The first season of True Detective was a sensation, arguably qualifying as some of the best television of all time. The show's second season? Not so much. Read the rest
We're crossing our fingers for True Detective season three
Someone re-did the whole True Detective intro in Grand Theft Auto V
Sometimes the creative things people do with games are even more interesting than the games themselves.
True Detective ends its first season as it began: with two indelible performances [Recap: season 1, episode 8]
Kevin McFarland reviews the finale of HBO's crime drama "True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. If you're new to the show, start with our introduction here. This post contains spoilers.
'After You’ve Gone' sets everything up for True Detective finale [TV recap: season 1, episode 7]
Kevin McFarland reviews episode 7 in season 1 of HBO's crime drama "True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. If you're new to the show, start with our introduction here. This post contains spoilers.
Two feminist takes on HBO's 'True Detective'
I've been enjoying the HBO series "True Detective," which our reviewer Kevin McFarland has been recapping each Sunday night. But I also enjoyed Emily Nussbaum's essay in the New Yorker on the show's "shallow deep talk," exploring how the program's female characters are portrayed through a male gaze, and how other crime shows have avoided this. Read the rest
True Detective drops more hints about the possible identity of the Yellow King [Recap: season 1, episode 6]
Kevin McFarland reviews episode 6 in season 1 of HBO's crime drama "True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. If you're new to the show, start with our introduction here. This post contains spoilers.
True Warrior Cats: Warriors x True Detective (video)
"What if Warrior Cats was a Southern American detective drama? This is a Warriors version of opening to the HBO series True Detective. Maybe that combo doesn't make much sense, but I loved this opening so much I needed an excuse to reproduce it." Video Link. Original True Detective open is here.
And that lovely song is the Handsome Family's "Far From Any Road," from the 2003 album Singing Bones.
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Someone's eBaying a BIG HUG MUG, as seen on HBO's True Detective
A dude on eBay is auctioning off Matthew McConaughey's--well, Rust Cohle's- cup. “Excellent, Near-Flawless Condition. No Chips, Scratches or Stains. Vivid Color.”
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HBO's 'True Detective' is getting weirder, and we are on it: intro to the series and weekly recaps at Boing Boing
"What separates HBO's crime drama True Detective from other series that obsessively catalogue dead female bodies or attempt to find the human side of serial killers is the show's ambition in style and scope," writes our reviewer Kevin McFarland. Read the rest
True Detective barrels into the darkness of new cross-genre territory. TV recap: 'The Secret Fate of All Life,' S1 Ep. 5
Kevin McFarland reviews episode 5 in season 1 of HBO's crime drama "True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. If you're new to the show, start with our introduction here. This post contains spoilers.
A masterful long take brings True Detective to its midpoint [Recap: “Who Goes There,” S1 Ep4]
Kevin McFarland reviews the fourth episode of HBO's crime drama "True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Contains spoilers. If you're new to the show, start with our introduction here.
Here’s what you’ve been missing on HBO’s True Detective
What separates HBO's crime drama True Detective from other series that obsessively catalogue dead female bodies or attempt to find the human side of serial killers is the show's ambition in style and scope.
