Do you agree that season 1 of True Detective is one of the greatest detective dramas ever? It's a bold statement, but I do feel like it's up there! Let me know your thoughts below!
I absolutely don't. (And it's not because of the following, but it must be said...) And I think it's kind of baffling how people ignore how much Nic Pizzolato stole from other people. I think there's no bigger proof of how uncapable he is to create something like that on his own than his latter works. A quick google search with "True Detective plagiarism" should suffice.
Was really good. But saying it was perfect is nuts. I’ve seen better series, breaking bad, sopranos. How could it be perfect if it wasn’t in conversation for best show? I’ve never heard anyone say true detective was best series ever.
To me, the genius of True Detective Season 1 is that Rust completes his arc from pessimist to optimist by encountering true evil. This perfectly encapsulates the paradoxical, mysterious nature of the human condition; to fully know a thing you must experience its opposite.
True Detective Season 1 is GOATED. Best 8 Episode mini-series run of ALL TIME. TOP 3 TV character and performance from Mcconaughey as Rust Cohle. Just pure EPIC filmmaking.
@@BrainPilotwhat do you think of silence of the lambs? Imo as far as detective drama go in general. Obv the gold standard for TV is true detective season 1 and for movies SOTL is still the best in that regard (Se7en coming in second). I guess people describe it as psychological thrillers but whatever you call it, all 3 still imo remain the best “disturbing” detective stories ever put to screen.
The amount of callbacks to previous statements is amazing and is what gives it that special feeling. Like when Marty talks about “the detectives curse” and how the clue is right under their nose - directly personified through the fact that Rust comes face to face with Errol 15 years before he realises it’s him
There are two particular scenes that have made me feel pure terror and distraught : the one where Reggie Ledoux is shown with the gas mask and the final scene when they’re chasing Errol in Carcosa; no other tv show or movie has made me feel the same. This show is memorable because it shows us how mankind can be so cruel to itself and also that we are all alone and it is up to mankind to self govern (sort of like how a spiral behaves as a derivative of its previous point). Marty and Rust’s characters are both written and acted with perfection. Both the literary and cinematographic aspects of the show make True Detective S1 a true masterpiece and an artwork that will remain relevant for decades if not centuries. Bonus points for Alexandra Daddario’s excellent performance 🐈🤣.
Reggie Ledoux walking in the mask is the scariest montster I've seen in a while, because he was a human, yet knowing what he did and then seeing dirty, masked, tall, hatchet hanging down and that jock strap. Terrifying.
Knowing that it was an anthology series added to the suspense for me. Watching the Carcosa fight, I was half convinced Marty and Rust were going to die and it would all be for naught
What about when they (rust & ginger) were in the restaurant talking to the big fat guy trying to find reggie ledoux, and he threatened rust... that was scary too
I think you hit the nail on the head when you describe the "complex simplicity" of the show. It's a testament to the skills of the writers and directors that they were able to present the plot in such an efficient and comprehensible way. Because there are a lot of shows that have effective horror elements and great character performances. But it's extremely rare for a crime drama to have such an immersive plot. But yet somehow this show managed to catch lightning in a bottle in every single category . It really is perfect.
Greatest single season of television in history imo. Perfect writing, setting, story, acting, casting, direction, cinematography, everything just hits the nail on the head.
Season 1 is a masterpiece. My fav 8 hours on tv. Mindhunter had this level of potential. Netflix buried it. I wish some other network/ott would pick it up and provide closure to the viewers.
@@VIK_1903 I think it was a combination effort. It wasn't getting enough viewers to justify the budget, and Fincher decided to leave the project instead of deal with a drop in in the production budget because he felt it would lower the quality of the show.
I just finished this season today for the first time ever and I'm blown away. Quickest 8 episodes I've ever watched and Rust is a captivating character.
watched the first three episodes and i'm usually not used to the slow pace shows but i was still hooked. then ep 4 had me locked into it with the biker scene. i can't wait to finish it the season.
