House of Cards (US version)

[Rock8man]

I posted about the first episode in another thread:

@Rock8man

I watched the first episode. I like quite a bit. The two main characters are definitely not likeable, and yet, because it’s Kevin Spacey, and he has that certain Kevin Spacey charm, I can’t help but root for him a little bit. His wife is stone cold and I really can never see myself rooting for her in any of her endeavors.

The pacing, the way the camera and scene’s pacing plays out, the way the lighting gives the series a certain mood, it’s all very David Fincher, who I’m a big fan of. (He directed House of Cards, at least the first episode, but possible all of it, I don’t know).

So yeah, I’m really looking forward to seeing how the series unfolds. It’s great to see Fincher’s work again. It’s been too long since Social Network.

Talking into the camera: Yeah, I was kind of shocked when it happened, but I’m not upset over it. Shows usually handle this with a voice-over instead of the person speaking into the camera. I personally like the voice-over technique much better.