Well, it's set in Hollywood and around (hopefully wide around) This is exactly what they want to portray, this is going to be a season about the politically influential and powerful getting away with anything they want (or at least trying to), probably also about the ones chasing a dream, as opposed to the rural, religious and mythology fearing folk of S1.
I still don't think it's gonna reach S1 levels though, especially considering they don't have McConaughey and Fukunaga.
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So I was zapping aimlessly and caught a rerun of S1 on HBO, the first "meaningful/less" conversation between Rust and Marty in the car, oh man it was almost like watching it for the first time again A sudden need of rewatching S1 invaded me but I decided I'll leave the full rewatch for after S2 just in case it leaves a sour taste of disappointment in my mouth (please don't ).
It's funny how you can see that even Woody Harrelson is in awe of how Matthew McConaughey delivers some of those speeches
Come to think of it, the only time Matthew disappointed me was in Interstellar. The guy mumbles throughout the entire damn movie. Had to turn on the subtitles.
Those expecting anything approaching the magic conjured by the original Matthew McConaughey-Woody Harrelson pairing should immediately temper their enthusiasm for “True Detective’s” second season. Impeccably cast around its marquee stars, the new plot possesses the requisite noir-ish qualities, but feels like a by-the-numbers potboiler, punctuated by swooping aerial shots of L.A. courtesy of new director Justin Lin, whose intense close-ups bring to mind a Sergio Leone western. Although generally watchable, the inspiration that turned the first into an obsession for many seems to have drained out of writer Nic Pizzolatto’s prose, at least three hours into this eight-episode run.
It probably would have been wiser to drop the 'True Detective' in order to avoid direct comparisons with something that doesn't have much in common with this season in terms of both cast and style. It's a good way to feed the hype machine and keep a high visibility though, so that's understandable.
To be honest I would be fine even with some genericness as long as it doesn't go full simpleton pear, only time will tell (expecting this to replicate the perfect unique alchemy of the first season is a foolish thought in my opinion)
Yeah, expected as much, nothing I've seen so far looks anything interesting.
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ixigia wrote:
It probably would have been wiser to drop the 'True Detective' in order to avoid direct comparisons with something that doesn't have much in common with this season in terms of both cast and style.
Why would they? True detective is a name of a genre. The thing is that the previous crew put the bar really, really high. The other thing is that everybody hear "HBO" and think that it's insta-high-quality without a grain of salt. Everything I have seen so far showed me that it won't be as good as the previous story so I was prepared for disappointment.
We already knew when S1 ended that none of the following seasons would equal the first one. That's one thing, and most of us accepted it. But if S2 is as bad as those comments (even the positive ones) might make you think then we're all in for a disappointment
While not being S1 epic it still could be good... but than you hear about a change of director, Kitsch and Vince Vaughn, you start to doubt it will even be ok...
The sad thing from the reviews is that it seems that the screenwriter burned out on the first season
Late edit: Anyway I will wait to judge it by my own when it's out.
It probably would have been wiser to drop the 'True Detective' in order to avoid direct comparisons with something that doesn't have much in common with this season in terms of both cast and style.
Why would they? True detective is a name of a genre. The thing is that the previous crew put the bar really, really high. The other thing is that everybody hear "HBO" and think that it's insta-high-quality without a grain of salt. Everything I have seen so far showed me that it won't be as good as the previous story so I was prepared for disappointment.
Hehe, I understand your sentiment. Personally I thought the trailers/teasers looked good despite the premises but at the same time I'm also rationally trying to avoid the hype because I know that it's better and safer that way after the amazing S01.
What I meant is that using the 'True Detective' as a brand (double-edged sword-ish one) when there's no continuation at all between the various seasons with completely new characters/story, makes little sense (in my opinion), because my idea of TV show involves having its own identity, while offering dynamicity and characterization that can evolve with time/seasons. I believe it's just a pet peeve of mine though, forget my rambling thoughts^^
Ixigia has a point: even anthology shows usually have a stronger common denominator between seasons, I suppose. If we take, say, American Horror Story as an example, there's always the horror, parts of the cast and a sort of goofy, oversaturated atmosphere and story. It's enough to create an identity that goes further than just the title. In TD's case it seems the only thing alike in both seasons is that they've got cops as main characters. The atmosphere, cast, story - it all seems to be very different.
To be perfectly honest, I'd be madness to expect s1-quality level. Hoping for it? Sure. But not expecting. The chemistry between leads, great performances, writing and fantastic, out-of-the-world-but-not-quite-unreal atmosphere - it's all just too much to be repeated. TD season one was a magical thing, stuff like that doesn't happen often.
I'll be happy if season 2 is just solid detective drama. I'll do my best not to compare... too much
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This is exactly what they want to portray, this is going to be a season about the politically influential and powerful getting away with anything they want (or at least trying to), probably also about the ones chasing a dream, as opposed to the rural, religious and mythology fearing folk of S1.
A sudden need of rewatching S1 invaded me but I decided I'll leave the full rewatch for after S2 just in case it leaves a sour taste of disappointment in my mouth (please don't 
).
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