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Vs. the original

posted 8 years ago by Renovatio (2990)
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How do you guys think this version of House of Cards compares to the original BBC miniseries?

I prefer the streamlined elegance of shorter BBC series, but I think they did a great job with the first two seasons of the American version...

However, I think from season three onwards it started to become very tedious and I gave up on it in the first episode of season 4...

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Watch the ratings and you'll see most people totally agree.

[–] Cookie.L.A. (2117) 7 years ago

I watched Season 1 of the BBC version and wasn't particularly engaged. The wife wasn't as central, so you didn't have a double dose of evil...and the U.S. adaptation is dirtier...which I think is apt for the time we live in.