Just re watched it again myself, after first watching it when it aired on Netflix. For a first crack at an "in house" produced show of this type, Netflix really hit it out of the park IMO. Also, I liked the European book and series as well, if you have unblock-us VPN type service, you can watch it on Sweden or the UK's Netflix sites from USA or Canada. Also, House of Cards is available in "Super HD" format on Netflix if your ISP is participating in it with Netflix, and you have 20mbs or faster streaming capability. Woo Woo!
There was an article on the AP yesterday about Netflix surpassing HBO's subscriber numbers for the first time this last month. I for one hope it is a sign of things to come - a move towards more of a "pay for what you want" type of service, or "instant view" type of select-ability for not just movies, but TV shows as well. I for one will put up with a small amount of advertising a la uTube's current advertising format on my Netflix if it keeps the price where it is, and they keep adding content like House of Cards and the like. Netflix directly credits House of Cards with them pushing over the top of 2 million subscribed streaming customers, and they are set to start shooting season 2 in the upcoming month.
