I remember enjoying House of Cards (US) for a while, it was trashy in a good way. Kind of seemed like a fun caricature of US politics a bit like Veep was. But by the time he became president there didn't seem to be much of a point to this show anymore so I think I quit sometime in the 3rd season.
― silverfish, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 14:54 (four months ago) link
I think the main reason I like it so much is all the memorable peripheral characters, beyond the Underwoods. I could name at least a dozen, some of whom are only there for a short time.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 15:41 (four months ago) link
kevin spacey might be able to act but he has never demonstrated it
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, December 12, 2023 5:41 AM bookmarkflaglink
I once wasted about $100 to see him in Eugene O'Neill's Moon for the Misbegotten, where he played Jim Tyrone like Keyzer Soze
― STUPID CRAP FACE (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 15:45 (four months ago) link
My cousin and his wife, major theatergoers, still rave about his performance in The Iceman Cometh when they saw it in London about 25 years ago.
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 15:57 (four months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPafNZkpX9M
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 16:08 (four months ago) link