The dope house robbery gone wrong is the best single shot take I ever seen in my life. The intensity is insane & chaotic. The best single take shot in history (Yes better than the Oldboy hallway fight)
Also have to add how god damn good the score was-it was impeccable, all the little details and sounds, think back to those little Jabs of really unsettling sounds as rust gets dropped off right before the stash house raid in the street and checks his pulse, after he sniffs the meth off Ginger’s hand, when guy Leonard Frances says “I’ll tell you, about the yellow king” (cue that off beat horn) or when rust revisits the Dora Lange crime scene 7 years later. I can name so many more examples. I can’t stop talking about how good this show is
You well described the simple complex structure of season 1. To me there is a lack of consistency in season 4, some episodes emphasize supernatural elements and some are back at the rationale level.
McConaughey and Harrelson are 2 of my favorite actors, and this series was truly one of the best of all time. It was gritty, eerie and i was engaged the whole time....
I think Cary Fukunaga needs more praise on this. Nick P wrote some of the other seasons and they just didn't have it. maybe because he spent much more time on writing season 1
I agree. I'm a huge Wire fan, watched the whole series 4 or 5 times now but nothing compares to TD1. I've never been as entranced and emotionally invested in anything on screen like I was for this. Better Call Saul is the only thing that comes close for me.
The wire is the greatest show of all time (my opinion, and it’s not by a landslide), and TD S1 is the greatest single season of all time. Barely beating out season 4 of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones IMO
A true example of lightening in a bottle. Rhust made the season and even through there are tons of portrayals of the tortured detective he is just on another level.
I watched the first season the second time a month ago and still can’t stop thinking about the characters and plot from time to time. And one thing especially blows me away is how were shown the moments where Rust take off his masks and was weak and emotional naked and what hard way he passed. He is the true hero and person.
I think/believe that the Sopranos is the greatest show in the history of television. Yet there isn’t a season that touches True Detective season 1. There’s no bad scene/episode - it’s remarkable.
Great comparison, absolutely to the point. The writing of Martys & Rusts story was so much better prepared ( and filmed) than most of modern tv-series. The characters and their developement were truly convincing.
First season is amazing. It’s obvious with s4 that Issa had to rely on what worked with s1 to draw more viewers. It doesn’t make up for the terrible dialogue and confusion of all the open ended storylines that won’t come to an end in the next episode, even if it’s 24 hours long.
I love mini series format and season one of True Detective is imo exactly that. It's laser focused on delivering a compelling story, it has no hints whatsoever about future seasons. Directors and writers being completely in sync of the episode structure, the individual stories and the main narrative. It's a very rare sight to see
Agreed. Now…if you want to experience True Detective, but in a video game, play Disco Elysium. The most rich philosophy and dialogue in any game, ever.
Being from the UK, settings in the United States are so much more alluring. There's just more to work with ... Slough Horses is probably the only UK crime show that has pulled me in
Honestly these shows that try to recreate true d s1 just make it feel that much better. Nothing will come close-were there any flaws? I was never confused during this show, it was complicated but not convoluted. So damn good.
There are very few pieces of medium I wish to see or play for the first time again.... I really wish this was one piece I can unsee to experience again with fresh eyes
Season 1 will never be touched. Season 3 (overlooked) and 4 are on par with each other and very good seasons of TV in general. Season 1 is just a criterion collection masterclass. That’s that.
I think season 1 is the single best season of television, there is so many shows that are better but all those shows ran for multiple seasons. Like breaking bad for example undisputed one of the best tv shows ever but its 5 seasons without all 5 seasons the show isn't as good If that makes sense. Season one of true detective is a stand alone masterpiece told in one season only. thats why I think its the single best season of television.
I said in your last video that I'll gladly watch all season 1 TD videos, and so I'm here! Thank you for the great content. God bless in Lord Jesus Christ's name, amen!! 😊
Im glad that there are only 6 episodes to Night Country. It's a hot mess. Poor structure, not even really a detective mystery, more of a horror and supernatural show that unsuccessfully is dressed up/presented as a detective story. It really doesn't have the TD DNA. Although have panned seasons 2 and 3, they did still at least feel like they were part of the TD anthology. Night Country does not, is poorly written and directed. I think the best things about Night Country are Jodi Foster and Kali Reis, who sadly are not enough to save it from itself. In my opinion, the best seasons are first season 1, then 3, and finally 2. I wouldn't include Night Country as part of the franchise.
