The HBO original series True Detective gets a fraction of the press Girls receives despite the presence of two major movie stars and consistently higher ratings.
The show’s quality presentation and time-shifting appeal may start to change that.
Sunday night’s episode, Who Goes There, featured an extended tracking shot Time.com dubbed a “tour de force.”
True Detective is obviously, even more than most HBO shows, a series that aims to challenge the movies, from its style to its casting. But this bravura scene doesn’t feel like a gimmick for the sake of being “cinematic.” Rather, the difficulty built into the shooting challenge-the chaos, the frenzy, the feeling that everything could go off the rails-directly served the story in “Who Goes There.
A Houston-based blogger for The Houston Chronicle said, “If you haven’t been watching HBO’s True Detective, you are making a big mistake.”
The eight-episode series, which stars Oscar nominees Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, already has earned a second season.
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