Movies and TV Netflix: House of Cards - Page 5

Deberg_1990 · 01-31-2013, 09:49 AM

Premieres tomorrow. All 13 episodes drop at once.

Heres an interesting nugget from a Forbes column:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothyp...s-this-friday/

But BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield thinks that if House Of Cards is a success, Netflix could also start demanding a fee from the broadband suppliers that plug their fat pipes into our homes and let us stream House Of Cards in the first place.

You can read Greenfield’s full report here (subscription required) but his basic idea is that the cable companies are taking about $40 bucks a month from you for your Internet service and not sharing any of that with the content side because for the most part, they are paying networks like AMC and Discovery a per subscriber fee on the cable side.

If Netflix’s exclusive programming takes off and viewers demand it, Netflix could be in a position to start taking a per subscriber fee from the cable guys on the Internet side. It’s not a completely unprecedented idea. According to Greenfield, ESPN gets a per sub fee for ESPN 3 from broadband.

It would be a bold move on Hastings’ part and one that he’s not yet in a position to make. But if shows like House Of Cards help Netflix become the next HBO, the service could be looking at a whole new stream of revenue.

**frazod** · 02-19-2013, 11:34 PM

I'm through nine episodes so far. This is great. What a wonderful collection of morally bankrupt sociopaths. Popcorn for my cynical soul.

Silock · 02-19-2013, 11:52 PM

Show is awesome. My one gripe is that the President seems very obtuse compared with the rest of the characters. You don't get to be President without being incredibly astute. I hope they fix that in the second season.

bowener · 02-19-2013, 11:54 PM

Has anyone seen the original british series? I think I am going to start watching it this weekend.

I will admit I was a bit pissed to find out HOC isn't original, but excited that there is a british version.

kepp · 02-20-2013, 07:51 AM

I don't normally like political shows but, after watching the first two episodes of this, I'm really liking it.

rocknrolla · 02-20-2013, 11:53 AM

Every time I try to watch it or a movie on Netflix the picture lags and speeds up. It doesn't do it on hulu or amazon. Any suggestions?

**frazod** · 02-20-2013, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silock

Show is awesome. My one gripe is that the President seems very obtuse compared with the rest of the characters. You don't get to be President without being incredibly astute. I hope they fix that in the second season.

Heh. I guess you never heard of George W. Bush or Joe Biden.

Silock · 02-20-2013, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

Heh. I guess you never heard of George W. Bush or Joe Biden.

Who?

**BigRedChief** · 02-21-2013, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

Just finished the last episode.

WOW. Great season.

Best 1st season of anything in a while...better than Homeland, IMO.

WTF? Season 1 of Homeland was top quality. I thought the story line dragged in the middle. Excellent start and finish. Definitely top quality TV but the best evah. no.

Pablo · 02-21-2013, 07:31 PM

Just finished the first season.

Wow. Underwood is the coldest, most deviant prick I may have ever watched on a show. Delightful character. Netflix hit their target. There's no ****ing way I'm cancelling my subscription with season two on the way.

This model kicks ass. I didn't necessarily plow through a ton of episodes until today since it was a snow day; but I could see myself watching a couple of episodes a night for a couple of nights a week and making it a three week process for season two.

**KcMizzou** · 02-21-2013, 08:05 PM

It really is a great show. The fact they had the cash to pull in an actor like Spacey, and just the production value in general... is really impressive.

Can't wait for the new Arrested Development.

**Buck** · 02-21-2013, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

WTF? Season 1 of Homeland was top quality. I thought the story line dragged in the middle. Excellent start and finish. Definitely top quality TV but the best evah. no.

House of Cards is better than Homeland.

**KcMizzou** · 02-21-2013, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

House of Cards is better than Homeland.

I agree.

Pablo · 02-21-2013, 08:27 PM

I haven't seen Homeland but HOC is in Breaking Bad, Mad Men territory for me. Hard to believe it gets much better than that.

**noa** · 02-21-2013, 09:13 PM

I really enjoyed the first season. I've recommended the show lots of people and am looking forward to the second season, but frankly,

Spoiler!

**frazod** · 02-22-2013, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noa

I really enjoyed the first season. I've recommended the show lots of people and am looking forward to the second season, but frankly,

Spoiler!

It's really going to suck having to wait a year for the next season. I'm hooked.

01-31-2013, 09:49 AM
Deberg_1990 MVP Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $138734	Netflix: House of Cards Premieres tomorrow. All 13 episodes drop at once. Heres an interesting nugget from a Forbes column: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothyp...s-this-friday/ But BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield thinks that if House Of Cards is a success, Netflix could also start demanding a fee from the broadband suppliers that plug their fat pipes into our homes and let us stream House Of Cards in the first place. You can read Greenfield’s full report here (subscription required) but his basic idea is that the cable companies are taking about $40 bucks a month from you for your Internet service and not sharing any of that with the content side because for the most part, they are paying networks like AMC and Discovery a per subscriber fee on the cable side. If Netflix’s exclusive programming takes off and viewers demand it, Netflix could be in a position to start taking a per subscriber fee from the cable guys on the Internet side. It’s not a completely unprecedented idea. According to Greenfield, ESPN gets a per sub fee for ESPN 3 from broadband. It would be a bold move on Hastings’ part and one that he’s not yet in a position to make. But if shows like House Of Cards help Netflix become the next HBO, the service could be looking at a whole new stream of revenue.
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02-19-2013, 11:34 PM	#61
frazod Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2833123	I'm through nine episodes so far. This is great. What a wonderful collection of morally bankrupt sociopaths. Popcorn for my cynical soul. __________________ I'm not mean; I just don't like you.
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02-19-2013, 11:52 PM	#62
Silock MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $81011	Show is awesome. My one gripe is that the President seems very obtuse compared with the rest of the characters. You don't get to be President without being incredibly astute. I hope they fix that in the second season.
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02-19-2013, 11:54 PM	#63
bowener I'm hammered Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $1204637	Has anyone seen the original british series? I think I am going to start watching it this weekend. I will admit I was a bit pissed to find out HOC isn't original, but excited that there is a british version. __________________ Main Entry: bowe·ner Pronunciation: \ˈbō-nər\ Function: noun Date: circa 2007
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02-20-2013, 07:51 AM	#64
kepp MVP Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $181999	I don't normally like political shows but, after watching the first two episodes of this, I'm really liking it.
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02-20-2013, 11:53 AM	#65
rocknrolla I'm the MFCEO Join Date: May 2011 Location: Amarillo, TX Casino cash: $976362	Every time I try to watch it or a movie on Netflix the picture lags and speeds up. It doesn't do it on hulu or amazon. Any suggestions?
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02-21-2013, 07:31 PM	#69
Pablo Blow, Blow Seminole Wind Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Snakebite Nightclub Casino cash: $19431	Just finished the first season. Wow. Underwood is the coldest, most deviant prick I may have ever watched on a show. Delightful character. Netflix hit their target. There's no ****ing way I'm cancelling my subscription with season two on the way. This model kicks ass. I didn't necessarily plow through a ton of episodes until today since it was a snow day; but I could see myself watching a couple of episodes a night for a couple of nights a week and making it a three week process for season two.
Posts: 14,101

02-21-2013, 08:27 PM	#73
Pablo Blow, Blow Seminole Wind Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Snakebite Nightclub Casino cash: $19431	I haven't seen Homeland but HOC is in Breaking Bad, Mad Men territory for me. Hard to believe it gets much better than that.
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02-21-2013, 09:13 PM	#74
noa Band Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $50825	I really enjoyed the first season. I've recommended the show lots of people and am looking forward to the second season, but frankly, Spoiler! I was disappointed that they chose to have Underwood kill Peter Russo. First, I know Underwood is conniving and ruins people's lives, but that's different from him being a killer. If Russo had just gone on an epic bender and killed himself in a DUI accident, fine, but having Underwood do the deed just felt like it was going too far. And second, I liked Russo. I think he was a great character, and I think it would have been much more interesting to watch everyone deal the aftermath of Russo's drunken radio interview than to simply have Russo eliminated. That felt like a misstep to me in an otherwise excellent season. __________________ Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes, well, he eats you.
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