HBO Television Show: True Detective

[Simple Torture]

Assuming it doesn't completely come off the rails the next two weeks, I put this show in the category of Homicide and The Wire in the upper echelon of television dramas.

Yup. Best show since The Wire.

Im afraid Game of Thrones is going to feel cartoonish after watching this.

Yeah, Game of Thrones isn't just a "high-fantasy" setting--as a TV show, I think it also works best a fantasy in the sense that it's an escape. I don't think there are any real interesting explorations of the human condition; it's just a cool story (with boobs). True Detective, on the other hand, has been a great exploration of darkness and all sorts of philosophical questions (with boobs). TD is also more technically interesting on so many levels.

[Simple Torture]

I probably spoke too harshly in that last post (and here I am correcting myself, three minutes later, after thinking about my statement for like 5 seconds). Tyrion's story is by far the most fascinating on GoT, but I don't think there's much else there to match it.

[Mecca]

I probably spoke too harshly in that last post (and here I am correcting myself, three minutes later, after thinking about my statement for like 5 seconds). Tyrion's story is by far the most fascinating on GoT, but I don't think there's much else there to match it.

yeah man, dishonesty and power struggles is SO human condition its not even funny!

[psychobain]

game of thrones is fantastic

the books are something else

can't be compared to TD though, very different shows

[spike]

don't worry, you guys will be jerking off game of thrones in a couple months as usual.

[Mecca]

don't worry, you guys will be jerking off game of thrones in a couple months as usual.

*just over 1 month

[Coach]

Assuming it doesn't completely come off the rails the next two weeks, I put this show in the category of Homicide and The Wire in the upper echelon of television dramas.

Yup. Best show since The Wire.

Im afraid Game of Thrones is going to feel cartoonish after watching this.

Team Skitch.

You're sure? I play in an old park with limited payroll.

Well played, sir

[Harry Lime]

Anyone wanna wager what Marty saw on that television that made him so upset?

[psychobain]

Anyone wanna wager what Marty saw on that television that made him so upset?

well, i guess

Spoiler: show

one (or both) of the chicks he banged was killed by the Yellow King

[spike]

don't worry, you guys will be jerking off game of thrones in a couple months as usual.

*just over 1 month

it'll start kinda slow then get really good.

[psychobain]

Just watched Dallas Buyers Club.

Man, Matthew is on fire these days.

[Mecca]

don't worry, you guys will be jerking off game of thrones in a couple months as usual.

*just over 1 month

it'll start kinda slow then get really good.

not this season

[@SkitchP]

Shame on you if you watched the Oscars instead of this.

[daft twat]

Didn't anyone else feel that the lawn mower guy at the abandoned school in episode three was a little suspicious? I mean, why even introduce his character?

So.....yeah. I can see where you're coming from.

[DeLima]

Tonight cranked it back up after the lag last week. Finale should be great.

I can't to rewatch all 8.

[Harry Lime]

Didn't anyone else feel that the lawn mower guy at the abandoned school in episode three was a little suspicious? I mean, why even introduce his character?

So.....yeah. I can see where you're coming from.

Well, you know, what can I say.

[Mecca]

my family ben here a long time

[Malloy]

so marty laid on the horn like a mad man in episode 3 to get rust away from the killer? i don't know man

[Simple Torture]

Tonight cranked it back up after the lag last week. Finale should be great.

I can't to rewatch all 8.

Next week starts spring break for me, so once I'm done grading papers and prepping for classes this week, I have a feeling I'm going to be tempted to rewatch the first seven before next Sunday.

I liked this one, probably because we knew it was the penultimate episode and even coming out of it, there are 100 different ways the final one can go. Will Marty and Rust actually ever meet up with the scarred man? I'm still not convinced they will.

[@SkitchP]

so marty laid on the horn like a mad man in episode 3 to get rust away from the killer? i don't know man

Hasn't looked at it that way, but maybe your right. Marty was totally on board with handing it to the task force from the get go, and was really quick to shoot Ledeoux.