Is anyone else watching this? I had no desire to watch it, caught the first episode, and have been hooked ever since. Each week I'm blown away.
Tonight's episode (5th) was incredible. If you are a fan of The Wire, Breaking Bad, Se7en, metaphysics, nihilism, philosophy, etc... you owe it to yourself to invest in this series. What they are doing with the narrative is masterful storytelling. Seriously, check it out...
Is anyone else watching this? I had no desire to watch it, caught the first episode, and have been hooked ever since. Each week I'm blown away.
Tonight's episode (5th) was incredible. If you are a fan of The Wire, Breaking Bad, Se7en, metaphysics, nihilism, philosophy, etc... you owe it to yourself to invest in this series. What they are doing with the narrative is masterful storytelling. Seriously, check it out...
the show is absolutely amazing
the show is absolutely amazing
i love this show, and the soundtrack has been excellent so far as well. really compliments the atmosphere and definitely not your typical 'cop drama'. compiled list from the first few episodes
• Bo Diddley, “Bring It to Jerome”
• Captain Beefheart, “Clear Spot”
• Handsome Family, “Far From Any Road”
• The Staple Singers, “Stand By Me (When the Storms of Life Are Raging)”
• 13th Floor Elevators, “The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You)”
• Black Angels, “Young Men Dead”
• Boogie Down Productions, “Illegal Business”
• Lucinda Williams, “Are You Alright?”
• The Melvins, “A History of Bad Men”
• Grinderman, “Honey Bee (Let’s Fly to Mars”)
i love this show, and the soundtrack has been excellent so far as well. really compliments the atmosphere and definitely not your typical 'cop drama'. compiled list from the first few episodes
• Bo Diddley, “Bring It to Jerome”
• Captain Beefheart, “Clear Spot”
• Handsome Family, “Far From Any Road”
• The Staple Singers, “Stand By Me (When the Storms of Life Are Raging)”
• 13th Floor Elevators, “The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You)”
• Black Angels, “Young Men Dead”
• Boogie Down Productions, “Illegal Business”
• Lucinda Williams, “Are You Alright?”
• The Melvins, “A History of Bad Men”
• Grinderman, “Honey Bee (Let’s Fly to Mars”)
I'm really enjoying this show right now, I just finished episode 4
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and the gun fight at the end of the episode just blew me away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_HuFuKiq8UIt also kinda reminds me of Twin Peaks at times.
I'm really enjoying this show right now, I just finished episode 4 [spoiler]and the gun fight at the end of the episode just blew me away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_HuFuKiq8U[/spoiler]
It also kinda reminds me of Twin Peaks at times.
Yeah, show's incredible. The way they did the last 8 minutes of episode 4 all in one shot was pretty genius, and it fit with the plot line of the episode perfectly. The writing is great, definitely. I've heard that since it's an anthology, Matthew and Woody won't be back next season as it'll be a completely new case. I hope that's not what happens because those two have great on-screen chemistry.
Either way, it's a great show, would recommend.
Yeah, show's incredible. The way they did the last 8 minutes of episode 4 all in one shot was pretty genius, and it fit with the plot line of the episode perfectly. The writing is great, definitely. I've heard that since it's an anthology, Matthew and Woody won't be back next season as it'll be a completely new case. I hope that's not what happens because those two have great on-screen chemistry.
Either way, it's a great show, would recommend.
The day Matthew Mcconaughey started taking serious roles was a great day for film and TV. This guy is such an incredible actor and he and Harrelson have really good chemistry. And yea the music is a big part of the shows feel for me. T Bone Burnett who does the score and all the music work also works with the Coen brothers on all of their films, and with that droning music and those scenic shots of the Louisiana landscape I definitely get bits and pieces of a No Country for Old Men vibe when I watch this show.
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The scene last night where they're retelling their version of the "shootout" over the backdrop of what actually happened was so well done. Their fake stories line up word for word so you know somethings going to go wrong enough that they had to make something up, but you're not sure what until Marty sees the kids offscreen and pops Ledoux. Incredible.
Also Alexandra Daddario holy shit I think I'm in love.
The day Matthew Mcconaughey started taking serious roles was a great day for film and TV. This guy is [i]such[/i] an incredible actor and he and Harrelson have really good chemistry. And yea the music is a big part of the shows feel for me. T Bone Burnett who does the score and all the music work also works with the Coen brothers on all of their films, and with that droning music and those scenic shots of the Louisiana landscape I definitely get bits and pieces of a No Country for Old Men vibe when I watch this show.