Probably the reason it feels so differently than the others to you is for the first time in the series, the original show's creator - Pizzolatto - wasn't involved in the creation of this one. He even criticized season 4 and called it stupid.
In the time it came out, it was, but definitely the best of the series. Other series have come out trying to copy it, but no other show has been able to capture the tv audience or originality of True Detective Season 1.
It saddens me that season 4 did so much better than the other seasons, and by a lot apparently. Now that I’ve seen the end of it, season 4 is a complete abomination but since so many ppl watched it, the same showrunner is doing the next season too 😭😭😑🔫
I watched sooo many series and movies past 40 years cant even count. But TD season 1 was perfection in all aspects. I went and told my views on this on social media group and even had short back and forth with its writer Nic Pizzolatto
The reason season 1 is so good is the same reason a band's first album is always there best... The first season was basically Nick Pizzolatto's life's work at that point. He wrote some other stuff here and there but True Detective was a lifetime of good ideas up to that point. No rush to write like for season 2 and no studio input just a story that he had 20-30yrs to think about
It's fantastic theater that spends the whole time telling you that it's theater and that just makes you more invested and all of the time it's telling you not to believe all the other theater out there that pretends to be truth.
i've just watched it for the first time.... loved it, but i have a few comments about it, harrelson story could have been a bit better, i would have added more violence and drama, so at the end he could have redeem him self with matthew after they catch "the killer" / then it could have been perfect in 6 episodes, they stretched it a bit, 8 was too much / i would have added more details about what got me hooked at the end... carcosa's city, the yellow king, who was he, why the yellow king wanted terror and horror over the earth, all the mysticism, matthews character brought to the series, could have got the final episodes a lot weirder... like getting the audience under the black and sinister world of the ocult... shame 2 season didnt follow the story behind it.
That's why you're writing RUclips comments and not screen plays, absolutely would have over done it and ruined the mystery and sinister aspect, there's a reason why everyone loved it, seems like you are not half as smart as you think you are
Saw it in the UK Sept 2014 just using a phone no WiFi. Never watched it again since then but looked at a lot of clips. I kinda knew it was the last big TV show there was ever gonna be because the West is finished atomised culture is no longer possible. That was 10 years ago there was never a TV season any thing like it since then. It gave Amurika its black pill but in West Europe the novels of Houellebecq and the 2nd wave of Japanese S. Korean and French cinema late 90s- 2010 approx had delivered the same message. The black pill end. That's why I immediately picked up on the show. It was the same vibes. But I'm afraid the game of culture is long over and done. Something right out of TD coming for real in 2020- 2024. The guy who tried to describe the insane plot of TD season 2 should get medal. I never did get my TD T shirt. It was a great memory over taken by reality. RIP TD 2014 UK.
I gave it a chance, but I really don't like Night Country. I keep wanting more of the case and less of the family drama and side plots. I made it four episodes.
What I disliked was that the casting of women felt more for woody harresons desire then for reality. This took a bit of realism from me. But the show is next level. The dialogue, the structure, the cinematography. Even the long car rides. And and it felt like there was stakes. At the last scene I was jumping in anxiety with the possibility of their deaths. This is rare!
Can’t recreate season 1. Season 4 is solely relying on its tie in to season one and besides showing the Spiral and mentioning Travis Cole there nothing good or special going
I don’t get how Pizzolatto can write this masterpiece and then make such bad seasons after…..and season 4 is a joke throwing in season 1 Easter eggs like Tuttle owning the mine and Tsalal, the spirals, the antlers and having Rusts mom and dad appear seem like cheap gimmicks to try and bring in the die hard season 1 lovers but i guarantee it won’t connect to the Tuttle/Childress cult, the only remaining Tuttle was the Senator Eddie Tuttle and that was in 2012 I highly doubt this cult has so much reach that it even came to Ennis which coincidentally is where Rust is from it’s so cheap and stupid…..and if Peter ends up being the killer that would be a horrible twist…..season 4 is a disaster
I don't think season 2 and 3 were bad. He just set the bar too high on his first season, creating a standard that was going to be nearly impossible to live up to. Kind of like what the movie Jaws did for its sequels.
