True Detective [HBO] [ Spoilers ]

JP Liz V1 · 14-06-2013 10:58PM #1

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are coming to
HBO.
The premium cable network has released
the first teaser for True Detective, an eight-episode drama series, starring
McConaughey and Harrelson as two detectives investigating a
murder.
In True Detective, Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin
Hart (Harrelson)'s lives become entangled while searching for a serial killer in
Louisiana.
Nic Pizzolatto penned the project with Jane Eyre's Cary
Fukunaga directing. Should True Detective continue past the first season, the
idea is to introduce a new mystery with a new cast of characters, a la American
Horror Story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLoE7TJ4J7M

McConaughey has been on a role lately with his roles and Harrelson always delivers, seems it wont be shown until 2014 though

pixelburp · 09-09-2013 07:06PM

A full trailer has appeared for this and it looks like a good 'un. It's astonishing to think McConaughey was effectively written off as a legitimate acting talent only a few short years ago. He seems to have turned things around and started taking his craft seriously. As with a lot of these prestige HBO shows, this one looks like quality:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8i5CR4kDjM

Kur4mA · 10-09-2013 09:50AM

I cannot wait for this! Right up my alley. Agreed on Matthew McConaughey... he has completely turned his career around. I'd advise anyone who hasn't seen him in Mud to watch it asap. Fantastic film!

don ramo · 14-09-2013 11:47PM

looks like it will be a good show, love the 2 leads (who doesnt really:)), odd that its only an 8 episode season, but im sure Game of Thrones will be hot on the heels of the last episode,

i do wonder if its going to be designed as a multi-season show, i wouldnt have pegged the 2 boys to commit to a possible 5-6 years contract for a tv show, their not exactly lacking in film offers like,

Kirby · 15-09-2013 07:09AM

Looking forward to this. HBO usually delivers. Trailer looks good.

Thrill · 29-10-2013 02:03PM

True Detective starts in the US on Sunday, January 12 on HBO. I'm looking forward to seeing this. Looks good.

New trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roiKrE5KLbk

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a527146/harrelson-and-mcconaugheys-true-detective-on-hbo-new-trailer.html

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Fizman · 22-12-2013 07:04PM

Ads for this just starting on Sky Atlantic. Looks very promising.

groovie · 07-01-2014 01:32PM

Starting in February on Sky Atlantic.

Mc Love · 10-01-2014 05:14PM

Finally something worth watching!

TwoShedsJackson · 13-01-2014 12:13PM

Saw the first episode - very very promising stuff indeed. Slow moving, good acting, all the hallmarks of another great HBO series.

Mc Love · 13-01-2014 12:27PM

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

Saw the first episode - very very promising stuff indeed. Slow moving, good acting, all the hallmarks of another great HBO series.

Really couldnt have said it any better! Should we get a spoilers note added to the title?

McConaughey was brilliant, his character is unreal!

titan18 · 13-01-2014 03:42PM

I liked it, wish it was made by Netflix so I could watch all of them in one go

stiffler123 · 13-01-2014 04:44PM

That was one of the best pilot episodes i've seen. Hopefully the rest of the series maintains that standard.

Mc Love · 13-01-2014 04:48PM

I'm not sure if any of you watch Hannibal but this is sort on that vein but way way better

KevIRL · 13-01-2014 11:44PM

Very promising start.

Is the season only 8 episodes?

CastorTroy · 13-01-2014 11:49PM

Good start.

Wonder if Marty is aware of the new case since he's picking up on them suspecting Rust of something.

And when the opening theme started I thought they were using the music from Crime Story.

Lovely Bloke · 14-01-2014 07:51AM

Excellent first episode, and certainly looks promising.

I don't think Marty knows at all.

McConaughey looks like a middle aged woman in the 1995 scenes

FloatingVoter · 14-01-2014 10:00AM

Once he sent the detective for a 6 pack and explained his off-day habits I was hooked. Can't see stars this size staying around for a muliti-season run but I reckon its going to to be good.

heebusjeebus · 14-01-2014 10:29AM

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Once he sent the detective for a 6 pack and explained his off-day habits I was hooked. Can't see stars this size staying around for a muliti-season run but I reckon its going to to be good.

Woody is a producer so he'll stay put. Not sure about Matthew McConaughey.
TV is the place to be these days so I'd say it will be fine.

Lovely Bloke · 14-01-2014 10:49AM

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Can't see stars this size staying around for a muliti-season run but I reckon its going to to be good.

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Woody is a producer so he'll stay put. Not sure about Matthew McConaughey.
TV is the place to be these days so I'd say it will be fine.

They won't be, it's going to be a "hybrid-anthology" series: each season will tell a self-contained story, with unique characters that don't carry over from season to season. It's an interesting idea that has been working for American Horror Story.

I saw this somewhere

McConaughey and Harrelson aren’t at a stage of their careers where they would commit to four or five years of an ongoing show, but ask for only five months of their time and two characters this rich, and you can get them. And because the actors won’t be sticking around, Pizzolatto is able to take every last interesting scrap of each character, and of this case, and squeeze it all into only eight episodes that feel incredibly dense with event and meaning, even at times when Rust and Marty are making fairly slow progress in their investigation.

FloatingVoter · 14-01-2014 11:22AM

Thats good news on both fronts. The show has potentially got legs and we won't have the usual "Big Hollywood stars don't die / go bad" cliche. Given that Woody Harrelson never had to work again after Cheers he's having an amazing career and as for McConaughy (the rebooted version)...who would have thought ?

TerrorFirmer · 14-01-2014 12:10PM

McConaughy looks remarkably like Joey Quinn from Dexter in this.

Saison-5-Dexter-Joey-Quinn-enquete-sur-Dexter_reference.jpg

kingtiger · 14-01-2014 12:49PM

yes a new HBO that I never heard of until now

getting from my cousins as I type this

snausages · 14-01-2014 10:48PM

Don't know how I feel about it. Really well acted but some of McConaughey's nihilist monologues felt very trite. But maybe that was on purpose considering how irate Woody Harrelson's character gets at him for it.

FloatingVoter · 14-01-2014 11:02PM

Nihilism is a handy wind-up tool. Beats talking about the weather. Turns the car into a spiritual talk-free zone in no time flat. Leaves time for beers and ludes with the ladies on your off-days. God bless nihilism and all who sail in her.

kingtiger · 15-01-2014 10:58PM

jasus just watched the pilot, great stuff

think i may have to rewatch it though to completely understood the narrative, as I think I missed a lot of the subtlety on my first viewing

writhen · 16-01-2014 12:25AM

Brilliant first episode. Has the potential to be really rather special.

meoklmrk91 · 16-01-2014 12:32AM

I have decided not to watch this until the season is over so I can watch it in one go, it sounds exceptionally promising and right up my street

FloatingVoter · 16-01-2014 11:54AM

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

I have decided not to watch this until the season is over so I can watch it in one go, it sounds exceptionally promising and right up my street

I'd do that if I had any self-control.

naughto · 16-01-2014 05:02PM

watched it last night very good show.
am also watching lilyhammer another good show

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1958961/

Kylo Ren · 17-01-2014 11:05PM

Excellent pilot episode. Looking forward to more but disappointed to hear McConaughey won't be staying on.

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