True Detective

[MikeyC]

GetCarter said:

richtea78 said:

It's not as good but I'm I enjoying Fortitude

I'm not getting into this at all (despite my best intentions). Slow is okay, glacial is something else.

same here, didn't do it for me

[rasto]

Season 2 teaser trailer has just been released. I've seen it on Facebook, but can't find a YouTube link to post here. Looks good and Rachel Mcadams is as lovely as usual

June 21st apparently

[Kaj91]

rasto said:

Season 2 teaser trailer has just been released. I've seen it on Facebook, but can't find a YouTube link to post here. Looks good and Rachel Mcadams is as lovely as usual

June 21st apparently

Even with Colin Farrell it looks promising.

https://youtu.be/4OfU7CGY5DQ

[Vyse]

Is this going to be longer than 8 episodes?

[Adam B]

Muntu said:

Just finished watching Gomorrah, it was indeed pretty good.

Those hamsters were brutal

If you liked it I recommend the slightly superior Romanzo Criminale, 70s fashion and cars too

[Adam B]

Kaj91 said:

Even with Colin Farrell it looks promising.

https://youtu.be/4OfU7CGY5DQ

Hmm I know it's only a trailer but I fear this won't be a patch on the first

Director track record is dodgy
Farrell looks the part, Vaughn looks ok in the trailer, actor I don't recognise with short dark hair looks hammy
Why do we need an attractive female character?

Fingers crossed they haven't fked it up or Hollywooded it

[Oakey]

Is Vaughan the bad guy? He was okay as a villain in that film with Travolta

[Art0ir]

I'm going to reserve judgement on the cast until the season is over. I never bothered with season one because MM was in it and he turned out to be the highlight of the show.

He lost a ton of weight for Dallas Buyers Club so I presume TD was filmed around the same time?

[Welshbeef]

Vyse said:

Is this going to be longer than 8 episodes?

Does it need to be?
I'd say the length of the first season was very well judged.


Sure sometimes 24 episodes are needed (rarely) but the 8/10/13 whatever shorter ones are great.

[Vyse]

I think season 1 could have done with 1 r maybe 2 extra episodes. The way they came to the conclusion who the killer was in the later episodes was laughable.

[Mephistofleas]

Yep that looks smart to me! Looking forward to it again.

(Didn't realise McConaughey was in it again JOKING)

Just picking up on the point further up I can't abide 24 episode season shows on the so-called 'Network channels' (NBC, ABC, CBS etc.) any more. Aside from the odd one like The Mentalist, Hawaii Five-0 etc. I haven't picked up much new on these channels for ages.

Watching shorter but (IMO) higher quality shows on premium/cable such as True Detective, Fargo, True Blood, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Sons of Anarchy etc. has really been the way forward in recent years.

[Halb]

For my own tastes, I think that all series that last over 15 episodes are ste.

[TheAngryDog]

Looking forward to this!

Re long season's - some are ok. House, Elementary, Forever, Chicago Fire to name a few....

[Art0ir]

TheAngryDog said:

Looking forward to this!

Re long season's - some are ok. House, Elementary, Forever, Chicago Fire to name a few....

House? I enjoy it but it's hardly riveting; patient has weird symptoms and getting worse. Is it Lupus? My leg is sore, grr.

[TheAngryDog]

Art0ir said:

TheAngryDog said:

Looking forward to this!

Re long season's - some are ok. House, Elementary, Forever, Chicago Fire to name a few....

House? I enjoy it but it's hardly riveting; patient has weird symptoms and getting worse. Is it Lupus? My leg is sore, grr.

I never said it was riveting.. How you came to that conclusion I will never know

[militantmandy]

Halb said:

Oh yes. The only thing that really connects them is the style/ambience.

Whilst the film is brilliant, I actsully enjoyed the series more. Some absolutely outstanding performances.

[richtea78]

Halb said:

For my own tastes, I think that all series that last over 15 episodes are ste.

ste is a bit strong. There's some good popcorn entertainment that runs longer seasons

Agents of Shield, Arrow, Grimm and Hawaii 5 O are all watchable and far from ste.

[bingybongy]

richtea78 said:

Halb said:

For my own tastes, I think that all series that last over 15 episodes are ste.

ste is a bit strong. There's some good popcorn entertainment that runs longer seasons

Agents of Shield, Arrow, Grimm and Hawaii 5 O are all watchable and far from ste.

Hawaii 50 is utter utter utter tosh.

[Halb]

richtea78 said:

ste is a bit strong. There's some good popcorn entertainment that runs longer seasons
Agents of Shield, Arrow, Grimm and Hawaii 5 O are all watchable and far from ste.

Yeah OK< it's a bit strong and not actually accurate.
I guess I split shows between shows I watch over my laptop, and shows I need to actually view.
Most series of around 10 episodes are serial dramas where you need to view the stuff that goes on, because it's all/mostly important. Most series over 15 are procedurals, where you can drop in/drop out, miss a few episodes and it doesn't really matter, you can still understand what's going on in 2 minutes of watching.
The vast majority if USA shows are procedurals. So while they are not in fact...ste! They are just not my cup of tea because I find them tedious and boring for the most part.
There are a few hybrids out there, but I prefer the solid serial dramas which by necessity run to a much shorter length. I love that engagement.

[richtea78]

bingybongy said:

Hawaii 50 is utter utter utter tosh.

No way! It's the perfect show for a Sunday evening to switch my brain off before I go to bed.