Quintus 5,399 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 ... As did I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Amen brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 ... As did I.I didn't. I guess I'm just a regular type dude... with a big-ass dick. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 John Carter added to the casthttp://www.adweek.com/news/television/taylor-kitsch-true-detective-call-duty-and-living-out-his-car-la-160952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Wow - four new cast members addedhttp://www.eonline.com/news/593494/true-detective-season-2-rounds-out-its-cast-find-out-who-s-joining-the-hbo-drama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 True Detective casts this season’s sexy girlfriend character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 HBO is finally making some of those True Detective casting rumors official - 3 more cast members confirmedThe network has finally officially confirmed that Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) and Kelly Reilly (Black Box) have joined as female leads, along with Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor) in a major role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Just finished watching this for the first time. It was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 A worthy closing piece of the Golden Age of TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Apparently it's set to continue with Transparent, which I've fast-tracked to the top of my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 ...closing piece of the Golden Age of TV... Hah! I hope not. There's True Detective's second season coming up. I also hold out hope for Game of Thrones - depending on whether the implied underlying story really does crystalise into something satisfying, or whether it will prove to be a case of emperor's new clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I watched the first episode of True Detective. Not bad ... even though it's very, very, very much about detectives/police. Isn't it a bit like those Nordic detective shows (The Killing, The Bridge, blah, blah, ...)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 The show is called True Detective, AlexI mean.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 crocs will know what I mean. He's smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 The first episode mainly acts as a set up for the characters and the crime. It gets more in-depth soon, don't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Episode 2: Alexandra Daddario naked?!! Ah, the fruits of the golden age .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 You will never look at the Percy Jackson the same way again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 She might be the hottest actress working today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I watched the first episode of True Detective. Not bad ... even though it's very, very, very much about detectives/police. Isn't it a bit like those Nordic detective shows (The Killing, The Bridge, blah, blah, ...)?It becomes much more than that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not an Alexcremers show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I suspect that will be the verdict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've been thinking of rewatching this for a fourth time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not an Alexcremers show.It's Sherlock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Nothing like it, but I've never known you to express an appreciation for Twin Peaks or Silence of the Lambs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Alex doesnt like "police" films. I think.Did he enjoy The Wire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 True Detective is nothing like Sherlock whatsoever, other than they both feature 2 leads who solve crimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I love Sherlock. But when it comes to realism and character depth it's not even in the same league as True Detective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 "Time is a flat circle." Why include the word "flat"? What other kind of circle would it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 A ball is also circular, but unlike a flat circle, it doesnt turn back on itself in a single direction. The concept of the flat circle was (IMO) that eventually events that happened once will repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 But a ball isn't a circle. And a looping structure wouldn't have to be flat to have the endless repetition quality which they're trying to allude to. I think "Time is a circle" would have been clear enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,258 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Quite frankly it probably just sounded cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Yeah, I think you're probably right. In any case, irrespective of the phrase, I think it's a pretty silly idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 You know, I've seen all the different types. We all fit a certain category. The bully, the charmer, the, uh... surrogate dad, the man possessed by ungovernable rage... the brain. And any of those types can be a good poster, and any of those types can be an incompetent shitheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Edit to clarify: I don't mean that I think the idea of time forming a circle is necessarily silly. It's the subsequent inference of endless repetition which is unfounded, as well as the notion that there would be anything troubling about that. You know, I've seen all the different types. We all fit a certain category. The bully, the charmer, the, uh... surrogate dad, the man possessed by ungovernable rage... the brain. And any of those types can be a good poster, and any of those types can be an incompetent shitheel. What type are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I think time is more like a square, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Weirdo. It's clearly a rhombus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Did he enjoy The Wire?He better have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 You know, I've seen all the different types. We all fit a certain category. The bully, the charmer, the, uh... surrogate dad, the man possessed by ungovernable rage... the brain. And any of those types can be a good poster, and any of those types can be an incompetent shitheel.What type are you?Oh I was just uh, a regular type dude. With a big-ass "like" count. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Nothing like it, but I've never known you to express an appreciation for Twin Peaks or Silence of the Lambs.It wasn't a serious question. I had already seen 2 episodes of TD so I know it's not Sherlock. I know it's not NCIS or Bones or The Mentalist either. No, I bought the series on Blu-ray because it's HBO and it had good word of mouth. And because it's HBO, it tells me that it's not going to be your average cop show.Is it Twin Peaks? Nope. Besides being dark, Twin Peaks was also full of humor, craziness and light-heartedness. Is it Silence Of The Lambs? Well, TD appears to be about a serial killer. And McConaughey, even though he's one of the good guys, is being interviewed. And just like with Hannibal Lecter, his character feels big, swollen and not belonging to this Earth. But for know I have to say TD is mostly like Se7en and I like Se7en. The sombre tone, the grimness, the desolate landscapes, America is hell, ... McConaughey is the wise cop who lives alone and Harrelson is Brad Pitt, the guy who has to invite his partner for dinner with his family. True Detective could very well be a long David Fincher movie. (How our Joey must hate this show!)Episode 3: I think the show just went from being a 7/10 show to a 8/10 show. McConaughey, especially during the interview (is he the new Daniel-Day Lewis?), is still somewhat distracting. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah a few people here likened it to Se7en at the time, we discussed it a lot. I find it to be more like Silence of the Lambs. Maybe the obvious Twin Peaks comparisons will become more apparent to you later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Did he enjoy The Wire?You have not seen The Wire. I did, all five seasons, and it's not a cop show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmm 91 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I just started on The Wire. 3 episodes into the first season and I already think it's been pretty brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 It is. How are you watching it? The remastered version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Alex, TD is similar Twin Peaks in the sense that it takes its time to unravel its layers and reveal what's underneath. On the surface, it looks like your typical, but bleaker cop show, but as the season progresses, it becomes so much more. Just like how Twin Peaks starts off like your typical soap, and then as you continue, you see there's something very different lying underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Well, I'm not at that point yet. Story and texture of the first 3 episodes summon the world of David Fincher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah, that's fair. It has a similar tone to Seven throughout much of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Its far less obviously bleak then Se7en though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah.Alex are you a Twin Peaks fan by the way? I don't recall any posts about it from yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I loved Twin Peaks when it premiered on TV but I also remember that the show was stalling after a while (during S2). To be honest, it's been too long ago, but I do recognize it as the blueprint for a lot of TV shows today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah, the second half of S2 really did stall, and was hard to sit through. But other than that, it stayed quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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