Source: http://ift.tt/eKERsB - Thursday, February 26, 2015
London (AFP) - As "House of Cards" returns for a third series, the MPs who inspired its scheming anti-hero are playing out their own tragicomedy before a general election, complete with plot twists to do him proud. Many MPs love the show and one of its catchphrases -- "You might very well think that, I couldn't possibly comment" -- has been used repeatedly on the floor of the House of Commons. But, despite growing behind-the-scenes scheming ahead of elections in May, some complain that political dramas like "House of Cards" are an unfair portrayal of real life in Westminster's neo-Gothic halls. "There's probably a grain of truth in it but I don't think we're quite as ruthless as bumping people off," Conservative lawmaker Michael Fabricant told AFP in a parliament tea room. "Or let's put it this way, I haven't found out," said Fabricant, a fan of the show who was an adviser on the original British TV version of "House of Cards". Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, starts the new series of the TV political drama premiering in London on Thursday as US president, having schemed and murdered his way into the West Wing. His devious asides to camera and "FU" cufflinks provide a constant reminder to viewers of his defiant, vaulting ambition. The hit Netflix series is based on the 1990s books and BBC TV series by Michael Dobbs, once a senior adviser to Margaret Thatcher who is now, as Baron Dobbs of Wylye, a member of Britain's House
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London (AFP) - As "House of Cards" returns for a third series, the MPs who inspired its scheming anti-hero are playing out their own tragicomedy before a general election, complete with plot twists to do him proud. Many MPs love the show and one of its catchphrases -- "You might very well think that, I couldn't possibly comment" -- has been used repeatedly on the floor of the House of Commons. But, despite growing behind-the-scenes scheming ahead of elections in May, some complain that political dramas like "House of Cards" are an unfair portrayal of real life in Westminster's neo-Gothic halls. "There's probably a grain of truth in it but I don't think we're quite as ruthless as bumping people off," Conservative lawmaker Michael Fabricant told AFP in a parliament tea room. "Or let's put it this way, I haven't found out," said Fabricant, a fan of the show who was an adviser on the original British TV version of "House of Cards". Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, starts the new series of the TV political drama premiering in London on Thursday as US president, having schemed and murdered his way into the West Wing. His devious asides to camera and "FU" cufflinks provide a constant reminder to viewers of his defiant, vaulting ambition. The hit Netflix series is based on the 1990s books and BBC TV series by Michael Dobbs, once a senior adviser to Margaret Thatcher who is now, as Baron Dobbs of Wylye, a member of Britain's Housefrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1JQUusO
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