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Say what you will about TV murder fatigue, but this was pretty top notch. McConaughey's philosophizing was a little silly, but I enjoyed it. The leads are great. Fukunaga's on his game. Mystery is suitably creepy. Looking forward to what goes on between Harrelson and McConaughey's characters.
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Yeah, strongest pilot I can remember in a while. It's so thickly gothic and immediately fascinating.
I hope more networks get into this anthology miniseries business.
It's a shade too on-the-nose and pointed in its dialogue, but with Fukunaga directing all the episodes, the splendid atmosphere and genre trappings should easily overcome and it can never hurt to have McConaughey and Harrelson as your two leads. A little disappointing that the inevitable second season will have neither on board (most likely anyway).
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They are producers on the show. I'm hoping they do the American Horror Story thing and just give them different characters, even if supporting.
I like how they're already using McConaughey's philosophizing for humor. The look Woody gave him after he said, "I don't sleep, I dream" was great.
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I'm going to have to bump this up on my watch list.
Very good first episode. Love the atmosphere. I'm in.
Didn't know it was an anthology series until today. That does explain why these two movie stars would suddenly go to a TV series. I like what American Horror Story has started.
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So now I'm reading through reviews and there's a scene where I thought it was telegraphed that there was something inappropriate going on between Hart and the lady that brought over files. None of the reviews mentioned it. Anyone else see that or was it in my head?
not just you. seemed pretty clear to me
Liked this a great deal. I'm hoping it becomes more Homicide: Life on the Streets and a little less Criminal Minds (getting really tired of stories about fucked up, out there, methodical serial killer types).
Was a little surprised they seemed to borrow imagery wholesale from the first season of Hannibal.
Mara: Not just you. Painfully obvious that Harrelson's character is having an affair with the file girl.
Yeah. It sort of takes the suspense out when you totally know it was that dude from Hannibal.
...and the milk's in me.
This was a dumb comment, even for you.
Man I can listen to McConaughey monologue all day. Great 3rd ep. I love how the serial killer investigation keeps getting less screen time with each episode.
All caught up. Some of the monologue stuff is going above my head, but I'm completely involved in this. I thought I'd catch up on Game of Thrones first, but I'm struggling through the second season, and this is way down my alley.
What a great way to end that third episode, with the question that Harrelson brings up, on top of that final image.... Damn.
How long until a top-notch director goes to do something like this? Soderbergh has already said he'll never do a feature-length movie again, just HBO (or something along those lines). Fukunaga is basically displaying Fincher-like aptitude here.
I enjoyed parts of the third episode.
Thought the religion-tent monologue was a little too facile, though, compared to the other things Rust has said.
The dialogue still pops, the characters strong, the interactions enjoyable but it felt like they were spinning their wheels a bit. Like he show is starting to eat itself. I wonder if hey have enough story for 8 episodes.
Otoh. Worst part is we gotta wait 2 weeks for this to come back. Goddamn Super Bowl.
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Really great stuff. Strong episode for Harrelson this week.
Good call. I've watched the first episode and forgot about it. Not the show's fault, I've been meaning to get back to it.
Mildred Pierce by Todd Haynes could probably be considered as well.
Was a bit down on this episode (too much Marty marriage drama) but then Rust put on the jacket and it kicked in, and then...
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The production values of this show are going to ruin all other shows for me.
Here's how they did it.
"We eventually managed to find them near Biskupin, where demonstrations of prehistoric farming are organized. These oxen couldn't be transported to anywhere else, so we had to built the entire studio around them. A scene that lasted twenty-something seconds took us a year and a half to prepare."
Sounds like Jessica Chastain is being offered the lead.
That would be a huge get for the show. But for her, I dunno. I feel like she already sort of nailed the obsessive detective thing in Zero Dark Thirty.
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