i haven’t even watched any of the other seasons once i realized the second season was a new story i stopped watching. everyone involved crushed this first season and it cannot be redone imo
A short story (8 episodes) cannot be compared with a book (40-60+ episodes). True Detective is the best “short story” in this genre. But The Wire is the best “book” in this genre. No comparisons.
i've said it before and i'll say it again. there are only 3 things that any person needs to see in their lifetime - true detective series 1 ; the Wire and Breaking Bad in that order. everything else is just embellishment and detail. watch these 3 and you need never own a TV ever again.
Season 2 has some very good characters. I think it's the plot that holds it back, especially its structure and how it's revealed throughout the series. But the character development and drama was all excellent.
Do you agree that season 1 of True Detective is one of the greatest detective dramas ever? It's a bold statement, but I do feel like it's up there! Let me know your thoughts below!
Big Facts brother 😎
I absolutely don't. (And it's not because of the following, but it must be said...)
And I think it's kind of baffling how people ignore how much Nic Pizzolato stole from other people. I think there's no bigger proof of how uncapable he is to create something like that on his own than his latter works.
A quick google search with "True Detective plagiarism" should suffice.
Yes, and Issa Lopez’ is a terrible rewrite of it
It’s my favorite season of anything, ever.
Was really good. But saying it was perfect is nuts. I’ve seen better series, breaking bad, sopranos. How could it be perfect if it wasn’t in conversation for best show? I’ve never heard anyone say true detective was best series ever.
To me, the genius of True Detective Season 1 is that Rust completes his arc from pessimist to optimist by encountering true evil. This perfectly encapsulates the paradoxical, mysterious nature of the human condition; to fully know a thing you must experience its opposite.
the human condition doesn't include something which can be known fully
True Detective Season 1 is GOATED.
Best 8 Episode mini-series run of ALL TIME.
TOP 3 TV character and performance from Mcconaughey as Rust Cohle.
Just pure EPIC filmmaking.
Agree with everything you said there. It is just too good!
@@BrainPilotwhat do you think of silence of the lambs? Imo as far as detective drama go in general. Obv the gold standard for TV is true detective season 1 and for movies SOTL is still the best in that regard (Se7en coming in second). I guess people describe it as psychological thrillers but whatever you call it, all 3 still imo remain the best “disturbing” detective stories ever put to screen.
Yes it's actually hard to put into words how good it is. It's better than most films.
Why do idiots talk like this?
dude, even "i can feel the ash in the air"
The amount of callbacks to previous statements is amazing and is what gives it that special feeling. Like when Marty talks about “the detectives curse” and how the clue is right under their nose - directly personified through the fact that Rust comes face to face with Errol 15 years before he realises it’s him
There are two particular scenes that have made me feel pure terror and distraught : the one where Reggie Ledoux is shown with the gas mask and the final scene when they’re chasing Errol in Carcosa; no other tv show or movie has made me feel the same. This show is memorable because it shows us how mankind can be so cruel to itself and also that we are all alone and it is up to mankind to self govern (sort of like how a spiral behaves as a derivative of its previous point). Marty and Rust’s characters are both written and acted with perfection. Both the literary and cinematographic aspects of the show make True Detective S1 a true masterpiece and an artwork that will remain relevant for decades if not centuries.
Bonus points for Alexandra Daddario’s excellent performance 🐈🤣.
Reggie Ledoux walking in the mask is the scariest montster I've seen in a while, because he was a human, yet knowing what he did and then seeing dirty, masked, tall, hatchet hanging down and that jock strap. Terrifying.
Knowing that it was an anthology series added to the suspense for me. Watching the Carcosa fight, I was half convinced Marty and Rust were going to die and it would all be for naught
For me it was when Rust asks Reggie why the antlers? The smile and look that Reggie gives him is terrifying.