[spoiler]The scene last night where they're retelling their version of the "shootout" over the backdrop of what actually happened was so well done. Their fake stories line up word for word so you know somethings going to go wrong enough that they had to make something up, but you're not sure what until Marty sees the kids offscreen and pops Ledoux. Incredible.[/spoiler]
Also Alexandra Daddario holy shit I think I'm in love.
ArgoThe day Matthew Mcconaughey started taking serious roles was a great day for film and TV. This guy is such an incredible actor and he and Harrelson have really good chemistry. And yea the music is a big part of the shows feel for me. T Bone Burnett who does the score and all the music work also works with the Coen brothers on all of their films, and with that droning music and those scenic shots of the Louisiana landscape I definitely get bits and pieces of a No Country for Old Men vibe when I watch this show.
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The scene last night where they're retelling their version of the "shootout" over the backdrop of what actually happened was so well done. Their fake stories line up word for word so you know somethings going to go wrong enough that they had to make something up, but you're not sure what until Marty sees the kids offscreen and pops Ledoux. Incredible.
Also Alexandra Daddario holy shit I think I'm in love.
Yeah this pretty much sums it up. The music for the show is great and there are DEFINITELY No Country for Old Men vibes. There's a ton of little things wrapped in to the show that make it even more twisted and deep (proof of the excellent writing) such as
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The Yellow King and the Black Stars rising are all part of the same short story. So this proves that La Doux probably knew who the Yellow King was and was in part involved with him. We'll see how this season plays out though!
[quote=Argo]The day Matthew Mcconaughey started taking serious roles was a great day for film and TV. This guy is [i]such[/i] an incredible actor and he and Harrelson have really good chemistry. And yea the music is a big part of the shows feel for me. T Bone Burnett who does the score and all the music work also works with the Coen brothers on all of their films, and with that droning music and those scenic shots of the Louisiana landscape I definitely get bits and pieces of a No Country for Old Men vibe when I watch this show.
[spoiler]The scene last night where they're retelling their version of the "shootout" over the backdrop of what actually happened was so well done. Their fake stories line up word for word so you know somethings going to go wrong enough that they had to make something up, but you're not sure what until Marty sees the kids offscreen and pops Ledoux. Incredible.[/spoiler]
Also Alexandra Daddario holy shit I think I'm in love.[/quote]
Yeah this pretty much sums it up. The music for the show is great and there are DEFINITELY No Country for Old Men vibes. There's a ton of little things wrapped in to the show that make it even more twisted and deep (proof of the excellent writing) such as [spoiler] The Yellow King and the Black Stars rising are all part of the same short story. So this proves that La Doux probably knew who the Yellow King was and was in part involved with him. We'll see how this season plays out though![/spoiler]
MagusYeah, show's incredible. The way they did the last 8 minutes of episode 4 all in one shot was pretty genius, and it fit with the plot line of the episode perfectly. The writing is great, definitely. I've heard that since it's an anthology, Matthew and Woody won't be back next season as it'll be a completely new case. I hope that's not what happens because those two have great on-screen chemistry.
Either way, it's a great show, would recommend.
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
[quote=Magus]Yeah, show's incredible. The way they did the last 8 minutes of episode 4 all in one shot was pretty genius, and it fit with the plot line of the episode perfectly. The writing is great, definitely. I've heard that since it's an anthology, Matthew and Woody won't be back next season as it'll be a completely new case. I hope that's not what happens because those two have great on-screen chemistry.
Either way, it's a great show, would recommend.[/quote]
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
defyMagusYeah, show's incredible. The way they did the last 8 minutes of episode 4 all in one shot was pretty genius, and it fit with the plot line of the episode perfectly. The writing is great, definitely. I've heard that since it's an anthology, Matthew and Woody won't be back next season as it'll be a completely new case. I hope that's not what happens because those two have great on-screen chemistry.
Either way, it's a great show, would recommend.
