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Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 6:06 pm
by VinylGuy
The Argonaut wrote:I blame Malick
Yeah, goddamn Malick.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 6:28 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:The hand brushing the tall grass is one of the most over-used shots of the last decade.
I do this all the time. Don't you?
i'm actually just about to head out for a hike with some friends, I will give it a whirl and report back
Remember to eat the ice cream right away. That shit melts quickly.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 6:29 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 6:34 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:The hand brushing the tall grass is one of the most over-used shots of the last decade.
I do this all the time. Don't you?
i'm actually just about to head out for a hike with some friends, I will give it a whirl and report back
Remember to eat the ice cream right away. That shit melts quickly.
It's in the 30s today :shake:
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

The heat index is 102 degrees right now here.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 8:30 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 8:36 pm
by VinylGuy
tragabigzanda wrote:i brushed my hands on the grass and now i have this inexplicable need to reflect back on my abusive father and/or solve a 30-year old murder.
:haha: :haha:

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 8:39 pm
by run2death
I'll take grass brushing over the 3-minute-long stares into the camera by the shitty characters of Season 2.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 9:02 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tragabigzanda wrote:i brushed my hands on the grass and now i have this inexplicable need to reflect back on my abusive father and/or solve a 30-year old murder.
Great, now I'm turned on you monster.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 4:05 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed December 19, 2018 3:18 am
by VinylGuy
just saw the new trailer and damn im so fucking exited.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed December 19, 2018 4:20 am
by run2death
Apparently Alamo Drafthouse is showing a preview of the first 2 episodes to Victory club members tonight.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed December 19, 2018 4:56 am
by epilogue
run2death wrote:Apparently Alamo Drafthouse is showing a preview of the first 2 episodes to Victory club members tonight.
:shock:

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 12:39 am
by run2death
My BF went to the Alamo screening.
Spoiler: show
Get ready for lots of timeline jumping. There's a set of police station interviews like the original series (about 10 years later) and another set of interviews/flashbacks from about 30 years later. :?

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 12:43 am
by epilogue
What's the point of even spending the money I have to spend to live in this goddamn city if I don't get advanced screenings to True Detective S3??!

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 12:50 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 12:50 am
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:
run2death wrote:My BF went to the Alamo screening.
Spoiler: show
Get ready for lots of timeline jumping. There's a set of police station interviews like the original series (about 10 years later) and another set of interviews/flashbacks from about 30 years later. :?
Wait you have a bf? I thought you were married to a woman for some reason, did I make that up or are you poly?
Best. Friend. Trag.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 12:51 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 12:52 am
by epilogue
:lol:

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 1:31 am
by Mecca
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
run2death wrote:My BF went to the Alamo screening.
Spoiler: show
Get ready for lots of timeline jumping. There's a set of police station interviews like the original series (about 10 years later) and another set of interviews/flashbacks from about 30 years later. :?
Wait you have a bf? I thought you were married to a woman for some reason, did I make that up or are you poly?
Best. Friend. Trag.
BF is boyfriend. Team Trag.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu December 20, 2018 1:33 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.