What about when they (rust & ginger) were in the restaurant talking to the big fat guy trying to find reggie ledoux, and he threatened rust... that was scary too
I think you hit the nail on the head when you describe the "complex simplicity" of the show. It's a testament to the skills of the writers and directors that they were able to present the plot in such an efficient and comprehensible way. Because there are a lot of shows that have effective horror elements and great character performances. But it's extremely rare for a crime drama to have such an immersive plot. But yet somehow this show managed to catch lightning in a bottle in every single category . It really is perfect.
Glad you also think the same! It did it so perfectly and it's not been done since which shows just how difficult it is to nail the simple things
Totally agree. Glad it’s getting its flowers still.
It deserves them!
Greatest single season of television in history imo. Perfect writing, setting, story, acting, casting, direction, cinematography, everything just hits the nail on the head.
its not perfect. it just seems that way because there is so much ** on tv.
Season 1 is a masterpiece. My fav 8 hours on tv.
Mindhunter had this level of potential. Netflix buried it. I wish some other network/ott would pick it up and provide closure to the viewers.
Yeah Mindhunter was very similar in tone to the first season. There's talk of it coming back for a season 3. We can only hope 🙏
Netflix didn't bury it, David Fincher (sort of) did.
I do hope Mindhunter returns. It is a great show.
@@VIK_1903 I think it was a combination effort. It wasn't getting enough viewers to justify the budget, and Fincher decided to leave the project instead of deal with a drop in in the production budget because he felt it would lower the quality of the show.
That Manson scene in MH was trully horrifying.
I think TD S1 maybe should've be a Miniseries only. It was a perfect 8 hour storyline and would have been top miniseries if that make sense.
I just finished this season today for the first time ever and I'm blown away. Quickest 8 episodes I've ever watched and Rust is a captivating character.
watched the first three episodes and i'm usually not used to the slow pace shows but i was still hooked. then ep 4 had me locked into it with the biker scene. i can't wait to finish it the season.
Yeah this first season is so good!
The dope house robbery gone wrong is the best single shot take I ever seen in my life. The intensity is insane & chaotic. The best single take shot in history (Yes better than the Oldboy hallway fight)
Also have to add how god damn good the score was-it was impeccable, all the little details and sounds, think back to those little Jabs of really unsettling sounds as rust gets dropped off right before the stash house raid in the street and checks his pulse, after he sniffs the meth off Ginger’s hand, when guy Leonard Frances says “I’ll tell you, about the yellow king” (cue that off beat horn) or when rust revisits the Dora Lange crime scene 7 years later. I can name so many more examples. I can’t stop talking about how good this show is
You well described the simple complex structure of season 1. To me there is a lack of consistency in season 4, some episodes emphasize supernatural elements and some are back at the rationale level.
McConaughey and Harrelson are 2 of my favorite actors, and this series was truly one of the best of all time. It was gritty, eerie and i was engaged the whole time....
I think Cary Fukunaga needs more praise on this. Nick P wrote some of the other seasons and they just didn't have it. maybe because he spent much more time on writing season 1
Yeah, I think Nic P could have used more help writing the later seasons.
Im going to commit sacrilege here- I think TD s1 is BETTER than the Wire...😬
Holy ish! You started it now 😅
I agree. I'm a huge Wire fan, watched the whole series 4 or 5 times now but nothing compares to TD1. I've never been as entranced and emotionally invested in anything on screen like I was for this. Better Call Saul is the only thing that comes close for me.
It's far better than The Wire, which often drags and rehashes the same scenarios.
The wire is the greatest show of all time (my opinion, and it’s not by a landslide), and TD S1 is the greatest single season of all time. Barely beating out season 4 of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones IMO
Ill go as far as to say TD1 is better than any season of any tv show apart from breaking bad/better call saul. Come at me.
I started this yesterday and watched it ALL into this morning. Unbelievably excellent!
A true example of lightening in a bottle. Rhust made the season and even through there are tons of portrayals of the tortured detective he is just on another level.
Yeah he was incredible. Such an iconic character!
