NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Well, Nic said that one of the protagonists of Season 2 is a guy. Maybe the other one will be a woman.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
True Detective - McConaughey/Harrelson crime series - S2 starts June 21st
- Thread starter Cornballer
- Start date
- Status
The Artful Dodger
Member
Both of these sound like excellent ideas for the next season.
It's going to be hard for whoever stars in the next season to live up to this first one, and I honestly have very little faith that child actors could pull it off.
D
Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
While we're spitballing- it would be interesting to see true to life forensic work. I have no idea how all that stuff works in real life and I kind of imagine its a lot of waiting around and looking at weird pigment blotches and stuff. It could be a cool writing challenge.
The Artful Dodger
Member
If I were to do this, I'd probably show the kids as little as possible, if at all.
MrPink93485
Member
Don't know if anyone brought this up before ... not browsing 60 pages LOL. But I'm rewatching the show and caught this in episode 2 when they visit the victim's mother. WTF is going on in this picture? Some bizarre looking shit to me. Think it's going to turn out that Dora Lang was meant to end up a sacrifice from birth or something?
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Don't know if anyone brought this up before ... not browsing 60 pages LOL. But I'm rewatching the show and caught this in episode 2 when they visit the victim's mother. WTF is going on in this picture? Some bizarre looking shit to me. Think it's going to turn out that Dora Lang was meant to end up a sacrifice from birth or something?
I did catch it and it was creepy.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
They look like Wizards on horses.
Just so dudes doing some good ass LARP.
Just so dudes doing some good ass LARP.
Cornballer
Member
They look like Capuchon hats. They had a sequence with them on one episode of Treme.
Fallout-NL
Member
What are you guys saying? We're getting just one season worth of this McConaughey/Harrelson greatness?
Kadayi
Banned
The show is an anthology so next season (assuming there is a next season) then it would presumably be new setting, new characters, new storyline.
Given how much MM is blowing up at present due to Dallas Buyers Club etc (dude is looking strong for that Oscar) I suspect it's unlikely that he's going to be up for doing another season.
Discotheque
Banned
holy shit at viggo suggestion. anything else would now not live up to that imo
That episode was fucking great. Last action scene was about as well directed and tense as any I've seen on TV. Harrelson was amazing in the first half especially.
Just wanted to show some love to Woody, cause he's certainly holding up his end. Man, 4 more episodes. Crazy to think about where it goes from here.
Just wanted to show some love to Woody, cause he's certainly holding up his end. Man, 4 more episodes. Crazy to think about where it goes from here.
Just watched the last episode. Wow! Pretty amazing hour of television.
It all felt so tense once Rust went undercover. Me and my wife were holding our breaths waiting for them to find out he was a cop or reveal that they had found out while he was away somehow. And that final sequence was really good.
It all felt so tense once Rust went undercover. Me and my wife were holding our breaths waiting for them to find out he was a cop or reveal that they had found out while he was away somehow. And that final sequence was really good.
Discotheque
Banned
yeah although i've become a mcconaughey fanboy in the last year or so i think harrelson is just as good in this series (if not better at times)
Fallout-NL
Member
Right, I suppose that does sort of guarantee this fucking miracle were witnessing right now is not going to get watered down once the thing loses steam later on.
However, it would be a damn shame for the two of them to step away from this 'willingly', because goddamn if this isn't among the all time best stuff I have ever seen.
Yeah, part of me wishes this were just a mini-series so that way it never goes down hill. But, and we've already begun to see it with this series and House of Cards, I do think we're going to see a lot more big Hollywood actors turning to TV, even if it's only for a single season like True Detective.
God, it would be awesome if Leo wins his Oscar and decides to go (back) to TV and joins on for season 2.
Super Chief
Banned
Been dying to engage in discussing this show.
It's such a phenomenal show, it almost feels too good to be true at times. McConaughey and Harrelson have some real chemistry going on, I think they bring the best out of each other, and their scenes, even the most mundane ones, are simply fascinating to me. Really love the show.
It's such a phenomenal show, it almost feels too good to be true at times. McConaughey and Harrelson have some real chemistry going on, I think they bring the best out of each other, and their scenes, even the most mundane ones, are simply fascinating to me. Really love the show.
<Cohle> Tales of more significant people are often told by insignificant men who need to feel they are doing something worthwhile with their lives.
