Detect This!: A True Detective Podcast

Detect This is finally back! In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss "Who Goes There" and that crazy final shot. How does the cinematography relate to the mood and themes of the show? What do we start to learn about Cohle's past? Will the disintegration of Hart's marriage make him a better cop? And just what's up between Cohle and Ginger, anyway? Tune in to find out. Plus, listener voicemails and emails. SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Intro and honorary members 10:07 - General thoughts, the final shot 18:42 - Cohle's dark past, he and Hart throwing themselves into work 23:23 - Accounts of what happened, Cohle's secrets 28:55 - Cohle and Ginger 31:40 - Cohle's heavy weaponry 35:10 - No Reggie in this episode 40:44 - Listener voicemails and emails 51:09 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing detectthis@filmgeekradio.com or leaving a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

In this special bonus episode, Andrew and Charlie dive into some listener voicemails and emails to discuss True Detective so far. What is the show really trying to get at in its depiction of religion? How come people are connecting so personally with its bleak themes? How does this season seem to be structured? What do we think will happen next? And is Nic Pizzolatto correct when he talks about modern television shows abusing the audience? Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Intro and honorary members 9:10 - The manipulation of religion 16:00 - Connecting with the bleakness 28:30 - Have we met the killer yet? 32:30 - The structure of the season, Hart's kids 39:40 - Abusing the audience? 48:45 - Predictions 55:00 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing detectthis@filmgeekradio.com or leaving a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Andrew and Charlie turn their attention to True Detective's depiction of religion. Does the show sympathize with Cohle's absolute atheism? Is this unique for HBO, or television in general? What does Hart's confrontation with Lisa reveal about his attitudes towards women? What made Cohle such a pessimist? And what is the title referring to, exactly? Plus, they induct some honorary members into the Detect This! team and discuss some fascinating listener feedback. Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Intro and honorary members 10:25 - The treatment of religion, comparing HBO to other networks 24:12 - The meaning of the episode's title 27:30 - The final scene 31:48 - Why Cohle is the way he is, what he blindly believes 43:55 - Hart's desire to dominate 55:13 - Listener feedback 1:14:30 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing detectthis@filmgeekradio.com or leaving a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

In the second episode of True Detective, we learn a few more intriguing details about Cohle and Hart, and Andrew and Charlie discuss how HBO's treatment of sex and nudity. What are the main differences between the two of them? How do they (and the show) treat women? What do the reveals about Cohle's past suggest about the show's priorities? How does the show depict Cohle's hallucinations? To what extent are the characters dependent on the actors portraying them? Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Intro 1:42 - Listener feedback 5:04 - General thoughts on the episode 7:30 - Hart's affair, differences between him and Cohle 15:42 - Cohle's hallucinations and reveals about his past 19:22 - Hart's views of women and marriage, nudity on HBO 28:35 - Would Cohle work without McConaughey? 37:10 - The visual style 42:57 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing detectthis@filmgeekradio.com or leaving a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

In the first "real" episode of Detect This, Andrew and Charlie turn their detective skills on the premiere episode of True Detective. Is this a solid start to the show? What role does religion play in the themes and characterization we've seen so far? How do the different worldviews of Cohle and Hart affect their respective approaches to the murder investigation? Is the show's depiction of women sexist? Tune in to find out. Plus, Andrew throws out a couple of crazy theories about who the killer could be. SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Intro 11:30 - A theory about Cohle 16:27 - Religious iconography 23:15 - Different philosophies, different case outlooks 31:08 - Hart's potential affair, the show's depiction of women 40:30 - A faded memory of a town 46:30 - Another crazy theory 52:00 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing detectthis@filmgeekradio.com or leaving a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Detect This!, Film Geek Radio's new seasonal weekly podcast about the HBO series True Detective. Podcasting duo Andrew Johnson and Charlie Nash are back to discuss another series brimming with crime, secrets and probably an anti-hero or two. The show will be an anthology series, and the first season stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two homicide detectives trying to track down a serial killer. In this introductory episode of the podcast, Charlie and Andrew briefly discuss what they're looking forward to about the show. Is this a new great HBO drama? You'll have to tune in every week to find out! SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Intro 2:50 - Why we're excited about the show 15:32 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing detectthis@filmgeekradio.com or leaving a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!