I watched the first season the second time a month ago and still can’t stop thinking about the characters and plot from time to time. And one thing especially blows me away is how were shown the moments where Rust take off his masks and was weak and emotional naked and what hard way he passed. He is the true hero and person.
I think/believe that the Sopranos is the greatest show in the history of television. Yet there isn’t a season that touches True Detective season 1. There’s no bad scene/episode - it’s remarkable.
Best first season one of any show.
100%! Those eight episodes are just so hard to beat
Watched it 10 times already it's a masterpiece! My favorite scene is the chat with the yellow king.
Great comparison, absolutely to the point. The writing of Martys & Rusts story was so much better prepared ( and filmed) than most of modern tv-series. The characters and their developement were truly convincing.
I've watched the first season at least 6 times from start to finish in the last 10 years. I think it's the single greatest season of TV ever.
TD, s1 is the best television I have ever had the pleasure of viewing in 48 years of life. What an experience!
Yeah it is an amazing show!
First season is amazing. It’s obvious with s4 that Issa had to rely on what worked with s1 to draw more viewers. It doesn’t make up for the terrible dialogue and confusion of all the open ended storylines that won’t come to an end in the next episode, even if it’s 24 hours long.
Best season of any show I’ve ever seen. Better than any movie or anything else. It is utterly phenomenal.
Yeah for 8 episodes it is just so good!
It’s all about simplicity!!! All writers have to do is research actual crimes and mold a story. Sad what S4 has become:(
Aye. It reminds me of that Einstein quote: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough".
I love mini series format and season one of True Detective is imo exactly that. It's laser focused on delivering a compelling story, it has no hints whatsoever about future seasons. Directors and writers being completely in sync of the episode structure, the individual stories and the main narrative. It's a very rare sight to see
It's basically just DESOLATION JONES investigating THE INVISIBLES, but that's why I love it. ;)
Agreed. Now…if you want to experience True Detective, but in a video game, play Disco Elysium. The most rich philosophy and dialogue in any game, ever.
Rust Cohle is my most favourite character ever.
I’ll watch other shows and complain that they aren’t as good as True Detective season 1. It’s unreal how good it is.
It is just so good. It does the basics so well. When you nail that, the possibilities are endless as the foundation is solid to it's core
Being from the UK, settings in the United States are so much more alluring. There's just more to work with ... Slough Horses is probably the only UK crime show that has pulled me in
Honestly these shows that try to recreate true d s1 just make it feel that much better. Nothing will come close-were there any flaws? I was never confused during this show, it was complicated but not convoluted. So damn good.
Season 1 isn't completely perfect, I am sure we can nitpick some flaws, but goddamn as a whole package, it's up there in "TV" greats.
2 big things that put true detective over the wire
1.Alexandra Daddario
2.Alexandra Daddario
There are very few pieces of medium I wish to see or play for the first time again.... I really wish this was one piece I can unsee to experience again with fresh eyes
I like your takes. Came for salt burn analysis, stayed for this. Subbed.
Aye, thanks a lot man!
Season 1 will never be touched. Season 3 (overlooked) and 4 are on par with each other and very good seasons of TV in general. Season 1 is just a criterion collection masterclass. That’s that.
This plus Mindhunter, Sinner, Night Of, holy quartet of mystery shows 😅
when you watch the latest season and see the title like this, you know the latest season doesn't stick the landing
I think season 1 is the single best season of television, there is so many shows that are better but all those shows ran for multiple seasons. Like breaking bad for example undisputed one of the best tv shows ever but its 5 seasons without all 5 seasons the show isn't as good If that makes sense. Season one of true detective is a stand alone masterpiece told in one season only. thats why I think its the single best season of television.
Yeah in terms of singular seasons it is definitely up there!
