Netflix’s (s NFLX) new exclusive show House Of Cards may just be the first cable TV drama for cord cutters. Here’s our take on it:
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Show notes for this episode:
- Netflix is going to release the entire first season of House Of Cards on Februar 1. Check out the show page on Netflix.com for more details.
- You can read our previous House of Cards coverage.
- Check out our e-book Cut the Cord: All You Need to Know to Drop Cable to learn more about various devices that House Of Cards and other Netflix content is available on. The book is available for $5 on Amazon(s amzn), Barnes & Noble(s bks) and iTunes(s aapl).
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this would not be the first. Netflix also produced the excellent and funny Lilyhammer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1958961/
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this show since I first saw the trailer several weeks ago. I’ve read early reviews that say this is for Netflix what The Sopranos was for HBO.
I’m pretty excited about Netflix (and other OTT providers) producing their own content. I’m hopeful that this starts a trend. And maybe it will incent HBO, showtime (et al) to unbind themselves from Cable as a delivery mechanism for content.
Janko, based on your review I’m renewing my Netflix subscription. After being pestered by Netflix’s “please come back” emails every other month, this show just may do it for me.
Reed Hastings should probably cut you a little cheque ;)
We work for our readers, not the companies we cover… so if you like it, feel free to buy me a coffee :)
Well said!
Well said!
Amen, brother. Wish more of the companies we covered understood that. (And I too will renew Netflix for a month to catch the series if initial reviews are positive.)