TV SHOWS ARE PEOPLE TOO GUYS! Okay technically they aren't people but they are important. Part of me actually wanted to sit in front of a bunch of moving pictures of lava and that guy from game of thrones... and Kiefer Sutherland as the bad guy apparently but I just didn't want to. Plus I don't get paid so I can write about whatever I want. This week I have been pretty much consumed with the new HBO miniseries True Detective so that's what I'll write about.
If you haven't ever watched an HBO miniseries quick notes ; they are the best things on whenever they run, they usually get a way higher budget then they need for the short time they run, and because of the budget, and the fact that they're made over only a few months, they can often afford big movie stars like Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey ! Yay!
Whoever cast these two is probably very pleased with themselves right now, while they haven't been huge stars in years McConaughey has had a massive resurgence in recent years being in three or four successful and critically acclaimed movies. Harrelson on the other hand is acting like he's still in character for No Country for Old Men and it fits perfectly. The basic plot could not be simpler Detective Martin Hart is a detective who's been working as a homicide detective in the Louisiana State Police Department for his whole career is suddenly partnered with Detective Rust Cohle an intelligent but strange cop who specializes in out of the ordinary type murder cases. The show opens with the arriving at their first crime scene together, a strange ritualistic looking murder of a young women wearing a crown of antlers, and Hart gets the captain to keep the two of them on the case, though their personalities frequently the clash they agree to work together to solve the case.... but that's not the whole show. The episodes are split between two time lines one of the two officers working together in the 90's and a series of interviews being conducted years later having both characters being individually questioned about what appears to be another murder done by the same killer.
This is very much one of those shows that EVERYONE should watch. No one element of it makes it great, the thing as a whole is great. The two leads are the icing on the amazingly crafted cake. It's as well written and clever as any other detective show out there and is just so smart about every single element within it. Each episode so far (5 of 8) has managed to be a great self contained story that adds layer after layer of intense mystery. I've never seen a show like this get so gritty and harsh about the world it's set in and I cannot wait to see how it ends. As far as the episodes go specifically I would they're both just set up but the first is better than the second which fills the required "This is an adult show for adults so there must be adult nudity but only boobs" quota and doesn't accomplish much.
I just cannot stress enough how much you have to watch this show, it's by far the best thing HBO has made in a while and it should shoot everyone who's involved career's to the stars!
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