House of Cards fans?


jsupop33

jsupop33

Loyalty & Respect
This my favorite show on TV right now. The only other show I really watch besides scandals. Spacy is a beast. I am ready for season 2. Frank going to have to kill a few more people.
 



jsupop33 said:
This my favorite show on TV right now. The only other show I really watch besides scandals. Spacy is a beast. I am ready for season 2. Frank going to have to kill a few more people.
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It’s my favorite also. I was hearing rumors that the show will be shot in 4K. Season 1 looked good in 1080p. With the price of 4K hardware coming down, this show might ignite the TV set buying market again.
 
We watched the first three on Vday.... Man, I had a ribeye steak, crabcakes, scotch and house of cards.
 
I just finished watching it all. I don’t want to give to many details for those who haven’t finished it all yet, but I do not like the direction they are taking Frank’s character. The shock and awe is getting, I’ll say unbelievable to the storyline.
 
jsupop33 said:
On episode 6... Frank is Gangsta.
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I don’t want to spoil it for you. Wait until you get to episodes 10-13 and see if you want to give him that “gangsta” distinction. After you see it, I bet you will have a different opinion about Frank or you might think like me they should not have written the storyline that way for him.
 
JAG89 said:
Netflix has noticed Verizon has reduced its speed to their customers trying to watch House of Cards and other shows through Verizon FiOS. It seems like Verizon is trying to lead a double dipping scandal by charging their users for internet service and also charging the media providers.

http://www.kalb.com/story/24791964/netflix-speeds-lag-for-verizon-users-amid-dispute
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Looks like it’s more than just Verizon. . .

Netflix cuts deal with Comcast to speed service

Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast to ensure that its movies and TV shows stream more quickly, the latest evidence of a shift in the balance of power in favor of Internet service providers and the likelihood of rising prices for consumers.
Emboldened by a mid-January federal appeals court ruling that eliminated "net neutrality" rules, which had prohibited Internet providers from prioritizing content, Comcast and others cable companies are showing signs they will take a more aggressive stance in how content streams through their "pipes."
Calling it "a mutually beneficial" agreement, Netflix, whose content accounts for nearly a third of evening Internet traffic, and Comcast, the nation's largest Internet provider and cable operator, said Sunday the deal will provide Comcast customers "a high-quality Netflix video experience for years to come." Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/02/23/netflix-comcast-deal-streaming/5757631/
 
bigmanofds said:
Looks like it’s more than just Verizon. . .

Netflix cuts deal with Comcast to speed service

Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast to ensure that its movies and TV shows stream more quickly, the latest evidence of a shift in the balance of power in favor of Internet service providers and the likelihood of rising prices for consumers.
Emboldened by a mid-January federal appeals court ruling that eliminated "net neutrality" rules, which had prohibited Internet providers from prioritizing content, Comcast and others cable companies are showing signs they will take a more aggressive stance in how content streams through their "pipes."
Calling it "a mutually beneficial" agreement, Netflix, whose content accounts for nearly a third of evening Internet traffic, and Comcast, the nation's largest Internet provider and cable operator, said Sunday the deal will provide Comcast customers "a high-quality Netflix video experience for years to come." Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/02/23/netflix-comcast-deal-streaming/5757631/
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If I pay a internet provider to speed up my internet connection by allowing me more bandwidth, then I expect my internet service to be faster. Verizon should not be slowing down my connection to stream movies because they want the media provider (Netflix) to pay them a fee. The article I posted stated that Verizon slowed down Netflix customers streaming capabilities by 14%, while others internet providers remained the same during the same time period. The deal Netflix made with Comcast is to help Netflix stream movies faster to their customers, which means Comcast will probably have a dedicated line of bandwidth for Netflix movies. Intentionally slowing down people bandwidth should be illegal, since individuals have already paid Verizon to provide them internet service.
 
I am just on episode 6 now. I will say I didn't like him killing the ol' reporter girl. I kinda wanted them to do more with their jumpoff/informant relationship. The freaky Japanese Billionaire caught me all the way off guard from the opening scene of that episode.
 



JAG89 said:
If I pay a internet provider to speed up my internet connection by allowing me more bandwidth, then I expect my internet service to be faster. Verizon should not be slowing down my connection to stream movies because they want the media provider (Netflix) to pay them a fee. The article I posted stated that Verizon slowed down Netflix customers streaming capabilities by 14%, while others internet providers remained the same during the same time period. The deal Netflix made with Comcast is to help Netflix stream movies faster to their customers, which means Comcast will probably have a dedicated line of bandwidth for Netflix movies. Intentionally slowing down people bandwidth should be illegal, since individuals have already paid Verizon to provide them internet service.
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You are right Verizon is putting it to their subscribers but I think Comcast is no better. The way I was looking at it is Comcast is making you pay more just to watch TV even with a faster connection. The whole purpose of cord cutting is not to pay companies like Comcast or Verizon any more money to watch TV. Comcast will be charging Netflix a fee that will be eventually passed on to the consumers. So to me, it is still paying more money for something that was free at one time in my life . . . and it’s legal. It’s paying extra for Netflix today, so what will be next . . . YouTube? If that’s the case, then cable TV will be the cheaper option then streaming over the internet. Again, what’s the point of being a cord cutter?
 
