he accuses lillehammer. he is a boss. he is a very different character than silvio of "the sopranos." silvio was narrow. he watched tony's back and protected him. that was his main job. this guy is a little more inside. he is a little more outgoing. he gets into more situations. once you put him in norway, where there is no crime, he has to not only figure out how to make a living, but he has to try to integrate into that society. they are a monoculture, the opposite of american society. you take that on every level. tavis: i do not disagree. >> they are one ethnic group, pretty much. it is a very big country, actually. they dnot lock their doors outside of oslo. pretty much a singular people. they make rules, they keep them, and they follow them. it is the exact opposite of america, especially the type of american mob guy. they have the instinct. it is a fun clash of two cultures. not a comedy exactly. it is what we call a dramedy. tavis: i am laughing because frank the fixer is in norway, where nothing needs fixing. wha

they're introducing their first original tv series called "lillehammer" today. they have a couple other originals slated for the end of 2012, early 2013 like "house of cards" and the revival of "arrested development." we think netflix is in the early stages of content evolution which should yield better content over time. spending 1.2 to 1.4 billion on streaming in 2012. until another provider spends near that much, i think they continue to extend their lead. the other thing i'd just point out, they're ubiquitous offering. netflix is available on over 700 devices. we would expect the continued tablet, smart tv, video game console penetration to drive usage over time. >> the last question from dr. j. >> just jump to the upside be getting almost all the way back to unchanged, john? >> yes. again, i think they were light on details. i think the headline drove the downside and then with them being light on details, stock moved back up. that makes some sense to me. >> john, good to have you on the show. >> thank you very much. >> john blackledge over at credit suisse

have five original series this year and earlier this month it debuted the first of those called "lillehammer." those in washington have reached a deal on payroll tax cuts. republicans and democrats announced the agreement which will renew for more than 100 million americans. the measure is the top priority for president obama but has been a sticking point for congressional republicans. the house and senate are due to vote on the measure later this week. >>> the fed still remains divided on qe3. according to the january minutes officials believe another round of bond buying is going to be needed soon to support the economy. but others said they would like to wait for more data to see if the outlook will deteriorate. mark rogers is an economist and joins us now. mark, look, where do you stand on this? it's not clear if we get more qe3 how it would help employment which seems to be one of the reasons for perhaps implementing it. >> yes, i think that's the key issue of the potential impact from qe3 and what we have to remember is we're still sitting on top of massive qe2. so essentially the fed

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. >> he's sent by witness protection to lillehammer, norway.riginal series netflix has in the works. david fincher's "house of cards" starring kevin spacey is due in the fourth quarter. it reportedly costs $100 million and "arrested development's" fourth season is due out early next year. netflix says it's spending less than 5% of its content budget on this experiment. original content does demand more up-front payments than licensing. the company is looking to build a war chest of premium content as it loses its starz deals, sony and disney movies, at the end of the month. coming up on power lunch, the ceo of red box's parent cone star, paul davis and verizon's president of consumer markets will be on to discuss their join the venture. i'm sure they'll be asked questions about what this means for netflix. as you mentioned after the bell, coinstar reports quarterly earnings. carl and simon, back over to you. >> thank you very much. from the west coast, tweet time next. we are asking hey, madison avenue, if you have to drop the kids and the dogs