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Around this time last night, I finished watching season three of House of Cards. Bet that seems like I dragged my heels a bit, doesn’t it?

Putting aside the fact that I was on the road the weekend that the show dropped, I long ago swore off the whole idea of binge-watching. The great thing about this is that it allowed me to get maximum enjoyment out of a very curiously paced season of the show, and do more of that getting out more that I enjoyed so much two weeks ago. So sure, I needed to be a bit mindful of what corners of Twitter I glanced at, along with certain people’s Facebook feeds…but believe it or not folks, I was able to get this far without having anything major spoiled for me.

Think I’ll be able to pull off the same trick in four weeks when it comes to Daredevil?

Maybe I got lucky – maybe the conversation around House of Cards didn’t happen as the same breakneck pace that follows fanatical shows like Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, or Mad Men. Or maybe the twists weren’t there to be spoiled.

No matter what, I still believe in parsing out a show for first-time consumption and will be sticking to the routine. Join me, won’t you? Serve yourself up a bowl of ice cream instead of sitting down with the carton and the spoon…

 

For your listening and reading fulfillment, I give you…

 

Looks like I finished House of Cards just in time – with the complete starting line-up back in action at The Cinecast, they get down to the nitty-gritty of all things Underwood (amongst hours of other great talking points).

It’s slim pickins at the multiplex (again), so I think my money will be going into the coffers of ’71. Though if Luke at Mezzanine is to be believed, I should proceed with caution.

Two months into his film-a-day project, Simon Columb pauses to take stock.

Ever wish you’d been introduced to particular films when you were younger? So does Beatrice.

So I’ll bet you thought that the whole wide world hated poor old Chappie – well Natalie is here to disagree with the whole wide world.

Courtney thinks that DC and Marvel could learn a thing or two from Dominic Toretto & Co. Considering I’m yet to see a FAST movie, I can only assume he’s correct.

Ruth was in the mood to listen to some sci-fi this week, so she has put together a post chronicling her top five sci-fi soundtracks (specifically, ones about robots!)

Down at Reel Talker, Candice wonders if the english dubs of animated asian films should pay a bit more attention to the actors they cast.

 

As for The Tweet of The Week, I feel like Carley gets me…

 

Enjoy!

16 Replies to “Everybody’s Talkin’ 3 – 12 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)”

  1. I’ve only seen season 1 of House of Cards, I’m just so bad w/ TV shows. Can’t wait for Daredevil though, let’s hope it’s good!

    THANKS for the link btw, much appreciated!

    1. Season One of HoC is still probably the best overall, and don’t worry on being so behind…that’s my life too. For instance, I only *just* caught up with Hannibal, am still working my way through Arrow, and haven’t even glanced at Luther yet.

      So few hours, so much to do!

  2. I think it helps that House of Cards was released as a whole season instead of per episode so there’s less spoilers going around. I’m still behind on the show as I have another season to watch. Thank you for the link!

    1. There’s less, you’re right, but the series as a whole starts getting addressed on sites and blogs after about one week, so for more patient viewers like myself that spread it out over two weeks there’s a bit of clicking away that creeps in.

      Still – you’re right – it’s not nearly as bad as shows like Walking Dead or Game of Thrones that cause me to steer completely clear of social media as they air!

  3. Thanks for the plug, sir. I would recommend that, when you do catch up with the Fast and Furious series, you start with Fast Five and Furious 6 (the most superhero-centric of the six) and then move onto the first four. The series will never trump Marvel or DC, but it is doing certain things right.

    1. Bloomin’ eck! You’ve not got into the Fast series Ryan? It’s fascinating to see them all in chronological order. They get better later on of course, but the type of films they were and the weird politics in the first two films are fascinating. I don’t think I know of a series that managed to reinvent itself so well – that alone is simply outstanding. As I understand, it’s all down to Justin Lin (opposed to considered-more-credible John Singleton who directed 2 Fast 2 Furious to dismal results…)

      Thanks for the link though Ryan!

      1. Well boys, I may finally take the bait and start going through them in early summer when the newest one arrives…though in light of my mention of binge-watching above, I wonder how well they will work when I end up watching them all strung together?

  4. I only just started on House of Cards, goddamn the way Kevin Spacey talks to the camera like that, it reminds me of the Wolf of Wall Street, so well done! Can’t wait to get further into the season…

    .. And you are spot on about binge-watching. I try to space them out to get the most out of them but those shows that like to end on cliff-hangars. I can’t help but binge-watch. You just gotta know what happens next! I prefer shows where each episode is its own entity though, if that makes sense – it doesn’t end with something big not revealed, but the viewer is teased.

    Some interesting posts here. I tried to like Chappie and I thought it had heaps of great ideas… but the execution was off for me. Plus Die Antwoord were just too much for me!

    1. Thanks for dropping by Jordan – for my money, anytime a series drops all at once like that, the best pacing comes from doing one episode per night…with the occasional indulgence of a second helping.

  5. Thanks so much for including me in this! I’m having the familiar box set dilemma with Breaking Bad at the moment. I just started it at the weekend (I know, where have I been?) but I’m already six episodes in. I really want to binge on it, but part of me feels I should savour it. I need will power!

    1. I’ve actually managed to save the last Breaking Bad season, to savour it hehe like you said. I don’t know how I have avoided spolers but I have no idea how it ends. I’m gonna wait so long that I’m gonna have to watch it from the beginning cos I’ve forgotten it 😀

    2. Well for both of you, the whole sticking point is that when you finish it there aren’t any more to savour! So proceed with caution…but do enjoy, since it’s such a glorious story.

      1. hehehe that comment definetely has been starting from the start. God I can barely remember those first episodes…. except for that guy tied to the pole… Man I can’t to dive back into this right from the start!

        Funny thing is I despite meth. Everything about it disgusts me. And its ruining my home town too which sucks – its odd, this brings the drug into the limelight…. is it for better or worse? Hmm…

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