#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 True Detective Season 4: The Hunt For The Yellow King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 True Detectives Assemble: Age Of Carcosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Season 2 will not feature any occult stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Booooring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 If there's no lore it'll pale in comparison to the original, for me. The hints at something ancient and 'bigger' than what we might comprehend were key in TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Q&A with Nic Pizzolattohttps://medium.com/@TrueDetective/q-a-with-true-detective-creator-and-showrunner-nic-pizzolatto-8cc72b62c1a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 S1 was essentially a contemporary noir with the murder and case solving stuff. Love the tone and dread of it all. Considering this one is about fraud in the water industry in LA, I think we can expect the same style. It could be a modern day Chinatown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 New trailer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Incanus 5,714 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 What he's doing is quite risky (something completely different from season 1), but in the end, that's the most interesting choice. I hope it won't backfire on him.I am actually glad they left the story of the 1st season well alone. It was so self contained it would have felt futile to send the damaged pair of friends on another case after that traumatic experience. Also I loved the underlying horror elements with hints at the cultists and occult that kept popping up.I like the idea of an anthology series where each season is a self contained story featuring one long story arc. Something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Guess Lee was right to have doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Can't really say I'm surprised. The casting, setting and synopsis didn't do much for me, and I didn't plan on watching it at least until it hit Blu-ray. I probably won't bother now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 If there's no lore it'll pale in comparison to the original, for me. The hints at something ancient and 'bigger' than what we might comprehend were key in TD.Exactly. Quite early on you got the feeling Cohle and Heart were up against something that defied ordinary policework. And it broke them.The flashback structure was also very effective in that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I'm on board after the first episode. Sure, maybe not as immaculate as the last one, but unmistakably from the same vein of goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 True Detective 2x01 The Western Book of the DeadMeh.The first episode of the first season of True Detective was great because right away you were introduced to two likeable and interesting main characters in Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and right away they get an interesting case to work on: A serial killer is murdering young girls in a ritualistic way. On top of that you got the great Louisianna setting, and it was set in the past (20 years ago) to boot.Here we get a much more bland setting - modern day Los Angeles, and our 4 main characters are all unlikeable twats. You get Colin Farrel as an alcoholic bully and terrible father, Rachel McAdams as a gambling and possibly alcohol addict who butts into her sister's life instead of letting her be and keeps everyone including her man and dad at a distance, Taylor Kitsch who is all mopey and needs viagra to bang his hot girlfriend (I saw no convincing reason why he even would want to be in a relationship with her?), and Vince Vaughn who is just another generic money hungry mob boss. Yawn. And the case that brings them all together is meh - some guy got killed and his body was left somewhere else.I have faith in Pizzolatto but so far there is no indication yet this will end up being even half as good as Season 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 There were some cool shots, but so many dialogue-based scenes were just boring. I found myself reaching for my smartphone to want to read something, something which never happened during Season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I thought it started to get quite gripping towards the end. I would have watched the next episode right away given the opportunity. Other than that, it seemed pretty conventional so far, at least by the standards one would expect of True Detective. Favourite bit was the woman who was pulled over in the car attempting to deny that she'd been drinking. I absolutely have not...have not have had anything to drink... It's difficult to trip over one's words deliberately and plausibly like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Yup, she was good.But it's ridiculous he'd get suspended over a claim she made - presuming she has no evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Is that really that ridiculous considering some stuff that happens today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Why would the cops believe a junkie with an ankle-monitor who was caught recklessly driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 To save face, just like he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I watched it yesterday. It was a competent, well-directed episode without the appeal of season 1. Everything feels even more oppressive in a way, though I wouldn't say overwhelmingly so. Things did start to get interesting by the end, and I'm confident the season will pick up.Liked the main titles sequence, though the song seemed like a parody of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I didn't like any of the music in the episode, from the opening title song to T-Bone Burnett's drum-based underscore, to that Lana Del Rey knockoff at the end. Blech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Well... I for one liked it!Maybe it's just a visual theme that Pizzolatto likes, but if they keep up the shots of industrial chemical/gas plants or whatever in future seasons, I'm gonna start thinking that's the key to the overarching mystery that the final season will be about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Isnt this how people felt about episode one of season one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Harrelson and McConaughey were likable, the case was interesting, and the setting was cool!Here the 4 new leads are ALL unlikable, the case is boring, and the setting is bland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Give it time, it's just the first episode, for fuck's sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm certainly planning on watching the next episode and unless it goes horribly awry the entire season, all I'm saying is there is not a single thing shown yet that has "hooked" me on this season's story or characters.-I don't care about a dead city manager and the fact that that makes things hard for Vince Vaughn's mob boss character-I don't care about Colin Farrel's relationship with his son-I don't care about Rachel McAdams, her boyfriend, her sister, her dad-I don't care about Twilight Werewolf guy or why he can't get it upetc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Oh yea!I've never seen any Twilight film; I confused Taylor Kitsch with Taylor Lautner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Ive never seen either Taylors in anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 the setting is bland!I disagree. I thought the portrayal of the industrial location was actually pretty interesting on a visual level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Marcy said the retreat that Rachel McAdam's dad works at is the same one Don Draper goes to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I really like the new Leonard Cohen song from the opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Haven't warmed up to it yet. Sequence is great though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Isnt this how people felt about episode one of season one?Nope. Right from the very first episode of Season 1, you knew you were in for something special.Here, with Season 2, the first episode felt very run-of-the-mill. Of course, you could say: "Give it time, it's just the first episode, for fuck's sake!" and you'd be right. As I said in one of my previous posts, I still think it can get better. That being said, for a show with each season having only 8 episodes, you'd expect them to make each one of them count. That just wasn't the case here.It took a few eppies for me to get into season one. I liked the show but it's not something that keeps lingering in my mind. It was entertaining (for the most part) but it doesn't go further than that. In my opinion, of course. I'm not waiting anxiously for the next season but if it crosses my path I will watch it.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I really like the new Leonard Cohen song from the opening. Nowhere near as good as this!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRPpCqXYoosNope, but still good and funky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Season 1 was a slow burn for sure, but once you got to the end, it's hard to get those images out of your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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