True Detective: The Complete Second Season (2015) - Blu-ray Forum

Ihavecandygetnthevan · 10-31-2015, 11:50 PM

http://www.amazon.com/True-Detective...+Second+Season

trainreck · 11-01-2015, 01:42 AM

Hopefully we get a steelbook from Target to match season 1.

Black Mamba · 11-01-2015, 02:30 AM

Yah, hopefully on release day and not a year later.

victimofthecity · 11-01-2015, 04:37 AM

Don't know if I'll get this. I found season two to be uninteresting compared to season 1. I quit watching it.

shaimovserzh · 12-15-2015, 06:25 PM

del

balthazar_bee · 12-15-2015, 06:59 PM

I quite like the second season. If you like your pulp fiction to shirk irony and focus on just how screwed up the characters are, my guess is you'll like this. Hardly the first person to note this, but it seems to owe a great deal to James Ellroy's The Big Nowhere, one of my favourite novels of all time.

If you're interested in meditating on the intricacies of plot and psycho criminal mythology (which was practically a sport for the obsessive viewer during the first season), you may find yourself not giving a damn, or squandering your spare time re-reading IMDb summaries in the hope of making sense of the story.

One big reason this season gets more than its share of crap is that most TV critics decided to review the creator and his ego, rather than the show itself. Try to find a review that doesn't find some way to pin its "failure to recapture the magic of the first season" on Nic Pizzolatto's personality or hang-ups.

Alternatively, you can read some terrific analysis of the second season over at http://www.the-solute.com, courtesy of "wallflower", one of the best critics around. Cuz he, like, actually reviews the show.

ThePhantom · 12-15-2015, 07:09 PM

I was among the many who were disappointed with the second season, but I think I'll give it another shot on Blu. I dig everything else that Pizzolatto has done, including his novel Galveston and collection of short stories, so I'm definitely willing to give it another viewing.

Ihavecandygetnthevan · 12-28-2015, 02:48 PM

best buy exclusives

Colin Farrell Packaging

Vince Vaughn Packaging

Thieves Dont · 12-28-2015, 03:34 PM

Hm. Might pick up the Ray version.

we're about a week out. Any pictures of these out in the wild yet?

rickah88 · 12-28-2015, 03:58 PM

I like the dual packaging! Might be in for both!

Thieves Dont · 12-28-2015, 04:12 PM

To answer my own question

http://whysoblu.com/true-detective-s...medium=twitter

Cool packaging!

returnofthemack · 12-28-2015, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaimovserzh

Why are all blamed the second season? In my opinion, it is much better than the first.

I can't agree with that but I did enjoy the 2nd half of season 2 enough to want to rewatch the whole thing again.

imsounoriginal · 12-28-2015, 05:12 PM

ooh, nice exclusives. Farrell for me, no question. I just hope it's in the same digipak style as the first season.

Didn't realize this is already only a week away, has there been a press release or any details about bonus material?

odriley · 12-28-2015, 05:17 PM

Really hope the price goes down somewhere before next week.

anthonyls · 12-28-2015, 05:20 PM

Not worth buying. Season 2 was a complete dud. If someone made me sit through this again I'd probably want to poke my eyes out.

bigshot · 12-28-2015, 05:26 PM

I may be in the minority, but I wasn't all that impressed with the first season either. It had big long tangents that seemed to be plugged in to just extend the episode count. For this kind of show, I much prefer Luther. But I find I have to turn the subtitles on to understand the thick accents and mumbling.

BluProofie · 12-28-2015, 08:47 PM

Awful season. Showed some promise a few times and McAdams was excellent, but overall it was incredibly dissapointing.

Doughoef · 12-28-2015, 09:45 PM

Huge disappointment. Save your money and pass on this mess.

anthonyls · 12-29-2015, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doughoef

Huge disappointment. Save your money and pass on this mess.

Agreed. It was a mess from beginning to end. It was torture watching each episode. I kept hoping it would get better as the season went along, and it just never did.

JackKnightStarman · 12-29-2015, 03:12 AM

The wife and I loved season one. One of the best season's of TV ever. There was no way that season two could come close. It was handicapped from the start.
That said, I did enjoy season two. While S1 had two main characters, season two tripled that, and what happened is an uneven storyline. And I also think the show suffered from using too many Director's. S1 had a singular cohesive vision, and S2 suffers from too many hands in the cookie jar.
I did enjoy it, but it wasn't as solid an outing this time. I will say the lead actors are outstanding, and do their damnedest to elevate the the material.

10-31-2015, 11:50 PM	#1
Ihavecandygetnthevan Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2013 Trading Score:82	True Detective: The Complete Second Season (2015) http://www.amazon.com/True-Detective...+Second+Season Last edited by Scottie; 09-01-2017 at 05:08 PM.

