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Is it too late to watch True Detective S1 then? Old as in dated?

by whycome 2y ago

pja 2y ago
You should absolutely watch True Detective Season 1. It definitely holds up a decade on.
teej 2y ago
Old as in not made in the last 10 years, so not in the list's window (2015-2025)
thegabriele 2y ago
It's timeless.
Supermancho 2y ago
True Detective S01 seems more cultural for a time, rather than a good story. It's a very drawn out, non-interactive (meaning you can't figure anything out) detective story that's really more of a convoluted buddy cop story with lots of time skipping around. One cop is unlikable and the other is weird (nihilist). The best part is the title theme song and the main character actor performances. My wife and I think it's some kind of nostalgia for when there was nothing better on. Nic Pizzolatto was writing up until 2019 and the subsequent seasons weren't lauded. Probably because he's not that great of a writer.
- omnimus 2y ago
  Disagree. All True detective have some plot holes. Yet all the seasons are still in highest tier of the genre. Every season has very different setting. Because its series very much about mood people were upset after season 1 that instead of rural occult mystery they got casino gangster corruption. But if you accept its all completely separate mini series each season is pretty good on its own.
  - NoMoreNicksLeft 2y ago
    It started off as one of the best tv shows ever. Each season after that made you think it couldn't sink any lower, Game-of-Thrones-season-8 style. I think season 4 might actually have been trying to make fun of the first season, though I have no evidence for it. I do not accept seasons 2 through 4. I reject them.
lostlogin 2y ago
No, watch it. And speaking of old goodness, The Wire, possibly the best TV series ever. And with the 1080p re-release, I’m going to claim it’s younger than 10 years old. Edit: oops. 1080p happened in 2014. https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/28/7457291/the-wire-hd-screenshot-comparisons https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/28/7457291/the-wire-hd-scre...
- __rito__ 2y ago
  Yeah, I rate The Wire among literature. It transcends television. It's great, and also very enjoyable.

Is it too late to watch True Detective S1 then? Old as in dated?

pja 2y ago

You should absolutely watch True Detective Season 1. It definitely holds up a decade on.

teej 2y ago

Old as in not made in the last 10 years, so not in the list's window (2015-2025)

thegabriele 2y ago

It's timeless.

Supermancho 2y ago

True Detective S01 seems more cultural for a time, rather than a good story. It's a very drawn out, non-interactive (meaning you can't figure anything out) detective story that's really more of a convoluted buddy cop story with lots of time skipping around. One cop is unlikable and the other is weird (nihilist). The best part is the title theme song and the main character actor performances. My wife and I think it's some kind of nostalgia for when there was nothing better on. Nic Pizzolatto was writing up until 2019 and the subsequent seasons weren't lauded. Probably because he's not that great of a writer.

omnimus 2y ago
Disagree. All True detective have some plot holes. Yet all the seasons are still in highest tier of the genre. Every season has very different setting. Because its series very much about mood people were upset after season 1 that instead of rural occult mystery they got casino gangster corruption. But if you accept its all completely separate mini series each season is pretty good on its own.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y ago
  It started off as one of the best tv shows ever. Each season after that made you think it couldn't sink any lower, Game-of-Thrones-season-8 style. I think season 4 might actually have been trying to make fun of the first season, though I have no evidence for it. I do not accept seasons 2 through 4. I reject them.

lostlogin 2y ago

No, watch it. And speaking of old goodness, The Wire, possibly the best TV series ever. And with the 1080p re-release, I’m going to claim it’s younger than 10 years old. Edit: oops. 1080p happened in 2014. https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/28/7457291/the-wire-hd-screenshot-comparisons https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/28/7457291/the-wire-hd-scre...

__rito__ 2y ago
Yeah, I rate The Wire among literature. It transcends television. It's great, and also very enjoyable.