4 web exclusive shows that you should be watching

Long gone are the days of families huddling around the family room television to watch the nightly news or ABC’s “TGIF” programming – today, many Americans prefer to watch their favorite sitcoms “on demand” from anywhere where there is an Internet connection.

With the plethora of online video streaming websites like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant Video, a new brand of TV shows have cropped up online exclusively to subscribers of those websites.

Here are five web-exclusive shows that you should be watching, in no particular order.

1. Arrested Development


 

If you’re looking for a dose of dry, snarky humor, Netflix’s exclusive version of “Arrested Development” might be for you. The online revamp, which for three seasons on FOX followed the antics and legal troubles of the dysfunctional Bluth family, picks up where the TV show left off – except this time around, each episode focuses on a specific character and what has happened in his or her life since the show went off the air in 2006.

2. House of Cards



Netflix’s “House of Cards,” which is loosely based on the BBC’s 1990 miniseries, delves into the seedy underbelly of Washington politics. It centers around the life and work of House Majority Whip Frank Underwood, a southern Democrat, who uses his power and connections to push his agenda regardless of the political fallout it may cause.

3. Alpha House


If you’ve ever tried to imagine what current politicians were like back in college, Amazon Prime’s exclusive series “Alpha House” may be able to give you a little glimpse. The show follows four generic Republican Senators through their professional and personal lives as they live, drink and party in the same house like fraternity brothers.

4. Battleground


Battleground,” Hulu’s first scripted series, follows the inner workings of the Deidre Samuels for U.S. Senate campaign. Samuels, a Democratic state senator, is an underdog but has a dedicated group of campaign strategists who may just be able to work their magic and get her elected to Washington. The show uses a quasi-documentary format and many scenes are told through flashbacks, similar to the format used by NBC’s The Office and Parks and Recreations.

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