Netflix Archives - Steven Stern https://www.stevenstern.me/tag/netflix/ I was just saying... Wed, 25 May 2022 19:36:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0-beta6 https://www.stevenstern.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-black_cat_black_and_white-1-32x32.png Netflix Archives - Steven Stern https://www.stevenstern.me/tag/netflix/ 32 32 87008873 Grace and Frankie https://www.stevenstern.me/2016/05/grace-and-frankie/ Thu, 19 May 2016 14:19:38 +0000 https://www.stevenstern.me/?p=272 Jane Fonda.  Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston,  Martin Sheen. How can it go wrong? I’ve started watching season two and it’s growing on me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAcRVxj7h5I

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]]> Jane Fonda.  Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston,  Martin Sheen. How can it go wrong?

I’ve started watching season two and it’s growing on me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAcRVxj7h5I

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]]> 272 House of Cards, Season 3: Meh. https://www.stevenstern.me/2015/03/house-of-cards-season-3-meh/ Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:34:53 +0000 https://www.stevenstern.me/?p=150 Spoiler alert, maybe. Before I watched the US version of House of Cards on Netflix, I watched the British version*. The arcs of the first two seasons  were similar, similar enough that I feared how the American season 3 would end. Underwood’s first season was a slam-bang ride, a politicial thriller with wit and Shakespearean undertones… Continue reading House of Cards, Season 3: Meh.

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Before I watched the US version of House of Cards on Netflix, I watched the British version*. The arcs of the first two seasons  were similar, similar enough that I feared how the American season 3 would end.

Underwood’s first season was a slam-bang ride, a politicial thriller with wit and Shakespearean undertones (as well as Richard III asides).  The second season lost some of the first season’s power, but kept me binging on into Season 3.  I wanted to love it; I was not impressed by the arc of season 3 and its finale.  The British version made a definite statement about the absolutes of ambition, loyalty and love: What would Elizabeth do for Francis? The American version swung into a predictable domestic drama: What does Claire want?.

Season 4?  I’m not so sure I’m watching.

* The British version appeared as three separate series, House of Cards, To Play The King, and The Final Cut.

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