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
Yes, I really hope this is true. I knew they were EPs but I just wasn't sure if they said they were going to do the show after this season because I just heard that the writer hadn't "signed" any cast yet for the next season (making a point of talking about a new cast). However, in that same interview he talked about some other "stories" he would like to tell in the True Detective universe and they sounded really cool. For example:
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There could be a season that’s much more of a widespread conspiracy thriller, a season that’s a small‑town murder mystery, a season where nobody is murdered and it’s a master criminal versus a rogue detective or something. Even the title, True Detective, is meant to be, of course, purposefully somewhat generic – the word “true” can also mean honorable and authentic and things like that. So as long as there is some crime in there, I think the series format can approach it.
[quote=defy][quote=Magus]Yeah, show's incredible. The way they did the last 8 minutes of episode 4 all in one shot was pretty genius, and it fit with the plot line of the episode perfectly. The writing is great, definitely. I've heard that since it's an anthology, Matthew and Woody won't be back next season as it'll be a completely new case. I hope that's not what happens because those two have great on-screen chemistry.
Either way, it's a great show, would recommend.[/quote]
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.[/quote]
Yes, I really hope this is true. I knew they were EPs but I just wasn't sure if they said they were going to do the show after this season because I just heard that the writer hadn't "signed" any cast yet for the next season (making a point of talking about a new cast). However, in that same interview he talked about some other "stories" he would like to tell in the True Detective universe and they sounded really cool. For example:
[spoiler]There could be a season that’s much more of a widespread conspiracy thriller, a season that’s a small‑town murder mystery, a season where nobody is murdered and it’s a master criminal versus a rogue detective or something. Even the title, True Detective, is meant to be, of course, purposefully somewhat generic – the word “true” can also mean honorable and authentic and things like that. So as long as there is some crime in there, I think the series format can approach it.
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http://www.amazon.com/The-Conspiracy-Against-Human-Race/dp/0984480277?tag=teamfortresst-20
the book behind true detective
defyMagussnip...
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.
[quote=defy][quote=Magus]snip...[/quote]
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.[/quote]
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.
SchnapsdefyMagussnip...
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.
yeah you're right, because something that is so highly acclaimed from the get go is gonna get canceled after 1 season
shows come and go on HBO all the time but i can assure you thats not the case here, multiple sources indicate that this is already gonna have a second season...and i'm sure many more will follow that
[quote=Schnaps][quote=defy][quote=Magus]snip...[/quote]
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.[/quote]
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.[/quote]
yeah you're right, because something that is so highly acclaimed from the get go is gonna get canceled after 1 season
shows come and go on HBO all the time but i can assure you thats not the case here, multiple sources indicate that this is already gonna have a second season...and i'm sure many more will follow that
defySchnapsdefyMagussnip...
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.
yeah you're right, because something that is so highly acclaimed from the get go is gonna get canceled after 1 season
shows come and go on HBO all the time but i can assure you thats not the case here, multiple sources indicate that this is already gonna have a second season...and i'm sure many more will follow that
It is not going to get canceled. The producers said that it is going to be only a one-of. 8 Episodes and that's it. I'll try to find a page where I read that.
[quote=defy][quote=Schnaps][quote=defy][quote=Magus]snip...[/quote]
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.[/quote]
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.[/quote]
yeah you're right, because something that is so highly acclaimed from the get go is gonna get canceled after 1 season
shows come and go on HBO all the time but i can assure you thats not the case here, multiple sources indicate that this is already gonna have a second season...and i'm sure many more will follow that[/quote]
It is not going to get canceled. The producers said that it is going to be only a one-of. 8 Episodes and that's it. I'll try to find a page where I read that.
My brother recommended this show to me. I ignored him because he usually has shit taste in tv/movies, but I'll definitely have to check it out now
My brother recommended this show to me. I ignored him because he usually has shit taste in tv/movies, but I'll definitely have to check it out now
I actually watched the Pilot today and was immediately hooked, amazing show so far.
I actually watched the Pilot today and was immediately hooked, amazing show so far.
flatmate recommended it.
will watch
flatmate recommended it.
will watch
SchnapsdefySchnapsdefyMagussnip...
