"Which is the better show - SCANDAL or HOUSE OF CARDS?"
Just finished a binge watch of HOC season 2 and I must ask - WHICH is the better show. Here's some criteria for you - writing, directing, storyline/script, acting, character development, cinematography, etc.
>Just finished a binge watch of HOC season 2 and I must ask - >WHICH is the better show. Here's some criteria for you - >writing, directing, storyline/script, acting, character >development, cinematography, etc. > >Serious discussion please.........
You know...this isn't even close right. But I'm game.
Writing: HoC Beau Willimon and the writers clearly have a distinct vision they want for the show and are given the leeway to implement it. Having a blueprint from the original BBC show helps. The dialogue is snappy and I dig a lot of the foreshadowing that takes place.
Storyline/Script: Same as above. Some things stretch believability, specifically the Peter Russo "thing", but I find most of what happens very plausible. Also, while reading news articles about our Congress and all the procedural machinations and vote trading that occurs, I tend to believe HoC gets closer to what actually happens in Congress than other fictional works.
Acting: HoC Is this even a question? Scandal is a melodrama disguised as a political thriller with matching melodramatic acting. Every episode Robin Wright and Kevin Space put on a clinic. Not to mention Corey Stoll and Michael Kelly.
Character Development: HoC Scandal writers come up with a crazy scenario for each of their characters and throw it on the screen. They change the characters to suit whatever crazy storlyine they want to develop. It's so freakin' absurd. The HoC characters arrived fully formed. We knew what they were from the jump. Although they haven't exactly shown "growth" in the past two seasons, they are so fully realized that I don't need to see "growth" per se.
Cinematography: HoC This show is shot beautifully. I think the tone David Fincher set in the first two episodes carried well throughout the show. It gives it a cinematic quality.
All that said, people like what they like. I happen to think Scandal is a terrible, terrible show. Some people think HoC is overrated. There's no accounting for taste. Scandal just ain't my cup of tea. I have learned to accept that.
8. "RE: Which is the better show - SCANDAL or HOUSE OF CARDS?" In response to Reply # 0
scandal................all day.........erryday!!!
hoc........prententious as hell!!!!! and dey get disqualified for having cnn, msnbc, fox news anchors in cameos. scandal know who dey are and who the audience is....period.
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12. "So true. The boards are turning to crap." In response to Reply # 10
It's kinda like the last few seasons of the Office. A complete parody of itself. Even the sports board. This is the only board I really enjoy anymore, and topics like this one make me lose faith lol.
House of Cards is without a doubt the more polished show. Better directing, lighting, cinematography, sound. But it's infuriatingly self-serious, constantly pretending it MEANS something and has something powerful to say about politics in America.
But in fact it is ludicrous camp. I'd much rather watch a show that realizes it is ludicrous camp than one that loudly insists that it is an important show.
15. "I'm only 1/2 way thru the 1st season of HoC. When does this happen?" In response to Reply # 14
>infuriatingly self-serious, constantly pretending it MEANS >something and has something powerful to say about politics in >America. > >But in fact it is ludicrous camp.
The previous ep w/ the brick through the window was a little peculiar
Just wondering if I should expect stuff more along those lines from here on out or if you thought it was pure camp from the jump. The only problem I've had w/ it so far is Spacey talking to the camera too much (or maybe even at all)
Shonda knows. and a good portion of the fanbase knows based on the conversations i've had w/several ppl who watch. yes, there is that portion that doesn't seem to know. but i think most of us who watch know the show is a prime-time soap opera.
To act like every scandal fan is like you, is bullshit. There are plenty that genuinely believe it's a top notch show and Kerry should be awarded for her crying.
>Oh puhlease. Hell I watch House of Cards because it's over >the top, but I'd be lying if I said I thought others felt the >same.
i watch both knowing this
but HoC fans are the most incredibly unaware group that dont realize they are watching a soap opera scandal fans relish that it is ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
33. "I hear what you're saying, but correct me if I'm wrong" In response to Reply # 26 Fri Feb-21-14 04:24 PM by astralblak
HoC is melodrama not soap opera. As Amoldovar once said, soap opera is melodrama done badly. Things can be extreme, over the top, and serious as melodrama, soap opera thrives off the campiness
36. "Oh this show is thriving off of campiness" In response to Reply # 33
>HoC is melodrama not soap opera. As Amoldovar once said, soap >opera is melodrama done badly. Things can be extreme, over the >top, and serious as melodrama, soap opera thrives off the >campiness
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
48. "Actually that would be y'all " In response to Reply # 47
Hipsters are the ones who "barely watch tv" Deigning to only watch "particular" shows of "quality"
Y'all are judging the shit out of two tv shows that are not as different as tall really want and wish them to be to try to have some misguided attempt to superior taste in television watching
Get that straight And please for the live of television try to gain some damn perspective and awareness Sheesh It's embarrassing ...for y'all ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
34. "why do folks like yall" In response to Reply # 20 Fri Feb-21-14 04:29 PM by astralblak
keep denying that HoC has SUPERIOR acting, by miles and LOOKS fantastic. the lighting and composition of many scenes are great and compliment the plot/scene very well.
fuck all that thinking man's bullshit. those two things alone make HoC better if yall are pretending the writing and plots are equal
38. "To me, the only real difference between the two is that one is" In response to Reply # 0
aimed more at women than the other
Well, fine, that, and one show spends more time on political wheeling and dealing than the other
Both have their share of ridiculous OMG SHOCK LOL! moments, though, so the comparison isn't as off as we might believe
It's just that one's *perceived* as a more "pop" show than the other
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I also think Scandal (from what little I've seen) owns its ridiculousness more, although that might be more of a reaction to the critical acclaim that HoC gets. But it was funny watching Twitter during season 1; every Hollywood writer I followed heaped praise on it while most every political writer laughed about how ridiculous and silly it was.
Folks in GD and here didn't believe me when I said HoC viewers are the most unaware viewers
But hey let's see them try to distance their TV habits ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
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