Corrective Sequels… Will True Detective’s Second Season be to True Detective as Halloween 3 is to Halloween? 7 Jul 20168 Jul 2016 Matthew McConaughey recently stirred up some folks by saying that yes, he misses playing Rust Cohle and, yes, he would consider reprising that character, if given the right opportunity. “Would…
Bale… What Would Christian Bale Do in Season Three of True Detective? 27 Aug 201513 Jan 2019 I'm one of the lone defenders of True Detective's second season. So far, I can count on one hand the people I know who actually liked it. While I disagree…
Books… What Would Faulkner Say About True Detective Season Two? 10 Aug 201515 May 2016 In a previous post, I've argued that no one should call a show good or bad until the end is known. Which means, now that the end is known, we…
Bolano… Thirteen Ways to Fill the Flat Circle After Season Two of True Detective 9 Aug 201528 Sep 2016 Well, Season Two is over. Whether you are satisfied with the ending or not, chances are that you are a little bummed that you don't get to watch it next…
Fan Theories… True Detective vs. Friends: Did Ross Geller Lose Custody of His Son? 8 Aug 201527 Sep 2019 A recent scene in True Detective got me thinking about something I haven't thought about in a long time: Friends. In probably the saddest scene of the second season, Ray…
Ballers… Don’t Call a Show Good, or Bad, Until The End is Known: On Ballers, True Detective, and House of Cards. 9 Jul 2015 In a previous post, I mentioned Herodotus's lesson, to "call no man happy until he is dead." My specific application of his lesson in that case was to say that…
Ballers… What exactly is Ballers supposed to be? 6 Jul 201515 Jan 2017 Herodotus told us to call no man happy until he is dead. The same is true of television: no series, no season, no episode can be called good until it…
HBO… How Taylor Kitch’s Paul Woodrugh Should Have Been Introduced in True Detective 1 Jul 20151 Jul 2015 So far, so good, for Season Two of True Detective. Except for one aspect of the first episode that didn't work for me. There are four main characters in this…
HBO… Why Silicon Valley’s Approach to the Bechdel Test is Brilliant 22 Jun 201530 Jun 2015 We all know what the Bechdel Test is. Or, if you don't, it's that rule, invented by Alison Bechdel in her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, about fiction which…
HBO… What’s Missing From True Detective Season Two 22 Jun 201522 Jun 2015 Am I the only person disappointed that the episode didn't end with Matthew McConaughey showing up to the crime scene, winking at the camera, and saying "All right, all right,…