HBO True Detective (1 Viewer)

[Patrick Sun]

Marty's mistress -- DEAR GOD.

I'll forever be in this show's debt due to Alexandra Daddario's presence on this show.

 

[Josh Dial]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, this show is absolutely phenomenal: it's about as close to perfect as a show can get these days. Without a shred of hyperbole, this is storytelling at its finest.

 

[TravisR]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, this show is absolutely phenomenal...

Some comments are worth repeating.

I get why they are but I wish HBO wasn't skipping this coming week for the Super Bowl.

 

[ScottH]

This show reminds me a lot of 'Rectify' with the pacing, storytelling and attention to detail.

McConaughey is owning that role though. Might as well just hand him the Emmy now.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I thought the show was great but given how dark it is, I think I can only handle one episode at a time.

I just watched the first three in a row. I only plan on watching one though, but I couldn't stop until I watched all three.

 

[Sam Posten]

Just started this last night due to the buzz on, of all things, the HPLovecraft subreddit on reddit. 1 down two to go, avoiding spoilers till then.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Lovecraft/comments/1wn476/more_on_true_detective_lovecraft_and_ligotti/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Lovecraft/comments/1wlsgl/the_most_shocking_thing_about_hbos_true_detective/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Lovecraft/comments/1wf7co/have_you_seen_true_detective_yet/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Lovecraft/comments/1vva0p/the_arkham_digest_interview_nic_pizzolatto/

 

[Josh Dial]

You are avoiding spoilers yet going on Reddit? You are brave, sir.

 

[Sam Posten]

true true. Halfway through third episode now. Will be caught up tonight!

 

[Sam Posten]

Word:

And the auteur-anthology format—one writer, one director, two movie stars, and one story per season, with a beginning, middle, and end—could be revolutionary. As I wrote last month, “not every narrative is best created by committee or best told as an open-ended epic. … For a certain kind of plot-centric series, the True Detective model could alleviate some of television's muddling structural issues and liberate showrunners to take full advantage of the medium's greatest asset: time. Some characters deserve eight hours on screen. In a theater, you can't do that. On TV, you can.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/04/inside-the-obsessive-strange-mind-of-true-detective-s-nic-pizzolatto.html

 

[Nathan_F]

Well, if this is a one shot deal and is as successful as it has started, think of the possibilities. You will get renewable star power as there is not a long term commitment. Why not take a one season chance and forego a movie role.. How many A-listers might take a shot at something like this?

I'm loving this show so far. It's the top of my DVR watch list right now.

 

[Josh Dial]

Tremendous, gripping final sequence to episode 4: simply one of the best action sequences I've ever seen on television.

Here's an interesting piece on how the final 6-minute sequence in a single shot.

 

[Dave Scarpa]

Yeah Crazy episode this week

 

[Sam Posten]

Totally agreed Josh!

Tremendous, gripping final sequence to episode 4: simply one of the best action sequences I've ever seen on television.

Here's an interesting piece on how the final 6-minute sequence in a single shot.

The mid-season signature "one shot" from episode 4 feels like Casino meets Grand Theft Auto meets Sons of Anarchy. Just exceptional!

The MTV article was good but didn't actually have the clip, this one does:
http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/02/10/true-detective-long-take-oner-heist-scene-watch-online-matthew-mcconaughey/

 

[Greg.K]

Well I started watching this today, and ended up watching all five episodes. What a terrific show. It's like an 8 hour feature film.Tonight's episode really turned the story on its ear.

 

[Sam Posten]

Yeah I figured they were gunning for Rust from the start, but I wonder

Spoiler

if it's the right partner they are after???

 

[Sam Posten]

Interesting:
http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2014/02/guide-reggie-ledouxs-tattoos-true-detective/

 

[TravisR]

Great product placement for T-Mobile.

 

[Sam Posten]

And Segway, son of a gun if they werent available in 2002 after all.http://www.segway.com/about-segway/segway-milestones.php

 

[NolanJ]

Great episode tonight, as all of the previous ones have been.

Only two more shows to go... as I watch I keep thinking about possible future pairings. I would love to see Hanks in a role like this. Or Pacino.

 

[Brandon Conway]

My only complaint is that it's going down the now stereotyped road of Christian church as a front for diabolical pseudo-pagan serial killer cult.