True Detective - Woody Harrelson/Matthew McConaughey

[ryanman]

Who is watching this? Sky TV (Britain) have only just shown the first episode. Thank fuck for the internet as I was able to race through the next 5 to catch up with HBO (USA).

This is utterly brilliant. It's more like a book/film than a TV series as it's only eight episodes.

As I'm a cynical, pessimistic atheist, Matthew McConaughey's character, Rust, is the greatest person I've ever seen in a drama. Even though what he says is nothing new, it's worth watching for his delivery alone.

The yellow king?

Not heard of it, but you've sold it to me. I'll try watching a couple tomorrow.

[Memphis]

Me too. I've pretty much given up on Breaking bad for the time being and Im up to date with the walking dead, waiting for new episodes sucks balls. I need something else and I like Harrelson and McConaughey. At what point did McConaughey transform from someone who simply took his shirt off a bit to a fucking good actor?

Lincoln lawyer is on proper tele this weekend I think.

[ryanman]

Me too. I've pretty much given up on Breaking bad for the time being and Im up to date with the walking dead, waiting for new episodes sucks balls. I need something else and I like Harrelson and McConaughey. At what point did McConaughey transform from someone who simply took his shirt off a bit to a fucking good actor?

Lincoln lawyer is on proper tele this weekend I think.

"Proper tele" At what point will we stop calling it that?
I even call it "real tele" sometimes.

[Fenster]

I don't sleep, I just dream.

[p4pking]

Yeah it's one of the best things I've ever seen on TV, done way more like a serious film as far as the time line, plot, dialogue, everything. Don't have cable so I just raced through them all online as well, I thought the last episode was a bit worse than all the others, seemed to have the first bits of filler so far but that's just me.

The Yellow king is apparently to be loosely based on these short stories. Haven't read them and not sure I want to until the show wraps up but they sound very cool.

The King in Yellow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sucks that the first season is almost over, but that should mean a lot of substance to the last couple episodes. Any idea what they plan to do for the next season, it's apparently going to be an anthology series Would be really weird if the characters change or something.

[Fenster]

I was horrified when I saw there was a second season. But it will be a completely different story with different characters. What I love about this, well it's not ended yet, is the fact it's all wrapped up in eight episodes. It's like an eight hour film.

What do you mean by filler in the last episode?

[bzkfn]

I love this show. I can watch shit like this all day. Utterly brilliant TV.

[p4pking]

I was horrified when I saw there was a second season. But it will be a completely different story with different characters. What I love about this, well it's not ended yet, is the fact it's all wrapped up in eight episodes. It's like an eight hour film.

What do you mean by filler in the last episode?

Hmm, the same cast though? Or no...
Guess I thought some of the drama between Marty and his wife was a bit drawn out or pointless, but I watched it right after the fifth episode which was so intense. The bits about Cole actually investigating the schools were great, I hope they find this yellow king tonight