shminux comments on October 2013 Media Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 02 October 2013 06:44:21PM 0 points [-]

The new US remake of House of Cards (by netflix) is absolutely excellent. Modern world politics and ruthlessness.

It starts really well, but after 6 or so episodes it becomes progressively less believable (as in, it gets really hard to maintain the standard suspension of disbelief), given many of the key events and actions. I predict the second season will be downhill from there.

Comment author: Vaniver 13 October 2013 05:56:44PM 0 points [-]

it becomes progressively less believable (as in, it gets really hard to maintain the standard suspension of disbelief)

One of the primary issues with it is that it's based off a plot that fits the British political system- and so things just seem weird. Urquhart, the British version, eventually becomes cevzr zvavfgre, juvpu vf n uhtr cebzbgvba. Underwood eventually becomes ivpr cerfvqrag, juvpu npghnyyl frrzf yvxr n qrzbgvba ng uvf ntr.