TRUE DETECTIVE on hbo - matthew mcconaughey, woody harrelson, michelle monaghan, fukunaga, pizzolatto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8i5CR4kDjM

http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/edtv-dvd.jpg

I'm enjoying McConaughey 3.0.

yeah me too

shit, i didnt even know woody was in edtv.

this looks interesting -- yeah i really like raggedy kinda creepy McConaughey, he's much more convincing & unpredictable

Has anyone done a Matthew McConaughey/Woody Harrelson TS? They both specialize in playing the same sort of guy over and over again yet are usually equally welcome additions to films, with a knack for choosing interesting roles/films. I saw the second "Hunger Games" movie the other day, and Woody once again reveals himself remarkably capable of playing silly and serious at the same time. McConaughey, too, by dint of his disposition, gives off similar vibes, especially lately. No one pegged them as the sort to get Oscar buzz and whatnot, and yet here we are in Matthew's case, and of course, Woody has already been there a few times. They're both even from East Texas, bordering the panhandle.

and many tasteful gay men have imagined a 3some with them

That's what they call the "East Texas Waltz."

McConaughey is great as usual(!), not sure how this is going to work in the long run, it's kind of ponderous. Kept flashing back to Carnivale - well-crafted but maybe overly pretentious to work.

er, ponderous not pretentious

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976247/?ref_=nv_sr_1

for fans of m&h, this is a true passion project for both

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3kfC2oKzk

i couldn't handle how well-tailored and snug their shirts were, its like, no way would detectives in 1994 louisiana look that stylish

in 1994 it should have been flowing billowy silks

exactly. even today, i don't think smalltown detectives would wear ultra-fitted model shirts.

http://cdn.solecollector.com/media/u/images/top-10-nba-draft-suits-jalen-rose.jpg

^ what the 90s were REALLY like #90skid #childofthe90s #ripunclephil

My grandfather is from Louisiana and he has always worn well fitted shirts and pants, he's ex-military so that might have something to do with it. Anyway I enjoyed this.

all movie detectives should be dressed like matt damon in the informant

http://i.imgur.com/mXwjoBP.jpg

But yeah even Fox Mulder wasn't that tailored in the 90's.

<3 woody, have been realising lately that I may <3 Matthew too

I didn't know this show existed till today

I was cold on McConaughey for a while but he's been in some great stuff lately. Woody I hardly ever like his movies but he has all that credit built up from Cheers (with me anyway) so I always get sucked into watching him, lol

Loving this already. Kind of like a Louisiana Top of the Lake.

I liked the premiere but didn't love it. A lot of the dialogue was too self-consciously "writerly" than I'd have liked.

Also people are way too excited about seeing movie stars on TV.

i wanna say "i'd be excited about seeing woody & mac together in anything" but my having not seen edtv puts paid to that being a lie

I have no problem with Writerly, but then I'm also probably the only guy who loved John From Cincinatti.

Milch is writerly too, but has a very specific voice and outlook. This felt more generically gloomy to me.

Yeah I hear that. I perked up on the last line, though. Definitely looking forward to next ep.

i kinda wish they were a bit more mcconaughey-y and harrelson-y. seeing the woodmeister as the straight man harshed my buzz a bit

I was prepared to hate the writerliness but totally enjoyed this. Actors acting. Cinematographers shooting. Southern gothic. Evil that men do. Millennium meets Blair Witch in Louisiana. What's not to like?

A Henriksen cameo would really pull this together but it probably takes itself too seriously for that.

This ruled.

yeah this was fantastic

Good to have Mac's pretentious musings undercut by Woody. Love them, love the atmosphere, and I can see it slinking a bit in the mid but despite that when I finished the first ep I immediately wanted to watch the 2nd.

Encouraged by this... Felt burned by the US version of the The Bridge, so I'm crossing fingers that this will keep it together. Good to hear The Black Angels cash in on some of the HBO cash that BJM has been making.

Texas Killing Fields recommended to folks who like this new wave of Southern Gothic.

Don't know how I haven't seen Texas Killing Fields, thanks!

if you liked the killing fields...

I haven't seen the movie but this definitely put me in mind of the actual texas killing fields--which is so grim I can hardly imagine enduring a movie about it.

loved this though. thought MM's monologue in the car was a little over the top until it became clear his character is a bit crazy.

this was p great - rog mexico otm
altho its easier to build the mystery than reveal it so im remaining a bit wary

the taxman called himself a realist/pessimist but “I have a bad taste in my mouth out here. Aluminum and ash. Like you can smell the psycho-sphere.” made me think of speculative crime scene investigation. a thread about this would be nice , someday.

wow so good

ya guys but the shirts

they looked awesome in their suits--i consider this as necessary as modern hair and makeup in movies that take place in ancient rome.

it didn't look particularly "90s" at all. Apart from the fog of cigarette smoke in the office scenes

it's funny, i was 16 at the time but if you asked me to describe what 1995 was like i could only shrug in response.

well, yeah

1995 was like JNCOs and shitty music

would def loved to have seen trhem rockin jncos

wish this sho was more like vh1 'i love the 90s'

a better thread idea than this one would be "POLL the 90s: music in the 90s"

anyone read pizzolatto's novels?

