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errlloyd · 23-06-2015 12:27PM

Watching it right now (college life is hard). I feel it's been rushed.

The Lost Sheep · 23-06-2015 12:31PM

.ak wrote: »

Anyone watch True Detective last night? Wasn't blown away by it to be honest... I'm a massive fan of season 1, probably one my favourite TV shows, and whilst I know the 2nd season is supposed to be totally different it just doesn't seem to be the same quality.... Hopefully it'll pick up. Colin Farrell is very good in it though.

Farrell was very good. It doesn't start as well as season 1 but it was a very strong start and set things up fairly well

sydthebeat · 23-06-2015 12:45PM

i had forgotten how good the the writing was in season one, this seasons first episode probably doesnt have the same strength of characters, but the dialogue and execution is still excellent. Not at all sold on vince vaughans character yet.... scary mob boss, nah... gangster with a heart.... nah.

taylor kitchs character is intriguing though

23-06-2015 01:05PM

Cinematography is still outstanding though

.ak · 23-06-2015 01:33PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Cinematography is still outstanding though

It is, but the end scene was really as far away from the first season as you could get. A real CSI kind of shot... seemed out of place. Some of it just doesn't sit right, a lot of sweeping shots seem to be trying to replicate season 1 but don't actually have any bearing on the story or setting, where as in season 1 they had everything to do with it, especially due to Rust's hallucinations and dour look on the world and people.

Is it directed by the same person(s)?

Deano7788 · 23-06-2015 01:44PM

.ak wrote: »

It is, but the end scene was really as far away from the first season as you could get. A real CSI kind of shot... seemed out of place. Some of it just doesn't sit right, a lot of sweeping shots seem to be trying to replicate season 1 but don't actually have any bearing on the story or setting, where as in season 1 they had everything to do with it, especially due to Rust's hallucinations and dour look on the world and people.

Is it directed by the same person(s)?

Cary Fukunaga directed all Season 1. Justin Lin directed the 1st episode of 2. He's directed some of the Fast and the Furious films and the next Star Trek.

sydthebeat · 23-06-2015 02:21PM

.ak wrote: »

It is, but the end scene was really as far away from the first season as you could get. A real CSI kind of shot... seemed out of place. Some of it just doesn't sit right, a lot of sweeping shots seem to be trying to replicate season 1 but don't actually have any bearing on the story or setting, where as in season 1 they had everything to do with it, especially due to Rust's hallucinations and dour look on the world and people.

Is it directed by the same person(s)?

harrelson and mcconaughy are both still exec producers though

Buer · 23-06-2015 02:33PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

harrelson and mcconaughy are both still exec producers though

Wouldn't put too much stock in that, really. A lot of the time in television that sort of stuff happens but they're barely involved in the actual day to day running or creativity element.

The extent of the two boys being executive producers might be a few meetings with the current actors and writers before production and that's it.

wp_rathead · 23-06-2015 02:57PM

Just heard about Hannibal

Was listening to Writers Podcast with Bryan Fuller and he said season 4 was gonna be Silence of the Lambs

Season 2 is my favourite season of Televison I've ever seen

Wang King · 23-06-2015 03:45PM

Have only seen 2 episodes of season 1's True Detective, fck, I must really catch up on my quality TV

.ak · 23-06-2015 03:55PM

Wang King wrote: »

Have only seen 2 episodes of season 1's True Detective, fck, I must really catch up on my quality TV

It's so, so good. I've re-watched it about 3 times now. It gets better every time. However it's probably colouring my opinion on season 2, which is essentially a different product all together.

molloyjh · 23-06-2015 04:05PM

I have to say I never liked either TD or Hannibal. I tried watching TD when it came out first and got about 4 episodes in before giving up on it completely. It just felt like hard work. I tried to watch it again then at Christmas and again got about 5 episodes in before giving up completely. I actually thought lasts nights episode was far better than season 1. But the obsession with making all the characters so dark is still there and is still annoying. Ooooh look, this person has serious issues and is such an anti-hero. Deeeeeep. Except it's not. At all. And it isn't original either.

