True Detective

[Spooky Mulder]

I watched the finale on Monday night....wow! It was immense! Such an amazing TV show, probably the best I've ever seen.

It was so gritty and dark, and the deep South setting was suitably eerie. Wonderful and highly recommended.

Looking forward to what they do with Season 2, which will have a totally different setting and a new story arc with (rumour has it) 2 female leads.

[VR46]

Yes lots of continued suspense in the finale, and a good ending.
The whole thing from the wiritng to the cast to the filming was great really.

Not sure a second season will live up to it with different lead characters (be them male or female) but I will certainly be tuning in.

[Atticus]

Watched episode 4 last night (just on the Sky Atlantic schedule). Can't get enough ... best show to come along in ages.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/33994/colin-farrell-confirms-he-s-in-true-detective

Colin Farrell confirms he's one of the leads in Season 2

[VR46]

Ah, could be worse, shame we'll have to wait 12 months to see it mind you.

[Finsbury Girl]

Hard act to follow. Season 1 was epic. Some of the best TV I've ever seen.

[VR46]

Yes a few scene's were fantastic, were rumours of them using two female main characters this time around, maybe that's on the back burner or they'll be one male one female.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/34020/hbo-confirms-farrell-vaughn-for-detective

So, all to happy to keep passing through the updates on this, but I was always on a knife edge with seaosn 2 as I made clear enough in the Watching thread as whilst it had its moment (that tracking shot mid season 1 was all sorts of awesome) I found S1 to be largely overrated. So, the fresh approach would decide my trying S2 out.

I'm alright with Farrell, he's warmed on me of late via his lighter turn in Fright Night, solid enough role in Total Recall but mostly in his surprisingly well done and warm turn in Saving Mr Banks. HBO has announced though that the second of the three main characters will be portrayed by Vince Vaughn. Hell no from me, he's like a visible human reaction command to press the off switch.

[Spooky Mulder]

Keira Knightley now also rumoured to be a female lead option...

http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/09/keira-knightley-true-detective-season-2

[Neon Ignition]

Potentially going for the juggular for me then, they really don't want me to try it out

[PeteJ]

They got the first series so right that I have to trust they know what they are doing...but....yeah. Vince Vaughn.

Then I do remember hearing the Breaking Bad creator say that comedians are often make the best actors, so maybe Vaughn has a secret ability to not act as Vince Vaughn,
Farrell I can cope with, I think that's good casting so long as the script is right..

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/34461/kitsch-confirms-true-detective-role

Taylor Kitsch comes close to confirming he's number 3 of the 4 main characters

[Neon Ignition]

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/24/true-detective-rachel-mcadams-officially-joins-season-2

Rachel McAdams is now official and so is Taylor Kitsch

[VR46]

Good stuff, guess it's still a long way off as sounds like filming has just started.

[KIT786]

Season 2 Trailer: