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| jodeke wrote: | ^^^^ Don't feel bad you're not on the bus alone. I stayed with anticipation. I thought, it has to get better.
I think season 1 was the reason so many hung around. I really believe season 3 will have the same hang around affect for the same reason, season 1. Hopefully it will come close to expectations. |
There's a subcategory on reddit called /mildlyinteresting. Occasionally I click on something from that subcat. Watching S2 was like that for me. I never thought it would approach s1 levels after 1st ep, but had already lowered expectations before that from the casting announcements and the orig director leaving. Went through it before with the last few seasons of Homeland, books, etc. Slogging through, but still enjoying things here and there enough to proceed. |
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Just finished watching season one. Damn, wish it didn't end.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| Dladi Vidac wrote: | | Just finished watching season one. Damn, wish it didn't end. |
Do yourself a favor and skip season 2. |
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| But would Woody? |
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| vanexelent wrote: | | But would Woody? |
Wouldn't be the same without him.
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| vanexelent wrote: | | But would Woody? |
Doesn't matter what either of them want. If the writing is as bad as it was on season 2, then not even their return would help.
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | | vanexelent wrote: | | But would Woody? |
Doesn't matter what either of them want. If the writing is as bad as it was on season 2, then not even their return would help. |
Very true, but after the solving the writing problem, better cast please.
Seems too much to expect though. I thought they had a long term plan for the series but I think it was a one-off. |
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| I didnt find season two all that bad. In comparison to season one it was a let down. Overall, it was a show and season that kept me interested. I watched both seasons back to back last fall, within a months time. |
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| I loved season one!! |
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This has to be a Herculean undertaking for writers. A different cast with multiple story lines has to be difficult. Season 1 set a very high bar.
Reinserting Woody and Mathew might lighten a darkened stage. I don't know how they'd accomplish that. They do have something to work with, a set structure. I'd love to see those two go at it again.
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| I thought season 2 was very good after the first couple episodes. Colin Farrell was fantastic |
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| Farrell was not bad.. Vince vaughn was terrible. the awful writing didn't help either. |
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| caralynbuehner wrote: | | I loved season one!! |
Still believe Season 1 was the best television I've ever seen.
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| Wilt wrote: | | caralynbuehner wrote: | | I loved season one!! |
Still believe Season 1 was the best television I've ever seen. |
Seriously. Didn't feel like "TV" but an extremely well done cinematic marvel. Loved that (bleep).
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I just hope they learned from the mistakes of season 2, which was a huge disappointment.
I think Ali is a good start. He was great in House of Cards. |
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| Dladi Vidac wrote: | | Wilt wrote: | | caralynbuehner wrote: | | I loved season one!! |
Still believe Season 1 was the best television I've ever seen. |
Seriously. Didn't feel like "TV" but an extremely well done cinematic marvel. Loved that (bleep). |
Totally agree. Blown away. I think Fargo's S1 was around the same rough time. Felt like I found buried treasure. |
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I was wondering why someone bumped this thread.
Interesting news. Glad to hear HBO is giving True Detective another shot. As much of a letdown season 2 was compared to season 1, no one wanted HBO to just give up on the show. Mehershala Ali is terrific dramatic actor that can handle this kind of drama that has such dark undertones. Hopefully, they give him a good script, good cast and good director to match his talent.
I think HBO needs it. They're still the gold standard for quality TV in my eyes but they've got a lot of competition these days as other programmers have adopted their shorter season, higher production quality model.
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| numero-ocho wrote: | I was wondering why someone bumped this thread.
Interesting news. Glad to hear HBO is giving True Detective another shot. As much of a letdown season 2 was compared to season 1, no one wanted HBO to just give up on the show. Mehershala Ali is terrific dramatic actor that can handle this kind of drama that has such dark undertones. Hopefully, they give him a good script, good cast and good director to match his talent.
I think HBO needs it. They're still the gold standard for quality TV in my eyes but they've got a lot of competition these days as other programmers have adopted their shorter season, higher production quality model. |
I don't think even Ali is enough reason to give True Detective another shot. Season 2 was just atrocious, and I'm the first to give something the benefit of the doubt if there is an attempt to be creative and interesting. Season 2 was just a cluster (bleep) of lazy "look at me!" production.
This decision combined with the whole "Confederate" thing just makes me shake my head when it comes to HBO. So much good stuff comes from them. No need to chase the basement.
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| DaMuleRules wrote: |
I don't think even Ali is enough reason to give True Detective another shot. Season 2 was just atrocious, and I'm the first to give something the benefit of the doubt if there is an attempt to be creative and interesting. Season 2 was just a cluster (bleep) of lazy "look at me!" production.
This decision combined with the whole "Confederate" thing just makes me shake my head when it comes to HBO. So much good stuff comes from them. No need to chase the basement. |
If Season 2 is an example of how bad the show can get, Season 1 should also be an example of how good it can be. Not being tied to a particular story line, cast and crew each year allows the show to reset itself.
I'm not looking forward to "Confederate" either. I guess HBO is chasing the alt+history bandwagon started by Amazon's "Man in the High Castle" but got stuck with the event in American history that will probably end up offending a lot more people.
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| numero-ocho wrote: | | DaMuleRules wrote: |
I don't think even Ali is enough reason to give True Detective another shot. Season 2 was just atrocious, and I'm the first to give something the benefit of the doubt if there is an attempt to be creative and interesting. Season 2 was just a cluster (bleep) of lazy "look at me!" production.
This decision combined with the whole "Confederate" thing just makes me shake my head when it comes to HBO. So much good stuff comes from them. No need to chase the basement. |
If Season 2 is an example of how bad the show can get, Season 1 should also be an example of how good it can be. Not being tied to a particular story line, cast and crew each year allows the show to reset itself.
I'm not looking forward to "Confederate" either. I guess HBO is chasing the alt+history bandwagon started by Amazon's "Man in the High Castle" but got stuck with the event in American history that will probably end up offending a lot more people. |
Confederate is going to piss off a lot of people. With MitHC you don't have a huge chunk of the population who believes in the "lost cause of the Nazis" or that WW2 was really just a war between "brothers" with no higher stakes. |
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| numero-ocho wrote: | | DaMuleRules wrote: |
I don't think even Ali is enough reason to give True Detective another shot. Season 2 was just atrocious, and I'm the first to give something the benefit of the doubt if there is an attempt to be creative and interesting. Season 2 was just a cluster (bleep) of lazy "look at me!" production.
This decision combined with the whole "Confederate" thing just makes me shake my head when it comes to HBO. So much good stuff comes from them. No need to chase the basement. |
If Season 2 is an example of how bad the show can get, Season 1 should also be an example of how good it can be. Not being tied to a particular story line, cast and crew each year allows the show to reset itself.
I'm not looking forward to "Confederate" either. I guess HBO is chasing the alt+history bandwagon started by Amazon's "Man in the High Castle" but got stuck with the event in American history that will probably end up offending a lot more people. |
True, but for the most part rarely are things able to dial back once they start down a path of decline.
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