On True Detective, the flat circle becomes a merry-go-round
As True Detective returns—this time with a whole new cast—viewers meet the agony and genius of anthology shows. Are they the future?
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True Detective
A game-changer for TV directors
Television is a writer’s medium, and that can limit the creativity of a show’s director. But times are changing.
Nothing sells on television today like nihilism
Life is tough and then you die. And then the ratings go up.
The Flat Circle: A True Detective roundtable
Jaime Weinman and Adrian Lee discuss the buzzy HBO series that wraps up its first season Sunday
A Rob Ford mystery for the truest detectives
In which Rust and Marty contemplate the paradox of Toronto’s mayor