The new US remake of House of Cards (by netflix) is absolutely excellent. Modern world politics and ruthlessness.
Borgia (also known as Borgia: Faith and Fear) is also very good. Political drama, and an excellent reminder of the massive values dissonance in the renaissance. Good, but slightly spoilery article on that aspect
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.
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.
The new US remake of House of Cards (by netflix) is absolutely excellent. Modern world politics and ruthlessness.
Borgia (also known as Borgia: Faith and Fear) is also very good. Political drama, and an excellent reminder of the massive values dissonance in the renaissance. Good, but slightly spoilery article on that aspect
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.
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.