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Dave Starsky

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11. The show was dying anyway.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 03:45 PM

Oct 2017

They seemed to be running out of ideas. The love affair between Claire and that sleepy, flat-affect author was fucking preposterous. And let's face it, it is impossible to compete dramatically with the political reality we all currently live in.

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House of Cards Suspends Production on Season 6 [View all] Jose Garcia Oct 2017 OP

Good! Spacey's use of his "coming out" as gay as some kind of excuse for his disgusting behavior... InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #1

Agree 100%. Bleacher Creature Oct 2017 #5

Yes, exactly... Spacey is detestable for his original offense and his subsequent defense. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #18

That was just as insulting and disgusting as the act itself. Initech Oct 2017 #15

Yes... and I sure as hell hope his career is over because of it... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #26

Yeah he handled that very poorly. Initech Nov 2017 #28

I'm boycotting all of it... new AND old. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #29

It's too bad we can't do the same thing with our other fictional President. NT Bleacher Creature Oct 2017 #2

You said it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #19

Yes let's decide to suspend the 45th presidency FakeNoose Oct 2017 #20

I second that emotion!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #27

I thought the series was over anyway... titaniumsalute Oct 2017 #3

I've never seen the show (I don't have Netflix) BUT Coventina Oct 2017 #4

They could just say his character was arrested and jailed for attempted sex with a minor. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #6

He IS the show ... mr_lebowski Oct 2017 #8

They actually should. joshcryer Oct 2017 #9

The show was dying anyway. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #11

There'd be no series without Spacey's character, it's all about his lust for power groundloop Oct 2017 #7

I think Robin Wright could carry it on her own as POTUS. Vinca Oct 2017 #10

She could, indeed. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #13

I thought last season should have introduced a Trump character. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #12

And his production company More_Cowbell Nov 2017 #24

The show's killed several other characters off crazycatlady Oct 2017 #14

There is no show without him. Codeine Oct 2017 #16

Gosh that's really a shame, then. Coventina Oct 2017 #17

Exactly. Why should cast and crew be punished for his behavior? Merlot Oct 2017 #23

I've never watched the 'cards', not sure if netflix can afford to stop one of their popular shows Sunlei Oct 2017 #21

If netflix cancels this, low level people lose their jobs, and Woody Allen, Polanski, others adigal Oct 2017 #22

I never have watched the show, but truthisfreedom Nov 2017 #25