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= March 19 =

House of Cards
Near the end of season 2, why did the president via Linda Vasquez take back his offer of a pardon to Raymond Tusk and why did Raymond Tusk suddenly implicate himself of wrongdoings and admit in his senate hearing that he had been funneling Chinese money and that the president knew it? 75.75.42.89 (talk) 02:57, 19 March 2015 (UTC)


 * The short version is that it all happened because Frank Underwood made it happen. :) It's been a while since I watched it, but the answer to the second question is that Tusk had offers of pardons from both Garrett and Underwood. At first he wanted to side with Garrett, who was an old friend, but as Underwood manipulated events with the president's marriage/medical prescriptions, it became clear that he was backing the wrong man. So, he jumped ship. He incriminated himself knowing that Underwood would protect him. I don't recall enough of the details to answer your first question. Matt Deres (talk) 12:40, 19 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Incidentally, if you search for house of cards season 2 recap at your favourite search site, there seem to be lots available, including videos. Matt Deres (talk) 13:01, 19 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Frank Underwood? He should be called Francis Urquhart! Grumble grumble grumble 131.251.254.154 (talk) 13:27, 19 March 2015 (UTC)


 * He knew he couldn't get elected in Gaffney with a name like that, so he had his name legally changed and then threw the employee who processed the name change in front of a subway ;) 75.75.42.89 (talk) 01:29, 20 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It's an FU in either case, as is Felix Ungar. I wonder how many other FU characters there are on TV, the movies, plays, etc. ? StuRat (talk) 17:55, 20 March 2015 (UTC)


 * For a start, try Category:Fictional characters. Caveat lector: It contains lots of sub-categories, and sub-sub cats, etc etc.  --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  21:51, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

House of Cards intro
Actually, while we're talking about that show, I'm curious about a statue seen during the openings. About 38-40 seconds in, you see a statue of a seated man. He's sitting with his legs crossed and his hand is outstretched. Anyone know who that is? I don't know how much the intros change between seasons, but during season 2, the statue was shown while the name of the costume designer was on the screen. Matt Deres (talk) 13:06, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Good Morning Baseball Bugs, How Are You Doin There's A Tv Show Called House of cards There'e also A song or pharse called house of cards is that Ture. 68.102.58.146 (talk) 14:42, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I've never seen the show. Is that the one on Netflix? I don't do Netflix. I don't know about the song. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 15:11, 19 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Assuming it's the same one as in this video, it's the William Wetmore Story statue Chief Justice John Marshall at the United States Supreme Court Building. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 17:24, 19 March 2015 (UTC)


 * That's the guy! Thanks, Cucumber Mike. Matt Deres (talk) 13:02, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

I want you to join
I started discussion topics in two articles, but no one is coming. JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 15:29, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Talk:Public broadcasting: New, separate main article about public broadcasting in the U.S.
 * 2) Talk:Television advertisement/Archives/2017: Commercial break is being redirect to television advertisement, but it also happens on radio. What should we do with ad breaks?
 * This is a page for asking questions not for posting notices about threads on other talk pages. If you haven't done so already you will want to move this to the Wikiproject television talk page. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 15:37, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
 * OK. Just did it. Sorry about that. JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 15:06, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt simulcast on Crunchyroll
Did they live streamed BS-NTV's feed every week as the channel was showing PSG episode first in Japan? Answer at Talk:Panty %26 Stocking with Garterbelt JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 15:35, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I will answer here. Crunchyroll doesn't livestream anything and they don't air things in a true simulcast.  There is an at least 1-hour delay, as per their own website. Mingmingla (talk) 02:41, 20 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Ooo la la! I better upgrade to Premium+! Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 29 Adar 5775 02:58, 20 March 2015 (UTC)


 * OK. Did they actually put PSG episodes online on the same day as BS-NTV's first showings? JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 15:30, 20 March 2015 (UTC)


 * They're available one hour after broadcast in Japan to Premium members (whether it's the same day for you is tough to answer without knowing your location and not important). I actually use CrunchyRoll as a Premium member and can tell you that you can only watch the latest episodes soon after broadcast if you are also a premium member. You have to wait a few days otherwise, maybe even a week. Episodes that require a premium account to watch are marked with a small orange crown. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 2 Nisan 5775 02:41, 22 March 2015 (UTC)


 * All right. I'll ask the Crunchyroll team. Thanks, anyway. JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 11:43, 22 March 2015 (UTC)