I’ve read a bunch about the show, and I’m super excited. It’s only eight episodes, and if it gets picked up for a second season, it’ll feature an entirely new cast and setting. That puts a lot of pressure on the writer, a novelist and college professor who decided to try scriptwriting just a few years ago. If the show continues, he’ll have the massive pressure of essentially inventing a new show.
Because it’s only eight episodes per season, “True Detective” can attract big-time stars who are hesitant to commit long-term. And because of all the episodes feature one director (rare in TV), actors will like not having to acquaint themselves with a new working/shooting/performance style every week. HBO is the shit.
It seems all you have to do nowadays is watch the pilot of any show on premium cable and you’ll be hooked. I’m ready to become obsessed.
