True Detective on HBO

[Laodicean]

http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/248a ... -detective

No, the quote goes if I remember it right is:

How's this year's crop of freshmen looking?

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As I get older, they stay the same age.

no, the quote is correct. I remember Rust using the term "change in my pocket" in one of the TD episodes as well.

[Zombie Glenn Beck]

Fourthbase wrote:

Obama is a True Detective fan.
https://mobile.twitter.com/AADaddario/s ... AADaddario

Comment?

Obama was into the Dark Knight, The Wire (fav character Omar Little), is a big House of Cards fan (asked for 2nd season advanced copies) and now it seems he's into the True Detective.
He's definitely a fan of RI themes. One has to wonder though,
Perhaps he's not just the RI theme president, but also a client?

Remember that when Clinton got into office the first thing he asked for were the files on JFK and UFOs. If you play the American Game of Thrones I think you have to have an interest in RI themes, in the same way a plumber has to be interested in pipes.

[Jerky]

I was unimpressed with the finale until the two moments of emotional apotheosis, both of which rocked me to my core. A beautiful finish. Both men deserves Emmys. Hell, they deserve better.

Jerky

[8bitagent]

"A world where nothing is solved"...

Ugh.

[Luther Blissett]

I'm dissatisfied that the ring was not brought down, but I suppose the creators kept the story realistic by wrapping it up that way.

I feel like Pizzolatto may have delivered the kind of artifact that we will be able to unpack for years, but I'd rather not waste any more time as I have done on something like 2001 or Eyes Wide Shut. There are real-life mysteries that deserve our attention.

[IanEye]

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gather up the lost & sold


into your arms



gather up the pitiful


into your arms


i think eye should give up the ghost

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[Luther Blissett]

What the fuck does this mean? "It's about hard women, bad men and the secret occult history of the United States transportation system." That's Nic Pizzolatto, talking about season 2. In another interview, he mentioned that it will take place in southern California 1974-2014.

As someone who has dual interests in secret occult histories and public transportation, I am stumped as to what this could be. Someone mentioned the General Motors streetcar conspiracy, but I once put a lot of effort into studying that as it's part of what destroyed the city I am from and I really doubt that could be it. Any other ideas?

[IanEye]

What the fuck does this mean? "It's about hard women, bad men and the secret occult history of the United States transportation system."

"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."

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i said eye love you
eye thought you knew


last thing to do
was to try
to betray me




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[Luther Blissett]

I would like to link the True Detective subreddit to the Franklin Case today, because they displayed some quite adept investigative tics of their own in analyzing the show. I think some of them, now that the first season of a piece of media entertainment has ended, could be convinced to take on something real life that may have the power to potentially help someone.

Is there a single clean, well-presented, well-researched overview of the case that I could present as a gateway? I only know of the longer works or the more convoluted, complex, and (frankly) elitist overviews that almost seem set up to turn people away.

[brainpanhandler]

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Last fall I discovered a vast maze of structures built of fallen limbs in a patch of woods near where I live. At first it was interesting, but soon became puzzling and then as it went on and on and on somewhat frightening when it became apparent someone had to have spent months if not years gathering the materials and building this elaborate limb sculpture garden. I named the unknown sculptor "stickman", but I might have to rename him king of limbs. It's not easily accessible and so I haven't been back and you wouldn't know it was there unless you stumbled upon it as I did. I'll take some pictures this spring when I go back.

I've not seen any of this series. The limb structure in the foreground to the character's left is very reminiscent of the sculptures in the woods. I am afraid to ask what's going on in that scene.

[8bitagent]

For some reason the climactic battle reminded me of a mix of Prometheus' flute/engineer chamber scene, Silence of the Lambs house labyrinth chase, Van Damme in the ending of Hard Target and Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania III

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Last fall I discovered a vast maze of structures built of fallen limbs in a patch of woods near where I live. At first it was interesting, but soon became puzzling and then as it went on and on and on somewhat frightening when it became apparent someone had to have spent months if not years gathering the materials and building this elaborate limb sculpture garden. I named the unknown sculptor "stickman", but I might have to rename him king of limbs. It's not easily accessible and so I haven't been back and you wouldn't know it was there unless you stumbled upon it as I did. I'll take some pictures this spring when I go back.

I've not seen any of this series. The limb structure in the foreground to the character's left is very reminiscent of the sculptures in the woods. I am afraid to ask what's going on in that scene.

You should do a documentary short on the subject! Heck I would love to see a documentary/short from anyone who has ever been on RI.

That image is from the "Carcosa" maze complex the main killer creates leading to a sacrificial chamber.

[IanEye]

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I named the unknown sculptor "stickman", but I might have to rename him king of limbs.

one of the best parts of watching "True Detective" is that it reacquainted me with a short story called "Sticks".

I have ordered a copy of the anthology, "The Dark Descent" that I first read it in, because I can't find the copy I used to own.

[RocketMan]

I was unimpressed with the finale until the two moments of emotional apotheosis, both of which rocked me to my core. A beautiful finish. Both men deserves Emmys. Hell, they deserve better.

Jerky

Yeah, I had that sinking feeling at the beginning but it managed to regroup during the aftermath of the killer chase. I WAS disappointed by the facile thriller tropes employed in the first half.

[Zombie Glenn Beck]

I would like to link the True Detective subreddit to the Franklin Case today, because they displayed some quite adept investigative tics of their own in analyzing the show. I think some of them, now that the first season of a piece of media entertainment has ended, could be convinced to take on something real life that may have the power to potentially help someone.

Is there a single clean, well-presented, well-researched overview of the case that I could present as a gateway? I only know of the longer works or the more convoluted, complex, and (frankly) elitist overviews that almost seem set up to turn people away.

Conspiracy of Silence is probably the best intro to the case you can find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asvl6kO1Vo8

[brainpanhandler]

You should do a documentary short on the subject!

For a few years now I've been toying with the idea of trying my hand at video and this would be an interesting choice for a first effort.

That image is from the "Carcosa" maze complex the main killer creates leading to a sacrificial chamber.

I think I'll go back in the daylight.

I have ordered a copy of the anthology, "The Dark Descent" that I first read it in, because I can't find the copy I used to own.

A vortex in your house could just be a vortex in your house.