Time is a Flat Circle: Examining True Detective, Season One

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When it premiered in 2014, the first season of HBO s True Detective immediately became a pop culture phenomenon Created by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, the show reinvigorated the detective genre on television, infusing it with philosophy, metaphysics, and macabre mystery With this unique mix of elements, True Detective is than a crime drama it s an examination of the illusory nature of self, the corruption of society, the malleable nature of reality, and the meaning or lack thereof of life.In Time is a Flat Circle, Melissa Milazzo examines cross genre storytelling in the first season of True Detective, while also exploring the season s literary, cinematic, musical, and comic book influences It is a must have for any True Detective fan.From Sequart Organization More info at Read Time is a Flat Circle: Examining True Detective, Season One – kino-fada.fr Deep dive into what made season one special.What started as a blog post about True Detective as Hard Boiled Detective Fiction has been filled out into almost 200 pages of analysis Covering such subjects as True Detective as Noir , True Detective as Southern Gothic , True...FascinatingMelissa Milazzo takes a deep dive into the psyche that inspires the show s most complex themes, and looks at them through a historical and philosophical lens.She deconstructs the shows allegories in a way that reveal...

Time is a Flat Circle: Examining True Detective, Season One
  • English
  • 15 June 2019
  • Paperback
  • 196 pages
  • 1940589207
  • Melissa Milazzo
  • Time is a Flat Circle: Examining True Detective, Season One