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Alpha House, however, does seem to be trying for something a little more nuanced and less joke-heavy than Veep, but overall the show seem content to skewer politics and the political system (mainly politicians themselves), and in that sense falls far behind the searing exactness of Veep.ДЄnother potential glitch may be that all four main characters are Republicans, and with creator Trudeau clearly on the other side of the aisle, conservative-leaning viewers may see Alpha House as just another Democrat/liberal attempt to make fun of them.

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Part of the trouble for the series, however, is that itвЂ™s coming after two full seasons of Veep on HBO, which at this point is exponentially funnier covering much of the same ground. If Alpha House incorporates them more fully going forward, all the better. A cameo by Bill Murrayin the pilot and Stephen Colbertin two other episodes helps a lot, as does the addition of several strong actresses - some seen and others only heard in the first three episodes - including Cynthia Nixon, Wanda Sykes, Amy Sedarisand Julie White. The first three episodes of Alpha House are promising. While heвЂ™s not currently running for re-election, heвЂ™s gotten into a вЂњrelationshipвЂќ with political operative Adriana ( Yara Martinez), which could spell trouble. HereвЂ™s a guy who does not lack for confidence but has a blind spot in his cockiness and declared intention to be president. HeвЂ™s running against a gun-toting Tea Party candidate вЂњwho has killed two people legally.вЂќД¬onsuelos plays the recently divorced, good-looking ladies man Andy Guzman, from Florida.

Malloy plays Louis Laffer from Nevada, a senator seen by many as weak and meek, with whispers - or in the case of his roomies, loud talk - about his sexual orientation.

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Johnson, famous as both an actor and a director, plays Robert Bettencourt from Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking senator but one whoвЂ™s involved in вЂњa political witch huntвЂќ possibly of his own making.

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Goodman knows how to play Southern jaded as well or better than anyone, and heвЂ™s the glue here. GoodmanвЂ™s character, Gil John Briggs, is from North Carolina and heвЂ™s coasted on his history as a famous coach for many years but now faces a huge challenge - from another coach. Goodman and Johnson shine as the veteran senators who have survived longer than most.

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The tech entrepreneur series Betas, another original, premieres next Friday.)ДЄlpha House is a nice coming-out party for Amazon in that the show is funny and accurate enough in its skewering of politics and the dubious dealmaking that inevitably comes with retaining oneвЂ™s seat. (Members of Prime, the main benefit of which up until recently was free two-day shipping, have also had access to AmazonвЂ™s streaming content of acquired series for a while now, so the addition of original content for the service was the next logical step. The online retailer will then make future episodes available in the more traditional weekly cycle, provided youвЂ™re an Amazon Prime subscriber. With one foot in the new school and another in the old, Amazon will make the first three episodes available to all on Friday so viewers can get a sense of the series (the pilot alone is online right now). PHOTOS: The Top Celebrity Political Twitter Commentators In tone, Alpha House tacks much more closely to Veep but it shares certain elements with House of Cards as well, most notably the superb camerawork and smart writing. Written by Doonesbury creator and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Trudeau, Alpha House is the second political-centric offering from an online platform (NetflixвЂ™s House of CardsВ being the other) and the third in the genre when HBOвЂ™s Veep is taken into account.