Season 1 Westworld
Ill have to watch that for sure thank you my brotha 👍@@kevincarter2020
It was brilliant. My favourite
I said in your last video that I'll gladly watch all season 1 TD videos, and so I'm here! Thank you for the great content. God bless in Lord Jesus Christ's name, amen!! 😊
Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Im glad that there are only 6 episodes to Night Country. It's a hot mess. Poor structure, not even really a detective mystery, more of a horror and supernatural show that unsuccessfully is dressed up/presented as a detective story. It really doesn't have the TD DNA. Although have panned seasons 2 and 3, they did still at least feel like they were part of the TD anthology. Night Country does not, is poorly written and directed. I think the best things about Night Country are Jodi Foster and Kali Reis, who sadly are not enough to save it from itself. In my opinion, the best seasons are first season 1, then 3, and finally 2. I wouldn't include Night Country as part of the franchise.
Probably the reason it feels so differently than the others to you is for the first time in the series, the original show's creator - Pizzolatto - wasn't involved in the creation of this one. He even criticized season 4 and called it stupid.
In the time it came out, it was, but definitely the best of the series. Other series have come out trying to copy it, but no other show has been able to capture the tv audience or originality of True Detective Season 1.
I agree 100%
Good to hear!
for me, season 1 of True Detective is the greatest single season of a show of all time
truly perfect
It saddens me that season 4 did so much better than the other seasons, and by a lot apparently. Now that I’ve seen the end of it, season 4 is a complete abomination but since so many ppl watched it, the same showrunner is doing the next season too 😭😭😑🔫
I watched sooo many series and movies past 40 years cant even count. But TD season 1 was perfection in all aspects. I went and told my views on this on social media group and even had short back and forth with its writer Nic Pizzolatto
First one reminds me of Mr Mercedes or The Outsider 😊
Couldn’t agree more
agreed. season 1 was perfect.
I regularly rewatch it yearly
Yeah it's such a good piece of television!
One of the best shows ever. How sad the last season was.
Yeah that first season was something special!
Probably one of the best tv series ever.
It really is!
I purchased Season 1 on RUclips from Max Streaming but I can't find it. Can anyone help?
It’s funny when you encounter people who you just know have never watched x-files.
The reason season 1 is so good is the same reason a band's first album is always there best... The first season was basically Nick Pizzolatto's life's work at that point. He wrote some other stuff here and there but True Detective was a lifetime of good ideas up to that point. No rush to write like for season 2 and no studio input just a story that he had 20-30yrs to think about
True Detective Season 1 is truly the greatest police drama ever. That accolade previously belongs to NYPD Blues. Does anyone disagree?
This first season is incredible!
U should check out the wire although it’s not really a detective show
It's fantastic theater that spends the whole time telling you that it's theater and that just makes you more invested and all of the time it's telling you not to believe all the other theater out there that pretends to be truth.
controlled confusion - so true
what are the odds , recently i found out about night country and watch only season 4 , why is there the same logo , lol
Yes, superior writing and superior actors..
Top shelf stuff!
Season 1 was fantastic drama, and 3 was good
Edge of Darkness was a pretty good British show.
I've not seen that! I'll add it to my list
The simplest reason for me is the cast. The first season just nailed the cast
Yeah the casting was just spot on!
Masterpiece
It really is!
i've just watched it for the first time.... loved it, but i have a few comments about it, harrelson story could have been a bit better, i would have added more violence and drama, so at the end he could have redeem him self with matthew after they catch "the killer" / then it could have been perfect in 6 episodes, they stretched it a bit, 8 was too much / i would have added more details about what got me hooked at the end... carcosa's city, the yellow king, who was he, why the yellow king wanted terror and horror over the earth, all the mysticism, matthews character brought to the series, could have got the final episodes a lot weirder... like getting the audience under the black and sinister world of the ocult... shame 2 season didnt follow the story behind it.
