As the first shot, netflix strives to get off to a good start, with big-name director David Fincher, actor Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright (Sean Penn’s ex-wife, Forrest Gump heroine). Moreover, the script is adapted from a British drama, which is even more insured.
The house of cards, which resembles the house of representatives, has the meaning of maintaining a fine political balance, and is double crowned in one word. The setting is similar to the political battle of the Atlantic Empire, but the background is the current Washington. In the past two years, Washington has been dog-blooded, and it is also very handy to write a screenwriter. For example, the firing of the Secretary of State in the first episode, in reality, is indeed the first candidate for the White House to fail the nomination.
However, there are still some flaws in the adaptation. For example, Spacey’s setting is a majority party whip, which is a very important figure in the United Kingdom, but its importance is greatly reduced in the U.S. Congress, because the U.S. Congress has a majority leader; The majority party in the UK must be on the same side as the prime minister, but this is often not the case in the United States. Fortunately, it is not a big problem. Moreover, in order to take care of American audiences with underdeveloped brains, Spacey often jumps out of the role to explain, and the difficulty of trying to keep up with the plot is greatly reduced.
The advantage of online distribution is that it is launched all at once in a season, and there is no need to wait a week, and the cost of channels such as cable TV networks is reduced, which can be described as a different way; but the disadvantage is that it reduces advertising revenue. If this new release method is successful, amazon and others may follow up and further squeeze the traditional premium channel. In any case, the reshuffle of the TV drama industry has begun, and whoever is the one dead still needs time to make a referee.
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