Television, drug of the nation

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sohi

Now I am reading it's not even supposed to be True Detective so that makes more sense.
That's why the 5 year break and none of the original team are involved. Kinda unfair to then
be surprised when people compare it to the other seasons.

One thing López didn't want to be compared to, at least at first, was to the first three seasons of True Detective. But, that's because when she envisioned the project originally, it had nothing to do with the show. López says she initially pitched an idea for a project called Night Country, which she describes as "a murder mystery in the ice," and it was HBO who suggested it could be True Detective instead

https://ew.com/true-detective-night-country-silence-of-the-lambs-nods-chilling-new-season-8416223

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J0nathan in reply to @sohi

Bizarre. “We like it, but we want it to piggyback on this IP”.

I guess it kinda worked. Provoked a lot of discussion.

I’m surprised I don’t completely dislike it and will finish it (although quite glad it’s only 6 eps). Usually the supernatural horror would have had me turning it off instantly, but I’m invested now. I like Evangeline and the sidekick newbie. Plus The Thing is my favourite ever movie, to which I’m seeing a lot of homage.

Basically agree with a lot of what’s been said up thread. It’s not great (S1), not terrible (S2). It’s just cheap. Very, very cheap in places. I can’t believe the Guardian gave it 5 stars, though.

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