let's welcome to the guest spot actor michael gill who plays the president of the united states., how are you doing, sir? you are toting a beard. what's going on? >> i'm on hiatus. always nice to just relax and gain a little weight and grow a beard. happy valentine's day to everybody. happy seasons two day. >> the show is so popular. people were all over twitter yesterday, pleading with netflix to bump up the release to season two, just one day early. they were snowed in. this is from ben fuller, netflix, i'm snowed in and it is my birthday. the classy thing to do is release house of cards. how much of this addiction stems from the moment that we are living right now. we're so appalled with washington, but also so fascinated by it. >> i think it is a bit of both and on top of that, you're imposing a very shakespearean tale and drama on to our political system, which makes it really delicious. there is a -- an area of reality where we all think, well, this could very well be happening. or is this really, yeah. and then you deal with the fact that, yes, there is also that impositio