Super Chief
Banned
Would be the first Telltale game both interest me and justify spending money on.
Next you're gonna tell me that The Sopranos is about singers!
hnnnnggg yes please
Do it.
Do want.
I'm ready for the weekend again. Can't wait to get this show on BR. I sense great "rewatchability".
Super Chief
Banned
Do it.
Damn you. Now it has to happen or I will be disappointed.
Alternatively, I could go for Mr Cranston and John C. McGinley.
The Artful Dodger
Member
Yeah, Harrelson's character is a much needed "straight-man" in this show, and is an excellent foil to Rust's craziness. His role in the show is certainly underrated/
Various Artists
Banned
I love this show so much, the dark brooding nature of it. Are there any other shows that have been on like this before or any movies?
i don't sleep i just dream
Someone will disagree with me, but the small town setting, the eccentric law enforcement guy in a weird city, and the opening of the show reminds me of Twin Peaks.
Rust is like Agent Cooper without the quirk
StriKeVillain
Banned
I watched all 4 episodes back to back last night.
Wow. I feel stupid for not watching this earlier. Fantastic show, McConaughey is a joy to watch and Harrelson plays that lunatic sleezeball to perfection.
Wow. I feel stupid for not watching this earlier. Fantastic show, McConaughey is a joy to watch and Harrelson plays that lunatic sleezeball to perfection.
Extra Sauce
Member
Can't wait for the season about the Detective family.
The Artful Dodger
Member
I said that a few pages ago. You're not the only one!
Kadayi
Banned
Well the whole reason they were able to secure the actors in the first place was down to it being a one season gig. I doubt dependent upon the shows success and scheduling that there might not be the opportunity to secure both actors again down the road for a further series if they were inclined, although the talk has been a lot of the shooting being pretty grueling for all concerned given the time frame coupled with the sheer amount of footage shot.
I suspect given the shows success (both critically and commercially) there are likely more than a few lower ranked Hollywood actors (or actresses for that matter) who would be interested in stepping in to take up a role for a second season.
The Artful Dodger
Member
I think in general Television is attracting talent that it normally didn't. Shows like Justified, Boardwalk Empire, Madmen, and others are proving that it is a dynamic medium and has quite a few benefits that aren't found in filmmaking. I wouldn't be surprised if we see more Film Actors move towards television in general from here on out.
AngmarsKing701
Member
I apologize. Cate has also been in movies where, with her hair short and pulled back tight and eyeglasses on, she can look quite stark.
Super Chief
Banned
I'm not a fan of the title either.
Anton Sugar
Member
Don't know if anyone brought this up before ... not browsing 60 pages LOL. But I'm rewatching the show and caught this in episode 2 when they visit the victim's mother. WTF is going on in this picture? Some bizarre looking shit to me. Think it's going to turn out that Dora Lang was meant to end up a sacrifice from birth or something?
I can't find it now, but there was some Imgur gallery/collection that pointed out details/coincidences in the show so far. One of them is the prevalence of a single female surrounded by five males.
This picture, Marty's kid's recreation of a sex act (or car crash, whichever), and the five black men hanging on the porch with the one woman who knew the victim.
Probably nothing, but I did think it was a little interesting.
The title's a reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Detective
The Artful Dodger
Member
Yeah, I like the title for this reason.
Kadayi
Banned
For sure. I think increasingly cinema is very much getting drawn in terms of the middle ground where in it's hard to succeed in that space between art house hit and action blockbuster unless you're ploughing particular ground (Rom coms for instance). TV especially when it comes to the cable channels does seem to offer greater opportunity for high quality drama and the anthology approach of a series like True Detective which isn't tying people down to multiple seasons seems like a good approach going forward.
Cornballer
Member
- NY Times: Obamas Weekend in Sunnylands, With Lots of TV
Also:
- The Guardian: HBO's True Detective is bizarre, entertaining and really worth your time
Also:
- The Guardian: HBO's True Detective is bizarre, entertaining and really worth your time
PhoenixDark
Banned
alsoDon't know if anyone brought this up before ... not browsing 60 pages LOL. But I'm rewatching the show and caught this in episode 2 when they visit the victim's mother. WTF is going on in this picture? Some bizarre looking shit to me. Think it's going to turn out that Dora Lang was meant to end up a sacrifice from birth or something?
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked