TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[go birds]

That episode of true detective was every bit as intense as that one episode of breaking bad.

[The Third Man]

That tracking shot. HOLY [expletive]. That was the coolest bit of camerawork I've ever seen on a TV show. It was every bit as impressive as some of the stuff Breaking Bad did but felt like way less of a stunt, it was totally organic and beautiful. Deserves mention with the opening of Touch of Evil or the Copa shot in Goodfellas.

[Vidor]

Haven't seen tonight's yet but there have already been some epic shots, like the helicopter shots of Marty and Rust driving around the bayou. HBO is obviously spending on this show.

[stlouie_lipp]

That tracking shot. HOLY [expletive]. That was the coolest bit of camerawork I've ever seen on a TV show. It was every bit as impressive as some of the stuff Breaking Bad did but felt like way less of a stunt, it was totally organic and beautiful. Deserves mention with the opening of Touch of Evil or the Copa shot in Goodfellas.

Yeah, that tracking shot was perfectly executed. Overall I thought it was great, but one thing about the episode bugged me:

[SHOW]

Did he really need to go undercover like that? Couldn't they have tried to find Luddoux (sp?) and bring him in for questioning just as cops? Doing it this way made the episode bad ass though.

[The Third Man]

They wouldn't have any leverage over him operating inside the law.

[thrill]

That was one of the best episodes of a television show I've ever seen. Starting with the interrogation of the guy in prison and then just the descent into madness. I don't think I've seen a better job of capturing the clausterphobia of 70's and 80's era housing projects in any action sequence. Even better than movies like Training Day or End of Watch.

[mikechamp]

Justified is so good. Story arcs or characters that other shows would milk to death, and they just end them and move on. I like that the Art/Raylan story appears to be getting nipped in the bud in particular. It was threatening to resemble Dexter, where a new character appeared to be right on his heels every year. It would have frustrated me if Art spent the next season and a half (8 months on the show) on that song and dance. Might be different if it felt like Raylan had crossed a line, but getting one criminal to kill another that threatened his family doesn't give you any stake in what Art's doing.

Only thing I'm not so keen on is Ava's story - feels rather artificial, like they're just finding an obstacle for her an Boyd.

The Feb. 4th episode was incredible, maybe one of the series' best. Boyd had some great scenes (opener, diner, bar standoff). If Goggins doesn't get an Emmy nomination, something's wrong.

There was also a lot of death. I think I counted 5 murders.

On the Ava storyline, I think it just highlights how Boyd's stablizing force is not by his side, so as a result he's slowly going off the rails and taking risks he normally wouldn't.

[Vidor]

Watched "True Detective", and that tracking shot might be the most technically impressive thing I've ever seen on TV. I timed it on my DVR at 5:54. Not sure if my favorite part was when the camera zipped over a fence or that shot where Rust and the biker dude are running behind a house, and the camera goes on the other side of the house, and pokes inside the door just for fun to get a look at the armed-to-the-teeth residents before ducking back out to catch Rust and the biker coming out from behind the house.

Neat. That episode also did not have any of Rust's freshman-dormroom nattering about the futility of existence, which is good. Great episode.

[go birds]

I'm kinda surprised it hasnt been mentioned yet, but the guy who does True Detective is the same guy who did The Killing.

I dunno, may it already has been mentioned, hell it may have even been mentioned by me.

[thrill]

I'm kinda surprised it hasnt been mentioned yet, but the guy who does True Detective is the same guy who did The Killing.

I dunno, may it already has been mentioned, hell it may have even been mentioned by me.

Nic Pizzolotto wrote two eps of the killing in it's first season, but was not the "guy who did The Killing."

The Killing is a Danish adaptation. Nic Pizzolotto is a great crime fiction author.