True Detectives on HBO Season 1 - Spoilers

We watched last night. But I was dozing off. Not because it was boring, I was pretty tired. Then again, it was pretty slow moving. Will need to rewatch.

I would liken it to Se7en then Hannibal though.

 

I hate to say this because i was really excited about this,But my wife and i were both disapointed with this show ,no action and boring.

 

Watched it "almost live", we were so excited. And, we loved it. It's not an action series (at least not so far), but the acting and writing are very good. Woody is very funny in his role. And it seems that there's a lot of intriguing plot set up for the season.

It reminded me of Homicide and The Wire in its pacing and dialog, both of which we loved as well.

Looking forward to the entire season!

 

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I liked this show a lot. It's only the first episode, but so far it has a lot of promise. I, too, was slightly sleepy from a long day so I missed a couple of minor points, and one I am still unsure about:

I didn't quite understand how they determined the name of the victim. It appeared that Cohle had the name one morning as Hart came in, but I couldn't quite follow how he figured it out.

 

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We thought it was excellent.

 

I guess my expectations were high so I was a bit disappointed but I'll certainly keep watching and see how it plays out.

 

I was bored with it, but by the end, was really enjoying it. The last couple minutes kinda rolled everything together to help me understand what the heck was going on and what the rest of the season will be about.

A coworker told me that this show will be different every season. That the two main dudes won't be back next season. The show will be about different detectives.

 

Correct and a new case. I believe this season will all be about this one case. That is if the series doesn't get killed as well.

 

Makes sense. I wouldn't expect those two to commit to more than one season. I'm assuming 12 episodes?

 

8 episodes

 

Finally got a chance to watch this. Loved every minute of it. Well written, well acted with a touch of 'crazy'.

Season Pass activated.

 

Also finally watched this last night. I enjoyed it.

A bit slow paced and has a low key atmosphere, somewhat like Top of the Lake, or Rectified. But after the hectic days days at work I have, I like shows like that.

 

Same here. Enjoyed it start to finish. Looking forward to next week.

 

Not only will it be a new story with new actors a la American Horror Story, but there's no writer's room. One writer, and one director.

Forbes had a great article about it.

How HBO's True Detective Will Change The Way You Watch Television

Greg

 

Caught it from my hotel this week. Liked it.

Matthew McConaughey was less objectionable for me in this role. Always been a fan of Woody Harrelson.

Will follow via bit torrent...

 

Boring. I wasn't tired before I started watching but this made me drowsy. That said, the last few minutes was better and the coming attractions looked better (which is interesting because some of the reviews I read said it went off the rails after the first episode...but I put little credence in reviews..I read them to find out what the series is about). So because of the last few minutes and coming attractions, I'll stick with it at least another week.

 

Great article, gchance.

American Horror Story kept a core group of actors. I would argue that they kept "most" of them and mixed up who had major vs minor roles. If True Detective comes back without the two leads, that would be a big deal. And if they can keep to the one writer / one director format, an even bigger deal.