I enjoy House of Cards as entertainment and the acting is wonderful. It doesn't approach the brilliance of the British original, but that would be an impossible task. On its own terms, it's loads of fun to watch.
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But here's my problem: You'd think the writers could create plot lines that are at least semi-plausible in the real world. But they don't. For example: Teachers cannot and do not strike because they don't like a piece of legislation being considered by Congress. And they don't strike nationally. Teachers only go on strike when they cannot reach agreement on a contract in their local school district -- and the strike is limited to that school district. It's patently absurd that the writers made this part of the story.
