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

my god.... those tits

my major problem with smoking in this show is how he lights up in the car with the windows up, scene after scene

paused to look at that weird photo in ep2. yikes.

sure doesn't look like klan. no robes or hoods - they're like tall skinny pointed hats

Pretty sure they're Mardi Gras costumes as seen here:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Courir_de_Mardi_Gras_Savoy_La_2010_HRoe_02.JPG/639px-Courir_de_Mardi_Gras_Savoy_La_2010_HRoe_02.JPG

cool yeah that might be it

am i the only one that thinks they saw a huge owl in the rafters of that church tho?

I just want to say how gorgeous the intro/title sequence is.

seems so effing LONG though, and a kind of dated/Fincheresque aesthetic imo (so I guess I don't like it so much)

Those boobs will be remembered alongside Nick Sobotka's girlfriend.

Ha - there was a whole Television Without Pity sub-thread on the Wire board just about that scene.

xpost grrr 'dated'

NO IT'S NOT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT RAGGGH

fair point but I'm just not convinced lol 90s is what they were aiming for in the title sequence

in fact it's more Six Feet Under than Se7en

no i just mean credit sequences are MEANT to be 'long', in the oldentimes they were all like that

that was then grandma

>:(

lady godiva was a freedom rider

git done with the singin and whatnot and git on to the DETECTING is what i say

hbo credit sequences are kinda long, the better to let you know you're not watching tv. boardwalk empire is the only one where i think 'enough already'.

i know the song is probably 'real' or whatever but it's the kind of thing that makes me suspect the show creator wrote it himself, like the firefly theme song, and then yoinked primo real estate to get it played over and over again

always felt the wire's credits were super long too but I guess I don't mind when

a) there's only 13 or less episodes a season (and only what, eight in this?)
b) the show itself is of course commercial free
c) the title sequence changes every season (as it did on the wire and assume it will on an anthology show like this is)
d) the show is largely about soaking in an certain vibe/atmosphere which a languid, high-quality title sequence helps to re-establish each time and
e) they choose a great song like they did here

title song is by a band I love called the handsome family and is from their 2003 album so idk guys

I'm into that song for sure

I remember them, they wrote that classic with the line about jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, can't remember the title but it was great.

xp

"Weightless Again"

That's the one!

The 90's period design on this show is very lax

http://thenewvoice.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/movie_xfiles.jpg

^stick one of these posters on the wall behind Rust's desk, job done.

Love this show. yes there was a giant fucking owl in the rafters. also, wondered about the swirling birds that came out of the field in one scene; was that real or cgi? it was great cgi if so. if real it seemed almost too perfect a moment.

also apparently this is going to be an anthology series ala american horror story, with a different cast and story each year? kind of a bummer since I really like mconoghonghgy in this.

This has a nice 2666 vibe to it

re 90's refs, woody's grumpy father in law grumbled a Clinton reference last night iirc

if real it seemed almost too perfect a moment.

seemed like cgi designed to deliberately mimic the spiral symbol carved on the woman's back

yep.

mimic the spiral symbol and get us deeper into McConaughey's mindset of constantly tripping balls

i had weird dreams about those pointy hat people in the photo

so for now let's just say that the little girl ended up with a travelling pointy hat circus and it was all laughs and lots of fun the end goodnight

http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/true-detective-seeing-things/

The McConnaissance: An Alternate Reading

caught we are marshall a few weeks ago and was kinda startled by mcconaughey in it. the movie's somewhat standard sports movie overcoming tragedy etc but he definitely wasn't phoning it in there.

its amazing how good this is so far

i would be really happy if this was an anthology series BUT harrelson and mcconaughey stayed and played different characters. that would be awesome.

new york times article about the writer this past weekend said I'm gonna get my wish and next one will be set in and around LA.

tho technically hbo hasn't picked it up yet.

So basically like American Horror Story but with detectives?

That last post was towards s1ocki.

ooh an LA one would be cool. TO LIVE AND DETECT(IVE) IN LA :D

would def be cool if they stuck around, but if this season finishes as strongly as it's started it will be interesting to see who they get--I have to imagine a lot of good actors would be lining up for it.

That last post was towards s1ocki.

― Murgatroid, Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:47 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes

tho technically hbo hasn't picked it up yet.

True, but considering it's their highest rating premiere since Boardwalk Empire, it's safe to say they'll go again with it.

I expect we'll hear something in the next week as they usually renew after the second or third episode.

this is almost certainly winning some major emmys (though facing breaking bad's final year is a problem obv) so yeah it'll be back, that's a foregone conclusion.

you can certainly call Matthew McC for the best tv actor golden globe already tho

i think it would be cool if next season they were dinosaur detectives and they had to solve dinosaur crimes

heres what that would be like

woody the dinosaur sez 'do you think a dinosaur can love two women?'

mcconaughey the dinosaur sez 'i dont know if dinosaurs can love'

&they're wearing mega tight shirts

nihilism and tight shirts go hand in hand.