That's why you're writing RUclips comments and not screen plays, absolutely would have over done it and ruined the mystery and sinister aspect, there's a reason why everyone loved it, seems like you are not half as smart as you think you are
It was perfect up to and including episode 4. The final two episodes, while still very good compared to other tv, were a bit of a letdown.
agreed all points
Saw it in the UK Sept 2014 just using a phone no WiFi. Never watched it again since then but looked at a lot of clips. I kinda knew it was the last big TV show there was ever gonna be because the West is finished atomised culture is no longer possible. That was 10 years ago there was never a TV season any thing like it since then. It gave Amurika its black pill but in West Europe the novels of Houellebecq and the 2nd wave of Japanese S. Korean and French cinema late 90s- 2010 approx had delivered the same message. The black pill end. That's why I immediately picked up on the show. It was the same vibes. But I'm afraid the game of culture is long over and done. Something right out of TD coming for real in 2020- 2024. The guy who tried to describe the insane plot of TD season 2 should get medal. I never did get my TD T shirt. It was a great memory over taken by reality. RIP TD 2014 UK.
I gave it a chance, but I really don't like Night Country. I keep wanting more of the case and less of the family drama and side plots. I made it four episodes.
TD season1 is a perfect example of Show; don't tell.
Yeah it's incredible!
What I disliked was that the casting of women felt more for woody harresons desire then for reality. This took a bit of realism from me.
But the show is next level. The dialogue, the structure, the cinematography. Even the long car rides. And and it felt like there was stakes. At the last scene I was jumping in anxiety with the possibility of their deaths. This is rare!
Can’t recreate season 1. Season 4 is solely relying on its tie in to season one and besides showing the Spiral and mentioning Travis Cole there nothing good or special going
Numero uno 🙌
season 2 was also great
True detective season 1
Westworld season 1
Both are best hours of tv history
Sadly their sequel seasons aren't.
I don’t get how Pizzolatto can write this masterpiece and then make such bad seasons after…..and season 4 is a joke throwing in season 1 Easter eggs like Tuttle owning the mine and Tsalal, the spirals, the antlers and having Rusts mom and dad appear seem like cheap gimmicks to try and bring in the die hard season 1 lovers but i guarantee it won’t connect to the Tuttle/Childress cult, the only remaining Tuttle was the Senator Eddie Tuttle and that was in 2012 I highly doubt this cult has so much reach that it even came to Ennis which coincidentally is where Rust is from it’s so cheap and stupid…..and if Peter ends up being the killer that would be a horrible twist…..season 4 is a disaster
I don't think season 2 and 3 were bad. He just set the bar too high on his first season, creating a standard that was going to be nearly impossible to live up to. Kind of like what the movie Jaws did for its sequels.
Fellas, how bad it is the 4th season? Like fr
I can't say anything about the other seasons. I decided not to watch them after learning Rust wouldn't be on them.
2nd greatest show ever TD 1, ONLY 1 SEASON, ONLY BEHIND THE SOPRANOS WHICH HAD 6, MORE REALLY
I was late to the party but damn, I get the hype now
Yeah it's such a good season
8:31 Woody Hullson? 🙊
i haven’t even watched any of the other seasons once i realized the second season was a new story i stopped watching. everyone involved crushed this first season and it cannot be redone imo
A short story (8 episodes) cannot be compared with a book (40-60+ episodes).
True Detective is the best “short story” in this genre. But The Wire is the best “book” in this genre. No comparisons.
That's an interesting way to put it!
Its bc we're all fucked in the head and the nihilism and pessimism that rust eloquently describes resonates with us. The rest is just a regular story
I thought you already made this video lol
Nooo, I did an in-depth look at Childress!
HBO is just different gravy
I get it... rusty is a really cool character.... but everyone over looks the sins of rust and shits on marty
By "Night Country" surely he meant GIRL DETECTIVE, which equates to divisive bilge for slow thinkers to consume as the latest quote unquote content.
😎🙏💯
Night country is terrible
i've said it before and i'll say it again. there are only 3 things that any person needs to see in their lifetime - true detective series 1 ; the Wire and Breaking Bad in that order. everything else is just embellishment and detail. watch these 3 and you need never own a TV ever again.
Diversity quotas end ruining what ever it touches.
>broadchurch
>good
lol, lmao
Yes it was excellent but season 2 became my favourite. Season 4 is disappointing.
Season 2 has some very good characters. I think it's the plot that holds it back, especially its structure and how it's revealed throughout the series. But the character development and drama was all excellent.
This season is great. True Detective is like star trek movies - 1 and 3 are good, 2 and 4 suck