politics of the first two series seemed a bit abstract and were essentially plot devices to let Spacey strutt his stuff being a big b*****d. Which don't get me wrong, was fantastic to watch. I thought Underwood becoming President would make the whole thing a bit redudant but it made the political storylines a bit more interesting and fleshed out. Even if if a lot of it was pretty daft and Hollywood, the politics in this series were more interesting for me than him fucking the Education Bill and other pretty vague subplots. Was surprised at how literal they made the Putin character - Moscow apartment bombings etc. The uncooperative Republicans seemed pretty familiar as well If you like the guy that plays the Russian prime minster, you should absolutely give Borgen a shot. My opinion is that The West Wing is the idealistic democratic government it wishes it was, and that House of Cards is the cynical, more exaggeratedly darker democratic government that it could be at it's worst. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Are Pars Fans! Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 This is tremendous only started watching this, already on episode 7 on season one. I think Spacey is fantastic. Find Zoe Barnes annoying. The guy who plays Russo was fantastic in the role. Pre ordered season 3 which comes out on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Was off work for a fortnight with tonsillitis so tanned the whole lot of this. The 3rd series was without a doubt the weakest of the lot, but I think it's really just to tee things up for season 4 and the election campaigns. Hopefully we do see a return of Stamper and Underwood manipulating and bullying their way to the top. I think the end of series 2 was my favourite part so far, culminating in my favourite scene of the whole show: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 3rd season very meh, so much that it took me ages to finish rather than a week for the first two seasons. Echo that the writers had no idea where to take it once he got in office, which goes to show just how extraordinarily good the original British series is. Even the subplots have been meh in season 3. The writer, meh. Rachel, meh. The Russians and the Valley situation, meh. The VP chick, meh. The on-off stuff with the black dude, meh. Carrie's episodes, meh. The thing still done well is exposing their endless narcissism. No doubt like every other US show that rates well early, they're going to cash cow it regardless of how little quality story they still have to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Would highly recommend Borgen if you can deal with subtitles. Think I prefer it to HOC from what I've watched so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Been a few adverts for this ahead of series 4 starting in March. https://www.facebook.com/HouseofCards/?fref=ts Have also said they're going to be making a series 5 which possibly gives away what happens in series 4 (?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'm really enjoying the wee 20-30 second trailers for this that keep dropping hints back to things from previous series. I think there will be a few things that come back to the fore in the new series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 New season out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 R.I.P. Meecham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I'll be honest, the Pussy Riot episode of series 3 was so bad, I've given up on the whole thing. Frank in the Oval Office was jumping the shark, I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thought the first episode of season 4 was superb after a poor season 3. Hopefully it'll keep up the standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 7 episodes in. I can confirm this is VASTLY improved on season 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 On Netflix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Finished season 4. That final scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I enjoyed that, found it much better than the last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Just started watching season 1 on Netflix. Thoroughly enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Prince Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Looking forward to getting stuck into season 4, how many episodes are in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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