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#21 Bulwyf

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Posted 10 February 2014 - 08:45 PM

Jakovasaurus, on 10 February 2014 - 07:05 PM, said:

This is an excellent show. I've never really followed Matthew Mcconaughey's career. I've never disliked his acting, it's just he never has been in movies that really appeal to me. But, shit man, he is top notch in this.

The ending of last night's episode was bonkers!

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That's about all I can think of myself atm...

"I keep getting older, and they stay the same age." or something to that effect.

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Posted 10 February 2014 - 09:29 PM

Well there was Reign of Fire, but that movie was such a disappointment. And there is Dallas Buyers Club, which I want to see (and for which McConaughey is the front runner for the Oscar this year). Other then that, I can only recall that he's been in numerous "RomCom" type movies.

In True Detective he is superb.

Apologies for taking it off topic guys.

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 03:35 AM

Thanks for letting me know about this. I love it so far!

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 05:26 AM

Weird question. In episode two.

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#25 Studlock

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 05:28 AM

True Detective is probably my favorite HBO show right now. I'll forgive the patent 'HBO gratuitous nudity shot' because it ends with Woody Harrelson yelling at someone 'Did she suck your dick?!?!?!'.

But yeah I know it's a detective show but it rarely has the pacing, mood and imagery of a horror and I think that's how my brain is starting to process it.

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 06:37 AM

Watching episode 4 right now. My husband lived in LA for awhile he keeps commenting on the scenery. This show is so good, I can't believe I didn't know about this until now.

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 07:44 AM

We are totally hooked. Episode 4 was intense.

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 09:44 PM

That motherfucking 5-minute+ long take at the end of episode 4 was AMAZING. It was all one shot and they only had a day and a half to practice and shoot it.

For more info about it, MTV has an interview with the director: http://www.mtv.com/n...long-take.jhtml

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Posted 11 February 2014 - 10:04 PM

Briar King, on 11 February 2014 - 09:19 PM, said:

Was your question answered about the dolls?

Yes, unfortunately.
Mcconaughey is brilliant in this. He does an excellent job of being morose.

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Posted 17 February 2014 - 05:45 PM

Watched ep 1... i'm in.

Btw, io9 has an article up about a fascinating Lovecraft connection to this show.

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Posted 17 February 2014 - 06:10 PM

Last nights episode was absolutely incredible. The finest yet.

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Posted 17 February 2014 - 11:19 PM

This is fucking awesome. The family stuff is a bit dull, but the rest of it is just of the highest quality. Nothing original, but perfectly done.

Regarding the earlier brief discussion of what McCounaghey's been in - sure, he built up a huge rep for being a bland rom-com frontman for ages, but he's totally reversed that well before this show. The last two or three years or so, just about every film he's been in has been on my radar- not got the chance to see all of them yet, but the ones I have, he's been fucking fantastic.

Basically I watched this show mostly on the basis that he's in it.

Also: what are the odds on the writer of this show being an R Scott Bakker fan? I'm saying quite high...

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 12:23 AM

I never really thought they were fans of R. Scott Bakker, more so a fan of weird fiction (specifically the King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers rather than Lovecraft) and cosmic horror which naturally lends itself to pessimistic POVs. I still not really sure if it's simply going to be some kind of crazy human based cult or a legitimate cosmic horror. I'd be fine with either, but I feel like some people might feel angry if something supernatural was going on.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 06:38 AM

Finally caught up. The show is killin it, A+ stuff week after week.

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Posted 19 February 2014 - 10:35 AM

Oh man, oh man. Episode 5 was something special.

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Posted 20 February 2014 - 07:14 AM

Watched Ep 4 with the gf yesterday; we started Ep 5 but got distracted midway.

McConais a serious badass in this series.

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Posted 20 February 2014 - 06:17 PM

High five. ANYWAYS. Can't wait to watch further on

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Posted 24 February 2014 - 08:58 PM

Up to ep 4.

Who are these two brilliant actors and wtf did they do to my two favorite Hollywood stoners?

Holy. Fucksicles. This show is killing it episode after episode.

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