Devil's Gun Trigger Man said:
I am just on episode 6 now. I will say I didn't like him killing the ol' reporter girl. I kinda wanted them to do more with their jumpoff/informant relationship. The freaky Japanese Billionaire caught me all the way off guard from the opening scene of that episode.
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I kind of felt the same way but the storyline is making Frank somebody you bet not F with and he will kill to reach his goals. Also I think they are setting up his fall in Season 3. You know what they say in politics, “Don’t ever get caught with a dead girl or a live boy”.
 
bigmanofds said:
You are right Verizon is putting it to their subscribers but I think Comcast is no better. The way I was looking at it is Comcast is making you pay more just to watch TV even with a faster connection. The whole purpose of cord cutting is not to pay companies like Comcast or Verizon any more money to watch TV. Comcast will be charging Netflix a fee that will be eventually passed on to the consumers. So to me, it is still paying more money for something that was free at one time in my life . . . and it’s legal. It’s paying extra for Netflix today, so what will be next . . . YouTube? If that’s the case, then cable TV will be the cheaper option then streaming over the internet. Again, what’s the point of being a cord cutter?
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I wouldn't have a problem with Verizon claiming Netflix as being a data hog, but Verizon is trying to get their customers to pay more to stream their movies. Maybe Verizon should update their movie collection and lower their prices for movie streaming before they attack Netflix for providing the people what they want when it comes to streaming movies.
 
JAG89 said:
I wouldn't have a problem with Verizon claiming Netflix as being a data hog, but Verizon is trying to get their customers to pay more to stream their movies. Maybe Verizon should update their movie collection and lower their prices for movie streaming before they attack Netflix for providing the people what they want when it comes to streaming movies.
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O.K., I see the total picture now, after reading other articles, The Netflix/Comcast deal from what I understand, will cost Netflix less money but a faster connection which like you said is good. This deal has more to do with a lot of back-end internet stuff, and to put it in laymen’s terms, Netflix is sort of cutting out the middle man and going straight to Comcast . . .dedicated line as you stated. . .to get better service to their customers. I’m so suspicious about the Comcast /Time Warner Deal because I think Comcast is getting too big, having too much power, and will be giving more crappy service for more money. In the article I posted, I saw “Netflix has agrees to pay Comcast “and “likelihood of rising prices,” and went off halfcocked on one of my Illuminati new world order conspiracy theory tangents. So Verizon is the big bad wolf.:lol:
 
bigmanofds said:
O.K., I see the total picture now, after reading other articles, The Netflix/Comcast deal from what I understand, will cost Netflix less money but a faster connection which like you said is good. This deal has more to do with a lot of back-end internet stuff, and to put it in laymen’s terms, Netflix is sort of cutting out the middle man and going straight to Comcast . . .dedicated line as you stated. . .to get better service to their customers. I’m so suspicious about the Comcast /Time Warner Deal because I think Comcast is getting too big, having too much power, and will be giving more crappy service for more money. In the article I posted, I saw “Netflix has agrees to pay Comcast “and “likelihood of rising prices,” and went off halfcocked on one of my Illuminati new world order conspiracy theory tangents. So Verizon is the big bad wolf.:lol:
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No matter how we look at it, the customer will ultimately pay more to stream videos. IMO, Verizon is trying to monopolize their customers internet service by controlling what they can stream. It wouldn't surprise me if Netflix is merged or bought out by one of the big internet/cable providers. I suggest that you purchase a 4 terabyte external hard drive and start downloading your movies. An external hard drive with wireless capabilities would allow any device in your house that can connect to it to watch a movie. DVD's and Blu-Ray disks are a thing of the past in my household.
 
Show is pretty dope. A bit predictable, but dope. I hope netflix starts more original series...even though technically it's not original since they copied the UK version of House of cards lol
 
Ok, after hearing so much about this show, I watched seasons 1 and 2 during the last 2 weeks. Pretty good...some scenes caught me totally off guard (like in episode 10/didn't want to see all that). Aside from Frank my favorite character was Freddy. I hope that they write him back into the storylines. I haven't had any good ribs in a while...LOL
 
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