The setting and potential supernatural stuff happening giving a bit of The Terror vibes (well plus 150 years lol)

I agree with the JF detective character that the first priority when arriving at a potential crime scene is turn that fucking beatles shite off

lol

creepy AF omg i am loving this

also


holy shit DOCTOR WHO is in this?
AND he’s boning CLARICE STARLING
omg this show man

God I love this show but I am far too impatient for it.

I just want the mystery solved! Whose spiralling these people!

Loving Ennis tho. Need more arctic in my tv screen

They really needed to hire an ilxor as music advisor. Some horrendous choices this season

The music is frustrating especially after three seasons that had original soundtracks. It’s credible that this is the music in Ennis — I’ve listened to CBC stations from Arctic towns and imagine listening to the songs they play, The Everly Brothers and so on, in such isolated places — but the music budget going to The Beatles and Billie Eilish feels like such a waste. The show is following the TD template in so many other ways but really dropped that part of it this season.

what is going on with the AI generated posters in True Detective pic.twitter.com/hLEM7pmAUM

— rachel (@rachelmillman) January 22, 2024

lol what the fuck

how do i shot production design

I've not seen any season of this show. Can I start with this one? Sucker for arctic settings, and good to have Jodi Foster back.

I would think so. The new season has a subtitle

Oops, posted too soon. It's the first season with a subtitle, and they've given Issa Lopez a "created by" credit, suggesting it's some ways a new show.

I like everything about this except the cutesy Taylor Cohle” and “Tuttle Enterprises” throwbacks, it makes me nervous we’re in for some kind of “Carcoldsa” kinda plot twist

Yeah, I'm really annoyed by that too, though I totally didn't grok the Travis Cohle thing while watching. But I guess everyone else did a much better job than me of remembering where a character's off-screen father grew up in a season of a show that aired a decade ago.

xp - those posters were insane, I couldn't stop staring at those

Right, Travis Cohle. I watch CC’d and the spelling is notable

and they've given Issa Lopez a "created by" credit, suggesting it's some ways a new show.

Hmmm; and yet in other, more accurate ways, not at all. They really did Nicky Pizza dirty.

lol I also got derailed by the AI posters, watching this to fill the gap caused by the (predictable) cancellation of Alaska Daily which I really liked

xp - fair point, had I seen it spelled out it would have rung a bell, but I honestly didn't even remember a last name being mentioned

if nothing else, it made my GF want to watch the Thing

The New Yorker review of this just had to squeeze in a sick burn on the most recent season of Fargo, but didn't really make it sound better.

I'm assuming the review is an outlier, but if that critic found season 5 of "Fargo" irritating, but likes this, then I dunno if I can get with this.

i didn’t even notice the posters lol

I thought it was a Metallica poster, but couldn't quite figure out if it was young or old Metallica, and now I know why. That's so weird.

being a music nerd I immediately tried to discern who the bands were, then realized it was just a coating of AI slime.

I could see it being a subtle "we're in a weird dream universe" touch, except that there are a ton of product placements sharp and in focus (was distracted by the framing that featured the Pepsi logo in one shot).

Probably stretching here but I wonder if those were originally actual band posters that they couldn't get (or wouldn't pay the rights for) so they last minute threw AI slime over 'em?

of all the things that happened in the episode it is very ILX to be “BUT THE POSTERS”

sure, but it's not like they are just anachronistic or something, they are absolutely horrid!

Fargo had great character-defining band posters in Gator's bedroom

(sorry I got rid of HBO so I will only be posting about Fargo in this thread)

Ferris Bueller or Mike Damone's bedroom being the obvious standard here.

Interesting that with the CGI elements and those posters that they filmed everything set outside in the Arctic outside:

Every shot outside in the ep was shot outside, in the arctic.
So, by living there for 10 months, I learned that visible breath depends on humidity. Sometimes it happens...
Sometimes not.
🤷🏻‍♀️ https://t.co/BlpVHoSYZB

— Issa López (@IssitaLopez) January 22, 2024

(though then I go google and find out that Iceland isn't actually the arctic, but 40 miles south of it)

Amazing response from her about the AI posters:

pic.twitter.com/y9pggkqwll

— grimm (@ExileGrimm) January 22, 2024

lol awesome

I think the very north of Iceland is technically the Arctic.

There’s one village (Grimsey) on an island off the north coast, near Dalvik (one of the filming locations for this show)

The grocery store scene triggered a massive “I know this place” moment for me; seems maybe unlikely that they filmed in one of the three Reykjavik/Hafnarfjordur grocery stores I’ve shopped at, but maybe so?

I have fond memories of an AirBnB in Harfnarf Du Jour, as we still refer to it.

Probably because I clicked on this thread or maybe because I googled True Detective, but now I'm getting served all these news stories claiming it is a direct sequel to season 1. So ... watch this one first and if we like it go back to season 1?

The first season is a great, iconic season of television, although sh wometimes it's a bit annoying, and parts of it are Very Silly Indeed. Woody and Matty are fantastic; the writing for the female characters absolutely bites. Either way, it's definitely a good time.

I'm guessing the new season has resonances to the first but isn't a direct continuation.

I full-tilt adored S1, masterful writing, directing, acting, everything. I can't get my bf to re-watch it because he hates Matt McC and cares not for Woody H

Watching the first episode - we’re off to a great start

Season 4 specifically

should i start a S4 thread since we have one for each of the others?

Sure!

ok here it is

True Detective Season 4: Night Country (Ice Capades!)