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.
yeah you're right, because something that is so highly acclaimed from the get go is gonna get canceled after 1 season
shows come and go on HBO all the time but i can assure you thats not the case here, multiple sources indicate that this is already gonna have a second season...and i'm sure many more will follow that
It is not going to get canceled. The producers said that it is going to be only a one-of. 8 Episodes and that's it. I'll try to find a page where I read that.
sorry the way you worded that suggested that after the 8 episodes its done lol, but yeah it does suck that 1 season = 8 episodes where as shows like the sopranos had 12 episodes in the first season
but they're still 1 hour each and have been great so far, even though its more of character development right now i feel like its a nice approach if you wanna be invested in the story and really know whats going on
[quote=Schnaps][quote=defy][quote=Schnaps][quote=defy][quote=Magus]snip...[/quote]
The thing is, Woody and McConaughey are both executive producers. They said it would be similar to American Horror Story, and while half of the cast changes each season, many have been on each season, some being the central characters every time. I expect both of them to stay on, but may or may not be the main characters, maybe playing antagonists or who knows what.[/quote]
The show is great. To bad there are going to be only 8 episodes.[/quote]
yeah you're right, because something that is so highly acclaimed from the get go is gonna get canceled after 1 season
shows come and go on HBO all the time but i can assure you thats not the case here, multiple sources indicate that this is already gonna have a second season...and i'm sure many more will follow that[/quote]
It is not going to get canceled. The producers said that it is going to be only a one-of. 8 Episodes and that's it. I'll try to find a page where I read that.[/quote]
sorry the way you worded that suggested that after the 8 episodes its done lol, but yeah it does suck that 1 season = 8 episodes where as shows like the sopranos had 12 episodes in the first season
but they're still 1 hour each and have been great so far, even though its more of character development right now i feel like its a nice approach if you wanna be invested in the story and really know whats going on
defysnip
Pretty much, this. It's a shame there's only 8 episodes instead of 12 or 13, but the with the way it's written I've gotta imagine it would be hard to get an extra 5 hours of QUALITY writing. I'd rather have 8 amazing episodes instead of 13 episodes all with 12 minutes of completely useless filler.
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snip[/quote]
Pretty much, this. It's a shame there's only 8 episodes instead of 12 or 13, but the with the way it's written I've gotta imagine it would be hard to get an extra 5 hours of QUALITY writing. I'd rather have 8 amazing episodes instead of 13 episodes all with 12 minutes of completely useless filler.
just caught up on the last episode, oh m y god it was so good
song in the credits at the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHjHCfUy_u8
just caught up on the last episode, oh m y god it was so good
song in the credits at the end
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHjHCfUy_u8[/youtube]
amazing first 3 episodes!! moaarrr.
amazing first 3 episodes!! moaarrr.
bikers don't listen to the melvins hhaaaaaaaaa
bikers don't listen to the melvins hhaaaaaaaaa
thronesbikers don't listen to the melvins hhaaaaaaaaa
i love the melvins, bikers on the other hand just care about meth and coke
[quote=thrones]bikers don't listen to the melvins hhaaaaaaaaa[/quote]
i love the melvins, bikers on the other hand just care about meth and coke
Started first episode today, and now I'm going to work late tomorrow.
EDIT: 2 episodes is enough for tonight. Shit is kinda creepy.
Started first episode today, and now I'm going to work late tomorrow.
EDIT: 2 episodes is enough for tonight. Shit is kinda creepy.
hooked after first episode
hooked after first episode
Finished episode 5, it's really creepy. And the preview's no better. I love this.
Finished episode 5, it's really creepy. And the preview's no better. I love this.
episode 6 was pretty great. the conversation with kelly was really creepy
also saw this on reddit, 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no eviil'
http://i.imgur.com/cAskCnw.jpg
pretty hyped for next week's episode. the preview looks sick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBvXKe-HMhA
episode 6 was pretty great. the conversation with kelly was really creepy
also saw this on reddit, 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no eviil'
[img]http://i.imgur.com/cAskCnw.jpg[/img]
pretty hyped for next week's episode. the preview looks sick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBvXKe-HMhA
I find the whole affair shit boring (more cringe than Skyler), can't wait til next episode when shit picks up.
I find the whole affair shit boring (more cringe than Skyler), can't wait til next episode when shit picks up.
This is the most incredible show I have ever seen.
This is the most incredible show I have ever seen.
Just recently got caught up. The soundtrack of this show has impressed me the most out of everything, it sets the atmosphere so well. That and McConaughey acting outside films is a refresher.
Just recently got caught up. The soundtrack of this show has impressed me the most out of everything, it sets the atmosphere so well. That and McConaughey acting outside films is a refresher.
episode 6, AMAZING!
Btw, i heard it was a 10 episode season.
Shit is going fast.
episode 6, AMAZING!
Btw, i heard it was a 10 episode season.
Shit is going fast.