Hannibal was up it's own hole from day 1.

irishbucsfan · 23-06-2015 04:09PM

molloyjh disliked TD before it was cool

.ak · 23-06-2015 04:27PM

molloyjh wrote: »

I have to say I never liked either TD or Hannibal. I tried watching TD when it came out first and got about 4 episodes in before giving up on it completely. It just felt like hard work. I tried to watch it again then at Christmas and again got about 5 episodes in before giving up completely. I actually thought lasts nights episode was far better than season 1. But the obsession with making all the characters so dark is still there and is still annoying. Ooooh look, this person has serious issues and is such an anti-hero. Deeeeeep. Except it's not. At all. And it isn't original either.

Hannibal was up it's own hole from day 1.

Actually I would say TD successfully achieves the 'deep' status quite well when you actually read into the background of it and the premises of the yellow king and the mythology surround 'carcosa'. It certainly isn't being superficial and there's a lot of stuff you just simply miss or don't pick up on first viewing, there's a massive amount of thought that goes into the dialogue and in particular a huge amount of work gone into Rust's character.

But I appreciate it's not to everyone's taste and it IS quite slow paced, but that's what I love about it. It doesn't need to be anything special in terms of development and pace, it's all about the characters and how they would function in real life - aside from the surrealism it's actually very believable and nothing too extraordinary, so when something does happen that's a bit leftfield it stands out. The heist in the ghetto shot is one of the best bits of television, ever, and what makes it so unbelievably good is everything until that point is practically just mundane police work. It's a less-is-more approach.

The new one is appealing to people who didn't like the first one, and that's probably what the show's creators wanted, they wanted a totally different product and story. Still, there's a lot of parallels which I wish they'd just steer clear of.

23-06-2015 05:10PM

I couldn't stand Hannibal. I've had enough of the semi-autistic detective trope who is essentially a super hero.

.ak · 23-06-2015 09:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I couldn't stand Hannibal. I've had enough of the semi-autistic detective trope who is essentially a super hero.

Haven't seen Hannibal but that reminds me of Sherlock, really didn't like that because of the same reasons. If you make the main character too "powerful" it just makes it boring.

b.gud · 24-06-2015 12:00PM

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LostArt · 24-06-2015 12:08PM

It's in the packet. Strawberry flavour has 20% off this month.

24-06-2015 12:18PM

b.gud wrote: »

I'm about to order the whey protein of myprotein as I know some of you guys mentioned it here before as being good. Just wondering do I need to order one of the scoops as well or do they come with the packet?

In the packet, if you haven't ordered yet, use someone's referral code, think you both get some % off it if you're a first time user.

b.gud · 24-06-2015 12:25PM

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Great minds, was just about to post that. I'm off to the gym now, so will sign up after that. If anyone has a referral code feel free to PM me in the mean time

LostArt · 24-06-2015 12:32PM

LIPSETT10 will get anyone 10% off anytime, not just first timers

awec · 24-06-2015 01:38PM

You'd be raging if you'd booked a trip to Vegas for that fight now that it's looking like it's going to be off.

pickarooney · 24-06-2015 02:05PM

The mcGregor one? What happened?

.ak · 24-06-2015 02:18PM

pickarooney wrote: »

The mcGregor one? What happened?

Aldo cracked a rib in training.

Doesn't look like he'll be able to fight on the date.

stephen_n · 24-06-2015 02:23PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I couldn't stand Hannibal. I've had enough of the semi-autistic detective trope who is essentially a super hero.

First series was a bit painful, only really stuck it because my daughter was watching it and wanted me to, that time reverse thing had to be the single most pretentious piece of cinematography ever. Second season was considerably better and leans much more towards the silence of the lambs and the premiss that the best person to catch a thief is a thief.

awec · 24-06-2015 07:52PM

.ak wrote: »

Aldo cracked a rib in training.

Doesn't look like he'll be able to fight on the date.

Be some craic if McGregor still fights but ends up losing to his replacement opponent. :pac:

irishbucsfan · 24-06-2015 08:02PM

awec wrote: »

Be some craic if McGregor still fights but ends up losing to his replacement opponent. :pac:

If it's Frank Edgar there is a real chance of that. I don't know how likely it is but I'd love that fight.

thomond2006 · 24-06-2015 08:04PM

Any chance of a certain ligind from Cappamore getting a call up vs McGregor?

CatFromHue · 24-06-2015 08:10PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Any chance of a certain ligind from Cappamore getting a call up vs McGregor?

That's be one horrific weight cut :eek::eek:

Neil3030 · 24-06-2015 08:12PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Any chance of a certain ligind from Cappamore getting a call up vs McGregor?

Prob end up with something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd87y_bQwKI

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