12-15-2015, 06:25 PM	#5
shaimovserzh New Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2015	del Last edited by shaimovserzh; 06-29-2019 at 09:59 PM.

12-15-2015, 06:59 PM	#6
balthazar_bee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2011	I quite like the second season. If you like your pulp fiction to shirk irony and focus on just how screwed up the characters are, my guess is you'll like this. Hardly the first person to note this, but it seems to owe a great deal to James Ellroy's The Big Nowhere, one of my favourite novels of all time. If you're interested in meditating on the intricacies of plot and psycho criminal mythology (which was practically a sport for the obsessive viewer during the first season), you may find yourself not giving a damn, or squandering your spare time re-reading IMDb summaries in the hope of making sense of the story. One big reason this season gets more than its share of crap is that most TV critics decided to review the creator and his ego, rather than the show itself. Try to find a review that doesn't find some way to pin its "failure to recapture the magic of the first season" on Nic Pizzolatto's personality or hang-ups. Alternatively, you can read some terrific analysis of the second season over at http://www.the-solute.com, courtesy of "wallflower", one of the best critics around. Cuz he, like, actually reviews the show. Last edited by balthazar_bee; 12-18-2015 at 02:01 PM.

11-01-2015, 01:42 AM	#2
trainreck Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Cleveland, OH 4K collection:219 Blu-ray collection:2259 DVD collection:390 Trading Score:99	Hopefully we get a steelbook from Target to match season 1.

11-01-2015, 02:30 AM	#3
Black Mamba Power Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:951 4K collection:151 Blu-ray collection:376 Trading Score:186	Yah, hopefully on release day and not a year later.

11-01-2015, 04:37 AM	#4
victimofthecity Expert Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:720 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Don't know if I'll get this. I found season two to be uninteresting compared to season 1. I quit watching it.

12-15-2015, 07:09 PM	#7
ThePhantom Senior Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:328 Trading Score:4	I was among the many who were disappointed with the second season, but I think I'll give it another shot on Blu. I dig everything else that Pizzolatto has done, including his novel Galveston and collection of short stories, so I'm definitely willing to give it another viewing.

12-28-2015, 02:48 PM	#8
Ihavecandygetnthevan Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2013 Trading Score:82	best buy exclusives Colin Farrell Packaging Vince Vaughn Packaging

12-28-2015, 03:34 PM	#9
Thieves Dont Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:5	Hm. Might pick up the Ray version. we're about a week out. Any pictures of these out in the wild yet?

12-28-2015, 03:58 PM	#10
rickah88 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:93	I like the dual packaging! Might be in for both!

12-28-2015, 04:12 PM	#11
Thieves Dont Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:5	To answer my own question http://whysoblu.com/true-detective-s...medium=twitter Cool packaging!

12-28-2015, 05:12 PM	#13
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	ooh, nice exclusives. Farrell for me, no question. I just hope it's in the same digipak style as the first season. Didn't realize this is already only a week away, has there been a press release or any details about bonus material?

12-28-2015, 05:17 PM	#14
odriley Special Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:1131 Blu-ray collection:5728	Really hope the price goes down somewhere before next week.

12-28-2015, 05:20 PM	#15
anthonyls Power Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:44	Not worth buying. Season 2 was a complete dud. If someone made me sit through this again I'd probably want to poke my eyes out.

12-28-2015, 05:26 PM	#16
bigshot Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2010 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:82 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:3	I may be in the minority, but I wasn't all that impressed with the first season either. It had big long tangents that seemed to be plugged in to just extend the episode count. For this kind of show, I much prefer Luther. But I find I have to turn the subtitles on to understand the thick accents and mumbling.

12-28-2015, 08:47 PM	#17
BluProofie Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:841 Blu-ray collection:2281 DVD collection:110 Trading Score:100	Awful season. Showed some promise a few times and McAdams was excellent, but overall it was incredibly dissapointing.

12-28-2015, 09:45 PM	#18
Doughoef Expert Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Icelandia 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:269 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:9	Huge disappointment. Save your money and pass on this mess.

12-29-2015, 03:12 AM	#20
JackKnightStarman Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:San Fransokyo 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:1781 DVD collection:39 Trading Score:14	The wife and I loved season one. One of the best season's of TV ever. There was no way that season two could come close. It was handicapped from the start. That said, I did enjoy season two. While S1 had two main characters, season two tripled that, and what happened is an uneven storyline. And I also think the show suffered from using too many Director's. S1 had a singular cohesive vision, and S2 suffers from too many hands in the cookie jar. I did enjoy it, but it wasn't as solid an outing this time. I will say the lead actors are outstanding, and do their damnedest to elevate the the material.

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