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The literary allusions of ‘True Detective’ are not plagiarism

True Detective's Weird Fiction heritage is one of authors borrowing, playing in, and remixing one another's work.

On Aug 8, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Has the ‘golden age of television’ left women out?

Even if Chastain wasn't cast in True Detective, the rumor is a good sign for the future of cable TV.

On May 28, 2014 by [email protected]

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This Wyoming superstorm time-lapse is what nightmares are made of

A preview of the coming apocalypse.

On May 19, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Watch Brad Pitt treat new neighbor Matthew McConaughey to a beer

The past and possible future of True Detective toss one back.

On May 19, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

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To win the war for TV, Netflix and HBO are becoming each other

In whatever buzzword we’re naming this era of the Internet, a common tactic amongst rivals seems to be to mirror each other.

On Apr 24, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Time Is a Flat Circus shows us the real origins of ‘True Detective’

In retrospect, we always knew Family Circus would end in Lovecraftian horror.

On Apr 16, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Pay cable’s woman problem is bigger than ‘True Detective’

Does cable TV have a woman problem?

On Mar 20, 2014 by [email protected]

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What happens when conspiracy theories go mainstream?

Crowdsourcing the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has made everyone into an armchair gumshoe.

On Mar 19, 2014 by Nico Lang

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How ‘True Detective’ fandom is changing the way we watch TV

HBO's True Detective gained a massive cult following on the Internet. But how are those fan communities shaping the way we interact with TV?

On Mar 14, 2014 by [email protected]

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5 literary allusions to make you love the ‘True Detective’ finale even more

Last night's 'True Detective' finale made our inner lit geek very happy.

On Mar 10, 2014 by Aja Romano

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What secrets lie in the opening credits of ‘True Detective’?

A shot-by-shot analysis.

On Mar 9, 2014 by [email protected]

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Rust Cohle’s Pinterest page weirdly makes a lot of sense

It's all part of the grand, vintage design.

On Mar 7, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘Community’ duo teams up for hilarious ‘True Detective’ spoof

Cold fargin' makes moles into Marys and Marys into moles. Wait, what?

On Mar 6, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Finally, someone solved the ‘True Detective’ ‘yellow king’ mystery

It was under our nose the whole time. 

On Mar 5, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Did the ‘True Detective’ crew just Instagram end-of-season spoilers?

Surprise: The show gets even spookier.

On Feb 26, 2014 by Miles Klee