I had to make myself to last the whole hour watching it.

and they got that totally covered.

i'm liking it

Very interesting characters.

I hope they plan on doing more seasons, even though they only aired 2 episodes thus far. That's how great I think it is. I'm already looking forward to years of watching!

Both those guys are very impressive in their roles!

I'm glad it's only an hour because it's so intense that I'm all wound up by the end of each episode.

Great television.

Love the richness of the characters...

everyone is acting their butts off and I can't take my eyes off it. The humidity is epic.

Brought back some memories, not all pleasant. I did like the way they heightened the weirdness by tying the serial killers method to either Satanism or some other fake witchcraft religion.

Never felt so weirded out, and I've been to a lot of places.

that kind of weird.

But then I like dark, gloomy detective shows.

I think it is an extension of the Scandinavian procedurally ala Nesbo, Adler-Olson books, which have grabbed me big time.

Also loved The Killing and the Bridge.

Such books and shows seem to be more complicated and with excellent writing and acting.

Hope the trend continues.

in terms of character development and quality.
I like it.
esp. Harrelson....

..that next season will be a different story line? She read it somewhere.

I'll have to get the DVD's of the show when they come out.

by rolling out one great series after another. I demand congressional hearings.

They have the ability to but they wont bite the Cable and Dish hands that feed them.

I'M BEING EXTORTED!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Winter is coming..."

The failure of th system to produce content is what is going to bring on the revolution.

Well worth the premium.

Cable prices in the U.S. are still way too high, but I believe that will change.

bandwidth. Almost as bad as the "christian" channels.

I'm pretty impressed that you can hate such a wide range of programs too.

I JUST WANT A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS MY NAME

The ancient Egyptians postal workers used to gather in the pyramids....

Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Wired, Treme and lots of first run movies and documentaries are just bad TV?

Wanker.

I could have kept on listing great HBO shows, but hopefully made my point.

True detective could turn out to be another.

Fuuuuuuuuck, I hope you're not serious.

So far this one seems to have all three.

I am a big fan of the show but kind of bummed it's only 8 episodes and this dynamic duo will not be in the next season.

I'm already looking forward to next week's episode. The only problem is there's only 6 of them left.. and my understanding is that if it's picked up for another season, it will involve a whole new story complete with a different cast. So, both Harrelson and McConaughey will be gone.

I love and despise and feel sorry for and want to kick his skinny ass!

liver gone, etc etc.

One crazy ass family! Great show though!

with the artistry of True Detective. I think Cary Fukunaga will be doing brilliant work in both movies and TV for many years to come.

I have it recorded, maybe get around to watching it tonight?

I wouldn't have watched except for recommendations here, but with Breaking Bad and Dexter gone, I needed some thing to fill in the empty space. This works nicely.

A little over the top with the violence but good story line. In fact, the young lady in last episode of True Detective is also in Banshee.

He began as the "stable" one, but that is changing...

Harrelson is the one who is denying them. He's struggling to hold it together, but in the end I think he is the one who is most unpredictable and dangerous.

....given how far out the McConaughey character is at this point. Hey, I'm hooked.

with the Lone Star Beer?

Well-said.

but Rude Pundit said that they should have Cajun ascents not southern.

so he has that right.

which I loved and didn't want to end.
So far so good and the acting is first class.

....also set in south Louisiana. I've worked in that region, and it honest-to-God is a separate country.......

I love the way the story is being told, the art direction, the photography, the supporting cast.

For me, that means I REALLY REALLY liked it.

But I like Harrelson.

It's a little slow, like Louisianna. Or the actors need a bit more rehearsal. Reminds me of a song that hasn't quite been fleshed out. But, it does have an interesting creepy feeling. I'll watch other episodes.

played either character. They can both pull off that creepy vibe. And it is so bleak. What's not to like.

I don't mind only 8 episodes. Its enough for a good story.

One of my sons told me about it. I think it is a very good program. I usually restrict my watching television to "the news" and, of course, boxing. But I definitely find this series to be worth watching.