House of Cards -- either already in the black or seriously underperforming

More from the ongoing Netflix thread, but I promise the end is near. One of the underlying issues I have with the coverage of trendy companies is the lack of interest in facts that seem to undercut the narrative and a lack of skepticism about facts that seem to support it. Take Rebecca Greenfield's gushy story "Netflix Has Almost Already Paid for 'House of Cards' in New Subscribers": By adding