http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/netflix-to-enter-original-programming-with-mega-deal-for-david-fincher-kevin-spacey-drama-series-house-of-cards/#more-114184
Netflix has just bought the new Series "House of Cards" which is Executive Produced by Kevin Spacey and Directed by multiple Academy Award Nominee David Fincher. This news is huge!!! It marks the first original programming by Netflix and may turn the streaming company into the next HBO.
Back in the day, HBO only had movies that they showed commercial free. But then they started airing original programming that soon became the channels #1 attraction. Showtime and Starz soon followed HBO and now it looks like Netflix will enter the competition by gambling (haha get it? Because the show is about card games?)
And not only did they buy House of Cards, they bought two seasons of it off the bat. In the ever competitive tv market where shows can sometimes get cancelled after one episode, buying 26 episodes is pretty ballsy. But with Fincher attached, it will most likely be pretty good.
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