But BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield thinks that if House Of Cards is a success, Netflix could also start demanding a fee from the broadband suppliers that plug their fat pipes into our homes and let us stream House Of Cards in the first place.
You can read Greenfield’s full report here (subscription required) but his basic idea is that the cable companies are taking about $40 bucks a month from you for your Internet service and not sharing any of that with the content side because for the most part, they are paying networks like AMC and Discovery a per subscriber fee on the cable side.
If Netflix’s exclusive programming takes off and viewers demand it, Netflix could be in a position to start taking a per subscriber fee from the cable guys on the Internet side. It’s not a completely unprecedented idea. According to Greenfield, ESPN gets a per sub fee for ESPN 3 from broadband.
It would be a bold move on Hastings’ part and one that he’s not yet in a position to make. But if shows like House Of Cards help Netflix become the next HBO, the service could be looking at a whole new stream of revenue. [Reply]
Show is awesome. My one gripe is that the President seems very obtuse compared with the rest of the characters. You don't get to be President without being incredibly astute. I hope they fix that in the second season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Silock:
Show is awesome. My one gripe is that the President seems very obtuse compared with the rest of the characters. You don't get to be President without being incredibly astute. I hope they fix that in the second season.
Heh. I guess you never heard of George W. Bush or Joe Biden. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buck:
Just finished the last episode.
WOW. Great season.
Best 1st season of anything in a while...better than Homeland, IMO.
WTF? Season 1 of Homeland was top quality. I thought the story line dragged in the middle. Excellent start and finish. Definitely top quality TV but the best evah. no. [Reply]
Wow. Underwood is the coldest, most deviant prick I may have ever watched on a show. Delightful character. Netflix hit their target. There's no fucking way I'm cancelling my subscription with season two on the way.
This model kicks ass. I didn't necessarily plow through a ton of episodes until today since it was a snow day; but I could see myself watching a couple of episodes a night for a couple of nights a week and making it a three week process for season two. [Reply]
It really is a great show. The fact they had the cash to pull in an actor like Spacey, and just the production value in general... is really impressive.
Can't wait for the new Arrested Development. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
WTF? Season 1 of Homeland was top quality. I thought the story line dragged in the middle. Excellent start and finish. Definitely top quality TV but the best evah. no.
I really enjoyed the first season. I've recommended the show lots of people and am looking forward to the second season, but frankly,
Spoiler!
I was disappointed that they chose to have Underwood kill Peter Russo. First, I know Underwood is conniving and ruins people's lives, but that's different from him being a killer. If Russo had just gone on an epic bender and killed himself in a DUI accident, fine, but having Underwood do the deed just felt like it was going too far. And second, I liked Russo. I think he was a great character, and I think it would have been much more interesting to watch everyone deal the aftermath of Russo's drunken radio interview than to simply have Russo eliminated. That felt like a misstep to me in an otherwise excellent season.
Originally Posted by noa:
I really enjoyed the first season. I've recommended the show lots of people and am looking forward to the second season, but frankly,
Spoiler!
I was disappointed that they chose to have Underwood kill Peter Russo. First, I know Underwood is conniving and ruins people's lives, but that's different from him being a killer. If Russo had just gone on an epic bender and killed himself in a DUI accident, fine, but having Underwood do the deed just felt like it was going too far. And second, I liked Russo. I think he was a great character, and I think it would have been much more interesting to watch everyone deal the aftermath of Russo's drunken radio interview than to simply have Russo eliminated. That felt like a misstep to me in an otherwise excellent season.
Spoiler!
Russo's destruction was awful - I kept yelling at the screen DON'T GO IN THE ROOM! DON'T TAKE THE DRINK! GET OUT OF THERE! I actually had to leave the room when he botched the interview. However, I didn't have a problem with the way Underwood dealt with him - perfect chance to rid himself of an unstable timebomb that would have likely destroyed him dropped right in his lap. As Frank himself said in one of his Ferris Bueller moments, you don't let opportunities like that pass you by. But it was painful to watch.
It's really going to suck having to wait a year for the next season. I'm hooked. [Reply]
