Sat in the office earlier browsing The Guardian and read a piece that they'd remade House of Cards. Now I love the original - Ian Richardson was astonishing as Francis Urquhart. So the idea of a remake worried me, especially one made by Netflix.
Then I read on. Andrew Davies and Michael Dobbs are executive producers. Its produced and directed by David Fincher. And its got Kevin Spacey in the lead. Its set it present day Washington and he is a Congressman who is the Democrat whip who helps get a President elected who then goes back on the deal to make him Secretary of State.
What I like about it is that its political drama on a grand scale, beautifully shot and acted with Kevin Spacey doing his own role but with enough references to the original to keep fans happy.
As for Netflix its 10:30 at night and its still playing OK even on my slow broadband. Now that they're commissioning content (2 x 13 episodes reportedly for $100m!) could this be a game changer?
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