House of Cards vs. The West Wing

[Mr. Smith]

Hackish as The West Wing may be, the characters have more depth and more lives of their own we know of. The dialogue is usually quite sharp too. It's a bit corny at times and there are some bland spots, but overall I want know everything that happens next.

HoC bends to the will of Frank Underwood whenever convenient, and while I prefer cynicism in general over idealism,...there's a greater danger of making something so dark, as to make one just not care.

And that's where I stand, I don't care all that much about any of the characters sans Underwood ever since Russo was killed.

And now that Frank doesn't talk to audience with some snarky remark so much...a lot is lost.

In the end, parts without much Underwood just don't work very well for me.

HoC has a better musical score though.