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Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 12:57 pm
by lowlight79
Episode 5 was freaking fantastic. I can't believe there are only 3 left.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 1:09 pm
by Harry Lime
So what happened to Ginger?

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 1:25 pm
by Harry Lime
Telling, but short analysis about episode five (and subsequently the whole series) with writer Nic Pizzolatto.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... e-yet.html

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 1:35 pm
by broken iris
Harry Lime wrote:Telling, but short analysis about episode five (and subsequently the whole series) with writer Nic Pizzolatto.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... e-yet.html
Spoilers in this?

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 1:53 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
This is the type of show I'm glad there's online re-caps and forum threads about. It's also a show I'm looking forward to re-watching after I know the whole story.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 1:54 pm
by broken iris
Biff Pocoroba wrote:This is the type of show I'm glad there's online re-caps and forum threads about. It's also a show I'm looking forward to re-watching after I know the whole story.
I have been avoiding the re-caps for fear of spoilers, plus since the guy that the Lost recaps no longer posts here, what's the point?

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 2:07 pm
by Harry Lime
broken iris wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:Telling, but short analysis about episode five (and subsequently the whole series) with writer Nic Pizzolatto.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... e-yet.html
Spoilers in this?
Yeah I wouldn't read it if you haven't seen episode five yet.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 3:28 pm
by stupidmop
Amazing show.
Harry Lime wrote:So what happened to Ginger?
I was wondering about that. Rust says something like 'tied up in ditch' I think. Maybe he killed him?

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 3:30 pm
by @SkitchP

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 3:48 pm
by VinylGuy
Not only the president my dear.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 9:03 pm
by DeLima

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 9:12 pm
by broken iris
@SkitchP wrote:



Maybe if more and more people saw the scene... and talked about it... and wrote about it... we could build a just and lasting society based on Alexandra Daddario's rack.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Tue February 18, 2014 10:27 pm
by Simple Torture
This show has been a wild ride, and I'm excited for the final three episodes. I'm sure the creators knew that people would jump all over the Yellow King references, so I'm guessing there will be twists that upend the expectations of people who hunted down those allusions.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed February 19, 2014 1:28 am
by Mecca
@SkitchP wrote:
he does realize that he can just read the books before paaks spoils Game of Thrones for him, right? Worst president ever.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed February 19, 2014 8:03 pm
by Coach
Lengthy, but well worth the read for those looking to find answers and understand the show better:

http://io9.com/true-detective-takes-us- ... 1524756707

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed February 19, 2014 10:01 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Is it Sunday yet?

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Wed February 19, 2014 10:08 pm
by VinylGuy
Monkey_Driven wrote:Is it Sunday yet?
:(

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu February 20, 2014 6:26 pm
by pnjguy
Harry Lime wrote:Telling, but short analysis about episode five (and subsequently the whole series) with writer Nic Pizzolatto.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... e-yet.html
As someone who is interested in string and M-theory and theoretical physics in general, this was great.

Best part here
Spoiler: show
Pizzolatto took a bite of his branzino. "Now, think about all the things Cohle is talking about," he said as he finished chewing. "Is he a man railing against an uncaring god? Or is he a character in a TV show railing against his audience? Aren't we the creatures of that higher dimension? The creatures who can see the totality of his world? After all, we get to see all eight episodes of his life. On a flat screen. And we can watch him live that same life over and over again, the exact same way."

The thought was dizzying. Sure, True Detective is a page-turning crime yarn. But at least according to its creator, it's also a meta-page-turning crime yarn—a story about storytelling. Pizzolatto had transformed m-theory into a metaphor for television—and television, perhaps, into a metaphor for existence itself.

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu February 20, 2014 8:34 pm
by Simple Torture
Monkey_Driven wrote:Is it Sunday yet?
Well, if time is a flat circle...

Re: HBO Television Show: True Detective

Posted: Thu February 20, 2014 10:40 pm
by Mecca
pnjguy wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:Telling, but short analysis about episode five (and subsequently the whole series) with writer Nic Pizzolatto.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... e-yet.html
As someone who is interested in string and M-theory and theoretical physics in general, this was great.

Best part here
Spoiler: show
Pizzolatto took a bite of his branzino. "Now, think about all the things Cohle is talking about," he said as he finished chewing. "Is he a man railing against an uncaring god? Or is he a character in a TV show railing against his audience? Aren't we the creatures of that higher dimension? The creatures who can see the totality of his world? After all, we get to see all eight episodes of his life. On a flat screen. And we can watch him live that same life over and over again, the exact same way."

The thought was dizzying. Sure, True Detective is a page-turning crime yarn. But at least according to its creator, it's also a meta-page-turning crime yarn—a story about storytelling. Pizzolatto had transformed m-theory into a metaphor for television—and television, perhaps, into a metaphor for existence itself.
This is probably why I will watch an episode 5 times during the week.