I had almost forgotten this thread....but I do firmly believe this show demonstrates how incredibly isolated Washington is from the rest of the country. Yeah, a little gratuitous on the sex and violence - but it is entertainment - and while they demonstrate my thesis - that was not their intention.
One thing that fascinated me is how they make liberals and Democrats look MUCH worse than conservatives and Republicans and tea party types. They make all Democrats, including the unions, etc, look just terrible. They sort of make the GOP look almost irrelevant, but it’s benign compared to the “self loathing” they have for themselves.
Also, Frank should be from Charleston - with that accent, and with his politics - that’s not upstate SC. But I’ll forgive the creators that. Spacey is awesome.
I’m finding the new season to be a chore to watch. The UK version maintained interest throughout but this (five episodes in) is humorless with Spacey’s character playing an unrelenting asshole. Too dark.