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True Detective - McConaughey/Harrelson crime series - S2 starts June 21st

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Just finished watching this show with my wife a couple days ago, and its definitely one of the best shows that I've ever seen, can't wait for the second season.

Since when McConaughey became a good actor? He used to be so bad.
 
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Cormano said:
Just finished watching this show with my wife a couple days ago, and its definitely one of the best shows that I've ever seen, can't wait for the second season.

Since when McConaughey became a good actor? He used to be so bad.
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He was never bad. He just did crappy romantic comedies for a while. He's been in excellent dramas for the last few years.
 
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Cormano said:
Just finished watching this show with my wife a couple days ago, and its definitely one of the best shows that I've ever seen, can't wait for the second season.

Since when McConaughey became a good actor? He used to be so bad.
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He was always good, he was just doing bad roles, and apparently was so good at doing them, you fell for it, by thinking he was a bad actor...
 
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Frog-fu

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I hope Woody wins something. I really think his performance has really been unfairly overshadowed and under appreciated in the light of McConaughey's. Out of the two of them, I feel Woody was much more humane and consistent, albeit not necessarily as interesting or nuanced.
 
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Psykoboy2 said:
Emmy Nominations:

Best Drama

Best Actor - Woody & Matthew
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It actually got quite a few more than just that, including nominations for writing, directing, cinematography, editing, makeup, opening credits, etc. Ended up with 12 total nominations if my counting was correct.
 
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Frog-fu said:
I hope Woody wins something. I really think his performance has really been unfairly overshadowed and under appreciated in the light of McConaughey's. Out of the two of them, I feel Woody was much more humane and consistent, albeit not necessarily as interesting or nuanced.
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I agree. But MM hit it out of the park.
 
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Psykoboy2 said:
Netflix still rents DVDs and Blu-Rays. It'll end up there in that format.
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OH RIGHT. I forgot netflix stull does dvd and blurays .haha

“The people we will cast will be well-known names, but [casting stars] wasn’t our ambition,” he said. “Great writing attracts great actors… Maybe people initially came for [Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson], but I think they stayed because the show was so compelling.”
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Dany

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There is nothing inherintly wrong about having 4 main leads. IDK why you don't like that.

But if there was going to be a single director for season 2, then we could have expected it coming fall 2015 :p
 
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AuthenticM said:
Less character development, less intimacy, less focus.
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this isn't how character development works. it's not entirely about duration. duration is a factor. but a great writer can make the reader/viewer intimate with a character in minutes (source: every good short ever)
 
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Fjordson

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Yeah, more main characters could be really interesting imo.

Could also give the leads more room to breathe with a longer season. Bump it up 10 episodes or something.
 
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big ander said:
this isn't how character development works. it's not entirely about duration. duration is a factor. but a great writer can make the reader/viewer intimate with a character in minutes (source: every good short ever)
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Duration is a factor, and it's normal for me to take this news with apprehension.

Wilbur said:
Think The Wire did a pretty good job of having a billion characters that got equal screen time.
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The Wire had quite a bit more than eight episodes to tell its story.
 
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- Deadline: Colin Farrell In Talks For HBO’s ‘True Detective 2′
Since the staggering success of HBO’s limited series True Detective with Emmy nominees Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, speculation has been rampant about who might take part in the show’s second season. I can tell you that Colin Farrell is deep in negotiations to play one of what is expected to be three main roles in Season Two. HBO has been mum about cast so far, as rumors have swirled that Jessica Chastain and some others will be one of the other leads. HBO would not confirm any of the potential castings, but I am confident that Farrell will be in the cast.

Like McConaughey and Harrelson, he seems the ideal movie star to take a leap and immerse himself in writer Nic Pizzolatto’s followup to a game-changing first season. Pizzolatto has set a high bar for himself, but the idea of taking movie stars and allowing them to play in this sandbox with such rich character development that isn’t possible with two hour time constraints, and then go back to their movie careers, is something that will continue to draw big names if the payweb can keep the story telling bar high. CAA reps Farrell, the Irish actor who first caught notice with his turn in the British series Ballykissangel before becoming a Hollywood fixture. Farrell most recently starred in Seven Psychopaths, Saving Mr. Banks and Winter’s Tale.
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- EW with more on Colin Ferrell
The actor (Fright Night, In Bruges) has been in talks for the role. We’ve been sitting on this news waiting for the deal to close, but since another outlet broke ranks and went rouge we’re joining the inevitable online chorus despite the situation still being uncertain. Keep in mind there is no deal at this time as sources say the actor has not accepted HBO’s current offer. But as of today, Farrell is definitely in the mix and considered the most likely lead name to join the acclaimed drama.

On Thursday HBO executives told reporters that a casting announcement on the crime drama was expected within a week.
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