House of Cards is the first television series by Netflix. It premiered on February 1, at which time all 13 first-season episodes became available for streaming.
The political-drama series, which is based on a BBC miniseries of the same name, is quite similar to West Wing, except without that show’s idealistic liberal bias. Indeed, the protagonist Kevin Spacey, who plays a S.C. congressman, is exceedingly cynical and pragmatic, and his wife Robin Wright, who runs a D.C. non-profit, shares his attributes while providing the viewers with wonderful eye candy.
House of Cards was so good that I couldn’t put it down. Two days after watching the first episode I finished the 13th 50-minute episode. West Wing was excellent; House of Cards is better. Three and a half stars out of four.
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